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JOHN HADDON & CO. SPECIAL 

 PRODUCE LETTER. 



London, October 9th, 1908. 

 Straits Report. 



A quiet market the small business has centred upon 

 the better qualities. 



Really fine Beans sell well and have commanded 

 50/- to 60/- per cwt. 



Has improved, China Crude advancing to 160/'- per 

 owt. On the spot, and to arrive 160/- to 165- per 

 cwt c.i.f. 



Have fluctuated considerably, after dropping to 

 4\ l 6 d rose to 5&d closing quiet thereat. 



The small offerings of Penang realising lOd to lid 

 per lb., for dull to fine bright bold. 



After a brief quiet period has shown marked strength 

 prices advancing about 30 - per ton. Offers are 

 wanted for any shipment up to March next. 



Supplies have been heavy but with holders firm 

 little has been sold. 



Sambas, pale and pinky, hard scraped sold at 67 6d. 

 Manila and Macassar, good palish nubbles at 27 

 ambery rough at 23/-, dark rough at 19-; Chips, fair 

 palish at 23 -, small at 20'-. Pontianac, amber scraped 

 at 60/- good nubbles at 37 -, mixed at 26 -; Chips 

 small at 24/6d Amboyna, amber and dark scraped at 

 42/-, medium ditto at 32 6d to 34/-, coated nubbles at 

 19/6d; Chips, good bold 25 /6d, small at 22 6d, dusty 

 ditto at 18/-, dark drossy pickings at 13 -. 



The Moderate supply of 69 cases 189 baskets and 

 244 bags Singapore and Penang was offered and 185 

 packages sold at about steady prices, fair amber sorts 

 at 51/6d, fair grayish sorts at 48/6d to 50-, block as 

 39/-, and pickings at 34/-. Sif tings, specky graint at 

 25/- to 35/6 pale small at 29 -, Dust at 25 -, block at 

 22/6d. 



Borneo: 103 bags black coated and dusty were 

 bought in. 



There was a good demand for all kinds. Sagon sold 

 well in the last sales at 2d to 3d per lb., advance for 

 long and round leaf. 



