201 
At auction on the 18th instant, 359 bags Penang were bought in 
at 5 Jt/. also 98 bags Singapore at 6 \d. and 120 bags Aleppy 
at 6i d. per lb. 
The shipment of Black Pepper for the first half of December 
U. K. Singapore 
1901. 
. . nil. 
1900. 
... nil. 
„ Penang 
... nil. 
. . . nil. 
Continent 
... 90 
... 120 
U. S. 
... 130 
... nil. 
Total tons 
... 220 
... 120 
White is nrm. saies ut ictii ~ T 
and of fair Penang at gd. For arrival Singapore December-Janu- 
ary shipment has been done at 9 d. and January-March at 9 f per lb. 
The shipments of White Pepper for the first half ^December 
compare as follows : 
United Kingdom, Singapore 
Do. Penang 
Continent 
United Kingdom 
1901. 
80 
30 
30 
30 
1900. 
Nil. 
Nil. 
70 
170 
70 
Total 
Ginger. 
Cochin.— There is no sign of improvement in the demand, but 
holders still adhere to recent asking rates. 403 bags were brought 
forward, and passed the hammer without a bid ; medium and small 
washed rough at 5°- f M D’s a f 4^-t- P er 
Japan. — 30 bags medium and small limed bought in at 45s\ per 
cwt. To arrive business has been done in rough Calicut D s at 
38s. per cwt. c.i.f., ex January-March (s.). 
Cardamoms. 
Only II cases offered, for medium to boldish pale Ceylon-My- 
sores 2 s. id. was paid, 2s. 2 d. for small to medium ditto, small is. 
8^., very small pale is. 4^., medium splits is. Sd. and small ditto. 
Is. Ad. per lb. , . , D 
Ten cases of pale seeds were held at 2s. and a further 8 cases 
were not ready in time. 
Planting Opinion, 
Madras, January it, 1902, 
Gambier. — Fine pale cubes have been sold on the spot at 42s. 
6s. per cwt., but for quantity this figure may be shaded ; for Dec.- 
ember-January shipment 36s., c.i.f. is quoted. 
Gamboge.-- -Nothing was offered in auction to-day, and, as will 
be seen from the figures below, the exports from Singapore have 
been exceptionally small. There are 98 packages in the ware- 
house, but the bulk of them are small in size. 
The exports from Singapore from January 1 to October 31 (in 
piculs) have been ; — 
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