384ft 



[October, 1908. 



MARKET RATES FOR TROPICAL PRODUCTS. 



(From Leuis & Peat's Monthly Prices Current, London, 9th September, 1908.) 



ALOE, Socotrine cwt- 

 Zanzibar *• Hepatic „ 

 ABBOWI-OOT (Natal) lb. 

 BEES' WAX, cwt, 

 Zanzibar Yellow „ 

 Bombay Mtuhwi „ 

 „ unbleached „ 

 Madagascar >, 

 QAMPBOK, F ru osa „ 

 China „ 

 C&.RDAMOMS Malabail 



Tellich eny 



Mangalore „ 

 Ceylon. J Jtore .» 

 Malabar 



Long V ild "„ 

 CAB'J OB (ill., Calcutta „ 

 CPU 1 1EB, Xan/il ai cwt. 

 T1NCBONA BAKK.-lb. 

 Ceylon . 



CINNAMO:N .Oylon 1st* 

 per lb, 2ii<1- 

 3rd 

 4tlis 

 Chips, A e 

 CLOVES, Penang lb 

 Ait hoyna 

 Ceylon 

 Zanzibar 

 Stems 

 COFFEE , 



Ceylon Plantation cwt. 



Native 



Liberian » 

 COCOA, Ceylon Plant. ., 



Native Estate „ 



COLOMKO BOOT 

 ChOloN felatUS.sift.cwt. 

 CUTCB 



eiNUEB, Bengal, rouf.b„ 

 Calicut, Cut A ., 

 b & C ,, 

 Cochin Rough ,, 



Japan ■> 

 GtHM AMMWIACCM „ 

 ANIMI, Zanzibar ,, 



Madagascar 



»yAhlC T. t. & Adm „ 



Turkey sorts ,, 

 Glatti 



Kurraohee „ 



Madras „ 

 Af^AFCLTlPA 



KINO b 

 M\KRH , l icked cwt 

 Aden sorts „ 

 OMBANUM, drop „ 



pickings „ 

 tiftings „ 

 INDIA RUBBER lb. 

 Ceylon, .Sin. its, 

 Malay Straits, etc 



QUALITY. 



Fair to fine 

 Common to good 

 Fair to fine 



■"■"lightly drossy to fair .. 

 Fi ir to go. d 

 D. pJ< to good genuine 

 talk to giou palifcb 

 ( rude 



I air average quality ... 

 Gi i d to tine bold 

 .Middling U »>' 

 Otort to In ebold 

 Brow nish 



Med brown to fair bold 

 Smi 11 fan to fiue plump 

 Fair to j.ood 

 Sieris 



•helly to good 

 .sis and 2nds 

 I ull to tint bright 



Crown, Benewed 



Oig. Mem 

 Bed Oig. Stem 



Btnewed 

 h ot t 



Common to tine quill 



Fair to fine bold 



I nil to 1 lie blight bold 



Bull to tine 



Fair and fine bright 



Fair 



Bold to fine 

 Medium to good 

 Good oidinaiy 

 Fair to 1 old 

 Special Marks 

 1 ed to good 

 Ordinary to red 



Middling to good 

 I ull to fail- 

 Fair to tine dry 

 Fair 



mi ill to fine bold 

 Mi all and medium 

 ( i mmon to fine bold 

 Small and D's 

 t'nsplit 



.-in. blocky tj fair clear 

 Pi le and ambtr, -ti nts. 



,, „ little red 



Bean and Pea size ditto 

 if; ir t" g' oil i ed si i ts 

 Med. Ahold glassy soits 

 Fair to good palish ... 

 red 



Ordinary to good pale 



QUOTATIONS. 



85s a 90s 

 Ok b 82s 6d 

 2d a 4d 



lit. 7s 6d a £6 10s 

 <.71us a'£712fr6d 

 £6 Its a £« 6s 

 £6 6s a £ti 10s 

 nom. 



1668 



:s 10d a 28 

 is ed a Is 8d 

 h a 2s ed 

 is ed a Is 9d 

 2s i 3s 

 is da 3s 6d 

 is td a Is 7d 

 :s 7da Is tod 

 ui a Is ad. 

 3d a 3^il 

 s a bus 



3f d a 7d 

 '.d a td 

 Hd a 4jd 

 3d a 6Jd 

 ljda id 

 dais 6d 

 jd a Is 4d 

 a* d a Is 

 5d a 9jd 

 2iil a bid 

 101 a lid 

 i d a bd 

 7d a 8d 

 4Ad 

 id 



110s a 112s 

 si s a It 8s 

 noniinal 

 4is fd m 46s ed 

 78s a 80s 

 bis a 77s 

 AOs a 74s 



lis a ]fs 

 :'7slda32s ed 

 21s a 23o noin. 

 0s nom. 



2s to a 65s 

 48s a6i,s 

 Si s a 35s 

 33s 



Assam 



Sorts to fine pale 

 Keddish to good pale 

 1 uik to fine pale 

 Clean fr to gd. almonrls 

 ■ on . stony to go u block 

 Fair to fine bright 

 Fair to tine pale 

 middling to good 

 Ootid to fine white 

 Middling to fair 

 Low to good pale 

 .slightly foul to fine 

 Fine iaia bis. & sheets 



Ceara „ „ 

 Crepe ordinary to fine 

 Fine Block 

 Scrap fair to fine 

 Plantation 



Fair II to good red No.l 



6s a f'Ps 

 It, a £19 lCs 

 £13 a 1 16 

 6s a £14 

 £9 a £12 

 £6 lis a,£8 

 £4 a £8 10s 

 £4 a £7 10s 

 5s a 3'/s Ml nom, 

 32s td a f 08 

 7s a 42s bu nom 

 0s a Wis ,, 

 : s a 25s 

 •5.- a Jul s 

 5s a 75s 

 d a Is 

 £5 a £6 

 5s a 70s 

 45s a 65s 

 hOs a 4t's 

 10s a 22s 6d 

 Us a 15s 

 4s v£d 

 4 ?'d 



4s 2d a 4s 3d 

 Js4^d 

 s t d a 8s 

 s 4d 



2s a 2s Pd 

 2s 2d a 2s 4d 



QUALITY. 



QUOTATIONS. 



INDIABUBBF".B.( Contd.) 

 Korneo 

 Java 

 Penang 

 M ozanibique 



Nyassaland 

 Madagascar 



New Guinea 

 1NU1GO, E.I. Bengal 



MACE, Bombay ft Penang 

 per lb. 



MYBABOLANES, cwt 



Madras 

 Bombay 



Bengal „ 

 NUTMEGS— lb. 

 Bombay & Penang „ 



NUTS, ABFCA cwt. 

 MJX VOti 1CA, Cochin 

 per c vt. B< ngal 

 Mao sas 

 OIL OF ANISEED „ 

 CASSIA 

 LEMONGBASS 

 NUTMEG „ 

 CINNAMON 

 CM BON ELBE 

 OECBELLA V\ EED— cwi 

 Ceylon „ 

 Zanzibar. ,, 



PEPPER- (Black) Hi. 

 Alleppee <St Tellicherrj 

 Ceylon 

 Singapore 

 Aiheeii & W. C. Penang 

 (White) Singapore 



Penang 

 PLUMBAGO, lump 



cwt. 



bd a 2s 2d 

 B9d a 2s 6d 

 l» 4d a 28 3d 

 -stid aSsSJd 

 2s ed a its 3d 



rrmiron to good 

 Good to fit e red 



w white to prime red j 

 Fair to I ne red i all 

 Ninsagi, >air 10 gocd 

 fair to tine hall \ M hda 2a 4d 



Fr to m.e pinky & white la a 2s 2d 

 Majuuga & blkcoated .. | Q ., ]s s j 

 Niseis, low logo, d . ttia28 

 Oioina y V fine ball .. lr6(1 2 6dnom 



hipping und to gil violei uB a 38 „ d 

 toiisuunng und. to gd. 3s ld a Hs ia 

 < rdinar.i to middling g d a « a 

 cud, s Mid. lin. to tine 2s e.i a 2/8 nom, 

 Mid. to j, ood Ku> pi h 

 Low to oidii aiy 

 Aiid. to tine Madras 

 Pale reddish to hue 

 Oidinaiy to fair 



„ „ good pale 



'2s 3d a 28 6d 

 Is ed a 2s 2d 

 li- 6di 2s <d 

 'Is 5d a is 10d 

 Is a Is 6d 

 Is Id a ls6d 



I'G and Coconada 

 J ubblepore 

 Lbimlies 

 hha.ipore, &e. 

 CaUutta 

 4's to 67's 

 110's to 65'8 

 160's to llfi's 

 , idinary to fair fresh 

 Oidinaiy to goou 



Fair merchantable 

 according to analysis 

 (Jood flavour & colour 

 I 'iugy to white 

 Ordinary to fair sweet 

 bright iV good flavour 



is td a 4s9d 

 4s 9s a fid 

 5s a 5s 6d 

 4s °d a 6s 

 4s I'll a 6s 6d 

 s 4d a !s6d 

 51d a Is fid 

 4|d a bid 

 lis a loa 

 9-< a Hs6d nom. 



6d a Ts 9d 

 7s M a us 

 4s 6d 

 isSu a Ss 

 2d 



Hd a 2d 

 id a Is 



la 



Mid. to tine not woody.. r2a 6d a 18s 

 I icked clean flat leaf .. nom. 

 „ wiry Mozambique 



chips 

 dust 



-IAGO, Pearl, large 



n edium . 

 small 



sf:edlac cwt. 



SENNA, Tinnevelly lb. 



SHELLS, M. o'PEABI. 



Egyptian cwt. 

 Bombay 

 Meigui 

 Mi mlla 

 Panda 

 TAMABINDS, Calcutt 

 per cwt. Madras 

 TOKT OISESHK1.1 — 

 Zanzibar, & Point ay lb. 



TURMERIC, Bengal cwt 

 U a dras „ 



Bo. 

 Cochin ,, 



Fair 



„ to fine bold heavy 



Hull to tme 

 i air to tine 

 lair 

 fair 



ei.it to tine bright bold 

 iddliiij; to good small 

 ull to t ne bright 

 idinur) to tine bright 

 nil to fine 

 i» M 



O dinary logrl. soluble 

 Good to tine bold gieei 

 Fair greenish 

 Comniontptckyand small 



Small to bold 



31d 



3d a id 

 A 



sd a 3|d 

 id a bd 



id 

 -ifd 



35s a 458 nom. 



5s a 40s 

 15s a 30s 

 s a 15s 



4 811 15s 



2s 6da 15s 

 is a i 3s 

 £5 a £6 nom. 

 6d a 7d 

 d a iid 

 l L da2id 



VANILLOES— 



iv auritius 



Maoh^atcar 



f-ejchelles 

 VEBiV.lLLlON 

 i WAX, Japan, squares 



lb. 



.. "V Hts 

 ... } 2ndt 

 . J £rds 



Fair to good 

 Sorts 



id. to fine bl'k not stony 

 Stony and inferior 



Small to Bold 

 i it l ings 

 Fair 



l inger fair to fine bold 

 fulbs [bright 

 Finger 

 Bulbs 



Gd crystallized Z\ a8| in 

 Foxy 6i reddish 34 a 

 i ,ej,n and inferior 

 Fire, pure, bright 

 Good white hard 



H5s a £5 10s 

 :5s a £6 Wa 

 £4 a £7 

 £4 Si- a £7 15s 

 25s a 303 nom. 

 lis a 12s 

 4s a 6s 



12s a 30s 

 6s a 22s 

 17s 



1 9s a 2% 

 138 a 16s 

 168 



18s 



a 13s 

 5s a 9s 

 a Ss 

 2s Sd a 26 

 52s 6d lOd 



