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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
»,OCT. 1, 1899. 
MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS. 
(From Lewis d: Peat's Fortnightly Prices Current, London, August 2Srd, 1899. 
ALOES, Soceotrine cwt. 
Zanzibar & Hepatic „ 
BEES' WAX, 
Zanzibar d! ( White ,, 
Bombay I Yellow,, 
Madagasenr ,, 
CAMPHOR, China 
Japan ,, 
CARDAMOMS, Malabarlb 
Ceylon.— Mysore ,, 
,, Tellicherry,, 
„ Long „ 
,, Mangalore,, 
CAHTOa OIL, Calcutta,, 
Madras „ 
CHILLIES, Zanzibfti cwt. 
CINCHONA BARK.- 
Ceylon lb. 
CISMAMON, Ceylon lain 
per lb, 2ud^ 
Brds 
4tliS 
Chips 
OLOVKS, Penang lb. 
Amboyna 
Zanzibar \ 
and Pemba / 
Sterna 
OOOUJ US INWCUS cwt. 
COFFEE 
Ceylon Plantation ,, 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA. Ceylon 
COLOMBO ROOT 
COIR ROPE, Ceylon ton 
Cochin „ 
riBBE, Brush 
Cochin ,, 
StuffinK,, 
COIR YARN, Ceylon „ 
Cochin ,, 
do. „ 
CROTON SEEDS.sift. cwt. 
CUTCH 
QINQ KB, Bengal, rough „ 
Calicut, Cut A ,, 
B & C ,, 
Cochin Kougli ,, 
Japan „ 
QUM AMMUNIACUM „ 
ANIMI, Zanzibar „ 
Madagascar ,, 
ARABIC K. I. & Adtn „ 
Turkey sorts ,, 
Giiatti ,, 
Eurrachea ,, 
Madras ,, 
ASSAWTETIUA „ 
KINO 
MYRRH, picked „ 
Aden sorts ,, 
OLIBANUvi, drop „ 
pickings „ 
siftings ,, 
INniARUI'BKh.AaHamlb 
BABfoon 
QUALITY. 
Fair to tine dry 
(Jomoiou to good 
G. od to fine 
Fair ,, 
Dark to good palish 
Fair average quality 
Clipped, bold, briglit.fine 
Middling, stalky & lean 
Fair to fine plump 
Seels 
Good to fiiif 
Brownish 
Shelly to good 
Med brown to good bold 
Ists and 2nd3 
Dull to fine bright 
Crown, Renewed 
Org. Stem 
Red Org. Stem 
Renewed 
Boot 
Ordinary to tine quill 
Dull to fine bright bold 
Dull to tine 
Good and fine bright 
Common dull to fair 
Fair 
Fair 
Bold to fine bold colory 
Middling to fine mid 
Low raid, and low grown 
Smalls 
Good ordinary 
Small to bold 
Bold to fine bold 
Medium and fair 
Triage to ordinary 
Ordinary to good 
Ordinary to fair 
Ord. to fine long straight 
Ordinary to good clean 
Common to fine 
Common to superior 
,, very fine 
Roping, fair to good 
Dull to fair 
Fair to fine dry 
Fair 
Good to fine bold 
Small and medium 
Common to fine bold 
Small and D's 
Unsplit 
Sm. blocky t j fine clean 
Picked fine pale in sorts 
Part yellow and mixed 
Bean and Pea size ditto 
Amber and dk. red bold 
Med. & bold glassy sorts 
Fair to good palish 
.. „ red 
Ordinary to good pale 
Pickings to fine pale .. 
Good and fine pale 
Reddish to pale selected 
Dark to fine pale 
Clean fr to gd. almonds 
Ord. stony and blocky 
Fine bright 
Fair to fine pale 
Middling to good 
Good to fine white 
Middling to fair 
Low to good pale 
Slightly foul to fine 
Good to fine 
Common to foul <fc mxd. 
i^air to good clean 
CcMnon to lin* 
QUOTATIONS. 
44s a lOOs 
lis a 75s 
£7 a £7 10s 
£5 10s a £a 10s 
eo a £6 12s 6d 
.25s 
130s 
•2s 6d a 2s 9d 
Is 7d a 2s - 
3s 8d a 3s lOd 
Is 9d a 23 5d 
2s lid a 3s 
2s 6d 
2s 6d a 3s Cd 
23 3d a 3s 3d 
iid a 4d 
3id a 3i<X 
29s 6 I a 40s 
5d a 7d 
HA 
2|d a 3id 
sid 
34 d 
lOda Is 6d 
9^ d a Is 5d 
9d a Is 4d 
7jd a Hid 
■id a 8>d 
4}d a Is 
4d a 5id 
3id a iid 
3d a3id 
2d 
Ss 
104 3 a 120s 
93s a 102s 
813 a 923 6d 
353 a 753 
30s a 70s 
253 a 35s 
S2s 6d a 923 
65s a 77s 6d 
I s 6d a 62s 6d 
14s a 21s 
nominal 
£14 a £23 
£10 a £21 
£18 a £22 
£7 a £9 
£15 a £33 
£12 a £32 
£10 a tl4 103 
lOs a 553 
283 a 35s 
213 
69s 6d a 753 
27s 6d a f Os 
203 a 263 
17s a 19s 6d 
20s 6d 
20s a 45s 
fil07s6da £15 
£8 2/6 a £10 10s 
70saf9 2/6 
£5 10s a £7 10s 
80s a 100s 
£4 8s a £8 
£4 5s a £9 
40s a 55s 
7()s a 85s 
12s 6d a 35s 
52s 6d a 5.5s 
30s a 4US 
27s 6d a 35s 
403 a 953 
24s a 473 6d 
43 
65s a 753 
333 a 553 
35s 6d a 50s 
25s a 35s 
17s a 20s 
163 Od a 183 
2s lOJd a 3s 2d 
13 4d a 2s 6d 
2s 9d a 3s 2d 
II SI 29 ii 
INDIARUBBER, (Contd), 
Java, Sing. & Penang lb. 
Mozambique 
Madagascar 
INDIGO, E.l. 
MACE, Bombay & Penang 
per lb. 
.MYRABOLANES, 1 
Madias J 
Bombay 
Bengal ,, 
NUTMEGS- lb. 
Bombay & Penang ,, 
NUT.S, ABECA cwt 
NUX V O MICA, Bombay 
per cwt. Madras 
OIL OF ANISEED lb 
CASSIA 
LE.MONGRASS 
NUTMEG 
CINNAMON 
CITRONELLE 
ORCHELLA WEED-ewt 
Ceylon ., 
Zanzibar. ,, 
PEPPER (Black) lb. 
Alleppee & Tellicherrj 
Singapore 
Acheen & W. C. Penang 
PLU-VIBAGO, lump cwt, 
chips ,, 
dust ,, 
SAFFLOWEB 
SANDAL WOOD— 
Bombay, Logs ton. 
Chips „ 
Madras, Logs ,, 
Chips „ 
SAP AN WOOD Bombay,, 
Madras ,, 
Manila ,, 
Siam ,, 
SEEDLAC cwt 
SENNA, Tinnevelly lb 
SHELLS, M. o'PEARL— 
Bombay cwt, 
Mussel ,, 
TAMARINDS, Calcutta .. 
per cwt. Madras 
TORTOISESHELL— 
Zanzibar & Bombay lb. 
TURMERIC, Bengalcwt. 
Aladras „ 
Do. 
Cochin „ 
VANILLOES— lb. 
Mauritius and I Ists 
Bourbon .../ 2nds 
Seychelles 3rds 
VERMILION lb. 
QUALITY 
QUOTATIONS 
Foui to good clean . . 
Good to tine Ball 
Ordinary to fair Ball . . 
Low sandy Bull 
Sausagt. fair to good . 
Liver and livery Ball 
Fr to tine pinky & white 
Fair to good black 
Niggers, low to fine 
Bengal- - 
Shipping mid togd violet 
Consuming mid. to gd 
Ordinary to mid. 
Mid. to good Kurpah 
Low to ordinary 
Mid. to good Madras 
Pale reddish to fine 
Ordinaiy to fair 
Pickings 
Dark to fine pale UG 
Fair Coast 
Jubblepore 
Bhimlies 
Rhajpore, &c. 
Calcutta 
64's to 57's 
LIO'3 to 05'a 
leo's to ISO's 
Ordinary to fair fresh 
Ordinaiy to middling 
Fair to good bold fresh 
■Small ordinary and fair 
Fair merchantable 
According to anulysis 
Good flavour & colour 
Dingy to white 
Ordmary to fair sweet 
Bright & good flavour 
Mid. to fine not woody 
Picked clean flat leaf . 
,, wiry Mozambique 
Fair to bold heavy 
Fair 
Dull to fine 
Fair to tine bright bold 
Middling to good small 
OuU to tine bright 
Ordinary to fine bright 
Good to fine pinky 
Middling to fair 
Inferior and pickings 
Fair to fine flavour 
Fair to good flavour . . 
Inferior to fine 
Lean to good 
Good average 
/ Rough cS: rooty to good 
i bold smooth . 
Ord. dusty to gd. soluble 
Good to fine bold green 
Fair middling medium 
Common dark and small 
8d a 3s 
2s 8d a 3s 6i J 
2s a 2s lOd 
Is 3d a ]s6d 
is 2d a 3s 6d 
2s 4d a 3s 2d 
3s a 3s 4M 
2s a 3(1 
Is a2s6d 
>a lOd a 43 
23 6d a 2s 9d 
2s 2d a 2s 5d 
Is lid a 2s 5d 
Is 8d a Is lod 
Is 4d a 2a 2d 
2s a .''s 
Is 5d ala lid 
Is Id a Is 3d 
.'3 a 6s 
5s 6d a 6s 
43 3d a 7s 
4s 9d a 93 6d 
4s 3d a 83 
1 43 6d a 6s 
2s 4d a 2s ed 
Is Id a 2s 3i 
6d a lid 
12s a 18s 
143 a 5s 6d 
7s a lOs 
5s 6d 
Cs a 6s 2d 
33 lid a 5s 6d 
2fd a 2|d 
3d a 3^d 
.3id a Is 6d 
lld a Is 1 Oid 
lOs a 12s 6d 
103 a 16s 
10s a lis 
ogd a SJd 
54d a 5 9-16d 
4id a bid 
64s a 72s 
2Ss a 50s 
23s a 57s 6d 
12s a 3-'B 
603 a 653 
608 a tiSs 
103 a 57s 6d 
£20 a £36 
53 a £8 
£20 a £58 
£4 a £8 
£4 a £5 
£4 a £5 nom 
£410sa£fil5s 
£6 a £7 
553 a 60s 
4id a 6id 
3d a 3M 
2d a 2Jd 
Bold and A's 
D's and B's \ £4 a £6 2^ 6d 
Small 
Small to bold .. £i a £2 17/6 
>aid.to fine Wk not stonv 15s a 16s 
Stony and inferior .' 7s 6d a 8s Sd 
Small to bold dark 
mottle part heavy 
Fair 
Finger fair to fine bold 
bright 
Bulbs 
Finger 
Bulbs 
Gd. crysallized 3i a 9 in 
Foxy & reddish 4^ a 8 , 
Lean and inferior 
Fine, pure, brignc 
18s 6d a 233 
253 a 263 6d 
173 
t7s 6d a 183 
8s 6d a 98 
20s a 29s 6d 
21s a 25s 
10s a 143 
23 3d a 2b id 
VfAX, JAp»n, iquMtitwt Good irhlt* hard „\o» % 3U 
