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Ipecacuanha. Since the auction further sales of good clean 
have been made at 6s. gd. per lh., but ys. is now wanted. 
Nux Vomica.— A report from Calcutta dated September 26 
states that owing to high prices no export sales are possible. 
Small ready parcels are selling at Rs. 2.10 to Rs. 2.13 per B. 
maund ne/ weight, loose according to grade. Spot is very 
scarce, one second-hand holder of a few bags asking iis. per 
cwt. for good. s g 
Oil, Castor . Belgian is easier at £28 per ton for first pressings 
on the spot, ex warehouse, and November-December shipment 
£,27, f. o. b., Antwerp. Hull make for December delivery is 
quoted ^28 for firsts and £27 for seconds, ex wharf, London. 
. Good Calcutta seconds are obtainable at 3^. per lb. 
Oil, Lemon.— Finest brands are unchanged at 3 s. t c. i. f. and up 
ward but less-esteemed makes are tending downwards. 
Quinine. Last week the second-hand market closed rather 
dearer with a fair business for December delivery at ij. 2 d. } 
and March is. 2\d., and these prices were maintained until 
Wednesday, when the announcement unexpectedly large bark 
shipments from Java caused an easier feeling and to-day 
sellers quote December at is. i\d. and March at is. if d., and 
spot is. 1 \d., without any important business. 
Black Pepper. — The market is rather lower on the spot, and 
only very small sales made at 6d. to 6j \d. per lb. for fair to 
good fair, Singapore. For arrival no business reported. 
At public sale on Wednesday, of 30 bags, Singapore, offered 
5 bags sold at at 6a. 193 bags, Penang, and 6*9 bags, Trang, 
retired. Singapore is very quiet to-dav, no sales reported; 
prices unchanged. 
Tellicherry sold to arrive at 57s. 6 d. per cwt. c. i. f., deliver- 
e d weights, Liverpool, December-February (S). 
White is steady with sales to a fair extent on the spot at g^d. 
to 9 Id. for Singapore, g^d. to g^d. for fair Siam, and 
per !b. for fair Penang. To arrive a firm tone prevails, but 
transactions are restricted to 20 tons, Singapore, October- 
December (S) at q§ d. per lb. 
At auction on the 6th instant 147 bags, Penang, were with- 
drawn. k 
Ginger (Cochin.) — A continued improvement in the tone of this 
market can be reported, and values have further risen. Since 
our last about 1,500 bags have sold privately at 42s. 6d. to / 
4 3 s- for medium and small washed rough Cochin, and 40 s. per 
cwt. for rough Calicut sorts. Under'the hammer 160 cases 
401 bags were offerred, but only 36 bags sold fair, medium 
and small washed rough at per cwt. 
African— 80 bags clean small and ends bought in at 40.?. per 
cwt. Jamaica 45 barrels ordinary middling washed realised 
40 s. 6 d. per cwt. 
Cardamoms.- — In fair demand at slightly easier prices 1 . The fol- 
lowing were the sales Ceylon-Mysores, extra bold pale 
heavy, 3s. 6 d., medium to bold pale, 3.?. to 3 id., bold me- 
