Feb. 1, 1901.J 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
571 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
1901. 
{Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
EXPORTS. 
Colombo, 4th Feb. 
Cardamoms; — 
All round parcel, well bleached per lb. Rl'SO 
Do. dull mediuJn do. Rl-40 
Speecial assortment, 0 and 1 only do. R2-20 
Seeds do, Rl'So 
Cinchona Bark: — 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 9c — For IJ to 3 o/o. 
Cinnamon ■ — 
Ordinary assortment per lb. 56jo. 
Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 62o, 
No3. 3 and 4 only per lb. 54c. 
Cinnamon Chips ; — 
Per candy of 560 lb R90 00 
Cocoa :— 
Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwt R58 
Medium do do B54 
Bright native, unpicked and undried R52 
do 
do 
R44 
R48-00 
R4000 
R30-00 
Ordinary do 
Coconuts — (huaked). 
Selected per thousand 
Ordinary ,, 
Smalls ,, 
Coconut Cake — 
Poonac in robins f. o b. per ton R72'50 
Do in bags None 
Coconut (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb 14ic 
-Coconut Oil — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt R15 00 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages f. o. b. per ton 
R330-00 Business done. 
Coffee. — 
Plantation Estate Parchment on the spot per bus. 
None. 
Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. (ready) per cwt. - 
None. 
Native Coffee, f.o.b per cwt. — None. 
Oitronella Oii^ — 
Ready do per lb, — None. 
Copra — 
Boat Copra per candy of 560 lb. R48 00^ 
Calpentyn Copra do do 
Cart do do do 
Estate do do do 
Croton Seed per cwt— None 
Ebony— 
Sound per ton at Govt, depo 
Govt, eales of Dec 3rd. 
Inferior R155. — As per last Gi 
Fibres — 
por cwt 
R49 50 
R43 00 
R48 50j 
Coconut Bristle No. 1 
Do „ 2 
Do mattress 1 ,, 
Do „ 2 
Coir Yarn, Kogalla ,, 1 to 8 
Do Colombo ,, 1 to 8 
Kitool all sizes ,, 
Palmyrah ,, 
Pepper— Black per lb 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps per ton 
Ordinary lumps do 
Chips do 
Dust do 
Do (Flying) 
Sapanwood — per ton 
Satinwood (ordinary) per cubic ft. 
Do do per cubic ft 
RlO-50 
None 
400 
3 00 
18 00 
1600 
None 
None 
None 
R650 
600 
400 No Enquiry 
250 
125 
None. 
None. 
None, 
Tea- 
High Grown Medium Low Grown 
Average. Average. Average. 
Broken Pekoe and Broken 
cts 
cts 
cts 
Orange Pekoe per lb 
47 
47 
30 
Orange Pekoe do 
52 
36 
32 
Pekoe do 
43 
32 
25 
Pekoe Souchong do 
43 
21 
20 
Pekoe Fanningsdo 
23 
21 
22 
Biokeo mixed— dust, &o 
11 
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