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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, LIMITED. 
13, Rood Lane, London, E. C. 
April 20th , 1906. 
At to-day’s auction, 242 packages of Ceylon and Straits Settle- 
ments Plantation grown rubber were under offer, of which all except 
about 15 were sold. The total weight amounted to nearly 12 tons, 
Ceylon contributing 3 and Straits Settlements 8f. 
The market opened after the holidays with good competition for 
all grades, though in some cases, scrap was inclined to be less firm. 
The highest prices realized was 6/3 for two small parcels of fine 
biscuits, the prices generally paid for fine quality sheet and biscuits 
being 6/2^ to 6/2^. There were some large invoices from the 
Straits included in the offerings, and a notable pdfcel was that con- 
sisting of 33 cases of fine washed sheet from Vallambrosa which 
realized 6/ 2|. This invoice also contained 13 cases of other grades, 
the total weight amounting to nearly 2\ tons. 
Of the Ceylons, a small invoice from the Syston estate had some 
exceptionally fine pale transparent biscuits which realized 6/3. 
Quotations. — Fine sheet, 6/2f. 
Fine-pale washed crape, 6/ 2f. 
c Do, darker, 6/- to 6/1. 
Do dark, 4/6I to 5/8. 
Fine biscuits, 6/2^ to 6/3. 
Rough biscuits and rejections, 5/9 to 6/2. 
Scrap, fine, 5/2 to 5/3 i 
Medium, 4/- to 4/9, 
Rambong, 4/6. 
Plantation Biscuits and Sheet To-day. — 6/2% to 6/3, same 
period last year, 6/3 to 6/6. 
Plantation Scrap. — 4/- to 5/3^, same period last year, 3/- to 
4/10. 
Fine Hard Para (South American).— 5/4L same period last 
year, 5/7. 
* Average Price of Ceylon and Straits Settlements 
Plantation Rubber. 
227 packages at 5/11? per lb., against 100 packages at 5/1 1 per 
lb. at last auction. Particulars and prices as follows; — 
Ceylon. 
Mark. Quantity, Description and Price per lb, 
Ellakande 1 case fine amber biscuits, 6 2 %. 1 case fine palish scrap, 5 3^. 
Hetherley 2 cases fine darkish biscuits, 6/3. 1 case .fine pale scrap, 5/3*. 
Langsland 5 cases fine darkish biscuits, 6/2J. 4 cases darker, 6/2-4. 2 cases 
fine pale scrap, 5/3T 1 bag scrap and pieces, 4/6. 
New Rasagalla 1 case palish to darkish biscuits, 6/2. 1 case darkish scrap, 5/2^. 
1 bag rejected biscuits, 5 '9, 
Rangalla j case good cloudy Ceara biscuits, 5 9. 1 case scrappy sheet, 4/- . 
Warriapolla 1 case fine palish biscuits, 6 2$. 4 pkgs, lighter, 6/2J. 1 bag 
darker, 6/2J. 
