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bought in at 32 j\ per cvvt. for long red picked ; a small lot of 
ordinary sold at 31 s. East India Capsicums were bought in 
at 255’. per cwt. for cherries, and at 22s. for long on stalk.. 
Pimento neglected and bought in at 3d. to per lb. Mace 
quiet ; middling pale Penang was taken out at is. 8 d. per lb. 
Black Pepper slow, but unchanged in price, Singapore being 
quoted 5^/. per lb. on the spot, and 5 \d. to arrive ; good Lam- 
pong was bought in at &d. and Penang at 5 ft/, per lb. East 
India estate grown sold at 5 \d. to %%d. per lb. Very fine bold 
picked Tellicherry white sold at ijt. 7 \d. per lb. and fine cori- 
ander with red eye at is. 4^. the pickings bringing 8fd. to 
1 id. per lb. Fine Singapore was bought in at l.v. and good at 
10 ^d. Fair quality to arrive has been sold at 9 %d. Penang is 
unchanged at 9 \d. on the spot, and 9//. for shipment. 
The Chemist and Druggist, M*y J, 1902. 
COFFEE. 
(Per mail advices of April iSth , 1902.) 
The London Commercial Record says : — I he market during the 
past week has shown much irregularity. Good to fine East India 
suitable for the home trade met good competition and sold at very 
full prices, but low middling descriptions were neglected and nearly 
all withdrawn. Ceylon met practically no demand. Jamaica was 
dull of sale at a reduction of is. to 2 s. per cwt. Costa Rica gener- 
ally was in good demand and fully previous rates were paid. Other 
Central American descriptions show no material change. Yester- 
day, owing to the poor light prevailing, the catalogues issued for 
auction had to be postponed. The market for “ futures ” has been 
weaker owing to large Brazilian receipts, and prices show a further 
reduction of 1 old. to is. per cwt. yesterday Santos for May de- 
livery sold at 28s. 9 d., July at 29s. 6d. September at 30s. 1 \d. to 
29s. lohd. December at jis. to jos. 9 a. and March at 31 s. 6d. To- 
day the sales passed off with slow demand, and in many cases 6d. 
to 'is. per cwt. decline. The supplies brought to the hammer sum- 
med up to 5,272 bags 293 barrels, the great.bulk being Costa Rica. 
Brazil “ futures ” valued as follows ; — May 28 jl 6d. July 29s. 
September 29s. 9^. December 30s. 6 d. March 315. 3 d.\ Receipts. — 
Rio 15,000. Santos 26,000, Exchange I2 T V Havre f to h down. 
Hamburg i lower. New York 5 lower. 
London - Santos - July delivery 
New York - No. 7 Rio - ,, 
Hamburg - Santos - 
Havre - Santos 
We quote : — 
- 29s. 6d. 
- 5.20 cents. 
29^ pf. 
36 francs. 
Imports, Deliveries and Stock of Coffee in London are as fol- 
lows ; — 
Stocl 
Imports. 
1902. 1901. 
19,985 18,532 
1902 1901 
16,332. 16,955. 
Ions 
