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dium pale, 2s. 9 d. to 2s. lid., medium pale, 2 s. 5 d. to 2s. 'jd., 
long pale lean, 2s. $d., medium brownish, is. gd ., bold splits, 
is. gd., small pale, is. 7 d. to is. gd., very small ditto, is. 3 d. 
to is. $d , small splits, Ij. 2 d. to ij. 4 d., and brown splits and 
pickings, is. 3 d. to is. 5 d. Ceylon-Malabar, small and medium, 
is. 4 d. Six cases of medium brown Tellicherry sold without 
reserve at is. 10 d. per lb. Decorticated seeds brought from 
is. lod. to 2 s. 4 d. per lb. 
India Rubber. — A considerable business has been done through- 
out the week, and prices are \d. to \d. per lb. higher for fine, 
closing quiet. Hard fine Para at 33*. 7 \d., soft fine at 35. 6\d. 
Negroheads are steady; scrappy 2s. Sd. to 2s. 857/. Island is. 
II d. to 2 s., Cameta 2 s. id. per lb. Peruvian, ball 2s. 5 \d. to 
2s. 6d., and la’ge sales of slab at 2s. id. per lb. There have 
been sales of medium qualities at about steady prices. No 
auctions to-day. 
Spices. — There has been more speculative business in Zanzibar 
Cloves than for some time past, otherwise there is not much 
requiring notice. Cochin Ginger is steady; at auction on 
Wednesday medium cut sold at 70 s. to 7 2s. 6d. per cwt., but 
the other descriptions were bought in bold rough at 50s., tips 
at 46s., washed rough at 4 is. to 44 s. for slightly mouldy and 
wormy to fair, and at 42 for Callicut brown rough. Sales 
have been made privately at 43 s. for washed rough Cochin, 
and at 40s. for Calicut brown rough. Jamaica sold at 40s. to 
40s. 6 d. per cwt. for ordinary dull, and at 44 s. to 46.?. 6 d. for 
dull washed. Penang Cloves partly sold at 7 %d. per lb. for 
good fair picked. A large speculative business has been done 
in Zanzibar Cloves at prices rising from 3 \d. to 4 d. per lb., 
but on Wednesday the market was easier, and the prices de- 
clined to 3jrd. Japan Chillies were partly sold at 44s. per cwt. 
per cwt. for good red, slightly mouldy. Pimento steady, 
ordinary to fair sold at 3^, to $^d. per lb. 
Nutmegs quiet, Penang 8o’s. sold at is. 4 d. per lb. Mace 
slow, Penang pickings were bought in at is. $^d. and thin red 
Singapore at is. 5 d. per ib. Cinnamon sold at 7 \d. to %\d. 
per lb. for quillings, cuttings and pieces, and at 3ft/. to 3!^. 
for bold chips, ordinary small being brought in at 3^. per lb. 
Pepper quiet, Singapore black is quoted 6 d. per lb. on the spot. 
Singapore white is worth g±d. and Penang Sfflh per lb. 
The Weather. 
The rainfall throughout the Colony and Federated Malay States 
varied a good deal. Thus while in Singapore we had a fall under 
the average (7.5 1-) Penang considerably exceeded the average 
with 26*53. Malacca recorded 7.16 only. In Perak the greatest 
fall was at Parit Buntar, 13.77. an d the lowest at Batu Gajah 5.23. 
In Selangor and Pahang there was about the same difference as in 
Perak. Rawang having a fall of 13.96. and Kuala Selangor y. 52. 
Kuantan 15.37 and Bentong 8.02. 
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