Sepi-. 1898.1 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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Nominal 
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COLOMBO PKICE CUKKENT. 
(Furnished hy the Chamber of CommerceA 
Oolombo, Aug 30th, 1898 
Exchange on London : — Closing Kates Bank SelUm 
Rales:— On demand i/3 15-16 to 31-32 ; i months' 
sight 1/3 31-32 to 1/4 ; 6 months' sight 1/4 to 1/4 1-32. 
Bank But/inq ItaUs:— Credits 3 monthb' sight 1/4 5 
to 5 32 ; 6 months' si^ht 1/4 7-32 to 
Doots 3 monhts' sight 1/4 5-32 to 3-10 ; U months' 
sight l/4i to 9-32. 
Indian Bank Minimum Bates 4 %. 
Local Rates 2 o/o to 3 o/o Higher. 
Coffee: — Parchment on the spot per bushel Rr2-50 
Nominal. 
riantation Estate Coffee, f.O.b. on the spot per 
cwt. E7300. Nominal. 
Liberian parchment on the spot per bus. R3-87 
Nominal. 
Native Coffee f.o.b per cwt. R47.50 Nominal. 
Tea: — Average Prices ruling during the week Broken 
Pekoe per lb. 47c. I'ekoe per lb. 35c. Pekoe Sou 
choug per \b. 30c. Broken mixed and Dust, per lb. 
20c. Averages of Week's sale. 
Cinchona Bark; — Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 
per lb 05o 
Cardamoms:— Per lb R2.00 
Coconut Oil:— Mill oil per cwt. R13.75 
Dealers' oil per cwt. none Coconut oil in ordinary 
pfcokages f.o.b. per ton R307.50 
Oopra:— Per candy of 560 lb. K45.00 
OocoNnT Cake;— (Poonac) f.o.b. (Mill) per ton, R77 50 
Cocoa unpicked & undried, per cwt none offering. 
Picked & Dried f. o. b. 
„ „ „ , , o ( KogallaE17.25 
Coir Yarn.-Nos. 1 to 8 j Colombo RIO.OO 
Cinnamon:— N OS. 1 & 2 only f.o.b. 60o. 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb 53c. 
Ebony. — Per ton. no sales 
Plumbago :— Large [Lumps per ton, K700 Nominal 
Ordinary Lumps per ton, R600 d > 
Chips per ton, R450. Dust per ton, R300 do 
Rice. — Soolye per bushel, J R 3.30 to 3.65 
„ per bag, I R 8.00 to 9.25 
Pegu and Calcutta Calunda per bus. R3.7C to 3.80 
Coast Calunda per bushel, K3.75 to R3.94 
Eadappa and Kurnwe, none 
- 3 bushel bag R9.50 to 9,98 
bushel R3.50 
TRE LOCAL MARKET. 
(Bii Mr. James dibson, Baillie St. Fort.) 
Colombo, August 30tli, 1898, 
Estate Parchment :^per bushel K12 to i:i 
Chetty do do Rs to 10 
Nat^^«j^'^°"ee|pgr cwt R31 to 37 
Liberian coffee:— per bush R3 to 3 50 
do cleaned coffee:— per cwt R20 to 25'00 
Cocoa unpicked:— per cwt RIO to 45 0U 
do cleaned do 45 to 5'-"00 
Cardamoms Malabar per lb. Rri5 to 135 
do Mysore do Rl Go to 210 
Bice Market List 
Soolai per bag of 161 lb. nett RS'75 to 9'25 
Slate or 1st quality :- per bushel R3-00 to 3-75 
Soolai 2 & 3rd. do do ' ^ 
Coast Calunda 
Muttusainba ordinary 
Kazala 
Coast Kara 
Rangoon Rice per bag 
Cinnamon, per lb No 1 to 4 00 44 to 00 49 
do do 1 to 2 00 4S to 00-55 
do Chips per candv RS2-50 to 85-00 
Coconuts. Ordinary par tSousiind R34 to 3« 
do Selected do R30 to 39 
Coconut Oil per cwt R13-37 to 13'0'i 
do do F. O. B. per ton R2S0 to 235 
Copra per candy 
Kalpitiya do R43 to 45-03 
Marawila do RlO to 42-50 
Cart Copra do R33 to 37 00 
Glngelly. Hoonac per ton R92-.')0 to 95 00 
Cocinut, Chekku do RSO't'O 
MilUveUil) dg p,7a-V0 to 80 OQ 
Rangoon Raw ^ 
do R3-45 to 3-00 
R3-75 to 3-91 
R3-87 to 4-12 
R:i-40 to 3-45 
R3-02 to 3-7o 
R9 50 
R70-00 
H2-00 to 2-2n 
R5-00 to e-o 
Rl-'JO 
Kf2=i to 1-30 
RrOO to 1-12 
R75 to 175 
R30-00 
R6-7n to '8-50 
R1&-50 
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Cotton Seed do 
Satinwoo'l per cubic ft'«t. 
do Flowered do 
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Tuun Pali 
Ebony per ton 
Kitul fibre per cwt 
Pahnyrado do 
J iftna Black Cleaned per cwt 
do mixed do 
Indian do 
do Cleaned do 
Sa pan wood per ton 
Kerosine oil Araerican per case R5 00 to 5-25 
do Bulk Russian per tin R2-40 to 2 45 
do Sumatra in Case Rt-85 to 5 00 
Nux Vorric.i per cwt R5 to 6 
Croton Seed per cwt R45 00 
Kap ick cleaned { o b do R-2C 00 
do uncleaned do 
HH-oil to 15-50 
RG75 10 17-ou 
E8-.10 to 17-50 
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Plumbago per ton, accordinp: 
to quality 
R3-00 
LarKe lumps R2S0 to 620 
do ,, Rioii to BOO 
do Chips RISO to 3,50 
do dust R88 to 210 
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