8 4 
at rTfw? ld f ^ S lu ng and We “ hoo P ed ’ and ca P able of holding 
at least i 3 cwt. of Rubber, so as to minimise — 
(i.) Draft allowances. 
(n-) The loss occasioned by the method of weighment. 
(iii) Freight. 
Allowance.— Packages weighing gross 28 lbs. or under carry 
butlf the /°"“ nCe ’ OVe 0 r ,? 8 bs - gross one P ound draft is allowed^ 
but the tare is over 28 lbs., two pounds have to be allowed. 
folTw^Th7 The meth0d °J wei § hi "g for ^ purposes is as 
taken of 7dd n „ “ we, g hed ,f oss to the pound, no account being 
taken of odd ounces, thus 197 lbs. 12 ozs. would be called 197 Ibs^ 
thus afnhs t < hen take "’. but any ° dd ounces count as a full pound, 
thus 26 lbs. 4 ozs IS taken as 27 lbs. It will be seen that the turn 
of the scale in both cases is given in favour of the buyer. This loss 
may be m a measure obviated by careful packing. 
in The ls never taken on the scale, but is arrived' at by subtract- 
mg the tare from the gross. 3 
Example showing only slight 
loss. 
Gross Weight 197! lbs. Taken as 197 lbs. 
Tare - 26! „ „ 27 
Example showing heavy 
loss. 
Gross Weight 197^ lbs. Taken as 197 lbs. 
Tare - 26i „ „ 27 „ 
A ctual weight 1 1 Actual weight \ „ . 
of Rubber j ' * ■■ » * ^70 m . j ofRubb | r Ji 7 iin „ , 170 lbs. 
Thus it will be seen that it is to the advantage of producers that 
the gross weight should be only a few ounces over the pound and the 
tare ( nails > hoo P s ; etc., included) a few ounces under the pound. 
a]wa^mak 7 !t n n! 1 1 if eaVOUrin f t0 °>? in the best results on weighment, Managers should 
always make an allowance of say a few ounces for loss by evaporation during transit 
Marking^ 11 is better that Sheets or Biscuits should be marked 
Wlth the J, u11 name of the estate or the initials of the producing com- 
pany. The cases should be similarly marked. 
GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED, 
Rubber Brokers , 
13, Rood Lane, C.E. 
March , 1906. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 
March 2nd, 1906. 
At to-day's auction, 155 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 
ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which all but 12 
were sold. The total weight amounted to tons, Ceylon contri- 
buting nearly 6 tons and Straits 1 \ tons. 
