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COCOA This is naturally a quiet time when the manufacture 



of Chocolate is restricted, pressure to sell some few 

 weeks back has been relieved • Bears " realising they 

 had gone too far have had to cover at higher prices. 

 From the bottom values have improved 3/- to 5/- per 

 cwt. We anticipate a decided improvement within the 

 next few weeks when Autumn trade buying will 

 commence, shipments therefore will come to a ready 

 market. There is no doubt but that the recent decline 

 was over done. 



copra A good business has been done at advancing rates. 



We close buyers of Java August/September at £17.7.6 

 per ton ; Straits F. M. S. August/September at £17.5.0 ; 

 F.M.at £16.10.0; Malabar August/October at £19.5.0 

 c.i.f. 



dragons BLOOD This market has been rather quiet and in conse- 

 quence prices have slightly given way. 



In the last sales 41 Cases were offered and 3 sold ; 

 fine bright reboiled lump, few pieces dull selling at 

 £11.10.0 and ordinary dull bag shape lump at £7 per 

 cwt. Seedy lump at £10 per cwt and fair Seedy pick- 

 ings at £8 per cwt. 



gum benjamin ^ n steady request. In recent sales we offered 73 

 Cases of which 25 sold, fair Sumatra seconds, small 

 almond realising £6.5.0 inferior ditto, part brown at 

 sides £5.17.6. Privately Sumatra seconds, good 

 almondy sold at £8.5.0, fair ditto at £7 ordinary at £6 

 and fair Pale and Bang at 42/6 per cwt. 



gum kopal Trade has been quiet and only a few lots have sold. 



In the last Public Sales what was offered was mostly 

 bought in. The supply of 3.070 packages were cata- 

 logued of which only about one-third sold. 



Manila-Macassar, nubbles, good pale 34/- to 37/6, 

 chips bold pale hard 41/-; Koro, bold chips 16/6d; 

 Pontianac, nubbles, bold 34/-; Angola, red £5.12.0; 

 Benguela, glassy bold 90/-, bold pale 80/- to 81/-, small 

 mixed 36/-, pickings 25/- to 30/-, coated 40/-; Amboyna, 

 scraped, part hard 38/6, yellow pipey 28/6, nubbles, 

 mixed 22/- to 25/-, chips, bold 26/-, small dark 21/- to 

 24/-, blocky sorts 23/6d to 24/- per cwt. 



gum damar A steady business is passing. In the last sales 



the following were sold ; Singapore, good pale 74/-, fair 

 grey sorts 48/6 to 49/6, specky grains 37/-. siftings, 

 small 32/-, pickings 38/-. No sales in August. Next 

 auctions 3rd September. We value Singapore ordinary 

 specky fine at 30/- to 73/-. Batavia, good to fine pale 

 at 67/6 to 70/- per cwt, 



