4 1 8 
to 68§c. per half kilo, (average price 67 ioc., against 
07 70c. at the previous auction); 13 tons de Jong at 6i|c. to 
63c., while of 13 tons Mignon offered, 1,200 kilos, sold at 62|c. 
per half kilo. In the London auction, 60 tons Cadbury’s brand 
sold at from is. to nr. o %d. per lb., average being is. 
against is. o £d. at the previous auction. 
Cubebs. — The export of cubebs from Java during March amount- 
ed to 182 piculs, of which 166 were shipped to Singapore and 
16 to Rotterdam. The shipments from January 1st to March 
31st have been: — 
1902. 1901. 1900. 1899. 1898. 
Piculs ... 635 568 504 664 212 
Gambler.— -Cubes are quoted 40^. per cwt. spot, which figure has 
been paid for small lots. 
Oil, Castor.— The value of Calcutta seconds is 2%d. per lb. and 
small sales are reported thereat. A report from Calcutta, 
dated May 15, states that the demand has somewhat improved, 
but sales are retarded, owing to crushers generally not accept- 
ing the prices offered. 
Oil, Lemon. — Genuine is quoted 2 s. 7 d. per lb. t c. 1. f. 
Oil, Orange. — Sweet is quoted 55. 4 d. to 55-. 5^. per lb. c. i. f. 
Vanilla. — The large supply of 1,250 tins was offered at auction 
on Tuesday, when over a thousand were sold, common and 
fine being dearer, while medium were irregular but easier. Fair 
to good chocolate Seychelles, 7 to 81 inches, sold at from 14C. 
6d. to r gs. 6d., 5 to 7 inches, 7.?. 3^. to 15^., 4 to 6| inches, 6s. 
gd. to ns. 6d ., 2I to 4 inches, 6 j. to 7 s. 6 d. per lb. Mauritius 
7 to 8| inches, from 16s. up to 22^. bd., 3! to 6^ inches. 6s. 6d. 
to 14s. per lb. Chemist and Druggist, June 2 , 1902. 
Cocoa. — Auction on Tuesday offered 5,895 bags, which expe- 
rienced a good demand, and about 3,400 bags changed hands 
at very full prices to an advance of 2s. per cwt. Of 1,244 bags 
Trinidad catalogued, i,ogo bags sold at a rise of is. to 2s., 
good to fine red 64^. to 68.?. 6d., ordinary to middling 60s, 6d. 
to 62s. 18 bags good St, Lucia realised 57 s. to 58s. 100 bags 
Dominica sold at a slight advance at 59s, for fine red, and 53s. 
to 57s. for fair to good. 163 bags Jamaica were quitted at very 
full prices — 50s. to 57s. for common to good. 40 bags good 
reddish Samana realised 55s. 7 bags Colombian partly & so!d 
at 5&s. 333 bags Haiti sold at 43s. to 45s. Of 51 1 bags Gua- 
yaquil offered, 390 bags sold— good Machala at 68s. 64/." Of 136 
bags African only 18 bags good red sold at 57s. Ceylon was 
in fair request, 1,200 bags selling out of the 3,106 bags^ brought 
forward, but prices were irregular, the best grades appreciating 
is. per cwt., whilst other qualities were only steady, fine bold 
and medium red brought 74s., fair to good ditto 66s. 6d. to 68s., 
ordinary medium and small 57.?. to 6u. 6d. y common to fair 
small 43s. to 52V., and collected 52.?. to 53J. per cwt. Privately 
100 bags Trinidad and 300 bags Ceylon sold at auction rates’ 
