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Cocaine, — Has been reduced 2s. 3d. per oz., makers now quoting 
Hydrochloride at 145. per oz. for 200 oz. quantities; 14s. 3 d. 
for 100 oz. lots, and 145. 6d. for less than 100 oz. Pure is 2 s. 
3d. per oz. more. Four tins of crude (79.55 per cent, pure) 
were offered at the drug-auctions but withdrawn. 
Gambir. — Small sales of Cubes have been made at 405. per cwt* 
Benzoin. — Very quiet and unchanged. Fairly good Sumatra 
Seconds, well packed, with small to medium almonds, sold at 
£j. 2 s. 6d., and medium ditto at £6. 55. per cwt. Of three 
cases Siam, one sold at £12. 105. for pea and bean-size in fri- 
able block; 65.?. was wanted for siftings in hard, dark block. 
For good glassy Palembang 405. was wanted. 
Cannabis Indica. — Is still obtainable at 2 s. 6 d. for tops, but it is 
reported that the price will soon be 3s. 
Cardamoms — The quantity shown to-day was heavy, and the 
demand being poor, especially for the finer quantities, prices 
declined from 2d. to 3 d. per lb., although in some instances 
they were very irregular. The following rates were paid : — 
Ceylon-Mysore, extra fine bold pale smooth, 35. 2 d., bold split 
ditto, 2s. 3d. to 2 s. gd., medium split, is. 7 d. to is. Io., small 
split, is. 2d. to is. 4d. } medium and bold pale, 15. gd. to is. lod , 
small and medium pale, ir. 2d. to ij. 5<V, very small pale, is. 
id., brown splits and pickings, is. id. to is. 2d. Decorticated 
seeds sold at full prices, is. gd. to is. 10 d. per lb. being paid. 
Coca-Leaves — Good greenish Ceylon leaves realised is. 2d. per 
lb. For 4 bales of sound greenish Truxillo leaves 8r/. per lb. 
was paid. 
Dragon’s Blood. — Two cases of thin reed, of fair quality, sold 
at £8. 10s. per cwt., and for two other cases of lump, of me- 
dium colour, £g., was paid. For fine block run together £13. 
105 . was wanted. 
Galangal. — Is selling privately at 255-, which price was asked 
for the parcel offered. 
Ipecacuanha.— In large supply and quite neglected, no sales 
being made publicly. For fair Cartagena-root 35. 6 d. per lb. 
was refused in one instance, the limit being 4 s. Rio was held 
at from 95. 6d. to 95. gd. per lb., the latter figure being asked 
for fine bold bright. Supplies of both descriptions are accumu- 
lating, and with the apparent increase in the production of 
“cultivated” Brazilian-root (36 bales of which were offered 
to-day), th© market must gradually ease. 
Kola. — Eleven bags bright washed West Indian realised 2 \d. per 
lb. and the same figure was paid for a mouldy barrel. 
Oil, LemongraSS — The parcel offered had been sold privately ; 
more was obtainable at 5 d. per oz. 
Oil, Lime. — West Indian distilled sold at is. lOd. per lb. 
Spices. — Continue without animation. At auction on Wednesday 
washed rough Cochin Ginger was bought in at 395. to 405. per 
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