13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
January 19th, 1906. 
At to-day's auction, no packages of Geylon and Straits Settle- 
ments Plantation grown rubber were offered, 96 of which were sold. 
This was only a comparatively small offering, the total weight 
amounting to about 6 tons, 3f from Ceylon and 2 \ from the Straits 
Settlements. 
Competition generally was not quite so keen, and though a few 
parcels of fine quality again realized 6/ii some good biscuits was 
also disposed of down to 5/11 per lb., the price generally paid 
averaging about 6/1. 
Scrap also was in rather less demand, prices ranging from 3/5 for 
poor quality up to 5/3^ for hue. 
The most important invoice was from the Vallambrosa Company 
consisting of 30 cases, the bulk of which sold from 6/o£ to 6/ 1 per lb. 
Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 
Plantation Rubber. 
96 packages at 5/9I per lb., against 183 packages at 5/10 per lb. 
at last auction. Particulars and prices as follows : — 
Ceylon. 
Mark. 
Quantity. 
Description. 
Price per lb. 
Ellakande 
1 case 
Fine darkish biscuits 
6/1 
Do 
1 case 
Fine palish scrap 
5/- 
Heatherlev 
4 cases 
Fine pale and darkish biscuits and sheet 
* 6/1 
Do. 
2 cases 
Fine palish scrap 
5/3* 
Do. 
1 case 
Good darkish scrap 
3/6 
Nikakotua 
3 cases 
Fine palish and darkish biscuits 
6/0^ 
Do. 
1 case 
do. darker 
. 6/- 
Do. 
1 case 
Good scrap 
■ 4/n* 
Do. 
2 cases 
Fine palish and darkish biscuits 
. 6/0* 
Do. 
1 case 
Good do. darker 
. 6/- 
CuJIoden 
4 cases 
Very fine amber biscuits 
■ 6/1* 
Do. 
r case 
Good palish and darkish biscuits 
• 6/- 
Do. 
1 case 
Good Cuttings 
5/3 
Do. 
3 cases 
Fine palish scrap 
5/3* 
Do- 
1 case 
Darkish scrap 
3/6 
Ellakande 
2 cases 
Fine palish and darkish biscuits 
6/ 1* 
Do. 
2 cases 
Fine palish scrap 
5/o§ 
Nikakotua 
3 cases 
Fine palish biscuits 
6/o£ 
Do. 
1 case 
Good darkish do. 
■ 5/ii 
Heatherlev 
4 cases 
Fine palish sheet and biscuits 
• 6/1-5 
Do. 
2 cases 
Fine palish and darkish scrap 
• 5/3* 
Do. 
1 case 
Dark scrap 
• 3/6 
< 8 > 
6 cases 
Fine darkish scrap 
Bought in 
Culloden 
2 cases 
Fair darkish scrap 
3/5 
Heatherley 
1 case 
Good palish scrap 
Bought in 
