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PE PPER {Continued) 
SAGO 
TAPIOCA 
SHELL 
White Pepper: — On the spot has been worth 5d. 
for Singapore fair and 4id per lb. for Penang fair. 
Business to arrive has been comparatively small we 
close Sellers Singapore August/October at 4tVl. 
c.i.f. delivered weights at which business has been 
done. 
Market quiet and only a small business passing 
privately. In the last sales the good supply of 698 
' Bags small was allowed to pass without notice at 12/- 
to 12/6d per cwt while 79 Bags of fair medium were 
also taken out at 15/6 per cwt. 
A good business has been done at advancing prices 
although we closed rather easier. 
In sales freely offered and the demand was practi- 
cally nil. Of 539 bags Singapore only 46 Bags sold, 
good at 2 i fine “ Double Goat ” was taken out at 2fd ; 
of 764 Bags Penang 107 Bags sold, dull grayish at Ifd; 
the remainder was bought in at 2d to 2 id for fair to 
good. 
Privately the market for arrival has been dull and 
lower ; the sales Singapore October/December shipment 
at lifd to lAd and sellers c.i.f. 
Tapioca Siftings : — 80 Bags rather specky Java were 
offered and sold, without reserve, at fd, being lower. 
Pearl Tapioca : — Was dull of sale and the moderate 
offerings were all bought in comprising 413 Bags 
Medium, fair to good Singapore at 18/- to 19/-, and fair 
to good Java at 16/- to 18/6. 91 Bags Seed were also 
taken out at 15/6 for fair Java. 
Privately the market is dull and unchanged and 
business has been done. Singapore Medium August, 
October shipment at 13/6d to 13 3d. and value, and 
'Penang equal to fair Singapore at 12/6d. and sellers, 
fair Penang closing sellers at 12/- all c.i.f. terms. 
Tortoise -The offerings of Singapore and Macassar 
consisted of 400 lbs. of Shell which was mostly with- 
drawn, sorts on String, small to bold medium substance 
realising 22/- and small and medium 13/- to 15 - and 
Chicken at lb. 8/- to 9/- per lb. 
M. 0. P : — The recent sales of Manila, Penang, 
Cream realised the following prices. 
Macassar London sorted, medium and bold, fair 
substance, few yellow £8.5.0 to £8.7,6, ditto medium 
substance £7,12.6, thin medium and chicken, fair to 
good color £7.15. to £7.17.6 heavy shells, part only 
slight defective, fair to good color £7 to £7.12.6, grubby 
pickings, part badly coated and inferior 95/- to £5, 
broken pieces, fair £6.2.6 to £6.7.6 Country sorted, 
