360 



MARKET RATES FOR TROPICAL PRODUCTS. 



(From Lewis <f- PcaVs Monthly Prices Cm-rent, London, 15th September, 1909.) 



ALOES, Socotrine cwt 

 Zanzibar & Hepatic ,, 

 ARROWBOOT (Natal) lb 

 J EES' WAX, cwt 

 Zanzibar Yellow ,, 

 Bombay blesched „ 

 „ unbleached,, 

 Madagascar ,, 

 CAMPHOR, Japan 



China „ 

 CARDAMOMS, Tuticorin 



leilicbenj 



Mangalcue ,, 

 CfjUli. 1 J tore „ 

 Malabar 

 Seeds, E. I, & Ceylon „ 

 Ceylon Long Wild ,, 

 CAb'loli OIL, Calcutta ,, 

 CH1I.UE6, Zanzibar cwt 

 CINCHONA BARK.- lb. 

 Ceylon 



ClNf AMOK, Ceylon lstt- 

 per lb, 2ndt 

 3rds 

 4ths 

 Chips, 4c. 

 CLOVES, Penang lb. 

 Amboyna 

 Ceylon 

 Zanzibar 

 Stems 



COFFEE 



Ceylon Plantation cwt. 

 Native 



Liberian ,, 

 COCOA, Ceylon Plant. ., 



Native Estate ,, 

 Java and Celebes „ 



COLOMl.O hOO'l 



CKOTON S> JUS, sift. cwt. 



OUBEBS 



QlNbiiB, Bengal, rough,, 

 <. alieut, Cut A „ 

 B & C ,, 

 ( ochin hough ,, 



Japan ,, 

 UUM AMMONIAC UM ,, 

 A MM I, Zanzibar 



Madagascar ,> 



*VAVie V. T. & Ad«n „ 



Turkey torts ,, 

 Glatti 



Kurracbee ,, 



Madras ,, 

 Ai.SAT(Ji'J 1] A 



KINO 



MlBIill , | icked cwt 

 Aden sorts ,, 

 OLIBAN UM, drop 



pickings ,, 

 sif tings ,, 

 INDIA RU1 BlUi lb. | 



Ceylon, Straits, J 

 Malay Straits, etc. 



Assam 



Rangoon 



QUALITY. 



Fair to fine ,, 

 Common to good 

 Fair to fine 



Slightly drossy to fair ... 



Fiir to gO( d 



Dark to good genuine .. 



lurk 1o ^eod palish 



Refined 



lair average quality „, 

 G< < d to rii e bold 

 Middling lean 

 Good to tn e bold 

 Brovt nish 



Med brown to fair bold 

 Smi 1) fair to fine plump 

 Fair to good 



Fair to good . . 



shelly to good 

 Good 2nds 

 Dull to tine bright 



Crown, Renewed 



Org. Stem 

 Red Org. Stem 



Renewed 

 Beet 

 Good to tine quill 



Fair to fine bold 



I Jull to fine bright pkd 



Dull to tine 



Fair and fine bright 

 Fair 



Medium to Bold 

 Good oidinary 

 Fair to bold 

 Special Marks 

 Red to good 

 Ordinary to red 

 Small to good red 

 Middling to good 

 Dull to fair 

 Ord. stalky to good 

 Fair 



Small to fine bold 

 Small and medium 

 Common to fine bold 

 Small and D's 

 Unsplit 



Sm. blocky to fair clean 

 Pale ar.d amber, str. sits. 



„ little red 

 Bean and Pea size ditto 

 Fair to g< od red sorts 

 Med. & bold glassy sorts 

 Fair to good palish ... 



., red 

 Oidinary to good pale 



Sorts to fine pale 

 Reddish to good pale ... 

 Dark to fine pale 

 Clean fr to gd. almonds- 

 com. stony to go. d block 

 Fair to tine bright 

 Fair to fine pale 

 Middling to good 

 Good to tine white 

 Middling to fair 

 Low to good pale 

 Slightly foul to fine 

 Fine Para bis. & sheets 

 ,, Ceara „ ,, 



Crepe ordinary to fine. 



lint Block 



mi. i laii to fine 



PI; it. t+eu 



Fair II tc erd, red No, 



QUOTATIONS 



85s a 90s 

 40s a 70s 

 §d a 4d 



£6 7sCd a £6 Its 

 a 10s a £7 12s 6c! 

 £5 lis a £6 5s 

 £0 7s6da£6 12/6 

 is 51d a Is 6d 

 13cs 



Is lOda 2s 2d 

 Js cd a Is 8d 

 Is 9d a 2s 

 Is 3d a Is 7d 

 is K d a 2s gd 

 Is ,'ela 2s lid 

 Is 4d a Is t'd 

 Is 7d 



6d a Is €d nom. 

 d 



35s a4Cs 



31d a 7d 

 2d a 6d 

 ljd a 4^d 

 3d a bid 

 ljd a 4d 

 lud a Is 4d 

 9d a Is 2d 

 7jd a ll^d 

 6£d a Sid 

 2gd a 34 d 

 Is a is 3d 

 8d a 8 d 

 7ida Id 

 4id a 4|d 

 Hd 



INDIARUBBF.R.f Contd.) 

 Fiorneo 

 Java 

 Penang 

 Mozambique 



nominal 

 nominal 



43s a 55s 

 60s a 74s 

 54s a 59s 

 38s a 54s 6tl 

 bUs a 85s 

 If s a 17s 6d 

 3i s a 35s 

 80s a 90s 

 30s 



tOs a 85s 

 52s a COs 

 38s a 42s 

 37s 6d| 

 36s 



5s a COs nom. 

 £16 a £18 

 £13 a £15 

 5s a £12 

 £9 a £13 Its 

 £7 a£9Es 

 £4 a £8 15s 

 £4 a £7 10s 

 25s a 32s 6d nom. 

 :7s Cd a 47s 6d 

 :0s a 42s 6d nom. 

 20s a 30s - „ 

 lis a 25s „ 

 120s a 14(s „ 

 15s a 100s „ 

 6d a Ed 

 80s a 115s 

 55s a 7Cs 

 40s a :os 

 5s a 35s 

 rs cd a 17s Cd 

 13s a 15s 

 7S 4d 

 7s 4d 



6s 6d a 7s 6d 

 8s 



5s Id a 5s 3d 

 4s 10el a 5s 1 d 

 4s a 4s 8d 

 3s 2d a 4s 2d 



Nyassaland 

 Mi dagascar 



New Guinea 

 INDIGO, E.I. Bengal 



MACE, Bombay & Penang 

 per lb. 



Java 

 Bombay 

 M V BABOLANES, cwt 

 Bombay ,, 



QUALITY. 



Crmrnon to good 

 Good to fine red 

 l ow white to prime red 

 Fair to fine red Ball ... 

 Sausage, fair to good .. 

 Fair to fine ball 



QUOTATIO NS 



Bengal 

 NUTMEGS— 



l)i. 



Bombay & Penang ,, 



NUTS, ARECA 

 NUX VOMICA, 

 per cwt. 



cwt. 

 Cochin 

 Be ngal 



Madras 



OIL OF ANISEED „ 

 CASSIA 

 LEMONGBASS 

 NUTMEG „ 

 CINNAMON 

 CITRON ELLE 

 ORCHELLA WEED— cwt 

 Ceylon ,, 

 Madagascar ,, 



PEPPER- (Black) lb. 

 Alleppee 4 Tellicherry 

 Ceylon 

 Singapore 

 Acheen & W. C. Penang 

 (White) Singapore „ 

 Ham ,, 

 Penang ,, 

 PLUMBAGO, lump cwt. 



chips 

 dust 



SAGO, I earl, large 



n edium .. 



small 



SEEDLAC cwt. 

 SENNA, Tinnevelly lb 



SHELLS, M. o'PEARL— 

 Egyptian cwt 

 Bombay ,, 

 Mergui ,, 

 Manilla ,, 

 Banda 

 TAMARINDS, Calcutta.. 



per cwt. Madras 

 TORTOISESHELL — 

 Zanzibar, 4 Bombay lb. 



TURMERIC, Bengal cwt. 



Madras „ 



Do. 

 Cochin 



Fr to fire pinky & white 

 Majunga & blk coated . . 

 Niggers, low to good . 

 Ordinal y to fine ball .. 

 Shipping mid to gd violet 

 Consuming mid. to gel. 

 Ordinary to midelling 

 Oudes Middling to fine 

 Miel. to good Kurpah 

 Low to ordinary 

 Mid. to fine Madras 

 Pale reddish to fine 

 Oidinary to fair 



,, good pale 



Wild 



l' G and Coconada 

 Jubblepore 

 Bhimlies 

 Bhajpore, dc. 

 Calcutta 

 64's to 57's 

 1 10's to 65's 

 lOO's to 115's 

 Ordinary to fair fresh 

 Ordinary to good 



Is 6da 2s gd 

 2s 6d a 4s 4d 

 2s a 3s 3d 

 3s 8d a 5s ed 

 3s 6d a 5s 

 3s 8d a 4s 8d 



Fair merchantable 

 According to analysis 

 Good flavour & colour 

 Dingy to white 

 Ordinary to fair sweet 

 Bright 4 good flavour 



Mid. to fine not woody.. 

 Fair 



Fair 



, to fine bold heavy 



Dull to fine ".. ! 

 Fair to fine 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair to tine bright bold 

 Middling to good small 

 Dull to fine bright 

 Ordinary to fine bright 

 Dull to fine 



Oielinaiy to gd. soluble 

 Good to fine bold green 

 Fair greenish 

 Commonepeckyanel ««iaH 



Small to bold 



Fair to good 

 Sorts 



Mid. to fine bl'k not stony 

 Stony and inferior 



2s lOd a 3s 8d 

 2s 3d a 2s 9d 

 Is 6d a ?s 2d 

 3s 2d a Is 6d nom 

 2s 10d a 3s 8d 

 2s 6d a 2s lOd 

 2s 2d a 2i 5d 

 2s 6d a 2/8 nom. 

 2s 2d a 2s 6d 

 Is 6d a 2s 

 Is 5d a 2s 4d 

 Is lid a 2s 4d 

 Is 8d a Is lOd 

 Is 7d a 2s Id 

 id a 5di 

 5s a 5s 6d 

 4s 9d a 6s 9d 

 4s 9d a 7s 

 4s 6d a 6s 3d 

 5s a 5s 6d 

 s 3d a Is 6d 

 43d a Is 2d 

 4d a 4Jd 

 14s a 16s 

 9s a lis 6d 

 a 6s Cd 

 6s 3d a 8s 

 4s 5d 

 3s 8d a 4s 

 2d a 2£d 

 lid a ljd 

 2Jda Is 

 Is O.d a Is l|d 



9s a lis 



3Jd 



3id a3id 

 3id " 

 31d a 3^d 

 5iela 8d 

 5jd 

 5d 



Small to bold 

 lickings 

 Fair 



Finger fair to line bold ; 

 Bulbs [bright ; 



Finger 

 Bulbs 



V ANILLOES- 



Miuritius .. "i Ists Gd crystallized 3J a8J in g s a 16s 

 Madagascar ... \ 2nds,Foxy & reeldish 3{ a „ 8s 3d a 12s 

 »vffin ™ " J a^s Lean and inferior ...8s 3d a 8s 9d 

 VERMILLION.. Fine, pure, bright . 2s lOd 



Vt AX, Ja| an, squares ;Good white hard ... 45s 



15s a 16s 6d 

 14s a 15s 

 12s a 13s 6d 

 50s a 65s 

 6el a 7d 

 3Jd a 41 d 

 Uda21d 



35s a llf s nom. 

 2ls allSs 

 £? a £8 15s 

 £512/6 a£1010s 

 25s a 30s nom. 

 lis al3s 

 4s a 6s 



8s a 31s 

 3s a 18s 6d 

 18s 



17s a 18s 

 14s a 15s 

 15s 



13s Cd - 



