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THE TROPICAL 
AGEICULTURIST. 
[May 2, 1904. 
SHARE LIST. 
Company 
ISSUED BY THE 
COLOMBO SHARE BROKERS 
ASSOCIATION. 
CEYLON PRODPCE COMPANIKS. 
4<Ta Oavah Estates Co., Ltd. 
Ceylon Planters Rubber Syndicate 
Ceylon Tea and Coconut Estates 
Castlereagh Tea Co., Ltd. 
Ceylon Provincial Estates Co. Ltd 
Clunes Tea Co., Ltd. 
Clyde Estates Co., Ltd. 
Doomoo Tea Co., of Ceylon Ltd. 
Drayton Estate Co., Ltd. 
EilaTea Co., of Oeylon, Ltd. 
Batates Co of Uva, Ltd. 
FernlandsTea Co., Ltd. 
SUtsgow Estate Co., Ltd. 
Gingawatte Tea Co., Ltd. 
Great Western Tea Co., Ltd. 
Bipugabalandf Tea Estate Co. 
H i{h Forests Estates Co., Ltd 
Qorrekelley Estates Co Ltd 
Kalutara Co., Ltd., 
Kandyan Hills Co., Ltd, 
Kanapedlwatte Ltd. 
Kelani Tea Garden Co., Ltd. 
Kirklees Estate Co., Ltd. 
Knave.smire Estates Co., Ltd. 
Maha Ura Estates Co., Ltd. 
Mocha Tea Co., of Ceylon, Ltd. 
Nahavilla Estate Co., Ltd, 
Neboda Tea Co., Ltd. 
Palmerston Tea Co., Ltd. 
Penrhos Estates Co.. Ltd. 
Pltakanda Tea ComDany 
Pine Hill Estate Co., Ltd. 
Putupaula Tea Co. Ltd. 
Eatwatte Cocoa Co., Ltd 
Bayigam Tea Co., Ltd. 
Boeberry Tea Co., Ltd. 
Euanwella Tea Co., Ltd, 
Seremban Estate Rubber Co., Ltd. 100 
Soluble Tea Co., Ltd. 
St. HeliersTea Co., Ltd, 
Tilgaswela Tea Co., Ltd. 
Do 7 per cent Prefs, 
Tonacombe Estate Co., Ltd, 
Union Estate Co., Ltd. 
Upper Maskeliya Estates Co. 
Ltd. 
Uvakellie Tea Co. of Ceylon, 
Ltd 
Vogan Tea Co,, Ltd. 
Wanarajah Tea Co., Ltd. 
fataderiya T"a Cf • Ltd. 
CEYLON COMMERCI^ 
A.dam's Peak Hotel Co., Ltd. 
Bristol Hotel Co., Ltd. 
Caylon Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ltd 
CerloD Gen. Steam Navigationi 
Co., Ltd 
Ceylon Superaeration Ltd. 
Oolombo Apothecaries' Co. Ltd. 
C'>lomDO Assembly Booms Co., 
Lta. 
Do prefs. 
Colombo Fort Land and Building 
JO., Ltd. 
Colombo Hotels Company 
9alle Face Hotel Co., Ltd. 
Sandy Hotels Co,, Ltd. 
Mount Lavinia Hotel Co., Ltd. 
Sew Colombo Ice Co., Ltd. 
Hawara Eliya Hotels Co., Ltd. 
Do 7 per cent prefs. 
PubUc HaU Co., Ltd. 
LONDON COMPANIES 
Allihoce Tea Co., of Ceylon, Ltd. 10 8 
Inglo-Ceylon General Estates Co 100 — 
Associated Estates Co., of Ceylon 10 
Do (J per cent prefs 10 
" Oeylon Proprietary Co. i _ 
. Ceylon Tea Plantation Co., Ltd. 10 
paid 
Buy 
Sell- Trans- 
p. sb. 
ers. 
ers. actions. 
600 
960 
i 5 0 
•• 
575 
• <* 
500 
500 
100 
— 
95 
• •• 
I. 500 
562J 
100 
75 
^0 
100 
70 
100 
... 
100 
100 
100 
... 
100 
30 
500 
500 
— 
11 
500 
— 
_ 
1200 
100 
50() 
640 
200 
220 
BOO 
)55 
IOC 
105 
lofi 
• <• 
500 
310 
100 
••■ 
100 
70 
*(• 
100 
40 
100 
100 
67^ 
12^ 
600 
400 
460 
500 
900 
600 
400 
425 
600 
420 
500 
600 
275 
500 
100 
95 
500 
... 
60 
40 
100 
100 
125 
_ 
500 
650 
100 
62i 
100 
lafr- 
•J 
100 
60 
. 100 
100 
100 
500 
400 £ 
00 
100 
45 
100 
600 
450 
500 
110 
135 
500 
7C0 
100 
971 1 
00 
100 
60 
500 
1010 
100 
IlL COMPANIES, 
100 
30 
100 
70 
100 
70 
100 
280 
100 
IB 
100 
... 140 xl. 
20 
15 
20 
100 ' 
... 107| 107i 
too 
3t0 300 
100 
185 
100 
127i 
130 
500 
260 
100. 
67| 
SO 
29 
100 
110 
20 
9-10 
53-56 
1- 2 
2— 4 
-10 
-2(! 
paid Euy- 
p, sh ers. 
Dimbula Valley Co. Ltd 
Do prefs 
Eastern Produce & Estate Co. Ltd 
EderapoUa Tea Co., Ltd 
Imperial Tea Estates Co., Ltd. 
Kelani Valley Tea Asscn,, Ltd. 
Sintyre Estates Co., Ltd. 
(.anka Plantations Co., Ltd 
Sabalma Estates Co.,Ltd. 
."ifew Dimbula Co., Ltd. 
Suwara Eliya Tea Estate Co., Ltd, 
Ouvah Coflfee Co., Ltd. 
Bigalla Tea E.scates Uo„ Ltd. 
Scottish Ceyloa Tea Co., Ltd. 
Spring Valley Tea Co., Ltd. 
Standard Tea Co., Ltd. 
Shell Transport and Trading 
Company, Ltd. 
CTkuwella Estates Co., ltd. 
Ifatiyantota Ceylon Tea Co., Lt ' 10 8i 
Do. .pref. 6 o/o lo 
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE 
Colombo, Apr. 29th, 1904. 
Latest London Prices. 
6 
6 
5 
10 
10 
6 
10 
10 
1 
1 
, 10 
10 
10 
10 
10 
1 
2f 
10 
10 
SeU. 
ers. 
6i-6 
a-ii 
8-10 
6| 
3-6 
li 
nom 
2i-Si 
9-10 
9-10 
4—5 
Trans- 
actions- 
par 
9-10 
RAINFALL RETURN FOR COLOMBO 
(Supplied by the SurL-q,or-General.) 
1899 
1900 
I9C1 
I9O2 
Inch. 
Inch. 
Inch. 
Inch 
January 
•98 
3-72 
11-91 
1-95 
February 
2-78 
0-63 
3-55 
4-57 
6-85 
March 
0-88 
3-71 
6-12 
April 
6-66 
16-12 
8-71 
10-01 
May 
17-73 
10-63 
6-28 
11-89 
June 
9-23 
783 
5-93 
9-84 
July 
1-11 
6-77 
4-52 
4'63 
August 
0-62 
7-35 
0-46 
2-78 
September .. 
1-48 
4-0 1 
3-93 
8-18 
October 
12 99 
9-47 
3-91 
31-47 
November .. 
8-68 
9-25 
19-84 
20-10 
December . . 
4-44 
5-20 
1-70 
6-43 
Total.. 
73-48 
83-68 
75-86 
118-70 
1903 
Inch 
4- 16 
3-95 
2-63 
7-62 
20-76 
6- 42 
5- 02 
7- 51 
8 06 
11-17 
0 94 
2-22 
Av.of 
34yrs. 
Inch. 
3- 57 
2- 07 
4- 75 
11- 19 
12 12 
8-24 
4- 48 
3- 77 
5- 13 
14-46 
12- 64 
6- 14 
19C4. 
88-66 
Inch 
5- 74 
2-05 
6- 70 
■2ii' 
16 93 
* From 1st to 27tb April •?-44 in., that is up to 9-30 a m on 
the 28th April.-ED. C. 0. » ou a.m. on 
CEYLON TEA: MONTHLY SHIP- 
MENTS TO UNITED KINGDOM 
AND ESTIMATE, 
Estimate for 
Total Shipments 
Do do 
Do do 
April 1904—8 to 8J million lb. 
do 1904— 9,500,000 lb. 
do 1903— 8,411,101 lb. 
do 1902— 8,521,388 lb, 
[Estimate foe May 1904.— 10 to lOJ million lb."] 
CLOSE SEASON FOR GAME IN THE 
EASTERN PROVINCE. 
In terms of .section 13 (1) of the Ordinance No. 
10 of 1891, I, Charles Morant Lushington, Go- 
vernment Agent for the Eastern Province, do 
hereby declare that the close season for game in 
the Eastern Province shall be from June 1 to 
September 30 annually, until further notice, 
Gasette, 
