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THF. TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[August i, 1888. 
MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NKW PRODUCTS 
(From Lewi* d: Peat's London Pr'icn Currant, 10th July 1888.) 
FROM MALABAR 
COAST, COCHIN, 
CEYLON, MADRAS, &C, 
BEES' WAX, White 
QUALITY. 
'QUOTATIONS. 
i f Slightly snftish to good) 
\\ hard' bright ...j£6 a £0 10s 
105s 
Yellow ... jDo. drossy &d'ark ditto. ..j8os 
CXNCHONABARK— Crown Renewed .. 
'Medium to fine Quill 
CARDAMOMS Malab 
CINNAMON 
Chips 
COCOA, Ceylon . 
5d a Is 6d 
fid a is 
,4d a 9d 
2d a 6ri 
3d a Is «d 
4d a 9d 
3d a 7<1 
•2da4d 
Id a Ud 
Spoke shavin 
Branch 
Bed Renewed 
(Medium togood Quill 
'Spoke shavings ... 
Branch 
Twig 
Clipped, bold, bright, fine la lOd a 2s 6d 
and Ceylon Middling, stnlky & lean 8d a Is 6d 
Alleppee [Fair to finepluniprlipped is 3d a 2 s 
Tellicherry Good to fine ... Is a Is Gd 
Brownish ...jGdalH 
Mangalore 'Good & line, washed, ligl . 1 a a 2s 2d 
Long Ccylon'Middling to good 8d a Is 4d 
l8ts Ord. to line pale quill a 1~ Id 
2nds' , 
3rds; „ „ „ 
ithsJWopdy and hard ... 
...'Fair to fine plant ... 
... Hold to tine bold 
Medium 
Triage to ordinary 
COFFEE Ceylon Plantation Boldto fine bold color 
Native 
Libcrian 
East Indian 
Native 
Middling to fine mid. 
Low mid. and Low gr >wn 
Smalls 
Good ordinary 
Small to bold 
,Bold to fine hold 
|Medium to tine 
iSmall 
(Good to fine ordinary 
jTid a Is 3d 
.|6J-d a Is 
. 5f(i a lOd 
:! lja a 7d 
,.ma a 90s 
| 78s a 81s 
. 60s a 7 7s Gd 
92s a 103s 
80s a 90s 
72s a 78s 
70s a 7?s 
60s a 70s 
503 a 72, 
Hfe a 105s 
75s a 80s 
'G7s a 71s 
60s a 70s 
COIRJtOPE.Ceylon&CocbinlMicl. coarse tofine straighl ! 65 a £15 
Ord. to tine long straightj£12 a £26 
FIBRE, Brush 
Stuffing . 
COIR YARN, Ceylon 
Cochin 
Do 
COLOMBO ROOT, sifted . 
CROTON SEEDS, sifted . 
GINGER, Cochin, Cut 
Rough 
GUM ARABIC, Madras. 
NUX VOMICA 
MYRABOLANES Pale, . 
Pickings 
OIL, CINNAMON 
CITRONELLE 
LEMON GRASS 
ORCHELLA WEED 
PEPPER.Malabar.blk. sifted 
Alleppee & Cochin ,, 
Tellicherry, White ... 
PLUMBAGO Lump 
Chips 
dust 
RED WOOD 
SAP AN WOOD 
SANDAL WOOD, logs 
Do. chips 
SENNA, Tinnevelli 
tCoarse to fine 
'Ordinary to superior 
Ordinary to fine 
|Roping fair to good 
(Middling wormy to fine... 
Fair to tine fresh 
:Good to fine bold 
iSmall and medium 
[Fair to fine bold 
(Small 
;Dark to tine pale 
iFair to fine bold fresh ... 
iSmall ordinary and fair... 
jGood to fine picked 
Common to middling ... 
Fair Coast 
Burnt and defective 
Fair to fine heavy 
Bright & good flavour .. 
Mid. to fine, not woody.. 
Fair to bold heavy I 
,, good ,, | 
Fair'to fine bright bold... 
Middling to good small... 
(Slight foul to fine bright 
Ordinary to fine bright ... 
Fair and fine bold 
a £15 
£12 a £35 
£12 a £33 
£10 10 s a £14 
8s a 24s 
8s 6d a 13s 
52s 6d a 80s 
25s a 40s 
20s a 35s 
15s a 20s 
23s a £6 
10s a 12s 
7s a 9s 
... 5s 3d a 7s <id 
3s 6d a 4s 9d 
... is 9d a 5s 
... 2s 6d a 3s 3d 
,..!8d a 2s Gd 
|fl a Id 
l|d 
35s a 38s 6d 
7*d a 84 d 
none here 
2s Gd a 17s 
7s a 12s 
6s a lis 
5s a 9s 
£4 10s a £5 
Middling coated to good £6 a £9 
Fair to good flavor ...,£20 a £44 
Inferior to fine £5 10s a £22 
Good to fine bold green... 8d a is 3d 
Fair middling medium... 3d a Gd 
Common dark and small §d a 2|-d 
Finger fair to fine bold 6s 6d a 7s 9d 
Mixed middling [bright 5s 6d a 6s 3d 
'Bulbs whole 5s a 5s Gd 
; Do split 5s a 5s 3d 
TURMERIC, Madras 
Do. 
Do. 
Cochin 
VANILLOES, Mauritius &, 
Bourbon, lstsiFine crystalised 6 a 9inch los a 25s 
2nds Foxy & reddish 5 a 8 ,, 10s a 17s 
3rds 
4th 
/ Lean & dryto middling 
\ under 6 inches ...6s a lis 
Low, foxy, iuferior and 
[pickings 2s a 6s 
FROM BOMBAY 
AND ZANZIBAR. 
ALOES, So=cotrine i-nl Good and fine dry ...£5a£7 
Hepatic... Common and good ... 60s a £7 lOs 
CHILLIES, Zauz'bar ...'Fair to fine bright ... 32s a 34s (id 
Ordinary and middling.,, 24s a 31s 
FRO M BOM HAY 
AND ZANZIBAR. 
CLOVES, Zanzibar I 
and Pemba, per lb ' 
„ Stems... 
COCULUS rNDICUS 
GALLS, Bussorah 
& Turkey ty" cwt. 
Tcwt, 
GUM AMMONIACUM per 
ANIMf, washed, $ cwt. 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATKWS 
scraped.. 
ARABIC. E.I. & Aden . 
per cwt. Ghatti .. 
Amrad clu 
ASSAECETUM, per 
cwt 
KINO. per cwt. 
MYRRH, picked ,, 
Alien sorts 
OLIHANU.M, Irop 
per cwt. ,, 
p ; ckings... 
siftijigs ... 
I NDI A KUUBER Mbfcambi 
per lb. Ball & Saus 
iGfoodand fine bright 
Common dull to fair 
Kair fresh 
Fair 
Fair to fine dark blue 
Good white and green... 
Blocky to fine clean 
Picked fine pale in sorts, 
[iart yellow and mixed 
Bean & Pea size ditto ... 
amber and red bold 
Medium & bold sorts 
Sorts 
Woody to tine pale 
Good and tine pale 
lie-ldish to pale brown ... 
Clean fair to fine 
Slightly stony and foul ... 
Fa:rto l.ue bright 
Fair to fine pale 
Middling to good 
Fair to fine white 
Reddish to middling ... 
Middling to good pa le ... 
Slightly foul to fine 
que, l red hard 
age J white softish 
unripe root 
liver 
■ •■•id a 7d 
6d a 6|d 
.'l£d a lfjd 
"is a 9s ! 
.55s a 62s 64 
15s a 53s - 
10sa 35s ■ 
£12 a £12 Id 
£10 a £11 lb 
£5 a £10 I 
tH a £10 16 
£5 a £7 1 
90s a 130sl 
40s a 120b1 
95s a £6 Kb 
40s a fOs ■ 
35s a 40s I 
25s a 30s 1 
32s a 34s f 
£6 a £7 lOj 
31s a ids 
25s a HOfl 
lis a 20a 
Ils6'la I» 
Is fid a 2a 5 
lOd a Is 6d 
4jd a 1= 2$ 
la 2d a lsT 
FROM CALCUTTA AND 
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 
CASTOR OIL, Ists per o/ 
2nds ,, ... 
3rds 
IND r A RTT fi HER SLssa m . pel 
lb. 
SAF FLOWER 
TAMARINDS 
Nearly water white ... a 4ld| 
Fair and good pale ■ ••'2ida2td| 
Brown and hrownish ... 2d a 2Jd 
Good to fine ...;ls 7d a -i* 
Common foul and m xcd:6d a Is 6d] 
Rangoon . . . ; Fai r to good clean 
Madagascar (Good to tine pinky &v 
,Fair to good black 
...iGood to fine pinky 
Middling to fair 
Inferior and pickings 
... Mid. to lineMnc&not stony 10s a 16s 
Stony and inferior ... 4s a 8s 
FROM 
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 
ALOES, Cape, per cwt. ... Fair dry to fine bright ... 18s a 21sj 
>, ... Common & middling soft 7s a 17s I 
Natal ... Fair to fine ...'none heJ 
ARROWROOT Natal per lb Middling to fine ...LJda3d 1 
FROM CHINA, JAPAN & 
THE EASTERN ISLANDS. 
CAMPHOR, China, y cwt. Good, pure, & dry white 
Japan „ ,. ' pink 
GAMBIER, Cubes, cwt Ordinary to fine free ... 
Pressed 
Block [per lb. Good 
GUTTA PERCH A, genume,Fine clean Banj&Macas- 
Sumatra.. .(Barky to fair [sar 
Reboiled...iCommon to fine clean ... 
White Borneo ... Good to fine clean 
llnferior and barky 
NUTMEGS, large, per lb...|Gl*s a 80's, garbled 
Medium ...|83's a 95's 
Small ...1100's a 160's 
MACE, per lb. ... Pale reddish to fine pale 
[Ordinary to red 
iChips and dark 
RHUBARB, Sun dried, per Good to tine sound 
lb. [Dark ordinary & middling 
High dried ...IGood to fine 
jDark, rough & middling 
SAGO, Pearl, large, $ cwt. (Fair tofine 
medium ... „ ,, 
small ,, ,, ,, 
Flour [per lb, Good pinky to white 
TAPIOCA, Penang Flake I Fair to fine 
Singapore 
Flour 
Pearl 
. Bullet, per cwt. 
(Medium ,, 
I Seed 
1 70s a80»: 
32s 6d a ffl 
2os a 29s 
23s 9d a SI 
2s 4d a 38 J 
6d a 2s 3d 
3d a Is 4d 
lid a Is 3<< 
Id a 81 
2 s 9d a 3a 6 
2s 6d a 2s 
Is 7d a 2s 5j 
2s 9d a 3s' 
2s 4d a 2sE( 
2s a 2s 3d 
Is 4d a 3s 
8d a 3s 3* 
8Jd a lid 
3d a 7d 
|l0sal2M 
9s a 10s 61 
! 8s a 10s 
8s a 9s 
2M a 3d 
|2id a2|d 
12s a 203 
23s a 24s 
23s a 23s 6c 
I9s6d 
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