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bear Mr. Curtis, 
It may interest you to get the following report on the Rubber 
sample you sent me a short time ago, and which I forwarded to 
my agent in London. He writes as follows. “ I took the Rubber 
“sample you sent to JACKSON and Till n (who are one of the lead- 
ing brokers in this article). “They call it very fine quality, and 
“valued it at the time at 3/10 d. against 3/4*/. for fine Para. They 
“said that the sheets should be thinner than yours. What comes 
“ from Ceylon is made in the shape of and about the size of a din- 
“ ner plate and sells at about the above price^ but it is a limited 
“ market and were the quantity to increase much the price would 
not be over Para. 
Thanking you again for the trouble you took in the matter, and 
assuring you that I shall be glad, should you require the use of my 
services at any time to reciprocate the same. 
I am, Yours sincerely, 
DAVID BROWN. 
To The Editor 
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 
Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. 
Below is London report and valuation on a sample of Para-rub- 
ber prepared by Mr. Stanley Arden, with acetic acid. 
E. V. CAREY. 
Messrs. FlGGS & Co’s report on sample of India rubber. 
We have examined your sample of India Rubber: — 
It is fine clean quality and as good as we have seen from Ceylon. 
To-days value about 3/10-3/11*/. We do not think the curing by 
acid will deteriorate the value. 
jth October } 1902 . 
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