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cocoa This is naturally a quiet time when the manufacture 
of Chocolate is restricted, pressure to sell some few 
weeks back has been relieved “ Bears ” realising they 
had gone too far have had to cover at higher prices. 
From the bottom values have improved 3/- to 5/- per 
cwt. We anticipate a decided improvement within the 
next few weeks when Autumn trade buying will 
commence, shipments therefore will come to a ready 
market. There is no doubt but that the recent decline 
was over done. 
copra A good business has been done at advancing rates. 
We close buyers of Java August/September at £17.7.6 
per ton ; Straits F. M. S. August/ September at £17,5.0 ; 
F.M.at £16.10.0 ; Malabar August/October at £19.5.0 
c.i.f. 
dragons blood This market has been rather quiet and in conse- 
quence prices have slightly given way. 
In the last sales 41 Cases were offered and 3 sold ; 
fine bright reboiled lump, few pieces dull selling at 
£11.10.0 and ordinary dull bag shape lump at £7 per 
' cwt. Seedy lump at £10 per cwt and fair Seedy pick- 
ings at £8 per ewt. 
gum benjamin steady request. In recent sales we offered 73 
Cases of which 25 sold, fair Sumatra seconds, small 
almond realising £6.5.0 inferior ditto, part brown at 
sides £5,17.6. Privately Sumatra seconds, good 
almondy sold at £8.5.0, fair ditto at £7 ordinary at £6 
and fair Pale and Bang at 42/6 per cwt. 
gumkopal Trade has been quiet and only a few lots have sold. 
In the last Public Sales what was offered was mostly 
bought in. The supply of 3.070 packages were cata- 
logued of which only about one-third sold. 
Manila-Macassar, nubbles, good pale 34/- to 37/6, 
chips bold pale hard 41/-; Ivoro, bold chips 16/6d ; 
Pontianac, nubbles, bold 34/-; Angola, red £5.12.0; 
Benguela, glassy bold 90/-, bold pale 80/- to 81/-, small 
mixed 36/-, pickings 25/- to 30/-, coated 40/-; Amboy na, 
scraped, part hard 38/6, yellow pipey 28/6, nubbles, 
mixed 22/- to 2,5/-, chips, bold 26/-, small dark 21/- to 
24/-, blocky sorts 23/6d to 24/- per cwt. 
gum damar A steady business is passing. In the last sales 
the following were sold ; Singapore, good pale 74/-, fair 
grey sorts 48/6 to 49/6, specky grains 37/-. siftings, 
small 32/-, pickings 38/-. No sales in August. Next 
auctions 3rd September. We value Singapore ordinary 
specky fine at 30/- to 73/-. Batavia, good to fine pale 
at 67/6 to 70/- per cwt, 
