103 
and after some recovery fell seriously in November— hard fine selling 
down to $s. 4 d., fine soft 3^., scrappy 2 s. 8f., Cameta is. 10^., ball 
2 s. yd. In early December there was a recovery of 4 d. in fine, 2d. 
per lb. on other qualities, but at the close our quotations are lower — 
fine hard 3^-. 5 d., soft 3.$-. 2 d., Negrohead scrappy 2 s. 10 d., Cameta 
2S. o\d. } Island (scarce) about 2 s., Caucho ball 2s. 9 d., showing a fall 
in value for the twelve months of is. g^d. on fine, 15. i$d. on 
Negrohead. Soft cure has been abundant, and during recent 
months the value receded from the former difference of 2d. on hard, 
to 4^., whilst soft entrefine has been most difficult of sale at a 
serious reduction. Balata was in regular supply. Sheet advanced 
to 2 s. 6 \d., but closes at 2 s. 2 \d. Block was up to is. 1 id., closing 
at is. 6 \d. Gutta-percha sold slowly during the year at moderate 
prices. 
The price of fine hard Para since our last weekly report has tended 
downwards, from 3s. 54^. for week ending December 27th to 3s. 5 d. 
on January 3rd, and 3s. 4 d. on January 10th. 
At the auctions on the last date considerable supplies were brought 
forward, but a very small part sold. Good sheets and pale crepe 
Plantation were 2 d. per lb. lower. Fair to fine Malay sheet sold at 
2s. j\d. to 3s. 9 d., and crepe at 3^. Sd. to 4s. iof^. : 40 lb. very fine 
white, however, realised 4 s. 3 d. Superior pale Ceylon biscuits 
fetched 4^. 1 \d. to 4s 1 . 2 d., and fair to good sheets and biscuits, 3s. yd. 
to js. 8 §d. Fine pale crepe sold up&to $s. iiaf. 
Rubber statistics for the month of December (in tons) : — 
Para. Caucho 1907. 1906, 1905. 1904. 
Receipts at Para ... 2,250 310 = 2,560 agst. 2,610 3,270 3,390 
Shipments to Europe ... 1,320 260 =4 1,580 „ 1,09c 1,460 i,uo 
,, America ... 890 10 = 900 ,, 1,970 1,540 2,685 
Crop statistics, June 30 to December 31 
Para. Caucho. 1907. 1906. 1905. 1904. 
Para Receipts f * 9°7 - ‘2,540 
r (1906 ... 13,360 
,, Shipts., Europe 6,710 
>) ,, America 5, 510 
1,700 ) 
1,360 f 
14,240 
14,720 
14690 
13,3m 
1,480 
8,190 
6,630 
8,324 
5,905 
200 
5,710 
7,820 
5,845 
7,400 
Tropical Life, " 
January , 
jyo 8 . 
