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[June 1907. 



INDIA RUBBER MARKET. 

 London, April 12th.— At to-day's auction, 557 packages of Ceylon and Malaya 

 plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which about 240 were sold. The total 

 weight amounted to over 26 tons, Ceylon contributing about 9|, and Malaya nearly 

 16£ tons. In sympathy with the Para market, the auction was characterised by 

 rather slow competition, and prices generally marked a slight decline on last sale 

 rates. Where bidding was under merchants' ideas, the offerings were generally with- 

 drawn for private treaty, and in these cases, as a rule, more money was forthcoming 

 after the auction. None of the finest quality of Crepe changed hands. Another 

 exceptionally fine lot of Rangbodde Ceara biscuits was well competed for and 

 realised the highest price in the room, viz., 5s. 10|d. per lb. Scrap was a little irregu- 

 lar during the sale, but afterwards there was a better demand for this grade 

 privately. Plantation fine to-day.— 5s. 7d to 5s. 10£d„ same period last year, 6s. 2|d, 

 to 6s. 3Jd. Plantation scrap, — 4s. Id. to 4s. 6|d., same period last year, 4s. 5d, to 5s. 5d. 

 Pine hard Para (South American).— 4s. lid., same period last year, 5s. 5£d. Average 

 price of Ceylon and Malaya plantation rubber.— 240 packages at 5s. 4£d. per lb., 

 against 100 packages at 5s. lid. per lb. same period last year. Particulars and prices 

 as follows :— 



CEYLON. 



MARK. QUANTITY, DESCRIPTION AND PRICE PER LB. 



Hapugastenne 1 case darkish scrap, 4s 4^d. 



Rangalla 1 do good palish to darkish biscuits, 5s 7^d. 



Culloden 1 do fine palish, 5s 4|d ; 13 cases good palish, 5s 5d ; 1 case fine 



pale and dark block, 5s 8d. 

 Talagalla 3 do fine dark biscuits, 5s 7d ; to 5s 7£d ; 2 cases good pressed 



scrap, 4s 4|d. 



Warriapolla 3 do very fine pale biscuits, 5s 7|d ; 2 cases darker, 5s 7|d; 



1 case good dark, 5s 7^d. 



Sunnycroft 1 do good rough biscuits, 5s 7d ; 1 case barky scrap, 4s 8fd. 



Rangbodde 1 bag very fine pale Ceara biscuits, 5s 10|d. 



Waharaka 1 case good rough biscuits, 5s 7d ; 2 cases dark scrap, 4s 4£d. 



Ambanpitiya 1 box good palish to darkish biscuits, 5s 7d ; 1 box lump scrap, 



4s 4d. 



Ayr 1 case good darkish biscuits and sheet, 5s 7d ; 1 case good pressed 



scrap, 4s 4|d. 



Ambatenne 3 do fine palish biscuits, 5s 7hd ; 2 cases darker, 5s 7£d; 1 



2 cases darker, 5s 7£d ; lease fine amber sheet, 5s 7£d ; 1 

 case fine scrap, 4s 6£d ; 3 cases and 1 bag good dark scrap 

 and rejections, part sold 4s 4|d to 5s 3d. 



Densworth 2 do fine palish to darkish biscuits, 5s 7d ; 1 case fine scrap, 



4s 5d. 



Polatagama 6 do good rough biscuits, 5s 7d ; 1 case cuttings, 4s 7£d ; 1 case 



scrap and cuttings, 4s 6d. 

 Weoya 1 do scrap and cuttings, 4s 6d. 



Halwatura 3 do good dull biscuits, 5s 7£d. 



Nilambe 1 do good palish to darkish biscuits, 5s 7d ; 1 case good pressed 



scrap,4 s 5|d, 



Pataling 



V.R. Co. Ld. Klang 

 F. M.S. (in triangle) 3 



MALAYA. 

 3 do brownish and black, 4s llfd. 



do good palish to darkish, 5s 4d ; 8 cases good dark smoked 

 block, 5s 4|d ; 16 cases fine pale and palish crepe 5s 7£d ; 4 

 cases good palish, 5s 4£d ; 7 cases fine dark smoked block, 

 5s 4Jd. 



