and Magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society. —Feb., 1910, 



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SOME RUBBER CROPS OF 1909. 



Consolidated Estates Co., Ltd. — Tea made 

 1st J ulv to 31st Dec. 1909,965,000 lb. Rubber 

 made 1st July to 31st Dec. 1909, 39,000 lb.— 

 Arbdthnot Latham &Co., Genoral Managers. 



Mc Meekin & Co.'s Quarterly Report. 



1909. 1908. 



1st. Tau. to 31st Dec. 



lb. 



Av. of 



lb. 



Av. o£ 





Barvea 



- sales 



Harves- 



sales 





ted. 



to date. 



A 



ted. 



to date 

 s d 



Batu Caves Rubber 



13,537 



7 1 5-8 16,565 



4 U 



.Seafield Rubber 



43,490 



7 4 



Nil 



Nil 



Pelmadulla Rubber 









so 



(Geragama only) 



1,333 



7 o; 



946 



3 81 





cents 





cents-; 



Tea (from Factory) 



474,806 



38'19a 



490,919 



34-530 





s d 





s d 



Mahawale Rubber 



1,827 



6 10} 



470 



3 7i 





cents 





cents 



Do Tea 



533,333 



35-3SO 



525,045 



31 '64a 



a Up to Colombo advices dated 10th December. 

 10 ami 11, Lime Street, London, EC, January 3rd, 1910. 



Federated (Selangor). — 10,521 lb. making a 

 total of 71,638 lb. for the nine months, against 

 41,480 1b. in 1908. 



North Hummock. — For the six months ended 

 December 31st, 18,883 lb. against 2,868 lb. for 

 the corresponding period of 1908. 



Pataling.— 21,950 lb. in 1908, 12,174 lb. wet ; 

 total for twelve months, 151,994 lb. against 

 80,922 lb. in 1908 ; increase, 71,072 lb. 



P.P.K. (Ceylon). — 5,772 lb. dry ; last year, 

 3,332 1b. dry ; increase, 2,440 lb. dry ; total for 

 year, 45,474 lb. dry ; total for last year, 29,200 

 lb. dry ; increase, 16,274 lb. dry. 



Selaba. — October 1st (date the company took 

 over) to December 31st, 8,959 lb. 



Selangor. — 38,525 lb ; total for the year, 

 323,919 lb. compared with 187,992 lb. Para and 

 1,987 lb. Rambong in 1908. 



Sungei Kapar. - December, 18,500 lb ; total 

 for the year, 114,600 lb. — Financier, Jan. 6. 

 Anglo-Malay. — 53,4891b; corresponding month 

 1908, 34,865 lb ; total twelve months 1909, 

 516,232 lb ; total twelve months 1908. 350,688 

 lb; increase on year, 165,5441b. 



Bukit Rajah. — 32.373 lb ; total for the nine 

 months of 1909, 194,525 lb, against 136,128 1b 

 to end December, 1908. 



Cicely.— 8,9281b, against 4,213 lb in Decem- 

 ber, 1908. Total crop from April 1st to Decem- 

 ber 31st, 1909, 60,235 lb, compared with 33,026 

 lb. for same period of 1908; increase, 27,209 lb. 



Consolidated Malay.— 29,418 lb ; total for 

 the year 1909, 215,893 lb, compared with 111,585 

 lb. for 1908. 



Golden Hope.— 5, 462 lb ; corresponding month 

 of 1908, 1,630 lb. Total for year 1909, 51,400 lb ; 

 total for year 1908, 15,660 lb ; increase, 35,740 lb, 



Highlands and Lowlands.— 46,078 lb; De- 

 cember, 1908, 23,000lb. Total for 1909, 341,9861b; 

 1908, 222,2871b. [Subject to adjustment after 

 manufacture is completed.] 



London Asiatic — 10,076 lb ; corresponding 

 month of 1908, 4,376 lb; total for twelve months, 

 76,2021b; total for vear 1908, 34,549 lb; increase, 

 41,6531b. 



PerAK.— 1909, 10,1501b, against 10,4601b in 

 December, 1908. Total crop from April to De- 

 cember 3ist, 1909, 86,565 lb, compared with 

 46,994 lb for same period of 1908 ; increase, 

 39,571 1b. 



Sumatra Para.— 6,830 lb ; corresponding 

 month of 1908, 5,940 lb; total for sis months of 

 19( 9, 53,8801b; total for corresponding period of 

 1908, 33,720 lb ; increase, 20,160 lb. Average net 

 price realised for the company's rubber during 

 December, 7s. 2'27d. per lb. The estimate of crop 

 for the current season is increased to 110.000 Lb. 

 — Financier, Jan. 1. 



Sdngei Choh.— For the year ended 31st 

 December, 1909, 10,200 lb. for 1908 2,258 lb. Of 

 the 1909 crop, 5,200 lb. have been sold in Lon- 

 don at an average price of about 7s. 7^d per lb. 

 gross. — T. A. Williams, Secretary, 4th Jan. 



Seafield.— December, 1909, 7,081 lb.; total fo 

 year 1909, 43,490 Lb.. 



Batu Caves.— 6,585 lb. against December, 

 1908, 2,276 lb.; total for the year 1909, 43 527 lb 

 against 1908 16,585 lb. 



Kepong (Malay).— To the end of November 

 the crop of rubber collected was 21,066 lb. wet 

 weight, against an estimate of 14,000 lb. dry 

 weight for the whole year. 



Malacca.— 29,000 lb., same month of 1908 

 8,500 lb. total for 1909, 240,000 lb., against 46 890 

 lb. for 1908. 



Sungei Sal ak.— Crop secured to Dec 31 to 

 5, 81 lb. 



Linggi. — December, approximately 59,000 lb 

 total for the year 527,000 lb., against 284 8731b 

 in 1908. 



Labc (F.M.S.) Rubber.— December, approxi- 

 mately 13,960 lb., total for the year 86,500 lb 

 against 24, 127 lb. in 1908. 



St. George Rueber Estates.— For the 

 year 23,109 lb. against estimate of 16,000 lb. 



Bandarapola Ceylon Company. — For the 

 year 804,300 lb. tea, 569 cwts. cocoa, 4,300 lb. 

 rubber, as against 737,6331b. tea and 489 cwts. 

 cocoa for the previous season. 



Seremban— December 21,007 lb., in 1908. 

 11,832 lb. The total for 12 months was 228,626 lb. 

 and 134,848 lb. in 1908. A survoy of the Seremban 

 Estate has just been completed, and a cable has 

 been received stating that the exact area of the 

 oldest rubber, planted in 1898, is 348 acres. The 

 quantity of dry rubber produced from this acre- 

 age in the year 1909 just closed was about 

 205,000 lb., or at the rate of 



590 LB. PER ACRE. 



Of the above there will fall to be dealt with by 

 the London company, when the accounts for six 

 months to December 31, 1909, are made up, the 

 following quantity, viz.': Production of dry 

 rubber for six months to December 31, 1909, 

 124,036 lb., which compares with dry rubber for 

 six months to December 31, 1908, 64,006 lb., 

 showing an increase for six months of 60,030 lb! 

 Of the above quantity the bulk has been sold 

 under forward sales, averaging about R469 per 

 lb., or, say,a net sterling price of about 6s. perlb. 



Shelford,— December, 3,600 lb. ; for vear 

 28,963 lb. 



