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GUM bAMAR, 
( Continued). 
ISINGLASS 
PEPPER 
RUBBER 
A few years since we established a very promising 
business in Borneo which was discontinued owing to 
illness and the Shipper consequently having to 
leave the country. 
Since the last Sales of the year only a few small 
sales have taken place at steady prices. 
The first of the New Year will be held on the 19th 
inst. Present values : — Penang leaf, pickings to fine 
pale 1/3 tob 4/3, tongue, pickings fine pale lOd to 4, 2d. 
Purse, small to fair pale 5d to 1 8d, Saigon, leaf, 
pickings of fine pale 1 - to 1/9 per lb. 
Black Singapore — A fair business has been done. 
After the advance noticed in our last report the 
market has fluctuated closing sellers January March 
shipment at 3yhd per lb c. i. f. 
White Pepper has also followed a similar course. 
On the whole comparatively a moderate business has 
been done closing January March shipment at 4Hd e. 
i. f. delivered weights. 
The improved demand noticed in our last report has 
continued, the.small supplies a; vailable well maintaining 
present high rates. 
The market has fluctuated, but we close to-day 
fine hard Para on the spot 5/2, and Soft fine 4/10d. 
The last sales of the old year held on the 31st Dec. 
contained 1,450 packages of Plantation, the bulk selling 
at fair prices. 
Malay and Straits (about 63 Tons) : Sheet, good to 
fine at 5/4d to 5/4fcL, mixed part immature at 5,/ld to 
5/3d. Crepe, good to very fine pale at 5/4id to 5/6 fd, fair 
to good palish at 5/2f to 5/4d, palish mottled at 5/0 a d to 
5/2-Jrd, clean brown mixed dark at 4/8id to 5/-, mixed , 
dark and black at 4/0id to 4/7d, Rambong at 4/9fd‘ 
Block, fine pale “ Lanadron” at 5/10d to 5/10id. Scrap, 
fair to fine at 4/2 Id to 4/4id, mixed inferior at 4/lid 
to 4/lfd. 
Ceylon (about 13 Tons) : Sheet and Biscuits, fair 
to fine at 5/4d to 5/4 gd. Crepe, good to fine pale at 
5/5id to 5/6ld, fair palish at 5/lid to 5/4fd, clean 
brown at 4/9fd to 5/0fd, dark brown at 4/6 to 4/9d, 
mixed dark and black at 4/3id to 4/4-fd. Worms, fine 
white at 5/7id, fair palish at 5/3fd to 5/fd. Scrap, 
fair to fine at 4/3id* to 4/4fd, mixed part inferior at 
3/6|d to 4/0|d. Uganda Plantation : 163 packages offered 
and sold, clean hard pressed sheet and Crepe at 4|/0d to 
4/ld, fair unpressed and lump at 3/3d. 
Java Plantation : 12 Cases offered and 10 sold, 
pressed sheet at 4/lid. 
