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There was hardly as much animation in the sale to-day as at the 
last auction, and prices were frequently a little easier. 
The highest quotation was made by some Block Rubber from 
Lanadron Estate, which brought 5 jg\ per lb. 
Some very fine Ceylon biscuits from Culloden and Heatherley 
brought 5/7 — this being the highest quotation f° r biscuits, 
For sheet the best prices was 5/5^ per lb. 
No really fine Crepe was brought forward. 
Quotations. — F ine sheet, 5/5!. 
Fine biscuits, 5 to 5/7. 
Good biscuits, 5/5 £. 
C Fine pale, none offered. 
Crepe 3 Palish to darkish, 5/4 to SlSh- 
( Dark , 4/6 to 4/ 1 1 f . 
(Fine, 4/6. 
Scrap < Fair to medium, 3/4 To 4/2. 
(Low, 2/-. * 
Plantation Fine To-day. — 5/7 tv 5/9^, same period last year, 
5/9 to 6/ of. , 
Do. Scrap. — 2/- to 4/6, same period last year, 4/6 to 
5 l.fi- 
Fine HARJD Para (South American). — 5/2, same period last year, 
5 / 2 l- 
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AVERAGE PRICE OP CEYLON AN,D STRAITS SETTLE- 
MENTS PLANTATION RUBBER. 
301 packages at 5/2! per lb., against 302 packages at 5/3! per lb. 
at last auction. 
Particulars and 
Mark. 
Culloden 
Ellakande 
Heatherley 
Culloden 
N ikakotua 
Duckwari 
Kumbukkan 
Upper Haloya 
prices as follows 
Ceylon. 
Quantity, Description and Price per lb. 
7 cases fine pale biscuits, 5/7. 7 cases good palish pressed 
crepe, 5/4. 1 case darker, 4/114. 
1 case good palish to dark biscuits, 5/4I. 
1 case fine pale biscuits, 5/7. 1 case good darkish pressed 
crepe, 5/of. 
2 cases inferior scrap, bought .in, o 
5 cases good palish cut sheet, 5/5^. I case similar, 5/4!. 
1 case fine pale biscuits, 5/6f. 1 bag good pressed block 
scrap, 4/of. 
1 case dark heated block scrap, bought in. 1 case palish to 
darkish scrap >and rejections, bought in. 
1 case good pale sheet and rejected biscuits, bought in. 
4 cases good palish scrap, bought in. i case darker, bought 
in. 2 cases pressed block scrap, bought in. 2 cases palish 
crepe and pressed block scrap, 4/95. 2 cases darkish 
crepe, bought in. ,3 cases darker, bought in. 10 cases 
palish aud darkish crepe, bought in. 3 cases darker, 
bought in. 16 cases darkish crepe, bought in. 1 case 
black, bought in. 2 cases darkish scrap, bought in. 4 
cases palish crepe, bought in. 1 case thick palish crepe, 
5/34 5 cases palish and .darkish crepe, bought in. 
