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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 



fOCT. f, 1886. 



MARKET RATES 

 (From Leioix Jb Peat's 



FOR OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS. 

 Loiuton Price Current, September 9tk, 1886.) 



FROM MALABAR 



COAST, COCHIN, 

 CKYLO.X, MADRAS, &c. 



QUALITY. 



REES' w^v>: 

 .wt. 



CINCHONA 

 per 11). 



QUOTATIONS. 



FROM ROM HAY 

 AND ZANZlilAR. 



QirALITY 



I QUOTATIONS 



CARDAMOMS Mulabiir 



ppl- III 



, White, per 1 f Slightly softish to good 



n hard bright ... £6 a £7 



Y'ellow ... Do. drossy & dark ditlo...|C4 10s a £(! 



HARK— Crown :Beiiewed' Is a Ms 



Medium to fine Quill ... Is 4d a 2s (id 



Spoke shavings \M a Is l'.I 



lirani'h |2d a Od 



„ Red Renewd j.Sd a 2s Gd 



iiediuni to good Quill ... 6d a L's (id 

 Spoke shavings ... ...l-'jd a T'l 



Rraneh ''2d a 4d 



Twig 'Id 



Clipped, bold, bright, tiiir Is Idd a 2s tid 

 Middling, ^talky & b-a" .■>d a Is 9d 

 :Fair to tinephiinpelippod Is .'id a 2s 3d 

 Good to tine ... Is Gd a 2s 2d 



Brownish .. ;6d a Is :^il 



Good & tine, wa.shed.bgt.ils 4d a ."Js 



aud Ceylon 

 Aleppee 

 Tellicherry [ 



Maugalore 



Long Cevlon Middling to good... 

 CJNNAMON, iier lb. Ists Ord. to tine psile quill 

 2nds I, „ >• •■ 

 ^rds „ ,, >> >> 

 Iths Woody and hard ... 

 Chijis ... Fair to fine plant... 



COCOA, Ceylon, per cwt... Bold to good bold 

 ... Medinm 



Triage to ordinary 

 COFFEECey Ion Plantation Bold to fine boldcolory., 

 per i-wt. 



Middling to fine mid 

 [Low middling ... 



Smalls 



,, Native Good ordinary ... 



Liberian ... Small to bold 



Kasi Indian ...Bold to fine bold... 



Medium to fine ... 



Small 



Native [per ton Good to fine ordinary 

 COIRROPE,Cevlon&Cochin Mid.toarsetofinestraight C7 a £17 

 t'lBRE, Brush, per ton Ord. to fine long straighti£15 a £8H 



8d a Is 4d 



.ISf. a Is Ud 

 .i7Jd a Is (;d 

 ,;rda Ls2d 

 , Gd a lid 



1^1 a 7d 



75s a 79s 



68s a 72s 

 [?)4s a 62s 

 |8,Ss a 100s 

 1 72= a 87s 



i^7s a 7Us 



.58s a 60s 



jOs a tiOs 



•Bs a ."xis 



80s a 121s 

 ;68s a 78s 



57s Cd a G2s 



.■jOs a G9s 



Nli.X Vt)MICA,per.wt. .. 



£7 a £20 

 £12 a £30 

 :£11 a£;;.i 

 J£9 a £1.S 

 |l«sa 32:3 

 j30s a 35s 

 !75s a 100s 

 !42s 6d a 70s 

 ! 30s a o.^s 

 1 23s a 30s 

 !.8s a 12s 

 Lis a 7s 

 •;s a 8s lid 

 •is a 6s .Sd 

 'ns a lis 6vl 

 4s a .5s 

 Is a 3s 

 i I a Id 

 Ifd a IJd 

 40s a 55s 



Stutfing ... Coarse to fine 

 Y'ARN, Ceylon, per ton ...Ordinary to superior 



(.'ochin ... Ordinary to fine 



Do [ewt Roping fair to good 

 COLOMBO ROOT, sifted '# MidiUini; worniy to fine.. 



CROTON SF.EDS, sifted ... Fair to fine fresh 



GINGER, Codiin, Cut Good to fine bold 



per I wt, ,, Small and medium 



Rough Fair to good bold... 



... Small 



Fair to fine bold fresh .. 

 iSmall ordinanand fair.. 

 MYRABOLANES, pale, per Good to fine picked 

 owt. Common to middling ... 



Fair Coast 



Pickings Burnt and defective 

 OIL, CINNAMON, per oz... Good to fine heavy 



CITRON ELLE ,. Bright & good llavour ... 

 LEMON (iRASS „ I ,, ,, ,, ,, 

 OKcmKLLA WEED [fib. Mi4. to fine, not woody... 

 PF.PPER,Malabarblk.sifted'Fiiir to bold heavy j 



Alleppee iSc Cochin ,, ,, good ,, t 



'IVllicherrv, While ... ,, ,, ,. 



PLUMBAGO, Lump, li" cwt. Fair to fine bright boM... Usa 1.5s 



Middling to gooil .'mall. ..'7s a 10s 



Chips ... Slight fonl fo tine bright j*J'' a IN 



Dnst ... Orilinarv to fine bright ...'^^ a Ills 



REDWOOD, per ton. Fair ami fine bold ...|.f5.'5s 



SAPAN WOOD ,, Middling coated to good £'' a £7 



SANDAL WOOD, logs ,, 'Fair to good flavor ...£20 a £44 



Do. chip.s £10a£lC 



SENNA, Tinncvelli, per lb. Good to fine bohl green... -'d a ls.5d 



Kair midillinK ni'iliuni... -'d a .Sil 

 (!ommon dark and small -'' a 4d 

 TURMKRIC.Madra.s,li ewt Finger fair to fine hold Us Gd a 12s fid 

 Do. ... Mixed middling [bright 1<^-* Gd a Us 



Do. ... Bidbs whole MsalosGd 



('ochin ... Do split ... 7f- "• I a 7-'- M 



VANILLOES, Mauritius & 



[icr lb. Honrboii, Ists Finn erystalised li a flinch 14-s a 2.1s li.l 

 ~ ■ - - 10s a 12s 



.Sd a 8id 

 lOd a 2s tid 



KROM BOMBAY 

 AND ZANZIBAR. 



ALOES, Soccotrine and 

 per cwt. Hepatic. 



CHILLIES, Zanzibar 

 per iwt. 



(rTX)VES, iSanzibar 

 . Ill, per 11). 



2nds Foxy & reddish 5 a 8 



•J, io f Lean .t cirv to niiddliu" 



I under (1 nil lies 



4tli Low, (uxy, inf''rior ami 



r I lickings 



■)s a Su 



Is6d a Is 



Good ami fine dry ... 67 a £10 



Common and go'id ... i^4 a £.s 



...'Good to fine bn^'hl ... iOs a ;i3s 



lOrdinary ind middling... iCi-t a 30s 



llOoodandfine bright ... S^Jd a 9d 



J Urdluary doll to fair .,. 7^-1 a .Hid 



■I- 



CLOVES, Mother, per lb . 

 Sterns.. 

 COCULUS INDICU.s 

 GALLS, Bus.sorah 1 blue 



& Turkey J l?" cwt. I 



ewt. Good white and green... 423 6d a 52s Gd 

 GUM AMMONIACUM per Biocky 10 fineclean ... 15.sa 403 



I Fair, usual dry 



I „ fresh 

 Fair 



jFair to fine dark blue 



..I None 

 ..2d 

 ..7s a Hs 



.. 50s a 578 6d 



AN! .Vlf , washed, fScwt. 



scraped.., 



ARABIC, E.I. Sc Aden .. 



per ewt. (ihatti 



Anu-ad 



Picked fine pale in sorts, i^b"! 10 a£U10 

 part vellow and mixed f M a £12 10s 

 £4 10«a£7 

 £ 7 lOs 

 £5 a £8 

 05s a 100s 

 42s a 70s 

 80s a £7 OS 

 40s a 738 



Beau & Pea size ditto 

 amber and dark lx)ld 

 , Medium & bold sorts 



Surts 



... Fair to fine pde 

 chalGood and fine pale 

 IReddish clean 

 ASSAFCETIDA, per Clean fair to fine 



cwt. Slightly stony and foul.. 



KINO, per cwt. ! Fair to line bright 



AmtRH, picked ,, jFair to tine pale 

 Aden sortsMiddlingtogood 

 OLIBANUM, Irop Fair to fine white 

 per cwt. ,, Reddish to miildling .. 



pickings... Middling to good pale .. 

 sittings ... Slightly foul to fine 

 INliIARUBBER Mozambilq"e,fairtofine sausage ( 



per lb. 



SAFFLOWER, Persian 



FROM CALCUTTA AND 

 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



[unripe root 



liver 



Ordinarv to good 



Bali; 



30s a .35s 

 20s a 26s 

 38s a 40s 

 £6 a £7 lOs 

 70s a 100s 

 '45s a 5Js 

 32s a 44s 

 9s a 1 Is 

 Ills a 139 6d 



2s .3d a 28 6d 



lOd a Ud 

 Is lod a 2s 2d 

 5s a 15s 



TAMARINDS 



i3^d a 4Jd 

 ■•2ida.3d 

 ■|2Jda 2Jd 

 "2s a 2s 7d 

 Common foul and mixed''*'^" ^'^ 1^^ 

 Rangoon ...i Fair to good clean ....-* a 2s Gd 



MadagascarGoodtofinepinky &whitel^'* ^'^ ^ 2s 7d 

 Fair to good black .. Is lOd a 2s 



... Good to fine pinky £•* 10s a £5 lOs 



Middling to fair Z ^'^ ^^'^ ^^ 2s 6d 



Inferior and pickings ...^^ ^ £1 10s 

 ... Mid.tofineA/i7cAnot stony 10*3 l-l* 

 Stonv and inferior ■>.!<.«., 



CASI'OR OIL, Ists peroz Nearly water white 



2nds Fair and good pale 



.3rdfi ,, ...Brown and brownish 



INDIARUBRERAs.sam, per Good to fine 

 lb. 



SAFFLOWER 



.3s a Cs 



FROM 

 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



ALOES, Cape, per CM-t. 



... Fair dry to fine bright ... -'''* * •''1* 

 ... Common & middling soft!.'--"* » ^'»>' 



Natal ... Fair to fine 



ARROWROOT Natal per lb. Middling to fine 



|:^a40s 

 VA a a\ 



FROM CHINA, . I APAN & 

 THE EASTERN ISLANDS. 



|h.5s 



a G8s 



CAMPHOR, China, f cwt. Crood, pure, & dry white 

 Japan ...| „ ,, pinki 



<i A MBIER, Cubes, cwt. ...'Ordinary to fine free ... 29s a 3ls 

 Pressed . 2i)S a 27s 



Block [per lb. Good ... 22s 9d a 2.3s Sd 



GUTTA PEKCHA, genuine Fine clean Bani& Macas-;2s -id a 3s .Sd 

 Sumatra.. .iBarkv to fair [sar Sd a 2s 3.1 



Reboiled. 

 White Borneo 



NUTMEGS, large, per lb. 



.Medium 



Small 

 MACF, iier lb.- 



RIlUnARB, 



lb. 



Sun dric 



High dried 



SAGO, Pearl, large, f.i ewt 

 medium 

 small 

 Flour per lb, 



TAPIOf!A, Penang Flake 

 Singapore ,., 

 Flour 

 Pearl 



Common to fine clean 



Good fo fine clean 



Inferior and barky 



61's a .SO's, garbled 



83's a 95's 

 ...ilOO'sa ICO's 

 „.;Pale reddish to pale 



Ordinary to reil 



Chips 

 per Good to fine .sound 



Darkordinary&niiddling''^d a Is Id 

 ...IGood to fine ...Us a Is .3d 



Dark, rough & middling 



•■"air to fine 



Id a Is 4d 

 ■,lldals3d 

 ;'ldu8.1 

 ' I2s Gd a .3s Gd 

 ■■2s Id a 2>.5d 



lis 4d a 2s 



■ Isiid a i!s lOd 

 ilstda IsCd 



■ l- 'id a Is .'td 

 IsGda 2s 9d 



■'8(1 a Is Id 



Good jiinky to white 

 Fair to fine 



Bullets, per evrt. 

 fifedinm ,, 



Seed 



7d a Ud 

 .12s lid a 1.5s 

 il2sal:i.sG<l 

 .■^s Gil a lOstU 

 83 a 9s 



lida2Jd 

 Ildaiid 

 lid a I }d 

 14s a 1.5h (ill 

 1.5s a Its 

 l.5s9da 17» Gd 



