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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED— 
Indian Rubber Market Report. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 
December 'jth, 1906. 
At to-day’s auction, 289 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 
ments Plantation gfown rubber were under offer, of which about 217 
were sold. The total weight amounted to about 16^ tons, Ceylon 
contributing over 4 and Straits Settlements over 12. 
All good class Plantation rubbeV was in strong demand, A small 
lot. of Biscuits from the Aberdeen estate realized 5/8^, the highest 
price made for this kind, and 5/7 f was obtained for a parcel from 
the Kumaradola estate. The best bid for Fine Crepe was 5/7!, 
this being for a lot from the C. M. R. E. Co. 
The highest quotation for Sheet was 5/5I. 
Other kinds also passed af. fairly firm rates, except for spine 
inferior scrap, the demand for jvhich was not so strong, and several 
parcels were withdrawn from sale. 
Quotations. — Fine sheet, 5/5I. 
Fine biscuits, 5/7^ to 5/8^. 
1 Good biscuits, $/6^. 
r Fine pale, 5/7!. 
Crepe < Palish to darkish, 5/4I to 5/7?. 
CDark, 4/9? to 4/10L 
r Fine, ( 4/5. ( 
Scrap Fair to medium, 4/- to 4/3. 
(.Low, 2/3. 
Plantation Fine To-day.-^- 5/7^ to 5/8^, same period last year, 
5/1 1 to 6/1 J. • ‘ 
Plantation Scrap.— 2/3 to 4/5, same period last year, 3/8^ to 
5 / 5 i 
Fine Hard Para (South American). — 5/2, same period last 
year, 5/3. 
AVERAGE PRICE OF CEYLON AND STRAITS SETTLE- 
MENTS PLANTATION RUBBER. 
217 packages at 5/2I per lb., against 301 packages at 5/2! per lb. 
at last auction. PaYticulars and prices as follows : — 
Ceyloii. 
Mark. 
Sirigalla 
Doranakande 
Waharaka 
Rangbodde 
Quantity, Description and Price Per lb. 
1 case good biscuits and scrap, bought in 
4 cases darkish biscuits, bought in. 1 case dark rejected 
sheet, 5/3L 6 cases good palish scrap, 4/5. 3 cases dark 
cuttings, 4/3!. 
2 cases darkish biscuits, bought in. 2 cases palish pressed 
scrap, 4/3. 
1 case fine pale biscuits, 5/74. 
