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London Markets. 
[Per Mail advices of 20th December, igoii) 
Coffee. 
The London Commercial Record says : — As usual at this period 
of the year there have been only small supplies offered at auction, 
with the exception of “Dumont” Santos. New crop Costa Rica 
sold with good competition at very full prices. No appreciable 
change in value generally can be reported, and with the small soli- 
tary auction yesterday public sales closed for the year, and will not 
be resumed till 7th January, 1902. I he market for “futures” 
opened with a stronger tone, owing to more moderate receipts and 
strong Continental buying, and the price of March Santos advanced 
to 37s. 9 d. but later values gave way, and the closing quotations 
show a decline of us. per cwt. from the recent highest point ; yes- 
terday May delivery sold at 375. 3 d. and September at 38^. 9 d. to 
38J. 6d. per cwt. We quote: — 
London 
New York 
Hamburg 
Havre 
Imports, 
lows : — 
Tons 
Santos 
No. 7 Rio ... 
Santos 
Santos 
Deliveries and Stock of 
Stock. 
1901, 1900. 
11,944 14,938 
Home Consumption. 
March delivery 36.?, 9 d. 
„ 6.80 cts. 
35 i P f - 
,, 45 1 francs. 
Coffee in London are as fol- 
Imports. 
1901. 
44,847 
1900. 
34,858 
Export 
1901. 1900. iqoi. 1900. 
Tons ... 19,230 16,170 28,209 18,390 
The preceding figures exhibit Ions. 
In the Imports an increase this year of ... 9,989 
Home Consumption an increase of • 3>°6o 
Export an increase of ... ... .. 6,891 
Stock a decrease of ... ... 8,612 
Details of this week’s auctions are appended : — 
Ceylon. — Plantation. — 3 casks 2 tierces 10 barrels I bag sold, 
smalls 48^. to 50^. good middling 985-. to 98,?. 6 d. bold io 5 jt. 6^/. to 
Ii8x. peaberry 1255. 
Mocha. — 82 half-bales withdrawn. 
Singapore. — 8 bags Liberian bought in. 
Costa Rica. — Of 874 bags offered only 230 bags sold, small 44s. 
to 56s. middling to good middling 645-. to 74.U fine middling 82^, 
good to fine bold 80s. to 95.?. 6d. peaberry 6ou to 785. 6d. 
Guatemala.— Of 188 bags offered 60 bags sold, smalls 38s. to 39s., 
fine ordinary brownish 465-., low' middling dull greenish 50.?. 6d., 
peaberry 46s. to 46.W 6 d. 
Colombian. — Of 534 bags catalogued 450 bags sold, part damag- 
ed. smalls 34^. 6 d. to 495-. , low middling brownish to middling 
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