Feb. 1, 1900.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
571 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
Rl-85 
1- 55 
2- 2o 
1-35 
-Per icum of 800 lbs 
-Per case of 90 lbs in 
2 
8 
2-75 
2 :: 
2 
1 to8 
18 
1 to 8 
16 
38 
14 
per lb 
28c. 
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650 
200 J 
per ton 
E60 
quiry— 
Prices 
Nominal, 
per cubic ft R2-40 
High Grown. Medium. Low Grown. 
■Tea — cts eta eta 
Broken Pekoe per lb 34 to 76 26 to 45 81 to 38 
Orange Pekoe do 41 to 75 32 to 48 34 to 41 
Pekoe do 32 to 50 27 to 39 30 to 34 
- Pekoe Souchong do 32 to 40 25 to 35 26 to 32 
Pekoe Fanuingsdo 27 to 36 24 to 34 25 to 31 
Brokea mixed— dust, &c. per lb 
21 to 27 16 tg 31 20 to 26 
{Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, 5th Feb. 1900. 
Cardamoms: — 
All round parcel, well bleached per lb. 
Do. dull medium do. 
Special assortment, 0 and 1 suly do. 
Seeds do. 
Cinchona Bark: — 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 12c- 1 o/o to 4 o/o 
Cinnamon ■ — 
Ordinary assortment per lb. 59c. 
Noa. 1 and 2 only per lb, 65o. 
Nos. 3 and 4 only per lb. 52o. 
Cinnamon Chips :— 
Per candy of 560 lb R95 
Cocoa :— 
Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwt E46'50 
Medium do do per cwt R42"00 
Bright native, unpicked and undried per cwt ) t^t 
Ordinary do do do | None 
offering. 
CocoNOTS — (husked). 
Selected per thousand R45-00 
Ordinary „ R40'00 
Smalls „ R28-00 
Coconut Cake — 
Poonac in robins f. o. b. per ton R80 00 
Do. in bags none 
Coconut (Dessicated). 
Assorted all grades per lb. 13ic Nominal. 
Coconut Oil — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt. R14-25 Closing at R14-00' 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages, f. o. b. per tmi 
R322'50. Marhet quiet bat firm ; supplies scarce. 
Coffee — 
Plantation Estate Parchment on 
E900 
Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. (ready) per cwt. R65 
Native Coffee, f.o.b 42-50. Nominal. 
CiTRONELLA OiL — 
Ready do per lb. 65c- 
do do per lb- 63c- 
tins. 
Copra — § 
Boat Oopra per candy of 560 lb. R45-00 | 
Calpentyn Copra do do R45-50 = 
t^art do do do R42-00 5 
Jfistate do do do R45-00 
Croton Seeb per cwt R25-00 • 
Ebony— 2 
Sound per tan at Govt, depot E175,— as per Jast ® 
Governmen (alea, Nov. 15th. r. 
Inferior per ton at Govt, depot R120 ^ 
Fibres — 8 
Coconut Bristle No. 1 per cwfc Rll S 
Do 
Coconut mattfeas 
Do 
Coir Yarn Kogalla 
Do Colombo 
Eitool all aizea 
Palmyrah 
Pepper— Black 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps 
Ordinary lumps 
Chips 
Dust 
Do (Flying) 
Sapanwood — 
Satinwood (ordinary) 
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