362 
There was more enquiry for clean Scrap, most of which sold at 
firm rates, but the lower grades of Crepe were in some eases rather 
neglected. 
Number of 
Packages Adver- 
tised. 
To-day .. 
1157 
Corresponding ) 
Sale l.ast Year >' 
Quantity in 
Tons. 
sS 
« I J 
94 , 54 i 63i 
44 1 354 1 39 | 
Average 
Price of 
Plantation 
Rubber. 
tc 
cd 
n 
S5 
593 3/8g 
19-2 4/104 
Comparative Prices. 
3/9 
4/7 
Plantation. 
Fine. Scrap. 
4/- to/46 2/94 to 3/O.4 
5/- to 5/8 
3/10t 
To-Day’s Quotations. 
Sheet and 
Biscuits. 
Crepe and 
Block. 
Unwashed 
Scrap. 
Very line pale 
Biscuits. 
4 5 to 4 6 
Fine Pale ... 
4 /- to 4/2-| 
Good to Fine 
Biscuits. 
4 ™ to 4/04 
Medium and 
Palish. 
3/4 4 to 3 10 
Good to Fine 
2/94 to 3/04 
Good to Fine 
Sheet. 
4 - to 4/1 4 
Dark 
2 94 to 3;2A 
Low and Me- 
dium. 
1 G 
Para Statistics. 
Receipts at Para for May. 
1908. 1907. 1906. 1S06. 
3,210 tons 2,620 tons 2,320 tons 2,220 tons 
Total Crop Receipts— 11 months— July to May. 
1907-08. 1906-07. 1905-06. 1904-05. 
35,250 tons ... 36,570 tons ... 32,840 tons ... 31,600 tons 
Plantation 
CEYLON.— 1st JANUARY to 
18th MAY. 
1908 
106^ 
tons 
1907 .. 
74“ 
tons 
1906 . 
43 
tons 
1905 
Hi 
tons 
Exports. 
MALAYA. — 1st JANUARY to 
30th APRIL. 
Singapore. Penang. Total. 
1908 ...2914 tons... 155 tons ... 4464 tons 
1907 ...1844 tons... 21 tons ...205} tons 
