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purity and careful preparation, and if planters will continue to aim 

 for super-excellence in these respects, and keep their working costs 

 as low as possible, it looks as if many years of prosperity were in 

 store for the industry. 



Revised Table showing Total Quantity and Average 

 Prices of Plantation Rubber offered at Auction 

 during the last two years. 





No, OF 



Quantity in Tons. 



No. OF 



Average 





Pkgs. 









Pkgs. 



Price 





Offered. 



Ceylon. 



Malaya. 



Total. 



Sold. 



Paid. 



1907 ... 



15,380 



192^ 



62l£ 



814 



7,388 



4/9f 



Same period 1906 



6,462 





25oi 



348! 



4,130 



5/6* 



Note. — This cancels the table given in our Market Report of the 20th instant. 



TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. 



Sheet, etc. 



Fine Block ... ... 



Good to Fine Sheet 

 Very Fine Biscuits 

 Good to Fine Biscuits .. . 



none sold 

 4/- to 4/4 J 

 4/3 



3/1 1 to 4/2! 



Crepe. 



Very Pale 

 Palish to Mottled 

 Dark and Blocked 



4/1 to 4/2} 

 3/6 to 4/- 

 3/- to 3/44 



Unwashed Scrap. 



Good 



Low & Barky. 



2/9 to 3/oi 

 1/6 to 2/5 



SHIPMENTS. 



Exports from 1st January to 19th October, 1907: 

 From Singapore ... .... 



From Penang 



... 1, 1 16,330. lbs. 

 ... 313,228 lbs. 



Total ... 1,429,558 lbs. 



