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LEWIS AND PEAT’S RUBBER REPORT. 
February 15th, 1912. 
The market since our last report has been very steady and 
a fair business done. 
Hard Fine done up to 4/7^ for March/April, delivery and 4 17 % 
for April/May. At the close, however, prices are a little easier and 
there are sellers of these positions at a farthing per lb. less. 
Soft Fine— very quiet with nothing offering under 4/7 per lb. 
Peruvian Fine— value to-day 4/6. Ball— sellers of spot 4/-, 
March/April 3/11, buyers 3/ 10% per lb. 
Medium grades are in good demand, but there is very little 
•offering. 
Plantation Grown Para — a fair business done privately at very 
-steady prices. Feb./March done up to 5/3^, Feb./July 5/3, April/ 
June 5/2 and 5/2 J4, July/Sept. 5/- and 5/0 56 per lb. 
Particulars of the Auction as follows : — 
INAMBARI. — 26 Pkgs. offered and sold. Fair average unsorted 
•4/3/4. fair scrappy part sticky 3/ 654 per lb. 
MANGABEIRA. — 88 Pkgs. offered and 16 sold. Pressed sheet 
fair 2/9% per lb. 
MOZAMBIQUE. — 253 Pkgs. offered and 153 sold. Rough 
Nyassa. 
NYASSALAND, etc. — Biscuits 4/824 and 4/9/4. red and whitish 
pressed ball 4/3 and 4/4, washed rooty 3/6 and 3/9%, washed crepe 
4/5, thin rather rough Ceara sheet 4/5T2 per lb. 
CENTRAL AMERICAN.— 32 Pkgs. offered and 16 sold. Dark 
Brown rather barky scrap 3/8J4 and 3/854 per lb. 
MANIHOT. — 85 Pkgs. offered and sold. Good dean pressed 
crepe 4/8^ and 41 J4. dark pressed mixed whitish 4/3, pressed whitish 
smoked 3/9% per lb. 
CONGO. — 30 Pkgs. offered and sold. Pressed red and whitish 
ball, part heated 3/634 per lb. 
The following were offered and bought in: — 
MANICOBA 200, MADAGASCAR 18, AFRICAN 35, PER- 
NAMBUCO 20, & MALAYSIAN 28 Pkgs. 
PLANTATION, At the sales held on the 13th and 14th inst., 
about Grown Para, 9241 Pkgs. comprising about 400 tons 
Malay, 110 tons Ceylon and 5 tons Java were offered. Prices opened 
about a penny under those prevailing at the last Auctions; later 
however, rates hardened and the decline was fully regained, although 
at the close prices were again slightly easier. 
