CTTLTIVATION IN CEYLOK. 



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The exports from 1840 to 1857, according to " M'Cullocli's 

 Commercial Dictionary," were as given below : 



The further progress of coffee raising is shown by the follow- 

 ing table, taken from the "Ceylon Directory aad Almanac" for 

 1878, showing the development of the industry : 



•a-SaSo 



a 



Tear, 



Total acres 

 planted or 

 opened for 



Plantation coffee exported for 

 season ending 10th October. 



fS 



■■si 



II 



II 



2 c » 



1856 



1882 

 1863 

 1864 

 1865 

 1886 

 1867 

 1868 

 1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1873 

 1873 

 1874 

 1875, 

 1876 

 1877, 



Acres, 

 80,950 

 150,000 

 152,000 

 155,500 

 160,000 

 160,000 

 168,000 

 L 176,000 

 176,467 

 185,000 

 195,627 

 206,000 

 219,974 

 237,345 

 249,604 

 260,000 

 272,343 



Owts, 

 325,438 

 476,824 

 649,194 

 574,476 

 714,259 

 676,448 

 720,174 

 788,737 

 835,686 

 885,728 

 814,710 

 576,878 

 860,360 

 509,339 

 873,654 

 603,939 

 850,911 



Lbs. 

 36,449,056 

 53,404,288 

 72,709,728 

 64,341,312 

 79,997,008 

 75,762,176 

 80,659,498 

 88,338,544 

 93,596,832 

 99,301,536 

 91,347,530 

 64,610,336 

 96,360,330 

 57,044.848 

 97,849.348 

 67,643,048 

 95,303,032 



Acres, 

 64,000 

 130,000 

 136,000 

 140,000 

 146,000 

 150,000 

 153,000 

 155,500 

 160,000 

 160,000 

 168,000 

 176,000 

 177,000 

 185,000 

 195,000 

 203,000 

 312,000 



Cwts, 



5,08 

 3.66 

 4.77 

 4.10 

 4,89 

 4.50 

 4,73 

 5,07 

 5.32 

 5,53 

 4.84 

 3,27 

 4,85 

 2,75 

 4.48 

 2.97 

 4.01 



s. d, 

 60 

 75 6 



75 



76 

 80 

 71 



73 

 66 

 68 

 60 

 60 



74 

 86 



100 

 90 

 99 

 99 



a. d. 

 to 80 

 to 93 

 to 117 

 to 114 

 to 88 



89 



86 



83 



84 



83 



84 



87 

 to 119 

 to 135 

 to 115 6 

 to 118 

 to 121 



