The Archive · 1916

Dated Singapore March 2, Messrs

Guthrie & Co's weekly circular variation on those of last week. Fine ribbed smoked sheet sold up says:

Ab the usual weekly auction held to $187—an advance of $2, Plain yesterday and to-day, the record smoked sheet was unchanged st quantity of 570 tons was catalogued 176. Unsmoked sheet brought up to $170—a decline of 88, Fine pale and of this quantity about 290 tons changed hands. crepe advanced $1, the best price Fine pale crepe met with a good paid being $187. Brown and dark inquiry and sold up to 8185, an in-crepes were well competed for and crease of $4 on the week. Fine rib-sold from $160 to 8180 according to bed smoked sheet was also $1 vp quality. Of the quantity offered at $186, but the average pice re 383 tons were sold.

The following are the prices realized in Straits currency per picul, with the equivalent sterling price per Ib, in London.

Sheet bibbed smoked 179-187 3/5} 317k 3/33

Unsmoked 156-170 305

Crepe Fine pale(thin) 184-187 3/8} Palish to good 80-146

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