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Isinglass : — The Sales which have taken place during 
the past month marked a steady demand. The offerings 
of Penang were firm. Of 68 packages about 50 sold, 
fine pale stout at 4/9d., fair to good pale 4 3d. to 4/4d., 
middling 3/3 d. to 3 5d., part thin and rough 2/4d. to 
3/ld., pickings 1 3d. to l/9d., Tongue, fair pale 4/-, small 
pale and reddish 3/'ld. floats I 3d. to I 4d., Purse, ordi- 
nary to good pale Jd. to i/ld. per lb. 
Mace: — Market quiet. 30 cases of Java offered, 
3 cases sold, good pale reddish at I/lid. per lb. 
The value of Penang, pale reddish to fine is I/Ild. 
to 2/4d., ordinary to fair l/8d. to i/xod. 
Nutmegs : — A quiet market 8 cases Java sold ; 
8o’s limed at 6%d., Iio’s limed at 4J£d. 7 cases Penang, 
40 boxes of Singapore were bought in. 
Pepper , Black Singapore : — After a brisk business 
speculators retired since when sales have been restricted 
October to December at 4xVd. to 4d., December to Janu- 
ary 45 ^d. to 4iVd., January to March 4Ad. to 4Ad. 
WHITE Pepper: — has come under the same 
influence ; Singapore October to December selling at 
7d. to 6!fd., November to January 7d. to 6Hd., 
January to March 7%d. to 7*d., Siam 7I d. to 7d., 
Penang 6^d. to 6d. per lb. 
Shell, M. O. P ; — The fifth sales of the year held on 
the 7th and 8th September contained moderate sup- 
plies, and with good competition nearly everything sold 
at firm to dearer prices. The next Sales take place on 
November 1 6th. 
Tortoise : — Supplies were only moderate, but every- 
thing was lower, the fall being 2 - to 3 - per lb, with the 
exception of good quality with colour. Singapore, 
Chicken sold at 8/- to g/6d per lb. 
Sago , Market dearer — In Sales small sold at 12/- to 
I2,6d per cwt. for fair, but Sellers now ask more money. 
We quote Pearl, large, at 15 - to l6/6d, medium 14/- to 
15/-, small 12/- to i3/6d. IHour, good pinky to white 9/- 
to 10/- per cwt. 
