i^OV. 1, 1901.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
355 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
[Fitmished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
EXPOETS 
Colombo, Oct 28th, 1901, 
Cardamoms : — 
All ronnd parcel, well bleached per lb. Ero5 
Do. dull medium do. R1'40 
Special assortment, 0 and 1 only do. Rl-90 
Seeds do. Rl-40 
Cinchona Bark : — 
Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 9c— IJ to 3 o/o. 
Cinnamon : — 
Ordinary assortment per lb. 51c. 
Nos. 1 and 2 only ^er lb. 55o, 
Nos. 3 and 4 only per lb. 44o. 
Cinnamon Chips ; — 
Per candy o£ 560 lb E77-50 
Cocoa : — 
Finest estate red ; unpicked per cwt R50 
Medium do do None 
Bright native unpicked and nndried R45 
do 
do None 
E5200 
E45-00 
E35-00 
17ic 
f, 0. b. per 
Ordinary do 
Coconuts — (husked). 
Selected per thousand 
Ordinary ,, 
Smalls 
Coconut Cake— 
Poonac in robins f. o. b. per ton E75 00 
Do in bags None 
Coconut (Desiccated). 
Assorted all grades per lb 
Coconut Oil — 
Dealers' Oil per cwt R17'50 
Coconut Oil in ordinary 
ton R380-00 
Coffee. — 
Plantation Estate Parchment on the spot per bus 
None. 
Plantation 'Estate Coffee f.o.b« (ready) p 
None. 
Native Coffee, f.o.b per cwt.— None. 
Oitronella Oil— 
Eeady do per lb. — 44c 
COPEA — 
Boat Oopra per candy of 560 lb. E59 00 
Calpentyn Copra do do E60 00 
Cart do do do E.'j6-00 
Kstate do do do E5900 
Croton Seed per cwt— »E15'00 
Ebony — 
Sound per ton at Govt. depot-R200,00 Per Govt, 
sales of 2nd September. 
Inferior R150'00 Per Govt, sales of 2nd September, 
Fib EES — 
per cwt 
Coconut Bristle No 1 
Do „ 2 
Do mattress ,, 1 ,, 
Do „ 2 
Coir Tarn, Kogalla ,, 1 to 8 
Do Colombo „ 1 to 8 
Kitool all sizes ,, 
Palmy rah 
Pepper— Black per lb 
Plumbago — 
Large lumps per ton 
Ordinary lumps do 
Chips do 
ties scarce. 
Dust do 
Do (Flying) do 
Sapanwood — per ton 
Satinwood (ordinary) per cubic ft. 
Do do per cubic ft. 
Ell-50 
None 
3-50 
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15-00 
11-50 
None 
None 
None 
R550 
530 
350 Fine qnali- 
200 
120 
None. 
310 
None. 
Tea- 
High Grown liledium Low Grown 
Average. Average. Average. 
Broken Pekoe and Broken cts eta eta 
Oiange Pekoe per lb 57 45 41 
' Orange Pekoe do 48 43 36 
Pekoe do 42 38 33 
Pekoe Souchong do 36 33 30 
Pekoe Fanningsdo 39 26 29 
Brob-en mixed— dust, &o ?4 X8 2^ 
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