Oct. 1, 1902.1 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
285 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
(Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
EXPORTS 
Colombo, Sept. 29th, 1902, 
Cardamoms : — . 
All round parcel, well bleached per lb. RrlO 
Do. dull anedium do. EO-90 
Special asBortment, 0 and 1 only do. R1.-30 
Seeds Ao. Rl-05 
Cinchona Bark : — 
Per unit of Salphata of Qninine 7c— 1^ to 3 per 
cent. 
Cinnamon :— (in bales of 100 lbs. nett.) 
Ordinary asBortment per lb. .52c. j 
Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 60c, | scarce. 
Nob. 3 and 4 only per lb. 48o. ) 
Cinnamon Chips .-—(in bgs. of 56 lbs. nett. per candy 
of 660 lb.) B67-50 
Cocoa :— 
Finest estate red nnpioked per cwt R4.5-flO 
Medium do do do R38-00 
Bright native unpicked and undried R37 00 
Ordinary do do do R28-00 
OoooNUTS — (huaked) 
Selected per thousand R49"00 
Ordinary „ R4600 
Smalla „ K34-00 
Coconut Cake— 
Poonac in robins f. 0. b. per ton E80-00 
Do in bags none. 
Coconut (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb 18|c. According to quality 
Cents 16i quoted for forwared delivery. 
Coconut On. — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt R17*25. 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages f. o. b. per torn 
R382-50. 
Coffee. — 
Plantation Estate Parchment on the spot per bus. 
None 
Plantation Estate Coffee f. o. b. (ready) per cwt.— 
R6200. 
Native Coffee, f.o.b per cwt.— None. 
Oitronella Oil — 
Ready do per lb.— 46o Nominal. 
Copra — 
Boat Copra per candy of 560 lb. R56-00 
Calpentyn Copra do do R.57 00 
Cart do do do R52'50 
Kstate do do do R56'60 
Croton Seed per cwt— Rll"00 
Ebony — 
Sound per ton at Govt, depot— R175"00.— Sales of 
the 4th August. 
Inferior R95"00.— Next Sales on 13th October. 
PlBBEB — 
Coconut Bristle No 1 per cwt 
Do „ 2 
Do mattress ,, 1 
Do „ 2 
Coir Tarn, Kogalla ,, 1 to 8 
Do Colombo „ 1 to 8 
Eitool all sizes 
Palmyrah 
Pepper— Black per lb 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps per ton 
Ordinary lumps do 
Chips do 
Dust do 
Fine qualities very scarce. 
Do (Flying) do R125 
Sapanwood — per ton R45.— Nominal. 
Satinwood (ordinary) per cubic ft. None 
Do (Flowered) per cubic ft. None 
High Grown Medium Low Grown 
Tea — Average Average. Average. 
Broken Pekoe and Broken cts cts ota 
Orange Pekoe per lb 
Orange Pekoe do .. " ) 
Peko* do ... .. .. fNo 
Pekoe Souchong do ... (sale 
Pekoe Fanning! do .. — / 
Broken mixed— duet, &e 
None 
None 
None 
None 
R1500 
Rll-OO.— Market easier. 
None 
None 
None 
E600 
R600 
R350 
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