120 
for all kinds of Crepe, provided the preparation has been thorough, 
there is a good sale, and prices even for the lower qualities have com- 
pared very favourably with those for other grades. 
Production Of Plantation RuBBm.-lFron! the table below 
it will he seen that the total production of Ceylon and Malaya Bubbei 
for 1908 was about 767 tons more than that of the previous yeai. 
The bulk of this increase has been derived from Malaya, Ceylon only 
showing a small expansion. Owing to the rather large area of land 
which was put under cultivation in the East dunng 1902-1 d , 
anticipate that a relatively greater increase in supplies will be seen in 
1909, while in a few years time the production of Plantation Eubber 
is likely to form an appreciable proportion of the world s supp \ . 
Exports of Plantation Rubber Erom Malaya And Ceylon. 
Singapore. 
Tons. 
1905 83 
1906 327 
1907 649 
-1908 966 
* The December figures are estimated. 
THE para Crop— Contrary to expectations, the shipments of 
Amazon Rubber from Para so far this season (i.e , since July 1st, 1J08) 
have exceeded those for the same period of the previous season. This 
is to same extent accounted for by the supplies having come down from 
the forests more rapidly than usual, and it does not follow that the 
total crop will be larger than last seasons, whilst on the othei hand, 
stocks throughout the world have been materially reduced. 
Receipts At Para During The Last Ten Seasons 
Penang. 
Ceylon. 
Total. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
47 
75 
205 
58 
149 
531 
236* 
248 
1,133 
574 
364 
1,900 
1899- 00 
1900- 01 
1901- 02 
1902- 03 
1903- 04 
1904- 05 
1905- 06 
1906- 07 
1907- 08 
Tons. 
26,693 
27,640 
29,997 
29,890 
30,580 
33,100 
34,710- 
37,810 
36,680 
Receipts From July To December For The Last Four Years. 
1905, tons - 14)690 
1906, 
1907, 
1908, 
December 31st , 1908. 
tons. 
tons. 
tons. 
14,680 
14,240 
15,765 
Cow, Wilson & Stanton, Ltd., 
13 & 23 Rood Lane, 
E.C. 
