March 1, 1900.] 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
63Y 
CEYLON EXPORTS AND DISTRIBUTION 
1S99-1900. 
(Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, 26th Feb. 1900. 
Cabdamoms: — 
All round parcel, well bleached per lb 
Do. dull medium do. 
Special assortment, 0 and 1 euly do. 
Seeds 
OiNCHOSA Bark: — . . ,n i„/«t«d,/r, 
Per unit o{ 8uii>hate of Quinine 12 1 o/o to 4 - /o 
Cinnamon — lu «n ^ 
Otdinarv assortment per lb. ouo. 
uruiumy ^tt^ -_i„ per lb. 66o. }- Small supplies. 
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Rf70 
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1-50 
2 25 
1 41} 
Nos. 1 and 2 only 
Nos. 3 and 4 only 
Cinnamon Chips :— „ j i„ 
Per candy of 5601b B95-Good supply 
per lb. 54o. J 
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Ordinary do 
Coconuts— (husked) . „ , , 
Selected per thousand K4& 0U 
Ordinary „ B41;00 
Smalls „ R28 00 
"'ToonL'^rrTbins f. o. b. per ton R80 00 
Do. in bags none 
Coconut (Dessicated). Tvrnniinal 
Assorted all grades per lb. 13Jc Nominal. 
^Ss-^oVper cwt. B14-75-Seller.at Em5 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages, f. o. b. per ton 
R330'0<\— Sellers at R335'00 
^pfantTtion Estate Parchment on the spot per bus. 
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per lb. 6Fc— In drums of 800 lb« 
per lb. —None 
lb. 
R45-50 
B46-50 
R43 00 
R46'50 
^Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. (ready) per cwt. ReS 
Native Coffee, f.o.b 42-00. 
OlTKONELLA Olb— 
Beady do 
do do 
COPKA— c tinn 
Boat Topra per candy of 5bO 
Calpentyn Copra do do 
Cart do do do 
Jistate do do do 
Ckoton Sees per cwt R30 00 
^sTnd per tea at Govt, depot Bi75.-A8 per lati 
Governmen Sales, Nov. 15th. 
Inferior per tofl at Govt, depot B120 
Coconut Bristl« No. 1 per cwt 
Do ,> 2 
Coconut mattress „ 1 7> 
Do 
Coir Yarn Kogalla 
Do Colomba 
Kitool all sizes 
Palmyrah 
Pbppbb— Black 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps 
Ordinary lumps 
Chips 
Dust 
Do (Flying) 
Sapanwood— 
Satinwood (ordinary) 
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2 75 
200 
18 00 
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1600 
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Broken Pekoe and Broken 
Orange Pekoe per lb 
Orange Pekoe do 
Pekoe do 
Pekoe Souchong do 
Pokoa Fanaingsdo 
Broken mixed— ilust, (K6. per lb 
2% 
per ton B1080 \ 
900 
650 
500 
200 J 
per ton E60 
aryi per cubic ft. tl2-40 
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