19 Saps and Exudations 



difficult to tell in this form, but the prejudice seems wearing off. Prices realised 

 were fully equal to those paid for biscuits and sheets, and fluctuated during the 

 year from 6/9| at the top to 6/ at the lowest point. 



Rambong.— Some very nice lots of both red and black have been sold at 3/8 

 up to 4/7$ per lb. More attention would be paid to larger lots and higher prices paid. 



Ficus.— Very little has been offered here, but a few lots of beautifully 

 prepared biscuits fetched very high prices, in several cases as much as Hevea. 



The closing quotations are :— 



For Sheets and Biscuits 

 Crepe 

 Scrap 

 Fine Para 



per lb. 



Plantation Grown Para 

 Ordinary Para ... 



London, December, 1905. 



Highest. 

 1905. 1904. 

 6/9^ against 6/lj 

 5/9 „ 5/5 



6/H 



m 



4/6 a 5/3* 

 5/5 



Lowest. 

 1905. 1904. 

 5/11 against 4/6 

 5/0* „ 3/11 

 LEWIS & PEAT. 



THE LONDON RUBBER MARKET. 



London, December 8th. — Fine Para 5.s\ 3d. — At to-day's auction, 73 packages of 

 Ceylon and Straits Settlements Plantation grown rubber were offered, 66 of which were 

 sold. This was agairr only a small sale, the total quantity offered amounting to about 

 3^ tons, Ceylon and the Straits each contributing nearly If tons. All grades met 

 with satisfactory competition, only a very small proportion failing to realise limits. 

 Excepting in the case of a few small parcels, rates generally showed a little improve- 

 ment on those ruling at the last auction, there being several buyers of biscuit and 

 sheet qualities at from 5s. Id. up to 6s. l£d. per lb. Scrap was also sought after 

 realising from 3s. 6d. for an unattractive parcel up to 5s. 5fd. per lb. Culloden 

 Estate, Ceylon, was represented by a nice invoice of 12 cases weighing a little over 

 one ton and a quarter in all, which realised an average of 5s. 9jd. per lb. Average 

 price of Ceylon and Str aits Settlements Plantation Rubber.— 66 packages at 5s. 9jd. 

 per lb., against 80 packages at 5s. 9d per lb. at last auction. 



Particulars arrd prices as follows : — 



CEYLON. 



MARK. 



QUANTITY 



Dolahena 



1 



case 



do 



1 



do 



Baddegarna 



1 



do 



Gikiyarrakande 



1 



do 



M. (in diamond) 



1 



do 



Rangbodde 



1 



do 



Culloden 



3 



do 



do 



1 



do 



do 



1 



do 



do 



6 



do 



do 



1 



do 



Ellakande 



3 



do 



do 



2 



do 



do 



2 



do 



Hattangalla 



1 



do 



do 



1 



do 



S. (in diamond) 



2 



do 



do 



1 



do 



PRICE 



DESCRIPTION. PER LB. 



Very fine pale sheet ... 6s. Id. 



Fine clean pressed scrappy sheet ... 5s. 



Fine palish and darkish brscuits ... 6s. OfcZ. 



Fine darkish cuttings ... 5s. Lk£. 



Rough biscuits and ball scrap ... 3s. 6rf. 



Good pale biscuits (Ceara) ... 5s. lOd. 



Fine pale biscuits, little mouldly ... 6s. Id. 



do do thicker... 6s. l^d. 



Cuttings ... 5s. 5|d. 



Fine palish scrap ... 5s. 5fd. 



Fair dark scrap ... 3s. 83d. 



Fine palish biscuits ... 6s. Id. 



do little darker ... 6s. Old. 



Good pale scrap ... 5s. 4d. 



Fine palish biscuits ... 6s. Ohd. 



Good pressed scrap ... 5s. 5|d. 



Good pale biscuits (Ceara) ... 5s. 3d, 



Rejected biscuits arrd ball scrap ... 4s, 9d, 



