July 1, 1901.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
63 
COLOMBO PRICE CUKRENT. 
{Furnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
EXPOETS. 
Colombo, 21th June, 1901. 
Cardamoms : — 
All round parcel, well bleached per lb. Rl-45 
Do. dull medium do. K1'20 
Special assortment, 0 and 1 only do. El'SO 
Seeds do. Rl-40 
Cinchona Bark : — 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 13c— IJ to 3 o/o. 
Cinnamon ■ — 
Ordinary assortment per lb. 56c. 
Nos. 1 and 2 only per lb. 60c, 
Nos. 3 and 4 only , per lb. 51o. 
Cinnamon Chips : — 
Per candy of 560 lb R80 00 
Cocoa : — 
Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwt R55"j 
Medium do do _ Eo2 I 
Bright native, unpicked and undried R49 J 
- - ' ' R43j 
CEILON EXPORTS AND DISTRIBUTION, 
FOR SEASONS 1900 AND 1901. 
do 
do 
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^ ACQ 
R46-00 
R3S00 
E29-00 
Ordinary do 
Coconuts — (husked). 
Selected per thousand 
Ordinary ,, 
Smalls ,, 
Coconut Cake — 
Poonac in robins f. o. b. per ton E82'50 
Do in bags None 
Coconut (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb I60 
Coconut Oil — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt R15'25. 
Coconut Oil in ordinary packages f. 0. b. per 
ton R335-00, Business done. 
Coffee. — 
Plantation Estate Parchment on the spot per bus. — 
None. 
Plantation Estate Coffee f.o.b. (ready) per cwt.— 
None. 
Native Coffee, f.o.b per cwt.— None. 
OlTRONELLA OiL — 
Ready do per lb.— 47c 
Copra — 
Boat Copra per candy of 560 
Calpentyu Copra do do 
Cart do do do 
Estate do do do 
Croton Seed per cwt — None 
Ebony — 
Sound per ton at Govt, depot — R190. 
of 3rd June. 
Inferior RIOO. As per sales of 3rd June. 
Fibres 
per cwt 
lb. 
R5©00 
R53 00 
R47 00 
R5200 
Coconut Bristle No- 1 
Do „ 2 
Do mattress ,, 1 
Do „ 2 
Coir Yarn, Kogalla „ 1 to 
Do Colombo ,, 1 to 
Kitool all sizes 
Palmyrah 
Pepper— Black 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps 
Ordinary lumps 
Chips 
Dust 
Do (Flying) 
Sapanwood — 
Satinwood (ordinary) per cubic ft 
Do do per cubic ft 
8 
per lb 
per ton 
do 
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do 
per ton 
RlO-50 
None 
400 
300 
1800 
1600 
None 
None 
NoDe 
E550 
525 
350 
225 
130 
None. 
None. 
None. 
Tea— 
Broken Pekoe and Broken 
Orange Pekoe per lb 
Orange Pekoe do 
Pekoe do 
Pekoe Souchong do 
Pekoe Fanningsdo 
Broken mixed — dust, &c 
High Grown Medium Low Grown 
Average. Average. Average. 
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cts 
cts 
59 
46 
37 
48 
36 
29 
42 
33 
24 
37 
26 
20 
33 
26 
26 
26 
25 
24 
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