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CEYLON PRODUCE SALES LIST.. 
" Clan Murray." — Dromoland O, 1 case sold at 2s 
7d ; ditto 1, 2 sold at Is lid ; 4 fold at 23 ; ditto 2, 6 
sold at la 3J ; 2 sold at Is Id ; ditto 3, 3 sold at lOd; 
ditio Seed, 3 sold at ll^d ; A Kabragalla, 23 cases out 
at 23 ; ditto Seeds, 3 sold at Is. 
" Laud Carriage." — A in estate mark, 4 cases sold 
at lOd. 
" Lancashire." — Midlands O, 7 cases sold at Is 8d; 
ditto 1, 4 sold at Is Id ; 3 sold at Is 2d ; ditto 2, 2 sold 
at 9id ; ditto B & S, 2 sold at lOd ; ditto Seeds, 1 sold 
at ll|d. 
" Sado Mara," — Knuckles Group A, I case out ; ditto 
B, 10 cases sold at Is 3d ; ditto C, 2 sold at 9|d ; ditto 
D, 3 sold at Is 2d ; ditto B Seed, 1 sold at Is. 
" Lancashire." — Knuckles Group A, 3 cases out; 
ditto B, 9 cases sold at Is 4d : ditto C, 1 sold at 9d; 
ditto D, 3 sold at Is Id ; ditto E Seed, 1 sold at Is. 
" Calchas.'' — Gonakelle 1, 1 bag and 15 cases out; 
North Pnuduloya OO, 1 bag sold at lid. 
" Shropshire." — New Peacock, 1 case sold at Is 2d; 
2 sold at lid ; 2 sold atS^d ; 1 bag sold at lOd ; River. 
,dale A 000, 19 chests out ; ditto A O, 1 bag sold at 
lid ; ditto ZZZ, 2 chests sold at Is Id ; ditto SS, 3 
chests sold at Is. 
CEYLON RUBBER SALES IN LONDON. 
" Flintshire." — L B & Co« in estat^ mark Hanwella 
Rubber, 6 oases sold at 5a 0|d ; 1 bag sold at 33 9cl; 
Baddegama, 1 case sold at 5a Q\A ; Heatherley, K-i\\\i 
tara. 6 cases sold at 53 2Jd ; 8 sold at 43 O^i ; 1 sold at 
3s ; 1 bag sold at 23 41d ; lease sold at 3g 9d; 
Culloden best Para Rubber, 7 cases and If cwt sold at 
53 32d ; Scrap sold at Sa 11 Jd ; Scrap No. 1, 1 case sold 
at 23 3d ; 1 bag sold at 4*i6d ; 1 bag sold at 3s OJd; 
Yatipauwa Estate Biscuit 2 cases sold at 53 Id ; Scrap 
1 case sold at 33 9|d. 
" Workniau." — Culloden best Para Rubber, 1 case 
sold at 58 0| 1 ; 1 case scrap 2s 2d. 
" Shropshire."— Deviturai Ceylon No. 1 Para Rubber 
1, 2 cases sold at 58 OJd ; ditto No 3 Para Rubber 3, 1 
case sold at 5s. 
" Clan Ohiaholm." — Dolahena, 1 box sold at 53 O^d. 
Ceylon Rubber is much dearer. In public sale today 
40 packages have been sold. 
Pine thin biscuits from Para Seeds Ss to 5s 3|d, ditto 
discoloured and mixed 4s 6d, fine pale Scrap 33 11 to 
43 Ojd, fair scrap 33 9d to 33 9|d, saudy mixed scrap 
23 2d to 2s 4id per lb. 
CEYLON AND INDIAN PRODUCE AND 
SALES AND CITY COMMERCIAL TALK. 
For week ending 6 p.m., 18fch March, 1904. 
The markets are dull bar Sugar, Shellac, Quinine 
and Ceylon Rubber. 
SiLvEH— 26 3-16. 
CoNsor.s— 86 11-16. 
Bank Rate — 4 percent. 
Coffee.— September Santos 33/7i. a safe price to 
buy down. In 1905-6 estimated 19,000,000 bags re- 
quired. 
Sugar.— Beet May 8/5 and prices should keep up the 
next 2 or 3 months. 
Shellac— looks a sale. 
Cotton. — American crop looks about 10.^ millions 
and next crop acreage lerge, and may produce a crop 
from lOj to 14 millions. The Bulls talk of 9d to Is 
per lb. for July delivery, and the Bears of 7Jd. Today 
September-October delivery^ is 6*84, which looks, a 
purchase. The next American acreage may be 32 
millions, and Fertilisers are being used heavily. The 
length of American Cotton staple is about l^'inch, and 
this is what Ceylon should go for. The Australian 
Government used to^lve a bounty, and so should now 
the Indian Government. Tiunivelly Cotton P G F, 
O I F J/I Cotton is 6 .5-16d per lb. • " . L 
City talk this week, Stock Exchange things better. 
Some people with 14 clerks only got work enough for 
two ! The City Corporation are fixing wire baskets iq the 
city for orange peel, etc. —a useful thing. London 
Bridge improvement is much admired. Mr Chamber- 
lain's Fiscal Policy looks brighter ; and he is expected 
to be the Prime Minister ere long. What thp( conntj;y 
wants is free trade reciprocate, and failing that, blow 
for blow until the tariff walls come down to 10 or 20 per 
cent. Ceylon Tea and Tinned Milk should be pushed 
all over Germany. They drink in some parts a week 
scented tea. For 5 people they don't use one tea- 
spoonful, and t'ften drink it with Cognac — never 
inilk, seldom sugar and it turns one-half sick. Some 
Geiman and Russian papers are mad with rage about 
our -insolence in going to Tibet. People starving iu 
South Africa is upsetting news. England and Prance 
are good friends now the Egyntian-Newfoand- 
land affairs are settled. Trade iu America seems declin- 
ing. A good deal of Cotton is held iu the interior at 
dear top prices. Good Madias Northern Cotton new 
5|d c i f, and would look cheap at 5d, and Tinnivplly 
f g f at 6d c i f. — Ceylon Rubber sold as high as 5= 3|J. 
CEYLON COCOA SALES IN LONDON. 
Mincing Lane, March 19. 
" Collegian.'' — WarriapoHa, 21 baes sold at 823; 112 
sold at 62s 6d ; IS sold at 58s ; 20 sold at 52s 6d. 
" Jap'\n." — WarriapoHa, 20 bags sold at 83s; 118 
sold at 62s ; 26 sold at 563 ; 25 sold at 52s 6d. 
" Zaanstroom " — Suduganga, 20 bags sold at 6O3; 
North Matale F & C, 14 bags sold "at 563 ; 2 sold 
at 543 6d. 
'= Petvel."— ^Norlh Matale, 10 bags sold at 663 ; 15 
sold at 54s 63. 
" Collegian." — Owella Ceylon Cocoa A, 94 bags out; 
2 bags sold at 53-!. 
Flintshire."— F OBEC in estate mark Kondesalle 
Ceylon O. 32 bags out ; F ditto 1, 54 bags sold at 57s; 
ditto O, 8 sold at 723 ; ditto 1, 6 sold at 72s6d ;F ditto 
D2, 3 sold at 47s 6d ; G ditto, 12 sold at 44s.- 
. " Calchas."— FB 1. 27 bags out. 
"Clan Murray." — Katugftstota, 451 'bags out ; 3 bags 
sold at 5O3 6d. 
" Shropshire." — C G in estate mark, 66 bags out ; 1 
bag sold at 51s ; 9 sold at 533 Cd. 
"Calchas." — Kepitigalla, 93 bags sold at 593 ; 11 
sold at 55s; Lower Ualoya, 14 bags sold at 583 6d; 
17 sold at 433. 
" Pera."— Kepitigalla, 20 bags sold at 59s 6d ; 30 
sold at 593. 
" Formosa." — Old Haloya, 26 bags out. 
Derbyshire." — Coodoogalla, 26 bags out. 
" Zaanstroom." — Hylton No. 1, 73 bags out ; Kadu- 
wella No. 1, 25 bags sold at 55s 6d. 
"Japan." — Gangwarily No. 1, 26 bags sold at 763; 
No. 2, 5 sold at 57s ; No. 3, 2 sold at 43s 6d ; No. 4, 1 
sold at 52s. 
"Shropshire." — Allagalla, 51 bags out; 5 bags sold 
at 46s. 
" Clan Macmillan." — Sunny Side, 83 bags out* 
" Collegian." — Dynevor 0, 50 bags out ; ditto 1, 19 
bags sold at 56s. 
" Barbarossa." — M in estate mark, 250 bags out. 
" Japan." — LM in estate maik, 160 bags out. 
" Glenartnev." — MM in estate mark, 60 bags out. 
" Colleeian." — High Walton A, 23 bags out. 
" Clan Murray."— Laxahena, 19 bags out. 
CEYLON COCOA SALES IN LONDON. 
Mincing Lane March. 23rd. 
"Yangtsze."— WarriapoHa, 20 bags sold at 82s 6d ; 11 
sold at 8-23 ; 52 sold a t 62s ; 14 sold at 57s Gd ; 13 sold 
at 579 ; Suduganga,, 15 bags sold at 823 6d ; 42 sold at 
643 6d ; 5 sold at 58s ed ; 7 sold at 57s 6d. 
" Shropshire."— SFG, 40 bags sold at 63s 6d ; SAG, 
4 bags sold at 6O3 6d ; SBG, 4 bags sold at 45b; SG, 
11 bags sold at 803 ; HvUon 1, 11 bags sold at 623 6d; 
ditto IX, 5 sold at 59s ; ditto ID, 3 sold at 58s 6d : ditto 
D2, 20 sold at 533 ; 1 sold at 32s ; ditto D, 16 sold 
at44V6d. T" 
" Glenfargi"— Beredewelle COO Ex No. 1, 35 bags 
sold at 67s ;' ,-|itto 1, U sold at 663 ; ditto 2, 2 sold at 
.563 ; ditto B, 10 sold at 46a, 
" Kamakura Maru." — Marakona Nib, 30 bags out. 
" Shropshire." — GolQor)"|a, II bags out ; 1 bag sold 
at 49s ; 1 sold at kepitigalla, 140 bags ont ; .31' 
