CEYLON PRODUCE SALES LIST. 
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" Shropshire." — Tndugalla Fine Biscuits, 8 cases 
eold at 43 6id ; ditto Fine Scrap, 4 cases sold at Ss 5Jd, 
" Orient." — No. 1 Biscuits, 2 cases out at 49 6Jd ; Ko. 
2 ditto, 2 cases out. 
CEYLON AND INDIAN PRODUCE AND 
COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK. 
London, 5 p.m., 11th Dec, 1903 
The Produce markets are mostly qaiet— except 
Coffee, Cotton and Cardamoms. 
Shellac — is reacting. 
Silver — 26J. Bank Rate 4 per cent. Consols 88|. 
Ceylon Rubber sold today at high rates and the 
demand is strong and great. 
Shellac— is easier and may see a drop of 40/ to 60/ 
from the top rates of March delivery. 
Coffee — September Santos 27/U sellers. Most 
good Judges think it still safe and 40/ likely. 
Cotton Tinnevelly— F g f c i f 5 11 32d old and 
new crop. Indian Cotton should have a good time 
in 1904. Cotton: American Crop Estimates by Bureau 
of under 10 millions caused a great advance, best 
Judges think 10^ to 11 millions more like it. The 
Bulls talk of 7dto 9d per lb. and Bears of under 6i 
again. Manchester is upset by this gamble, but if 
Cotton dropped about 3s 8d renewed buying for 
India, etc., would likely again occur. Meai tini:; 
trade in Cotton Goods in America is bad. The Boll 
Weevil is supposed by the Bureau to have destroyed 
half-a-million of bales, but half that seems more 
probable. We hear sellers of c i f American Cotton 
have defaulted to the tune of 40,000 to 50,000 bales 
which, no doubt, helped the terrific advuoce lately. 
Sugar — ^looks a buy down, April-June Beet is Bs S^d 
equal to about 7^ lid, now the Bjunty is killed — a 
moderojte price after 57/ per cwt. years ago. 
Ceylon Cocoa. — No sales, privately trade quiet. 
We recommend shipments of all spices: SUf^ar, 
CoSee, Rubber and Pearls. 
We find trade in the West Indies is gradually and 
slowly improving, thanks to Mr. Chamberlain's builish 
operations over the Continental Bounties successfully 
passed last September. Also Trade is better in Bristol 
and Scotland. The wound has been deep, but it is 
heiiling steadily aneiit Sugar Industries, Ttie London 
Stock E.xchange is impi oving. The Brokers in Shellac, 
CoSee and Cotton, must have had a fair innings. 
Sugar has disappointed the Brokers for activity as 
it has been rather a 'dead "horse' affair. 
The prospects for 19'*4 seem fairly satisfactory and 
of deep value to commercial men. 
CEYLON COCOA SALES IN LONDON. 
MiNCHmG Lane Dec. lith. 
" Asia." — OBEO in estate mark Kondesalle Ceylon 
1, 28 bags sold at 60s. 
"' Inaba Maru." — Grove A, 14 bags sold at 68s ; ditto 
C, 3 sold at 6l8 6.1 ; ditto A, 3 sold at 55s. 
" Hitachi Maru." — 1 MAK in estate mark Estate 
Cocoa, 230 bags out ; AA in estate mark, 60 bags sold 
at 49s Gd. 
" Deubighehire." —No mark, 1 bag sold at 36s. 
" Orotava." — Bandarapola 1, 17 bags sold at 60,-; 
ditto T, 2 sold at 37s 6d. 
" Shropshire." — BaiKlarapoLi 1, 11 bags sold at BOs; 
2 sold at 53s 6d; ditto 2, 1 sold at 55.s T, 2 sold at ,^73 6d. 
'' Hitachi Maru."— Q-angvvarily No. 1, 19 bags soLi 
at 723 ; No. 2, 5 sold at 60i 6d. 
" Lancashire." — Kumaradola A, 26 bags out. 
NEXT AUCTIONS 21ST JANUARY, 1904. 
eesult of this day's coir sales 
17th dceember, 1903. 
Yarn.— 203 bales sold, 1248 biles offered; 10 tons 
ballots sold, 15 tons ballots offered ; 84 tons dholls 
sold, 86 tons dholls offered ; 1 ton bundles sold, 10 tons 
bundles offered. At these the last auctions of the 
year only a very modevate quantity of Ceylon and 
Cochin yarns was offered attracting an ordinary atten- 
dance of buyers. The auctions ruled dull and less than 
halt the b iles changed h;n)d.<, bat dholls of all descrip- 
tions were in request. Anjingo and soft weaving j 
bales mostly withdr.iwn part sold without change, I 
Weaving and mat dholls all sold at last rates. Roping 
bales only partly sold. Dholls all sold without ohs.Dge. 
Ceylon bales all sold. Ballots in demand realising 
full p ices. 
Fibre,— 5 bales sold, 163 bales offered. The full 
prices asked have retarded sales and only 5 bales were 
disposed of, balmce being firmly held. 157 bales 
offered. No demand. 45 tons ballots sold, 100 tons 
ballots offered. Partly sold at prices in sellers' favour. 
Coir Rope. — 15 tons coils sold, 15 tons coils offered. 
In demand and sold at full prices without change. 
Yarn. — Fine to extra fine £20 5s to £23 15s per ton; 
Good ±'17 to £20 per ton | iMedium £14 53 to £16 lOs 
per ton ; Common £5 15^ to £14 per ton ; Roping £6 
lOs to £14 per ton. 
Fibre. — Good to fine .£19 ISs per ton ; Ceylon 
mattress £4 15s to £5 5s per ton. 
Rope.— Coilf 2i, £16 5s ; li, £17 lOs ; 2^, £17 1.5s. 
Cochin Yarn.— Bales : RG in estate mark lA 
Aratoray, £17 5s ; ditto 2B Aratoray, £17 53 ; ditto 3C 
Aratoray, £17 5s ; 3C EB in estate raaik B, £20; 
ML in estate mark Anjingo SSRS8, £21 ISs. Dholls : 
CM V, £10 10s ; X, £15 5s ; LPS, £11 17s 6d ; MH, 
£6 lOs. 
Cochin Fibre.— GMJ in estate mark F, £19 15s, 
Ckylon Yarn, — Bales : OSK in estate mark XX. 
£23 los. Ballots : CB CE, £16 10s; 1 NBS, £19 lOs; 
2 ditto. £19 lOs, 3 ditto, £17 10s; 4 ditto, £17 lOs ; TS 
Wl, £19 5s; TSW2, £18 153 ; TS W3, £17 15s; D 
Black, £21 53. 
CEYLON AND INDIAN PRODUCE AND 
WEEKLY COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK. 
London, 18th Dec, 1903. 
The produce markets have been quiet, steady, except 
Coffee and Cotton. Sugar, which are displaying ac- 
tivity. Bar.k Hale 4 per cent. Silver 25|d. Consols 
88 9 16, 
Shfllac -quiet and looks a sale as shipments soon 
coming on. 
Sugar — April- June Beet at 8/9 looks a purchase. 
Cotton Crop — looks 10^ to 11 millions. Some first- 
class firms t xpect 10^. The market has been dancing 
about excitedly like cats on hot plates. The corse of 
America, Arnold said, was the American funny man ; 
and they have certainly succeeded in driving back 
some English firms to their old homes. The games 
they play baat everything. Manchester is upset 
thereby and talks of short time, Fgfcif April- 
iMay Tinnivelly <,'otton is 5 7-16d and spot price 6 1-I6d. 
The Egyptian Crop looks a fair crop. Indian Crop is 
rather less than expected, but high prices should help 
Indian Trade. The successful American Bulls talk of 
7id whilst the Bears long to see 6.25d again. 
Ceylon Cardamoms — better and good sorts 2d 
dearer, 
Colombo Root — dull. 
Ceylon Shells — selling dearer at 243 6d ; thin 73 
per lb. 
Ceylon Coffee— dearer, medium 93s ; smalls 58s. 
Plumbago — nothing stirring same with Orehella 
Weed. 
Ceylon Butter— worth 5d to 7d per lb. 
! eylon Coffee — closes strong. 
Rubber — no sales. 
Santos Coffee — December, 1904, is 363 3d done. 
Coffee seems safe and going higher. As to 
Cotton Gi'.own in South Arnici — An American is 
coming over to show them how to grow Cotton, 
but we fail to see any hope of large lets being 
sent here for the next 16 years. India is one's only 
hope for large lines. 
Mr. Chamberlain continues very busy and active 
and his policy has gained greatly from late elections. 
Carpets made in England and sent to Ameiicn are 
tared 75 per cent — » most unjust, uuholy, unri^httous 
tax. The Sugar Bounties having lately been knocked 
off has caused about 17 new Sugar Refineries to be 
opened in England, for which much thanks— for his 
promotion and great protection of British Trade. 
Old Moore, in his prediction for January, 1904, 
says: — We may learn news from India which wiil 
cause considerable consternation amongst holders of 
Indian Rails. 
