May i, 1895. J 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
769 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
(Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce). 
Colombo, April 29, 1895. 
Exchange on London. — Bank Sellini) Rates : — On 
demand 1/U to 9-32; 4 months' sight 1/1 5-16 to 
11-32 ; 6 months' sight Bank Bui/inr/ Bates : — 
Credits 3 months' sight 1/1 15-32 to 746 ;. 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, B17 00 to R18 00. 
Estate Crops in Parchment, delivery to end Feb. 
per bushel, — No quotations. 
Plantation Estate Coffee, f.o.b. on the spot per 
cwt, R89-00 to R93-50. 
Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. Special Assortment 
per cwt, — No quotations. 
Liberian parchment on the spot per bushel, 
R1200 to 1112-75. 
Garden and Chetty Parchment on the spot per 
bushel, — No quotations. 
Garden and Chetty Coffee f.o.b. per cwt, — No quot- 
ations. 
Native Coffee f.o.b. per cwt, R9P50 to R92-00. 
Tea. — Average Prices ruling during the week: Broken 
Pekoe, per lb. 57c. Pekoe per lb. 48c. Pekoe 
Souchong, per lb. 37c. Broken mixed and Dust, per 
lb. 30c. — Averages of Wednesday's sale. 
Cinchona Bark. — Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 
per lb. 01£c— 1 to 4 %. 
Twigs and Branch. — No quotations. 
Cardamoms. — per lb. 80c. to R2-00. 
Coconut Oil. — Mill oil per cwt, R15-75. 
Dealer's oil per cwt, IU5'62§. 
Coconut oil in ordinary packages f.o.b. per ton 
R346-25. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked and undried) per cwt, R30 to R40. 
Copra.— Per candy of 560 lb. R4P00 to R1900. 
Coconut Cake. — (Poonac) f.o.b. per ton, RG7'oO — Norn. 
Com Yarn.— Nos. 1 to 8 per cwt, R600 to R12-00. 
Cinnamon. — Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 53c. — Nominal. 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb. 50c— do 
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. — No sales. 
Rice.— Soolye per bag, R7 00 to R8'00. 
Pegu and Calcutta Calunda per bag R7 - 20 to R8 - 00. 
Coast Calunda per bushel, K3.18. 
Muttusamba per bushel, R3 - 30 to R.3'50. 
Kadappa and Kuruwe per bushel, — No quotations. 
Rangoon Raw 3 bushel, bag R9'25, — Scarce. 
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Coconuts in bags 
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Broken Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut Oil 
Plumbago 
New York rates per steamer with transhipment 
12,6 @ 15/ above London rates. 
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LOCAL MARKET. 
A. M. Chittambalam, 7, Baillic St., Fort. 
Colombo, April 30th, 1395. 
BIS'SO to lO'OO per bushel. 
lO'OO to 10-jil clc 
(l:i ()0 to 04-511 per cwt. 
70-50 to 71-00 
WOO per bushel (nominal). 
Oo'OO per c« r. 
070 CO --"o per 11>. (nominal). 
30 00 tu 10 00 per cwt, do 
Garden Parchment : 
Chetty do :- 
Native Coffee :— 
do f.o.l>. :— 
Siberian Parchment . 
do Coffee, 
Cardamom^. 
Cocoa, -(nominal) 
Rick.— Market is quiet .— 
Kazla 
Soolyo 
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3-06 to 3-12 per bushel. 
3-00 do 
3-50 do 
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to 4, at 
Calhmda (new) 
Coast Callunda 
Kuvuve (scarce) 
Muttusamba 
Cinnamon.— Quoted Nos. 1 
51 cents per lb. (nominal). 
Chii'S.— K55'U0 per candy (nominal). 
COCONUTS.— Ordinary RSS'OO to 42-00 per 1,000 (nominal) 
do Selected 45-00 to 48'00 do do 
Coconut Oil.— 15-50 to 15-75 per cwt. do 
Copra.— Market dull:— 
Kalpitiya R47'00 to 47"25 per candy. 
Marawila 45-50 to 46'50 do 
Cart Copra 43'00 to 45-00 do 
Poonac— Gingelly 85-00 to 90-00 per ton. 
Chekku 85-00 to 90-00 do 
Mill (retail) 70'00 to 72-50 do 
Ebony.— quotations at R100 to R185 (nominal). 
SATINWOon.— cubic feet l'50 to 212 do 
HaLMILLA.— do 1-00 to 1-25 do 
Kitul Fibre.— Quoted at R30-00 per cwt (nominal). 
Palmyra Fibre.— Quoted nominally : — 
Jaffna Black.— Cleaned RIS'OO to 20 -t)0 per cw t. 
do Mixed 15-00 to 17-00 do 
Indian do 10 00 to 12-00 do 
Do Cleaned 14-00 to lO'OO 
Sapan Wood.— Quoted. 45-00 to 50-00 per ton. 
Kerosine Oil — American C75 to C90 per case. 
do Russian ti'12 to 6 '15 do 
Kapok.— Cleaned f.o.b : — (Scarce.) 
do Uncleaned 5 - 00 to O'OO do 
Croton Seed 13 - 00 to 17'00 do 
Nux. Vomica 3 "25 to 3'50 per cwt. 
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