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The Auction was characterised by good competition, fine quality 
particularly being in request at up to 6/ 1 4 per lb. There was only 
a small quantity of scrap offering, and this was mostly disposed off 
at from 3/- per lb. for a small bag of unattractive quality up to 5/3 2 
for a fine parcel of Ceylon. 
Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 
Plantation Rubber, 
66 packages at 5/10* per lb., against 66 packages at 5 \9\ P er lb 
[ at last auction. Particulars and prices as follou ; 
Ceylon. 
Description. 
Fine small pale and darkish biscuits 
Good palish scrap 
Fine pale biscuits, little mouldy 
Fine scrap 
Fair darkish scrap 
Fine palish cloudy biscuits 
Good dark biscuits (mouldy) 
Good palish scrap 
Good ball scrap 
Very fine large biscuits, few palish 
Mark. 
Quantity. 
Ellakande 
2 cases 
Do. 
1 case 
Heatherley 
6 cases 
Do. 
5 cases 
Do. 
1 case 
Nikakotua 
3 case's 
Do. 
1 case 
Do. 
4 cases 
Do. 
1 case 
Arapolakanda 
R cases 
APKAI 
Do. B I 
4 cases 
Gikiyanakande 
5 cases 
F B 
2 cases 
1 case 
Do. 
1 bag 
L & P 
1 case 
FMS 
Do. 
3 cases 
Do. 
3 cases 
Do. 
.2 cases 
Do. 
1 bag 
<§> 
3 cases 
R R 
< 3 > 
1 case 
S R 
Add 
1 case 
L E 
4 cases 
Straits 
Do. 
1 case 
Do. 
1 case 
<ABC> 
1 case 
Do. 
1 bag 
Fine dark scrap 
Fine hard pale washed worm 
Do. do. 
Good pale aud darkish biscuits 
Good scrap and cuttings 
Straits Settlements. 
Verv fine pale washed ribbon 
Do. (thicker) 
Very fine pale washed crape 
Very fine amber sheet 
Good sheet scrap 
Fine clean pressed sheet 
Price per lb. 
,. 6/1* 
5i3i 
.. 6/1* 
3/3 a 
Si- 
.. 6/ii 
.. 6/of 
5/3 
4/3 
6/1 
5/*i 
.. Bought in 
do. 
.. 6 /- 
4/9 
6/ if 
6/1 
6/ 1 i 
6/1* 
S/°ff 
6/1 
4 cases Very fine palish scored sheet 
do. do. little darker 
Pressed scrap and Rambong sheet 
Good small darkish biscuits 
Rejected biscuits and scrap 
3/4 
6/1 
6/if 
6/ii 
4 ft 
6/1 
3 /* 
