637 



Plantation Exports 



CEYLON.— 1st January to 

 5th OCTOBER. 

 1908 24 4 



1907 

 1906 

 1905 



tons 

 161£ tons 



10/ 



us 



tons 

 tons 



MALAYA. — 1st January to 

 25th SEPTEMBER. 

 Singapore. Penang, Total. 



1908.. .612| tons . 398^ fcons.l,040f tons 

 127;,- tons ...568 3 4 tons 



1907 

 1906 



.441 

 197 



tons, 

 tons. 



27| tons 



Note.— In our Market Report of the 16th instant, we omitted to mention 

 that a parcel of Highlands Crepe also realised the highest price of that day's 

 sale, viz., 5/- per lb. in addition to the lots from the Consolidated Malay and 

 Jebong Estates. 



U. S. A. Statistics. 

 IMPORTS from 1st January to 31st August. 



India Rubber 



Gutta and Balata 



Old Scrap for re-manufacture 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons 



1906. 



1907. 



1908. 



. 18,876 



22,564 



20,336 



4,092 



10,162 



4.537 



6,078 



9,683 



2,167 



29,046 



42,409 



27,040 



Rubber. 









Tons. 



Tons. 





1907. 



1903. 





34,359 



27,782 





1,879 



2,497 





1,681 



1,692 



Imports. 

 Year ended 30th June ... 

 Month ended 31st July ... 

 Month ended 31st August 



From the foregoing table, it will be seen that t^ie imports of 

 Old Scrap for re-manufacture have decreased by 7,50CTtons 'say 77 

 per cent.) during the 8 months ending 31st August, 1908, as compared 

 with the same period last year. 



It is interesting to note that such a large decrease should take 

 place during a period of low prices, and it seems to point to the in- 

 creased use of the raw article under such conditions. 



U. S. A. Stocks. 



Value of Stocks in Warehouses as at 30th June .. 



31st July .. 

 31st August... 



1907. 

 £81,598 

 £71,819 

 £62,698 



1908. 

 £8,198 

 £6,366 

 £4,842 



Particulars and Prices of To-Day's Sale. 

 CEYLON. 



Mark. Pkgs. Description. Price. 



Danganl 7 Biscuits ... 4/9| to 4/1 If 



2 Scrap ... 3/5^to3/6f 



R. 12 Good to hue thick crepe ... 5/- to 5/0f 



B. C. 1 Dark crepe ... 4/3 * 



Tudugalla 5 Good crepe ... 4/11* to 5/0 



4 Dark ... 4/5| 



