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INDIA RUBBER, MARKET. 

 London, February 15th.— At to-day's auction, 4(M packages of Ceylon and 

 Malaya plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which about 443 were sold. 

 The total weight amounted to 25J tons, Ceylon contributing nearly 3J-, and Malaya 

 about 22 tons. There was good competition at about last sale rates for all kinds. 

 Several attractive parcels were included in the offerings, the most noticeable being 

 two invoices from Lanadron Estate, Muar ; of these about 4 tons were composed of 

 very fine block rubber and realised the highest price of the sale, viz., 5s. lid. per lb., 

 except two cases which brought 5s. 10|d. Fine pale crepe was again in request from 

 5s. 9d. to 5s. 9|d., one very fine parcel fetching 5s. 9^d. Medium grades of crepe were 

 slightly irregular, while dark sold well up to about 5s. 4d. per lb. Some very fine 

 biscuits and sheet fetched 5s. 8|d., the general price being 5s. 8d. per lb. Plantation 

 fine to-day.— 5s. 7id. to 5s. lid., same period last year, 6s. l|d. to Gs. 2d. Plantation 

 scrap.— 4s. 4d. to 4s. 7d., same period last year, 3s. 8d. to 5s. 4d. Fine hard Para 

 (South American).— 5s, Id., same period last year, 5s. 4|d. Average price of Ceylon 

 and Malaya plantation rubber.— 443 packages at 5s. 6id. per lb., against 238 packages 

 at 5s. lt£d. per lb. same period last year. Particulars and prices as follows :— 



MARK. 



Siragalla 

 Udapola 



We'Oya 

 Culloden 



Ellakande 

 Nikakotua 

 J.J.V. & Co. 



Wiharagama 

 Ambatenne 



Good View 

 Waharaka 



Ballacadua 



B.R.R. Co. Ld. 



C.M.R.E. Ld. 

 Jebong 



S.S.B.R. Co., Ld. 

 (in diamond) 



S.P.S. (in circle) 

 P. S. 



CEYLON. 



QUANTITY, DESCRIPTION AND PRICE PER LB. 



1 case fine pale biscuits, 5s 8d. 



1 do good biscuits. 5s 8d ; 2 cases somewhat similar, 5s 8d ; 



1 case good palish to darkish biscuits, 5s 8d ; 1 case fine 

 pale scrap, 4s 6|d, 



2 do fine pale darkish biscuits, 5s 8|d. 



5 do fine amber biscuits, 5s 8id ; 9 cases very fine pale ere pe 

 5s 9£d ; 6 cases fine darkish crepe, 5s 4$d ; 1 case good 

 darkish ditto, 5s 3|d ; 2 cases good dark, 5s 2|d. 



3 do good yellow biscuits, 5s 8hd. 

 3 do fine amber sheet, 5s 8id. 



1 do dark scrap, 4s 5d ; 1 case good scrap, 4s 7d ; 1 case good 



dark scrap, 4s 7d ; 1 case good rejections, 4s ll|d. 



2 do dull biscuits. 5s 8d. 



1 do fine biscuits, 5s 8$d ; 1 case darker, 5s 8d ; 1 case fine scrap, 

 4s 63d ; 1 case dark scrap, 4s 5fd. 



1 do good biscuits, 5s 8d. 



3 do darkish scrap, 4s 4d ; 1 case fine palish to darkish biscuits, 



5s 8d. 



2 do darkish crepe, 5s 2d ; 2 cases fine palish to darkish biscuits, 



5s Shd. 



MALAYA. 



14 do fine washed sheet, 5s 7M ; 1 case fine dark blocks, 5s 8kd ; 

 8 cases fine pale crepe, 5s 9d ; 1 case fine small blocks, 

 5s 8|d ; 2 cases fine palish scrap crepe, 5s 4|d ; 5 cases 

 darkish, 5s 4d ; 1 case good dark block, 5s 4d ; 4 cases good 

 dark crepe, 5s If d ; 4 cases brown crepe, 5s 2d ; 1 case dark 

 block, 5s 4d. 



12 do fine pale crepe, 5s 9d ; 3 cases good palish and darkish 



crepe, bought in ; 9 cases good dark crepe, 5s l|d, 

 7 do fine amber sheet, 5s 8|d ; 5 cases very fine pale crepe 5s 9|d ; 

 1 case fine palish, 5s 5fd ; 2 cases fine darkish, 5s 3d ; 1 ease 

 good dark, 5s If d. 



do 



do 

 do 



fine amber sheet, 5s 8d ; 1 case fine pale scrap, 4s 6| d ; 1 

 case darkish scrap, 4s 5d ; 1 case pressed scrap (part un- 

 cured), 4s 5|d. 



good dark scrap, 4s 3£d ; 3 bags rejections and scrap, 4s 5|d. 

 fine amber sheet, 5s 8£d ; 1 bag good ball scrap, 4s 5d. 



