May 1, 1900.] tHE TROPICAL AGElCULTURiSf. ?85 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
(Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, 30th April, 1909. 
CABDAMOMS!— , , „ „i 
All round parcel, well bleached per lb. ^ 
Do. dull medium do. 1-10) No trans- 
Special assortment, 0 and 1 onlyido. f actions. 
Seeds ^''^ 
Cinchona Babk: — , . . / 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 9c— I to 4 o/o 
Cinnamon ; — 
Ordinary assortment per lb, 
Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb 
Nos. 3 and 4 only per lb 
Cinnamon Chips : — 
Per candy of 560 lb R90'00 
^Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwt None offering 
Medium do do a • j" 
Bright native, unpicked and nndried ,, 
- - ■ ' ■■ - do 
CEYLON EXPORTS AND DISTRIBUTION 
1899-1900. 
pOOAi 
I 
60o 
66c 
65o 
Nominal 
Sellers at B97-50 
do 
}Non6 
offering 
R48-00 
R40'00 
R30-00 
lb 
E45-00 
B45-00 
K42-00 
E45-00 
to 8 
toS 
per lb 
per ton 
RllOO 
8-00 
2-75 
2'00 
1800 
16 00 
3860 
1600 
28c. 
Small trans* 
actiOQSt 
Tea— 
Broken Pekoe and Broken 
Orange Pekoe per lb 
Orange Pekoe do 
Pekoe do 
Pekoe Souchong do 
Pekoe Fanmingsdo 
Biokeijt mixed— dust,:i&c. pee lb 
28 
per ton 
E950-1 
800| 
550 1 
4501 
150j 
^ E64 
per cubic ft. B2"40 
'High Grown Medium Low Grovit 
Average. Average. Average. 
CO ^ (M O 00 O 
Cl r-< O O »ra 
JO CO di 
Oi CO CO c-j 
CO og 
CO 
« Ol i-i o 
Ol 3^ -Tti O 
I- 00 i-< 
CI 
uO 
o 
CS 
Si 
1899 
cwts 
GO 
o 
1— 1 
Ordinary do 
Coconuts — (husked). 
Selected per thousand 
Ordinary „ 
Smalls ,, 
Coconut Cake— -oonnn 
Poonac in robins f. o. b. per ton E80 00 
Do. in bags E65-00 
Coconut (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb. 13|c 
Coconut! Oil — „ . , 4. -d-ia 
Dealers' Oil per cwt. E14-25 Business done at R14, 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages, f. 0. b. per ton 
fl317-50.— Market quiet. 
^^Ranlation Estate Parchment on the spot per bus. 
— None offering. , , -, > 1. 
Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. (ready) per cwt.— 
None offering. a • 
Native Coffee, f.o.b per cwt.— None offering. 
GiTRONELLA OiL — , t a t ann 1V,= 
Eeady do per lb. 65c— In drums of 800 Iba 
exclusive of packages. « nn lu 
do do per lb. 64c— In cases of 90 lbs. 
Copra — 
Boat Copra per candy of 560 
Calpentyn Copra do do 
Cart do do do 
Jfistate do do do 
Cboton Seed per cwt R24*00 _ 
Ebonv — . , 1 B 
Sound per ton at Govt, depot E175.— As per last o 
Government Sales, of 15th November. , b 
Inferior E120.— As per last Government sales of loth ^ 
November. 2 
FlBBES — ° 
Coconut Bristle No. 1 per cwt 
Do „ 2 „ 
Do mattress „ 1 „ 
Do 
Coir Yarn Kogalla 
Do Colombo 
Eitool all sizes 
Palmyrah 
PutPER— Black 
FliUMBAOO — 
Large lumps 
Ordinary lumps 
Chips 
Dust 
Do (Flying) 
Sapanwood— 
Satinwood (ordinary) 
CtB 
63 
57 
44 
38 
34 
eta 
46 
44 
39 
33 
30 
27 
cts 
34 
34 
30 
28 
28 
c5 
9.^ 
O O 10 
o m (?a 
U3 IJJ 
05 !M 1^ 
O O X) O 
O O O CO O 
CC m (M O 01 r-i 
I OS O C' Ci O CO C 
I- o I- o 00 c 
Oi CD C-3 "* 1.-0 T 
It-^irsOOOO rHCO t 
i-H CO . • 
o 3 
OS i2 
Is 
r-i .-H 
in f>1 
00 CO 
5 t-H — « C-l 
H (M (M ■ t- 00 
5 i-H . tM ]^ 
— ^ 
no O O CO O O 
(MOOOCCOC5 O 
fr^(o^O^Ot— <-*'M ;co 
— • 0 T»i w rt» Cl I- .0 
ClfH 3-1 I-H CO fM CO r-4 
o o c 
CO o <; 
• W CO 
•35 
^ o o 00 
CO CO O O 00 
i-< Oi i-t 00 
w^cn cfi !>• tfi ■71 
• CO to o -co • o 
00 o CO 00 
O 31 (MO 
O O -^00 
. s 
t CO rH CO O CS 
I CD CO 1-H ;D 
no O CO O -tH X iH Cl O Oi CO OO 
■^tnifaiMooocomoiiMcoc-Ji--* . 
C-* f-t tC CO 00 r-l rH o I 
SB 
'Cl O 03 r- O « 
"OOCOirtOC - -- _ _ _ .. 
i-itNr-lCOCOCMCMlfti-linn^iMOeOQOOO 
00 coo i-HrHCO O«5C0iriI^C0»»; 
