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THE TKOi»iCAL AGRICULTURIST. 



[Dec. I, 1886/ 



MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NE^W PRODUCTS. 



(From Lewi" d: Peat's London Pi-ice Current, November 4th, 1886.) 



FROM MALABAR 



COAST, COCHIN, 



CEYLON, MADRAS, &c. 



BEES' WAX, White, per 



cwt. 



Yellow 

 CINCHONA BARK— Crown 



per lb. 



Red 



CARDAMOMS Malabar 



QUALITY. 



■ Slightly softish to good 

 hard bright 

 Do. drossy & itark ditto... 



Renewed ... 



Medium to fine Quill ... 



Spoke shavings 



Branch 



Rene'vrt.d 



Medium to gooil Quill ... 



ISpoke shavings 



JBranch 



Twig ... 



jClipjed, bold, bright, fine 

 IMiddling, stalky & lean 

 Fair to fineplumptlipped 

 Teliieherry 'Good to fine 

 (Brownish 

 Mangalore |Good & fine, washed, bgt 



Long Ceylon Middling to good 



CINNAMON, per lb. Ists jOrd. to fine pale quill .. 

 2ndsi ,, ,, ,, ,, 

 brdSj ,, ,, ,, ,, .. 



4ths Woody and hard 



Chips ...!Fair to fine plant 



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

 ...Medium 



iTriage to ordinary 

 COFFEECeylon Plantation Bold to fine boldcolory.. 



per lb. 



and Ceylon 

 Aleppee 



QUOTATIONS. 



FROM BOMBAY 

 AND ZANZIBAR. 



QUALITY 



[QUOTATIONS 



per cwt. Middling to fine mid. 



|Low mid. and Low grown 



Smalls 



,, Native Good ordinary 



Liberian ...Small to bold 



East Indian ...iBold to fine bold 



■Medium to fine 



jSmall 



Native [per ton Good to fine ordinary ... 



COIRR0PE,Ceylon&CochinlMid. coarse to finestraight 



FIBRE, Brush, per tonjOrd. to fine long straight 



Stuffing ...Coarse to fine 



YARN, Ceylon, per ton ... Ordinary to superior ... 



Cochin ...'Ordinarj' to fine 



Do [cwt. [Roping fair to good 

 COLOMBO ROOT, sifted ^Middling wormy to fine... 



CROTON SEEDS, sifted ...'Fair to fine fresh 



GINGER, Cochin, Cut Good to fine bold 



per cwt. ), Small and medium 



Rough Fair to good bold 



„ ...jSmall 



NUX VOMICA, per cwt. ...iFair to fine bold fresh ... 

 ISmall ordiuaryand fair... 

 MYRABOLANES, pale, per'Good to fine picked 

 cwt. IComnion to middling ... 



iFair Coast 



Pickings Burnt and defective 

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



CITRONELLE ,. Bright & good flavour . 

 LEMON GRASS „ I „ „ „ ,, 

 ORCHELLA WEED [f Ib.iMid. to fine, not woody. 

 PEPPER,Malabarblk.8ifted;Fair to bold heavy 

 AUeppee & Cochin ,, ,, good ,, 



Tellicherry, White ... ,, ,, ,, 



PLUJIBAGO, Lump, ^ cwt. Fair to fine bright bold., 

 |Middling to good Email,, 

 Chips ...iSlight foul to fine bright 



Dust ... Ordinary' to fine bright.., 



RED WOOD, per ton. Fair and fine bold 



SAPAN WOOD „ jMiddling coated to good .£6 a £7 



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



Do. chips £10 a £16 



SEKNA, Tinnevelli, per Ib.'Good to fine bold green,,. 8d a Is 



Fair middling medium... -id a 7d 

 Common dark and small 2d a 4 jd 

 TURMEKIC, Madras,^ cwt Finger fair to fine bold|ll3 a. VJs 



Do. ... Mixed middling [bright 1 Us a 10s 6d 



Do. ... Bulbs whole 9s a 10s 



Cochin ... Do split 6s od a 7s 3d 



VA5ILL0ES, Mauritius & 

 per lb. Bourbon, Ists Fine crystalised 6 a Wnch 14s a 23s 6d 

 2nd8 Foxy & reddish 5 a 8 ,, ;10s a 123 

 3rds / Lean & dry to middling 



\ under 6 inches ... -Ss a 93 

 4th IIjOW, foxy, inferior and 



[pickings la 6d a 4s 



£G a £7 5.S 

 £4 103 a £6 

 Is a 3s 

 1 s 4d a 2s 6d 

 i>d a Is 2d 

 2d a ijd 

 8d a 2s (id 

 6d a 2s lid 

 .3d a 7d 

 2d a 4d 

 Id 



2s a .-is Id 

 8d a Is lid 

 Is 3d a 2s 3d 

 Is Rd a 2s 2d 

 6d a Is 3d 

 1 s 4d a 3s 4d 

 |8d a Is 4d 

 ;8|d a Is lid 

 7Jd a Is 6d 

 Id a Is 2d 

 6d a lid 

 1^1 a 7il 

 7.3s 6d a 83s 

 7os a 74s 

 oOs a 65a 

 8S3 a 100s 

 73s a 87s 

 t54s a 71s 

 64s a 70s 

 50s a (iOs 

 45s a 55s 

 .s2s a lOOs 

 70s a 80s 

 58s a 63s 6d 

 50s a 60s 

 £7 a £18 

 £15 a £40 

 £7 a £20 

 £12 a £30 

 £11 a £35 

 £9 a £13 

 IDs a 30s 

 30s a 35s 

 80s a 115s 

 40s a 703 

 32s a 55s 

 22s 6d a 30s 

 8s a lis 

 53 a 7s 

 tjs a 8s tid 

 5s a 6s 3d 

 6s a 6s 6d 

 4s a 5s 

 Is a 33 

 |1 a Id 

 If da l|d 

 40s a 55s 



8d a 8Jd 



lOd a 23 6d 

 Us a 1.53 

 73 a IO3 

 •5s a lis 

 3s a IOs 

 £5 a £5 5a 



FROM BOMBAY 

 AND ZANZIBAR. 



ALOES, Soccotrine and 

 per cwt. Hepatic 



CHILLIES, Zanzibar 

 per cwt, 



CL<0VES. Zaniibar 

 »BdFemb», per lb 



}: 



Good and fine dry ...£7a£lo 



Common and good ... £4 a £8 

 Good to fine bright ... 30sa31s 

 Ordinary and middling... 2.58 a 29» 

 Good and fine bright .,, PJd a lOd 

 Ordinary dull to fair ,,, Sd a i>|d 



,, Stems... 



COCULUS INDICUS 

 GALLS, Bussorah 1 blue 

 & Turkey J^cwt. 



GUM AMMONIACUM per 

 ANIMI, washed, ^cwt. 



scraped,,. 

 1 ARABIC. E.I. & Aden :. 

 j per cwt. Ghatti ... 



! Amrad cha 



ASSAFaETIDA,per 



cwt. I 



KINO, per cwt. 



MTRRH, picked „ 



Aden sorts 

 OLIBANUM, drop 

 per^cwt. ,, 



p'ck.ings... 

 siftings ... 

 INDIARUBBER Mozambi 

 per lb. 



fresh 



..jljd a 2d 

 ..7s a 8s 



Fair 



Fair to fine dark blue ..,!52s 6d a 60s 



Good white and green,. 

 Blocky to fine clean 

 Picked fine pale in sorts 

 part yellow and mixei 

 Bean & Pea size ditto ,. 

 amber and dark bold 

 Medium & bold .sorts .. 



Sorts 



Fair to fine p;ile 

 Good and fine pale 

 Reddish clean 

 Clean fair to fine 

 Slightly stony and foul 

 Fair to fine bright 

 Fair to fine [)ale 

 Middling to good 

 Fair to tine white 

 Reddish to middling .,, 

 Middling to good pale .. 

 Sliglitly foul to fine 

 que,fair tofiue sausage I 



Ball! 



unripe root 

 liver 



,|46s a 5.53 



, 1 5s a 403 



,i£1310/a£1410/ 



1 £10 a £12 IOs 



,.'£4 IOs a £7 



. £ 7 IOs 



,'£5 a £8 



. (>.5s a £5 12s 6d 



,'42sa 8-53 



. 80s a £7 5s 



.40s a 73s 



, 30s a 36s 



.22s 6d a 26s 



42s a 463 



£6 a £7 IOs 



70s a 9.'is 



45s a 553 



32s a 44s 



»sa Us 



lis a 133 Gd 



2s 2d a 2s 5d 



lOd a Is 



Is 8id a 28 Id 



FROM CALCUTTA AND 

 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



CASTOR OIL, Ists per oz 

 2nds , 

 3rds 



INDIARUBBER Assam , per 

 lb. 



Rangoon 

 Madagascar 



SAFFLOWER 



TAMARINDS 



Nearly water white 

 .[Fair and good pale 

 ^iBruwn and brownish 



Good to fine 



Common foul and mixed 



Fair to good clean 



Goodto fine pinky & white 



Fair to good black 



Good to fine pinky 



iMiddling to fair 

 Jlnferior and pickings .,, 



Mid.tofiue6?acinot stony 

 , Stony and inferior 



3i a 4Jd 

 2s d a 3d 

 2id a 2iA 

 2s a 2s 7d 

 8d a Is lOd 

 2s a 2s 6d 

 2s 4d a 2s 6§d 

 Is lOd a 2s 3d 

 £4 IOs a £5 IOs 

 £3 5s a £4 23 6d 

 £1 a £1 103 

 IOs a 143 

 3s a 63 



FROM 

 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 



ALOES, Cape, per cwt. ...Tairdrv to fine bright ...,253 a 293 

 ,, ...ICcmmo'n & middling soft ^^s a 24s 



Natal ...iFairtofine ... 35sa40s 



ARROWROOT Natal per lb. Middling to fine ... 3d a 4Jd 



FROM CHINA, JAPAN & 

 THE EASTERN ISLANDS. 



i-633 a 678 



Good, pure, & dry white 



.. .> pi"k, . , 



Ordinary to fine free ,,.!323 a 32s 6a 

 Pressed „. 27s a 28s 



Good ... 2l8 



Fine clean Banj& Macas- 2s 4d a 3s 3d 

 Barky to fair [sar 6d a 2s 3d 



CAMPHOR, China, f cwt. 



Japan '.,, 



GAMBIEB, Cubes, cwt. ... 



Block [per lb, 



GUTTA PERCHA, genuine 



Sumatra,., 



Reboiled...|Common to fine clean .., Id a Is 4d 

 White Borneo ...!Good to fine clean .,, lldalsSd 

 Inferior and barky ...ildaSd 

 61's a 80's, garbled ... 2s .'^d a .38 Od 

 83's a 95'i .,,'2s 1(1 a 2s 4d 



lOO'salGO's ..,jls4da2s 



Pale reddish to pale ...lis 9(1 a 23 lOd 

 .Ordinary to red ...Is Id a Is 6d 



Chips ...'Is 2d a Is 3a 



RHUBARB, Sun dried, perlGood to fine sound .., Is 6d a 33 

 lb. Darkordinary& middling 8d a Is 4d 



High dried ...Good to fine ... Is a l.s 3d 



Dark, rough & middling -'d a 9d 

 SAGO, Pearl, large, ^ cwt.iFair tofine 

 medium ... ,, ,, ,, 

 small ... ,, ,, ,, 



Floilr [per lb. Good pinky to white ,, 



TAPIOCA, Penang Flake Fair to fine 

 Singapore ... „ ,, 



NUTMEGS, large, per lb.. 



Medium 



Small 

 MACE, per lb. 



Flour 

 Pearl 



,, Bullets, per cwt, 

 'Medium ,, 

 'Stti „ 



123 6d a 143 6d 

 .., 12s a 13s 

 ... 83 6dal0s6d 

 „ 8s a 9s 3d 

 ... Uda2id 

 ... Ijda2id 



... IJdalH 

 ... 15s a 17s 

 „. ISsed airSd 



...169 a lis M 



