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KAURI GUM MARKET. The following are the quotations for the kauri gum market for the week ending May 96, 1897 Poor ordinary, which comprises weak and rough-coated pieces, pickings, and washed nuts. £25 to £37. Ordinary, meaning hard, rough-scraped gum, varying in price according to the quantity of washed uuts,£?s to £37, Good ordinary, meaning hard, unpicked range gup, price varying according to size, scraping, and freedom from weak pieces, from £40 and upwards. " East Coast, £64 to £66. Re-scraped, £90 and upwards. Supplies for 26 days of May, 380 tons. There is a fair amount of business doing, and supplies being light, prices are maintained. Reports of last week s sales in London are disappointing the majority of shippers.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10453, 27 May 1897, Page 4
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