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BEESWAX 
JOHN HADDON & CO. SPECIAL 
PRODUCE LETTER. 
London , January 8th, 1909. 
Straits Report. 
The demand has been quiet. Parcels of good 
quality yellow have sold at very fair rates. Shipment 
coming along in March will arrive at a good time. 
CAPSICUMS 
There has been a steady demand, high prices have 
been paid for good bright red beans which have sold 
from 50/- to 65/- per'cwt. For common and inferior 
low rates have had to be accepted. 
CHILLIES 
The offerings which have consisted mostly of good 
quality sold well at 40/- to 50/- per cwt, but inferior 
dark shrivelled and mixed yellow have sold down to 
25/- per cwt. 
COPRA 
A strong market, and a large business has been 
done in most descriptions at an advance of 30/- to £2 
per ton. During the recent holidays there was a quiet 
tendency prices dropping 10/- per ton which has since 
recovered. Speaking generally we anticipate smaller 
supplies, and a firm to dearer market. 
GUM COPAL 
There is very little change to note, market has 
remained about steady with the exception of scraped 
kinds which have been neglected. Manila and Macas- 
sar. Fair dark brown to fine pale scraped 50/- to, 70/-, 
Mid, to fair half hard 32/6 to 47/6, Nuts ordy. to hard 
18/6 to 35/-, Chips 18 - to 35/-, Soft blocky sorts 19/- 
to 24/-. Pontianac, dark to pale scraped hard 55/- to 45/-, 
Nuts, small to bold 26/- to 40/-, Chips, 23/- to 29/- per cwt. 
GUM benjamin Market steady. Present prices Sumatra- Marbled 
GUM DAMAR 
to fine 2nds £7. 15., to £8. 15., common to fair 65/- to 
£7. Palembang, Com. to fair, part almondy 25/- to 42/6. 
Siam, Fr. blk. to fine bid. almnds £8 to £26. 
Market has been very slow, and prices rather in 
buyers favours. Singapore siftings sold at 32/- to 33/-, 
black at 26/- to 27/6, hard block at 25/- to 25/6, small 
siftings 25/6 to 26/6, hard block ditto 20/- to 27/-. 
Borneo Block Rough Coated 6/- per cwt. We value 
Singapore speeky to fine clean at 26/- to 70/-per cwt. 
Betavia, fair to fine 65/- to 80/- per cwt. Borneo Blocky 
Rough Coated 6/- to 11/- per cwt. This Gum might be 
considerably improved by being carefully handled, sifted, 
scraped and picked. 
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