Nov. 1, 1898.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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COLOMBO PRICF^ CURRENT. 
{Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, Nov 1st, 1898 
„ Tnv-noN •— Closinff Bates Bank Selling 
£:^0:-Z^^^VU 4 monrhs' Bi.ht IM 1-32, 6 
InJiln 'Bauk'kinimam Rates 4 % to 5 o/o 
Local Rates 2 o/o to 3 o/O J.igiier. Tiiq fYl 
CoFFEE'-Parchmeat on the spot per bushel E13 CO 
riantrtton Estate Coffee, f.o.b. on the spot per 
rrot R78 00 Scarce 
Jberiln parchraeut on the spot per bns none 
Pr.roN-cT Oil;— Mill oil per cwt. K14.23 
De'ilerroil per cwt. non\ Coconut oil la oram«:y 
packages f.o.b. per ton R"2^oO 
r.opRA-— Per candv of 560 lb. R-i.-j.OO 
Sco^-UT Cake:- fPoonac) f.o.b.(^m) per ^ Rm oO 
Cocoa unpicked ^ undned, per cwt. B48.00 
Picked &Dned f. o. b. pe-wt R^=3^^^^^ 
Com Yabn.— Nos. 1 to 8 ] Qgfgjjj.^^o B16.00 
Cinn\mon:-Nos. 1 & 2 only f.o.b. GOc. 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb n2c 
PRONY-Perton. Govt. Sales on Sist Novr. . 
FLuTBAOor-Large Lumps per ton, R700 Nominal 
Ordinary Lumps per ton, lifaOJ 
Chips pir con, K4.50 Nominal. .P^°5' .^o'"' 
Rrc-Soolyer^^hel, jR^.O. to 3.20 
Pe-u & Ca'l'cutU Calanda per bag. R3 75 to 9.2.5 scarce. 
Coast Calauda p.r bushel, R3.S7 to R4.00 
MiitasHUiba per pushel R3.8i to 4. 2d 
Kad^pa and^ Kuruwe, R3.25 to R3 S'J Rangoon, raw 
Estate R3.00 
Cotton Se€d do ETO'OO 
Satinwoo-I per cubic feet. R2 00 to 2-2.T 
do Flowered do R5-00 to 6-00 
Halmilla do Rl-90 
Tuuu Pali do El-00 to 112 
Ebony per ton IiT5 to 175-00 
Kitul fibre per cwt E3C-00 
Palmyra do do R6'f0 to IS'oO 
Jaffna Black Cleaned per cwt R17 to IS'.'^O 
do mixed do R13 to IZ'bO 
Indian do E6".50 to 1.3-50 
do aeaned do KS-50 to 18-.50 
Sapanwood per ton E.50 to 60 
Kerosine oil Araerica.n per case R-5'25 to -i'oO 
do Bulk Russian per tin R2-50 to 2-53 
do Sumatra in Case E-5'03 to 5'15 
Nux V'oirica per cwt Eo to 6 
Crotoii Seed per cwt E o'OO to JO 
Kap rk cleiined f o b do E26 to 27 
do uncleaned do E.3-cO to 4-00 
( Large lumps E200 to 485 -Ql 
Plumbago per ton, according j do EI.50 to 43-5'CO 
to qual'itv 1 Chios do EIOO to 1S5-00 
I Dust do El.5 to 105 -Oj 
THE LOCAL MARKET. 
(B>/ Mr. James Gibson, Baillie St. Fort.) 
Colombo, November 1st, 1893. 
Estate Parchment :-per bushel Rl^'Oa 
Chetty do do 00 to 9 m 
N:itive Colfee 1 EJo OO 
do F. O. B j . 
Liberian co(fee:-per bush K . oi) 
doc-leaned coffee:— per c«t Rlj-. 0 
Coc-..a unpickea:-per .-wl R40-00 to 4a OO 
do clcned do R45-00toS0(0 
Car.iamoms Mal;tb;ir per lb. Bl/f J". 
do Mysore do Rl , o to 2 2U 
Bice Market List T>--a7 tn S-?t 
Soolai per br.g of 16i lb net E- 8 to 8 3o 
Slate or 1st qmility :-per bushel E-, 0 to S o 
Soolai 2 & :5ra. do do do E. oO to i -d 
Coast Calunda B-3 S._ to 4 00 
Muttusaitiba ordinary K3-S* to 4 -o 
il i E; 00 to 3 00 
r,^rst K ira K3 02 to 3-75 
Sliugcon Rice per bag R9 30 to 10-00 
Cinii.-iii!ou. per lb No 1 to 4 OO-oO 
do do 1 to 2 00 C < 
do Chips per candy E83-00 
Coconuts. Ordinary Per ^^^^.n ^ 
<ln Selected do K3b to 4U 
Cocl"ut OU pe^cwt ^ ^iy:^o'°to'-'foO 
do <1 > F. O B. per ton E-2&2-o0 to 23o 00 
Copi-a per candy 
Krtlpttiya do Rl-. to 44 
Mamwila do R3J to 41 
Can c opra do R37 to 39 
Oingelly. Poonac per ton 
Coc nut Chekku do K,< 50 to80^ 
Mill (retail) do Ri 5 00 to 80 00 
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