CEYLOxN PRODUCE SAl.ES LIST. 
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''Workman." — Katooloya Cardamoms Ex, 20 cases 
out ; ditto C, 1 sold at 7id ; ditto D, 2 sold at UiJ. 
" Shropshire." — K'-tooloya Ciirdamoms Ex, 1 case 
sold at la 7d ; ditto AA, 5 sold at Is '2d ; ditto A, 2 sold 
Bt 9d ; 1 sold at 8}d ; ditto B, 3 sold at T^i ; Cottauga 
Cardamoms AA, 7 cases out. 
' Workman." — Kandaloya Cardamoms A, 1 case 
sold at 29 ; ditto K, 4 sold at la 4d ; 6 sold at Is 3d; 
ditto C, 5 sold at lOd ; ditto D, 6 ont at Is ; ditto Seed 
A, 4 sold at Is ; 1 sold at 9J ; dit .o Seed B, 14 out. 
" Workman." — W in estate mark, London ], 1 case 
sold at 4s 6^d ; ditto 2, 1 sold at 4-i 2d ; ditto 3, 1 sold 
at 3d Id ; Ko maik, 2 cases sold at 48 6d. 
MINICNG LANE, CEYLON AND INDIAN 
PRODUCE MAKKETS AND BRITISH 
COMMEkCIAL OU ILOOK. 
6 p.m., 8Lh Jan., 1904. 
Bank Rate— 4 per cent tone firm. 
Gold — 77s lOd per oz. 
Silver — is talked of as a bull operation. 
The PnoDDCE Markets — have, in some cases, been 
active — Cotton, Coffee, Shellac and Cloves. 
Ceylon Nutmeos— 104 s at 1/. Oefeots at 4Jd. 
Ceylon Coconut Oil — £25 1.6s steady ; afloat £28 
153 c i f and buyers, sellers, merchants 2s 6d more. 
Cotton — American Crop Estimates ran«e from 10| 
to Hi. Figures look showy, 10,6''0,000 to 11,010,000', 
Bulls of Middliiif? American Uplands talk of 8id and 
they have been successful of talking of 7Jd. The 
Bears, what few are left, talk of lid per lb. decline 
sooner or later. This high price should help Indiun 
Cotton Sellers immensely and they can again ship to 
London 200,000 bales and to Liverpool .SOO 000 bales 
where, as in olden days, profits may again be seen. 
Good Cotton in Liverpool wjU be scarce nutil the end 
of September. Lancashire Trade is bad and short 
time on as they have not bought Cotton when offered 
cheap. The Continent bought largely and have done 
well, and better than American mills too. 
Coffee — Santos September futures 38/li after 39/ 
a case of buy on declines — May at best was 38/6. 
Ceylon OccoA— steady, 1,493 bags up and 500 sold 
61/ to 73/. Natives 49 to 50/, 
Sugar — buy on declines. 
Board op Trade — returns are satisfactory owing to 
the coming Fiscal Policy talk and probability. It is to 
be hoped it will soon pass. 
OBSERVER PRINTINO WORKS. 
