April i, 1895.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
703 
Parchment on the spot per 
-No quot- 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
( Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce). 
Colombo, April 1, 1895. 
Exchange on London. — Bank Selling Rates : — On 
demand 1/1 J; 4 months' sight 1/1 5-16; 6 months' 
sight 1/1 11-32. Bank Buyiny Bates :— Credits 3 
months' sight 1/1 11-32 to 7-16; 6 months' sight 1/1 
15-32 to § ; Documents 3 months' sight 1/1 7-16 to 
15-32; 6 months' sight 1/1J to 17-32— Closing rates. 
Coffee.— Plantation Estate Parchment on the spot 
per bushel, R17-50 to R18'25. 
Estate Crops in Parchment, delivery to end Feb. 
per bushel, — No quotations. 
Plantation Estate Coffee, f.o.b. on the spot per 
cwt. R90-00 to 95 00. 
Plantation Estate f.o.b. Special Assortment per cwt, 
— No quotations. 
Liberian parchment on the spot per bushel, 
Ell-50 to R12-50. 
Garden and Chetty 
bushel, — No quotations. 
Garden and Chetty Coffee f.o.b. per cwt, 
ations. 
Native Coffee f.o.b. per cwt, R7150 to R72-00. 
Tea. — Average Prices ruling during the week: Broken 
Pekoe, per lb. 57c. Pekoe per lb. 51c. Pekoe 
Souchong, per lb. 43c. Broken mixed and Dust, per 
lb. 31c. — Averages of Wednesday's sale. 
Cinchona Bark.— Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 
per lb. Oljc. — 1 to 3 %. Nominal. 
Twigs and Branch. — No quotations. 
Cardamoms— per lb. 80c. to R2-00. 
Coconut Oil.— Mill oil per cwt, R1612 to R1637. 
Dealer's oil per cwt, R1600 to R16-12J. 
Coconut oil in ordinary packages f.o.b. per ton 
R85500 to R360-00. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked and undried) per cwt, R35-00 to 
R42-50. 
Copra.— Per candy of 560 lbs. R45-00 to R5P00. 
Coconut Cake.— (Poonac) f.o.b. per ton, R55O0,— 
Nominal. 
Cora Tarn.— Nos. 1 to 8 per cwt, R6'00 to R12-00. 
Cinnamon. — Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 54c. to 55c. — 1 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb. 50c. to 51c. — 
Out of season. 
Plumbago. — Large Lumps per ton, R150 to R300. 
Do Ordinary Lumps per ton, R130 to R290. 
Do Chips per ton, R80 to R150. 
Do Dust per ton, R30 to R100. 
Ebony. — Per ton. — Govt, sales this day. 
Rice.— Soolye per bag, R7'00 to R78'5. 
Pegu and Calcutta Calunda per bag R7'40 to R8'00. 
Coast Calunda per bushel, R2.75 to R310. 
Muttusamba per bushel, R3-30 to R3-75. 
Kadappa and Kurnwe per bushel, R2'80 to R290. 
— Scarce. 
Cargo. 
Tea 
Coconut Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts in bags 
Other Cargo 
Broken Stowage 
SAILERS. 
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Soolye 
Callunda (new) 
Coast Callunda 
Kuruve (scarce) 
Muttusamba 
Cinnamon.— Quoted Nos. 1 to 4, at 51c and Nos. land 2 at 
54 cents per lb. (nominal). 
Chips.— R55 -00 p„r candy (nominal). 
COCONUTS.— Ordinary R38'00 to 42-00 per 1,000 (nominal). 
New York rates per steamer with transhipment 
22/6 @ 15/ above London rates. 
LOCAL MARKET. 
By Mr. A. M. Chittambahtm, 7, Baillic St., Fort. 
Colombo, April 3rd. 1895. 
per bushel. 
Garden Parchment :- 
Chetty do :- 
Native Coffee :- 
do f.o.b. :- 
Liberian Parchment) 
do Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
PiCE. -Market is rising in Calcutta 
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lfi'50 to 10-25 do 
(•.2 (10 to 0100 per cwt. 
72-50 
13 00 per bushel do 
OS'OO per cwt . 
0.70 to 2-00 per 11). (nominal). 
30-00 to 40 00 per cwt. do 
E6-50 to 675 per bag. 
7-00 to 7-40 do 
7 25 to 7-50 
3-06 to 3-12 per bushel. 
2- 87 to 3-00 do 
3- 25 to 3-50 do 
do Selected 45-00 to 48'00 do 
Coconut Oil.— ig oo to 16 37 per cwt. 
Copra.— Market steady:— 
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Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart Copra 
Poonac— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations at 
Satinwood.— cubic feet 
Halmilla. — do 
R50-00 to 50-50 per candy. 
48-00 to 49-00 do 
45-00 to 47-00 do 
85-00 to 90 00 per ton. 
85-00 to 90-00 do 
52-50 to 55-00 do 
R100 to R185 (nominal). 
1-50 to 2-12 do 
1-00 to 1-25 do 
Kitul Fibre.— Quoted at R30 00 per cwt (nominal). 
P\lmyra Fibre.— Quoted nominally:— 
Jaffna Black.— Cleaned R18 - 00 to 20 '00 per cwt. 
do Mixed 15 00 to 17-00 do 
Indian do 10 00 to 12-00 do 
Do Cleaned 14-00 to 16 00 
Sapan Wood.— Quoted. 45 00 to 50 00 per ton. 
KerosineOil — American 6-75 to 7-25 per case. 
do Russian 6'12 to 6'15 do 
Kapok.— Cleaned f.o.b : — (Scarce). 
do Uncleaned 5 00 to 6 -00 do 
Croton Seed 13 00 to 17 '00 do 
Nux Vomica 3"25 to 3'50 per cwt. 
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