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SHELh-jPontinued. l eS s wormy £6.10. to £7.2.6; E, pickings £1.5.0 to 

 £5.2.6; W.P.C., part defective £7.10. £7.15. 



Mergui : — 201 packages offered and 151 sold at 

 rather dearer rates. Bold and medium £7.2.6 to 

 £7.7.6 '} medium and chicken £6.2.6 to £6.10.: pickings 

 £4.15. to £6.10; pieces 90/- 



Green Snail : — 581 packages offered and 422 sold 

 at firm prices. New Guinea: bold 24/- to 36/-; defective 

 14/- Mergui: Medium and bold 43/- to 44/-, smali 

 32/-to33/6d; defective 16/6d to 17/-, Penang and 

 Singapore: Small to bold part defective 26/- to 29/-. 



tapioca Also lower, Singapore fair dullish sold down to lid 



and good Java at lid to lfd per lb. For arrival Octo- 

 ber November Singapore lifd c.i.f., closing buyers at 

 lfd. Pearl Tapioca : — quiet dullish to fair Penang 

 sold at 12/6d to 13/'6d per cwt. Privately sellers of 

 Singapore medium Seprember/October shipment at 

 13/- and fair Penang at 12/ -c.i.f. 



tin The market has continued a downward course and 



Miners have done well to sell. The outlook is by no 

 means settled lower prices may be expected. 



Straits £130.15. to £130.17.6, 3 months at £130 to 

 £130.2.6 which is a drop of about £6.10. since our 

 last report. 



