498 



White Tepper 

 Pineapples 

 Nutmegs 

 Black Pepper 

 do. 



White Pepper 

 T. Flake & Pearl 

 Nutmegs 

 Tons Gambier 

 „ Black Peppei 



Str. 



Singapore 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 Penang 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Wired at 3.40 p.m. 



4 p.m. 



U. S. A. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



on 1st September, 

 on 17th September. 



Tons. 

 15th. 31st. 



300 

 900 



500 

 775 



JOHN HADDON & CO. SPECIAL PRODUCE 

 LETTER. 



London, August 6th, 190S. 



Straits. 



beeswax A nice business has been done during the past month 



arrivals of all descriptions of Yellow Wax realising firm 

 prices. This demand will continue during our summer 

 which is the bleaching Season. 



East Indian Wax— selling at £5.15.0 to £6.10.0 per 

 cwt according to quality. 



capsicums The bulk of offerings consist chiefly of very common 



qualities but the few small parcels of really fine have 

 found ready buyers at 50/- to 60/- per cwt, while 

 common East Indian are slow of sale even at 20/- per 

 cwt. 



CAMPHOR 



CHILLIES 



CLOVES 



COFFEE 



Market firm but of late the higher range of prices 

 demanded on the other side has somewhat checked 

 business. 



China Crude — fair merchantable quality, buyers at 

 160/- per cwt with Sellers at 162/6 per cwt c.i.f . With 

 a special guarantee 165/- c.i.f. has been paid. 



Market steady, common qualities move off slowly at 

 20/- to 30/- per cwt but finer grades are in demand at 

 45/- to 55/- per cwt. 



Are an irregular market closing quiet. 

 On the spot Penang dull to fine bright bold are 

 worth lOd to l/3d per lb. 



We have had to deal with mostly old faded Coffee 

 which has sold in many cases at barely the prices 

 obtainable when it first arrived but colory parcels which 

 are scarce have commanded dearer rates. 



Malay Peninsular : we quote, Liberian at 48/- to 54/- 

 per cwt ; 01 yellowish Java at 80/ - to 105/ - per cwt; 

 West Indian 45/- to 75/- per cwt. 



