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A feature that has lately been noticeable, and which was further 

 emphasised at to-day's sale, was that the medium and lower grades of 

 crepe were in more request than has been the case of late, and 

 compared with other grades prices of these kinds showed some 

 improvement. Unwashed scrap, where clean and free from bark, was 

 also well competed for. 



Number of Packages 

 Advertised. 



Quantity in Tons. 



Average Price 

 of Plantation 

 Rubber. 



Comparative Prices. 



Ceylon. 



Malaya. 



Totals. 



No. of 

 Package^ 

 Sold. 



Price. 



Hard 

 Fine 

 Para. 



Planta 

 Fine. 



tion. 

 Scrap. 



To-day ... 



Corresponding Sale 

 Last Year 



1017 

 357 



"i 



8| 



♦If 



531 

 21 



430 

 0.92 



3/4S 

 5/3* 



3/4 

 5/2* 



3/8 to 4/3 

 5/64 to 5/9* 



2/7 to 3/oi 

 4/- to 4/54 



Total Quantity of Plantation Rubber offered at Auction 

 during the last two complete years. 





No. of 



Quantity in 



Tons. 



No. of 



Average 

 Price Paid. 





Packages 

 Offered. 



Ceylon. 



Malaya. 



Total. 



Packages 

 Sold. 



1907 



15.380 



192* 



621* 





814 



7.388 



4/9l 



Same period 1906 



6,462 



98I 



250i 





3434 



4.130 



5/6* 



To-day's Quotations. 



Sheet, etc. 





Crepe. 





Unwashed Scrap. 





Fine Block ... 



None sold. 



Exceptionally Pale ... 



4/3 



Fine 



2/10 to 3/0J 



Good to Fine Sheet ... 



3/8 to 3/9 



Fine Pale 



3/8 to 3/1 1 



Good and Medium 



2/7 to 2/9^ 



Very Fine Pale Biscuits 



4/i4 to 4/2 



Palish and Mottled ... 



3/6 to 3/7* 



Low and Barky ... 



2/3 to 2/6 



Fine Biscuits 



3/8 to 3/8* 



Dark, Brown and 

 Blocked. 



2/1 1 to 3/5 







Shipments. 



Exports for first 11 months of 1907. 

 From Singapore .. 1,268,330 lbs 



From Penang .. 462,001 lbs 



Total . . 1,730,331 lbs. 



Exports from 1st Jan. to 16th Dec. 

 From (3eylon. 

 1907 . . . . . . 502,696 lbs. 



1906 . . . . . . 303,102 lbs 



1905 . . . . . . 140,132 lbs. 



1904 . . . . . . 67,623 lbs 



(The Singapore and Penang figures are taken from statistics published by Messrs. 

 Barlow & Co , of Singapore). 



Ceylon. 



MARK. PKGS. DESCRIPTION. PRICE 



PER LB. 



Yattewatte 1 Good biscuits and rejections .. .. bought in 



Sorana 12 Good biscuits 



