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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LTD., 
INDIA RUBBER MARKET REPORT. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E.C. February 16 th, 1906. 
At to-day’s auction, 276 packages of Ceylon and Straits 
Settlements Plantation grown rubber were offered, 238 of which 
were sold. The total weight amounted to 13! tons, Ceylon 
contributing about 4^ tons and the Straits Settlements 92 tons. 
This was the largest auction of Plantation grown rubber that 
has yet been held, and included several very fine invoices weighing 
a ton and over. The largest sale previously being that held on 
the 10th November, 1905, which consisted of about ti^ tons. 
There was good competition at about last rates, Fine sheet 
selling from 6/i£ to 6/2J; Crape from 5/5 for dark to 6/iJ for fine 
pale; Biscuits from 6/1J for dull up to 6/2 for fine; Scrap from 
3/8 for dark dirty up to 5/4 for fine. 
There was also some nice clean red and dark Ram bong 
which sold readily from 4/6J up to 5/-. 
The popularity of the sheet form was again evidenced by a 
fine parcel of five cases from the Highlands Estate bringing 6/2^ 
per lb., the highest price in the auction. Another fine parcel of 
very large sheet from Bukit Rajah sold at 6/2. 
Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 
Plantation Rubber. 
238 packages at 5/11^ per lb., against 148 packages at 5/iof 
per lb. at last auction. 
PRICE PER LB. 
6/l.J 
6/1 i 
4/5 
m 
6/i£ and 5/- 
6/2 
5/2 f 
5/3* 
3/8 
6/1$ 
6/ii 
5/T 
Particulars and prices as follows : — 
Ceylon. 
QUANTITY. 
DESCRIPTION 
2 cases Good pale biscuits 
1 case Good rough darkish biscuits 
1 case Fair ball scrap 
1 case Pale Ceara biscuits 
1 box Good pale sheet and scrap 
5 cases Fine palish amber biscuits 
1 case Good cuttings 
4 cases Fine palish scrap 
1 case Dark scrap 
2 cases Fine palish biscuits 
1 case Good dull darkish biscuits 
2 cases Darkish scrap 
