500 



INDIA rubber With the improved prices in Para values for Planta- 

 tion Rubbers have sold at improved prices although 

 we close a shade off from the top. 



In the last auctions Sheet, Biscuts and Crepe medium 

 qualities were about 2d down and common quite 3d per 

 lb lower, the best parcels however sold at full prices. 



Malay and Straits: — (254 Tons) : Sheet, fine pale sold 

 at 4/7id dark part pressed at 3/7^d to 3/10R Crepe, 

 fine pale at 4/4 to 4/6d. fair palish at 3/llid to 4/2d, 

 mottled at 3/6d to 3/9 brown at 3/3jd to 3/4£d, dark 

 brown at 2/8f d to 3/lid, black part softish at 2/6d to 

 2/7d. Scrap, fair to good at 2/8£d to 2/9id, mixed part 

 inferior at 2/lid to 2/4d. Rambong at 2/9d. 



Ceylon: — (13 Tons): Biscuits and Sheet, fair to 

 good sold at 4/0id to 4/2d. Crepe, fair thick palish 

 at 4/- to 4/lfd, light brown at 3/8d to 3/1 Id, brown at 

 3/2d to 2/4id, dark brown at 2/9d, black at 2/3d. 

 Scrap, fair to good at 2/10d to 3/-, mixed and dark at 

 2/4id to 2/7d. 



isinglass The usual attendance of buyers and with only 



moderate offerings of Penang, Saigon etc., prices were 

 steady, Penang character Leaf sold well. 



90 packages offered (about 23,700 lb.) and 55 sold ; 

 Round Leaf, middling to fair heavy at 3/6d to 3/10d, 

 middling reddish at 3/2d, reddish part thin and rough 

 at 2/6d to 2/lOd, small part thin and dark at 2/ld to 

 2/10d, small part thin and dark at 2/ld to 2/4d, 

 common thin and pickings, at l/10d. Long Leaf, fair 

 pale at 3/-. Tongue, fair to good heavy yellow and 

 reddish at 3/4 to 3/9d, ordinary to middling at 2/8d to 

 3/-, thin at l/10d to 2/ld, mixed dark and pickings at 

 1/6 to l/9d. Tails fair to fine bold at l/ld to 1/lOd. 

 Purse, fair at 1/- to l/ld, middling at 8^d to lOd, per lb. 



Saigon : — 13 packages offered (about 5200 lb.) and 

 sold : Thin tongue at l/4d, thin pouches at lOjd, 

 per lb. 



China: — 2 Bales offered (440 lb.) and bought in 

 Pale circular leaf at 2/10d. per lb. 



Japan : — 3 Bales Yokohama squares offered (about 

 700 lb) and bought in. 



pepper Black : — Market has been steady ; on the spot sales 



have been made at 3d per lb for fair quality. For 

 arrival a good business has, been done particularly of 

 lare. August/October a 2/29dto 2|d. c.i.f. London or 

 Continent and August/October New York at 2 f^d. 

 C.i.f. delivered weights. 



