JOHN HADDON & CO. SPECIAL 
PRODUCE LETTER. 
BEESWAX 
CAPSICUMS 
CHILLIES 
COPRA 
GUM COPAL 
» 
GUM DAMAR 
GAM BIER 
London , March 12th , 1909. 
vellow descriptions 
GUM BENJAMIN 
Straits Report. 
A good demand exists for all 
which are commanding full prices. 
Market firm, tine bright Natal’s value 55 -per cwt* 
This week a parcel mixed with yellow s and rather 
perished was bought in at 50/-, also 5 Cases of Java 
consisting of very thin bright shrivelled beans on stalk 
at 20/- per cwt. Planters should not send the beans on 
stalk. 
In food request, tine bright Japans selling at 37 6 c.i.f. 
and ATombassa’s and Zanzibar's spot at 42/6 per cwt. 
A large business has been done, prices after declining 
about 20 - per ton now show a partial recovery with a 
firm market, parcels afloat and early shipment still 
offer at a discount but May June find ready buyers. 
The trade has remained very dull prices consequently 
have favoured buyers. To-days’ value-Sumatra, marbled, 
good to tine second £? to £8, common to fair £3.o.O to 
£6.5.0. per cwt, pale aud Bang, common to fair part 
almondy 30/- to 34/-, Siam, bold to fine bold almonds £8 
to £7 per cwt. 
The trade demand has been quite of a retail character. 
To-day’s values:— Manila & Macassar, fair dark brown to 
fine pale scraped 50/- to 70/-, mid to fair half bard 32/6 
to 47/6, Nuts ordinary to hard 18/6 to 35/-, Chips 18/- 
to 35/-, Soft blocky sorts 19/- to 24/-. Pontianac dark 
to pale scraped hard 55 - to 65/-, Unsorted to half scrap- 
ed 35/- to 45/-, Nuts, small to bold 26/- to 40/-, Chips 
23/- to 29/. 
Market steady. A fair business has been done. 
Batavia, fair to fine we quote at 65/- to 80,-, Singapoie 
specky to clean*26/- to 27/- per cwt. A few small parcels 
of Borneo have sold, black, fair clean at 12/6 small 11/-, 
rough coated and dusty 8/6 to 9/- per cwt. This Gum 
if well scraped and sorted should realise remunerative 
rates. 
A moderate business has been put through but gen- 
erally speaking a quiet demand. On the spot whole 
bales offered at 24/6. For arrival Feb/March shipment 
22/4|d to 22/6 March /April 22/lid to 22/6 closing 
buyers at the latter price c.i.f. delivered weights. 
