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HELPFUL HINTS TO RUBBER PLANTERS. 

 We think the following hints may help Planters to send their Rubber 

 to the market in the best and most attractive form for Consumers :— 

 Shape and Quality.— 



1. Biscuits.— 12 to 14 inches in diameter \ A v nf j t , • ■. f i 1lV i 



2. Sheets. — 2 feet long and 1 foot wide J About * to * mch thlckl 



Colour. — Pale-yellow ish or amber, smooth surface and clear and trans- 

 parent. Pale and dark should be kept separate as far as possible. 



3. Crepe or Lace.— Long strips 6 to 8 inches wide, and J to | inch 

 thick. Pale-yellow or amber colour and as clear as possible. 



4. Scrap.— This should be divided into three piles where necessary, 

 pale, dark, and dirty and barky or heated. The colour should be as pale as 

 possible and substance as gristly as posssible. 



Drying. — The very greatest care should be taken that all Rubber is 

 absolutely dry before being packed, and all showing the slightest traces of heat 

 must be kept separate, as a small amount of heat will spoil a whole ease during 

 transit. 



Packages most Suitable.— Boxes or Cases. An iron band at each end 

 is advisable. 



Weight.— About 1 to li cwt. each gross. 



N.B.— Care must be taken that boxes or cases in which small lots are 

 packed do not tare more than 28 lbs. each, otherwise if the tare is over 28 lbs. 

 the draft allowance is 2 lbs. per case, (See allowances below.) 



Paper.— No paper should be used in packing either biscuits, sheets, or 

 crepe. A little Fuller's earth is useful sprinkled between the Rubber. 



Marking.— All Biscuits and Sheets (also cases) should be stamped with 

 the Estate mark. 



Allowances.— The customary trade allowances are 2\% discount, and Draft.* 

 *East Indian Draft on package weighing gross 28 lbs. or under ... Nil 

 on ,, exceeding ,, 28 lbs. ... ...lib. 



but where the tare of the package exceeds 28 lbs. ... 2 lbs. allowed. 



These are usual allowances on all East Indian produce, and where not 

 allowed the equivalent would simply be knocked off the price. 



Loss in Weight.— On the average about 1 to 2 % between port of ship- 

 ment and London. No loss between landing and delivery as a rule (all samples 

 are returned to cases or paid for). 



London Charges, &c— A liberal estimate based on actual sales is as 

 follows : — 



Discount ... ... ... ... 2| % 



Dock Charges about ... ... ... | % 



Freight about ... ... ... ... | % 



Sale Charges, including Fire Insurance ... \ % 



Brokerage ... ... ... ... \ % 



Loss in weight ... ... ... ... 1J % 



Actual cost to Shipper ... ... ... 6j % 



December, 1905. 

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LEWIS & PEAT, 



RUBBER BROKERS, 



6, Mincing Lane, London. 



