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The offerings of Penang met a good demand and a 

 large proportion sold at firmer rates for Leaf, and firm 

 to dearer prices for Tongue, Sagon was also in large 

 supply but met with good competition, both long and 

 round leaf selling at 2d to 4d per lb., advance. 



Penang; — 93 packages offered (about, 22,500 lb.,) 

 and 67 sold: Round Leaf, good heavy at 4/2d to 4/ 3d, 

 middling to fair at 3/6d to 3/1 Id, middling to fair 

 reddish at 3/ Id to 3/5d, reddish mixed part small at 

 2/4d to 2/8d, small part thin and rough dark at l/7d 

 to2/3d, common pickings at ll|d. Tongue, good 

 heavy at 3/9d to 3/lld, middling to fair ditto at 3/ld 

 to 3/3d, fair pale long at 2/6d to 2/7d, small thin at 

 2/2 to2/3d, Tails, good bold at l/9d, fair at l/'4d. 

 Purse, fair at 1/ld, middling at 8id to lOd, pickings at 

 3id. 



Saigon: — 83 packages offered (about 17,000 lb.,) and 

 80 sold : Long Leaf, fair to good heavy palish at 5/3d 

 to 5/9d, fair ditto at 5/- to 5/ 2d, middling to fair 

 yellow and reddish at 4/4d to 4/ lid, ordinary to mid- 

 dling reddish part small at 3/ld to 3/lld. Round Leaf, 

 fair to good palish at 4/2d to 4/4d, middling to fair 

 yellow and reddish at 3/5d to 3/10d, reddish mixed 

 dark at 2/8d to 3/2d, ditto mixed small and rough at 

 2/2d to 2/6d. Tails, good at l/5d to 1 7d. 



The market has been very dull and prices i n buyers 

 favour. Sellers of Singapore September/ October ship- 

 ment at 2 If d for usual Continental ports, 2ffd for 

 New York. 



White Pepper : — Has also been quiet with but a 

 small business closing Singapore September /October 

 shipment at l^fd c.i.f. 



On the spot black Singapore fair quality sellers at 

 3d. White Singapore at 5d and Penang at 4id per lb. 



Has been a very quiet market and to sell the spot 

 parcels prices have had to be reduced, medium sold at 

 13/- to 13/6d per cwt., and small fair quality at 11/- 

 per cwt. 



M.O.P. There was a good attendance of buyers at 

 these sales, Macassar sold at 10/- to 20/- advance and 

 Mergui at firm prices, Green Snail Shells sold well. 



Macassar and Aroe : — 969 cases offered and 707 

 sold at 10/- to 20/-advance. Bold and medium £9 to 

 £10.7.6., small and chicken £8.15. to £9.10; pickings 

 £5.5, to £10; pieces £5 to £7.2.6. 



Island Sorted : AA, chicken £8.5. to £8.10: A, small 

 medium £8.10. tn £9.7.6; B, stout medium £8.5.0 to 

 £9.5-0 ; C, bold heavy £9tro £10.17.6; D, more or 



