88 
ISINGLASS 
PEPPER 
RUBBER 
In the last sales of the year the offerings consisted 
chiefly of the previous bought in lots. There was a fair 
demand, prices were irregular ; Saigon was in rather 
larger supply but sold well. 
Penang — 92 packages offered about 22,000 lb., and 
36 sold. Round leaf, fair to good heavy, pale at 3/10d 
to 4- per lb., middling to fair palish at 3/2d to 3/7d, 
ditto reddish part small at 2/4 to 2/lOd, small part thin 
and rough, dark at 1/8 to 2/ld, pickings 10id to 1/ 2d, 
Tongue, good heavy pale at 4/2, fair reddish at 3/5d, 
middling dark at 2/3d, ordinary mixed dark 1/lld, tails, 
small pale at l/7d. Purse, fair heavy at Lid, middling 
at lOd to lid, ordinary dark at 6d. 
Saigon : — 84 packages offered and 33 sold. Long 
leaf, good heavy pale at 5/5d to 5/7d, fair ditto at 5/1 d 
to 5/4d, fair pale and reddish at 4/9 to 4/10d, middling 
reddish part small at 3/lld to 4/2d, dark rough small 
part and thin at 3/3d to 3/8d. Round leaf, fair to good 
heavy at 4d to 4/2d, middling to .fair yellow and reddish 
at 3/7d to 3/lOd, reddish part rough small and thin at 
2/5 to 2/9d. 
Black Singapore — A fair business done at advancing 
prices commencing at 2ffl for all positions until 3d was 
paid, and a small business done thereat, but a decline 
has set in and we close easier with Sellers at 2ifd 
January, March and 2iid for March, May. 
White Pepper : — also improved in sympathy, and 
a large business was done from Arid to 4fd per lb. 
A strong market, values advancing considerably, but 
recently received a check and declined about 5d per lb., 
for Plantation kinds. 
The values in last sales realised were as follows ; — 
Malay — Sheet, fair and good 5/ 3d to $J 3fd. A few lots 
Fine 5/4d to 5/5d, Dark mixed 5/- to. 5/2fd. Crepe, 
* good to very Fine pale 5/42 to 5/6fd, fair to good palish 
5/2^d to 5/4d. Light brown and grey 4/ll^d to 5/ 3d. 
Clean and dark brown 4/9fd to 4/llAcl . Dark, black, 
and specky 4/2d to 4/9. Scrap, fair to fine 4/2^d to 
4/4fd. Mixed, part inferior 3/4d to 3/10id. 
Ceylon Sheet and Biscait, fair to fine 5/3d to 
5/3|d. Very pale 5/4d. Worms, Fine pale 5/7. Crepe, 
fair to fine thick palish amber 5/2|d to 5/5fd, clean 
brown 4/10d to 5/lid, 'dark brown 4/7$d to 4/9id, dark 
and black 4/3d to 4/6d. Scrap, mixed part inferior 3/8 
to 4/-, fair to fine 4/3d to 4/5d. Rambong, fine Crepe 
4/10|d to 4/llid. 
The outlook is towards a firm market for the next 
six months. 
