April 2, 1900.] THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
7ii 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
(Famished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, 26th March, 1900. 
Cardamoms; — 
All lonud parcel, well bleached per lb R1'40 
Do. dull mediam do. I'lO 
Special assortment, 0 and 1 suly do. No transactions 
Seeds do. 1-40 
Cinchona Bahk: — 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 10c— For I to 4 o/o 
Cinnamon • — 
Ordinary assortment per lb, 60j. 
Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 66c 
Nos. 3 and 4 only per lb- 55c. 
Cinnamon Chips : — 
Per candy of 560 lb R92-50 
Cocoa :— 
Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwf^ 
Medium do do . ,, I 
Bright native, unpicked and nijdried ,, 
do 
do 
None 
/"offering. 
R48 00 ) 
R40 00 \ Scarce. 
R28-00 J 
do 
per lb. 64c 
65c — In drums of 800 lbs ex- 
do of 90 lbs 
lb. R45-50^ 
do 
Copra — 
Boat Oopra per 
Calpentyn Copra 
Cart do 
Kstate do 
Croton Seed per cwt R25-00 
Ebony — 
Sound per toa at Govt, depot R175. — As per last 
Government Hales, Nov. 15th. 
Inferior per toQ at Govt, depot R120. — As per last 
do 
do 
R45-50 
do 
do 
R42-00 
do 
do 
R45-50 
Fair 
supply. 
Government sales of 
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) 
Sapanv?ood — 
Satinwood (ordinary) 
15th November. 
1 per cwt 
2 
to 8 
to 8 
per lb 
per ton 
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per ton 
per cubic ft. R2-40 
Sellers. 
Tea— 
Broken Pekoe and Broken 
Orange Pekoe per lb 
Orange Pekoe do 
Pekoe do 
Pekoe Souchong do 
Pekoe Faniiingsdo 
Uigh Grown IVIedium 
Average. Average. 
Ct3 
cts 
cts 
59 
49 
33 
59 
42 
33 
43 
40 
31 
39 
35 
27 
34 
29 
28 
per lb 
27 
27 
27 
Low Grown 
Average. 
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1883-1900. 
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Coconuts — (husked). 
Selected per thousand 
Ordinary ,, 
Smalls ,, 
Coconut Cake — 
Poonac in robins f. o. b. per ton R80 00 
Do. in bags R65-00 
Coconut (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb. 13ic 
Coconut Oil — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt. R14'o0. 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages, f. o. b. per ton 
R330-00.— Sellers. 
Coffee — 
Plantation Estate Parchment on the spot per bus, 
— None offering. 
Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. (ready) per cwt.— ® 
None offering. 
Native Coffee, f.o.b per cwt.— None offering 
Uitronella Oil — 
Ready do per lb. 
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