July 1 ISeS.] THE TROPICAL AGRICTLTUEIST. 
COLOMBO PKICE CUKHENT. 
63 
(Furnished by the Chamhcr of Comine'-ce.) 
Uoiombo, June 28th, 1898 
BxcHAKGE ON Lo>-DON:-ClosiDg Kat33 i^auf Sellir.q 
Rates -.-On demand 1/3 J 25 32; 4 months signt 1;3 
•25-32 to 13-10; 6 months' sight 1/3 2/ -32 
BanJc Bw/inr/ Ratcsi-Credits 3 months sight 1/3 
29-32 to 31-32 : 6 months' sight 1/i 5 to 1-32. 
Doots 3 monihls sight 1/3 15-16 to 1/4; 6 months 
sights 1/4 1-32 to 1/4 1-16. „, , 
Indian Banli Minimum Kates % to X>. 
Local Kates 2 0/0 to 3 0/0 Higher. 
Coffee:— Parchment on the spot per bushel IUj! oU 
Plantation Estate Goifee, f.o.b. on the spot per 
cwt. R75-00. ^- ^ u T>9-n 
Liberian pftrchmsnt on tne, spot par bus. R3 oO 
Native Cofiee f.o.b per cwt. None offering. ^ 
Tea-— Avera<^e Pricos ruling during the weeii llro^en 
Pekoe per lb."42c. Pekoe per lb. 30i. Pekoe Sou 
choug per lb. 22c. Broken mixed and Dust, per lb. 
19o ^Lverages of Week's sale. , „ . ■ 
Cinchona Baer;— Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 
per lb 4-80c. 1 to 4 % 
Cabdamoms:— Per lb R2.00 
Coconut Oil:— Mill oil per ewt. Rlo.87 _ 
Dealers' oil per cwt. none Coconut oil lu ordinary 
packages f.o.b. per ton R307..50 
CoPRA:-Per candy of 560 lb r,44.00 
Coconut Cake;— (Poonac) f.o.b. (Mill) per ton, PvSo 00 
Cocoa unpicked and undried, per cwt. R44.00 
P & D. f. 0. b. E48,00 
, , „ I EogallaE17.25 
CoiB Tarn,— isos. 1 to « | Qpi^j^i^o oO 
Cinxamon:— Nos. 1 & 2 only f.o.b. 60c^ 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb 53c. 
Ebony.- Per ton No sales 
Plusibago :— Large Lumps per ton, K08O 
Ordinary Lumps per ton, K550 
Chips per ton, R3T0. Dust per ton, h'200 
RiCB.— Soolye per bushel, ( R 3.60 to 3.75 
„ per bag, 1 R9.50 to 10.00 
Pegu and Calcutta Calunda per bus. R3.70 to 3.80 
Coast Calunda per bushel, R3.60 to R3 75 Scarce 
Muttuaamba per bushel. R3.87 to R4.20 
Kadappa & Kurawe Kazak per bus, none 
Kangoon Raw 3 bushel bag:- R9.50 to 10.00 
LOCAL MAKKET. 
^Bv Mr. James irihson, BaiUie St. Fort.) 
Colombo, June 28tb, 1898. 
Estate Parchment :— per btishel BIO to 13 
Chetty do do R9-50 to WW 
Nath-e^Coife^|pgr cwt RH to 37 
Liberian coliee:— per bush R-2'50 to 3-50 
do cleaned coffee:— par cwt R-27-00 
Cocoa unpicked per cwt K48'00 
do cleaned do Rj2-00 
Cardamoms Malabar:— per lb. Rl-7otol-90 
do Mysoore do Rl'SO to 2-00 
Bice Maiket "l<ist 
Soolal per baz of 161 lb. nett R9-50 to 10-00 
Slate or 1st quality soolal:- per bushel R3-70 to 3-(d 
Social 2 & 3rd. do do do R3-60 to 3-6S 
Coast Calunda 3-73 to S'Br scarce 
Muttusamba ordinary R3-87 to 4-20 
Kazala R3-50 to 3o5 
Coast Kara R3-60 to 3-65 scarce 
Rangoon raw Rice per bag B9-50 to 10 00 
Cinnamon, per lb No 1 to 4 SScts 
do do 1 to 2 62rtB 
do Chips per candy R?0 to 8d 
COconut«. Ordinary per thousand K3G to 3( 
do Selected do R3S to 40 
Coconut Oil per cwt R13-7.T to WO 
do F. O. B. per ton R-275 to 2S0 nominal 
Copra per candy 
■ ■ • R41 to 44 
R:^7-.'iO to 41 
l{3i-00 to 35 
per ton Rfi7-50 
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Coconut Chekku 
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Cotton Seed 
Siitinwood per tjubic fret 
dj FlowetJd do 
R,*.") to 90 
R76 to 80 
R05 to 70 
R-i'OO to 2-25 
Ki-Oy to 6-09 
lo Rl-90 
■10 Bl-20 to 1-30 
io Rl-OO to 1-12 
R7o to 173 
R30 
R8 to 18-00 
RlS-00 
Rlo'UU to 16-1 0 
R5-;0 to 14-00 
RIO OO to 10-00 
1145 to 5-1 
HalmUla 
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Ebony per ton 
Kitul tibre per cwt 
Palmyra do do 
Jaftna Black Cleaned per cwt 
do mixed do 
In;iian do 
do Cleaned do 
Sapanwood per ton 
Kerosine oil American per case R5-25 to 5-50 
do Bulk Russian per tin K2-40 to 2-45 
do Russian per Case nor. in iiiarket 
do Sumatra in Case R4-75 to 4 87 
Nux Vnii'ica per cwt R5 to U 
Croton Seed per cwt RJ7 to 40 
Kap.ick cleaned fob do R2o-00 
do unpicked do Rl-CO 
1 Large lumps R30O to 543 
Plumbago per ton, accordins | do ,, R250 to 500 
to quality 1 do Chips R120 to 340 
I do dust PvlOa to 230 
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