March 1, 1901. 1 
THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
645 
COLOMBO PRICE CUllUEiVT. 
(Furnisked b'j th>: Chanher of Commerce.) 
EXPORTS. 
Colombo, 25th Feb. 1901. 
Cardamoms: — 
All ronad parcel, well bleached per lb. R1'70 
Do. dull medium do. R1'40 
Special assortmeut, 0 and 1 ouly do. R200 
Seeds do. RrdO 
Cinchona Bask: — 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 9 Jo — li to 3 o/o. 
Cinnamon : — 
57c.) 
620, > Scarce. 
53C.J 
Ordinary assortment per lb. 
Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 
Noa. '6 and 4 only per lb. 
Cinnamon Chips ; — 
Per candy of 560 lb R87-50 
Cocoa :— 
Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwt R55 
Medium do do B52 
Bright native, unpicked and undried R19 
Ordinary do do 
Coconuts — (husked). 
Selected per thousand 
do 
R43 
R52O0^ 
R41-00 J- Very scarce. 
Ordinary 
Smalls „ R30-00j 
Coconut Cake— 
Poonac in robins f. o. b. per ton R72'50 
Do in bags None 
OocoNUT (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb 16c 
Coconut Oil — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt R15 00 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages f, o. b. per ton 
R340-00, 
CoiTEE. — 
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. 
OlTRONELLA Oil. — 
Ready do per lb. — 50c 
Copra — 
Boat Oopra per candy of 560 lb. K49 00 
Calpentyn Copra do do lloO 00 
Cart do do do 114400 
Jfistate do do do KoOOO, 
Croton Seed per cwt— None 
EjBony — 
Sound per ton at Govt, depot— R230 [As per last 
Govt, sales of Dec 3rd. 
Inferior R155.— As per last Govt, sales of Dec 3rd 
Fibres — 
Coconut Bristle No. 
Do 
Do mattress ,, 
Do 
Coir Yarn, Kogalla ,, 
Do Colombo „ 
Kitool all sizes 
Palmyrah 
Pepper— Black 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps 
Ordinary lumps 
Chips 
Dust 
Do (Flying) 
Sapanwood — 
Batinwood (ordinary) per cubic ft 
Do do pel cubic ft 
High Grown Medium 
Tea — Average. Average 
Broken Pekoe and Broken cts ots 
Orange Pekoe per lb 60 48 
Orange Pekoe do 50 40 
Pekoe do 46 ■ 34 
Pekoe Souchong do 41 20 
Pekoe Fanuingsdo 27 24 
Pioken mixed— dust, &o 
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None 
1 
400 
2 
3 00 
1 
to 8 
1800 
1 
to 8 
16-00 
7t 
None 
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None 
per lb 
None 
per ton 
R600 
do 
575 
do 
37S 
do 
200 
125 
per ton 
None. 
per lb 13 15 
None. 
None. 
Low Growtt 
Average, 
cts 
31 
33 
23 
24 
24 
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FOR SEASONS 1900 AND 1901. 
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