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GOW, WILSON & STANTON, Limited— 
India Rubber Market Report. 
13 & 23 Rood Lane, London, E.C. 
May Sth 1908 . 
Since the last auction we have had a decidedly more active 
market, and prices have advanced for all kinds. 
The offerings to-day were on a larger scale than usual, and a good 
proportion found buyers in the room at an advance of from 3d. to 5d. 
per lb. on last sale rates. 
All grades were well competed for, and although a rather large 
proportion of the sale consisted of medium crepe, this was readily 
absorbed. 
The highest price of the auction was again realised for a parcel of 
pale biscuits from Warriapola, which sold at 4/34 per lb., and the 
highest price for Crepe, viz., 4 Of per lb., was obtained for some from 
Consolidated Malay Rubber Estates. 
More particulars have been forthcoming as to the extent of the 
financial disorganisation in Para, which is likely to affect Rubber 
collection up the rivers for some considerable time, and this appears to 
have had a stimulating effect upon the market. As will be seen from 
the Para statistics given below, this year’s figures for April show a 
falling off of over 1,000 tons, and nearly 2,000 tons for the total crop 
to date when compared with the same periods last year. The quanti- 
ties, however, are still in excess of the two previous years. 
Numb hi: of 
Packages Adver- 
tised. 
Quantity in 
Tons. 
Average 
Price of 
Plantation 
Rubber. 
Comparative Prices. 
Ceylon. 
c3 
"ei 
Totals. 
No of Packages 
Sold. 
03 
.2 
‘C 
PLr 
Hard Fine Para. 
Plan tation. 
Fine. Scrap. 
To-day 
1230 
lOf 
52* 
634 
754 
m 
3/9 
3/1 1 to 4/3* 
2/6 to 3/- 
Correspond ing } 
Hale bast Year j 
357 
5 
13 
18 
15S 
5/4* 
4/9* 
5/6 to 5/8 4 
3/9 to 4/5* 
