Aug.  1,  1895.] 
THE  TROPICAL  ACRICULTURIS  P. 
137 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURKENT. 
( Furnished  bij  the  Chamber  of  Comnierce). 
Colombo,  July  29,  1895. 
Exchanof.  on  London. — Bank  Selling  Rates  : — On 
demand  1/1  1-19;  1 months’  sight  1/1  3-32 ; 6 months’ 
sight  1/U.  Bank  Bni/ing  ii’ at es -.—Credits  3 months 
sight  1/1  7-32 ; 15  months’  sight  1/li . Documents  3 
months’  sight  l/lj:  9 months’  sight  1/1  9-32.— Closing 
rates.  , , ,,  . 
Coffee.— Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  IU6-00  to  RlG'aO.  Estate  Crops  in  Parch- 
ment, delivery  per  bushel, — No  quotations.  Plan- 
tation Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cvvt, 
11S3-00  to  R85-00.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee  t.o.b. 
Special  Assortment  per  cwt, — No  quotations.  Liber- 
ian parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  HI..  oO. 
Garden  and  Chetty  Parchment  on  the  spot  per 
bushel, — None  offering.  Garden  and  Chetty  Coffee 
f.o.b.  per  cwt, — No  quotations.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b. 
per  cwt,  R75-00. — Asked.  ^ 1 u 1 
Ti-a. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week : liroken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  59c.  Pekoe  per  lb  .50c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  37c.  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  27c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  B-Irk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  Ol^c.  to  3c.— 1 to  4 % nominal.  Twigs  and 
Branch.— No  quotations. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  90c.  to  R1'90. 
Coconut  Oiu. — Mill  oil  per  cwt,  Rl;>’62  to  lllO  00.-^ 
Asked.  Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt. — Asked.  Coconut  oil  in 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R.347‘50  to  R3.52  50. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked  and  undried)  per  cwt,  R30  to  R40. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R42'00  to  R48'50. 
Coconut  Cake. — (Poonac)  f.o.b.^per  ton,  R50  to  1160.00. 
— Nominal. 
Com  Yarn.- Nos.  1 to  8 per  cwt,  Rb'OO  to  R15-00. 
Cinnamon.— Nos.  1 and  2 only  per  lb  574c.  Ordi- 
ary  Assortment,  per  lb  53Jc.  to  54c.  01--1 
Plumbago  Firm : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  RloO  to 
R330.  Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  R290. 
Chips  per  ton,  1180  to  R150.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  100. 
Ebony.- Per  ton.— Govt,  sales  in  August. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R6'75  to  R7’90.  _ 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Caluiida  per  bag  R6'87  to  R7  10. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3'05  to  R3-20. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3'25  to  R3-G2. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel,— No  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  bag,  R10'50  to  RIO  G’2. 
Freights. 
Cargo. 
Tea 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil  • • 32/6 
Plumbago  • • 32/6 
New  York  rates  per  steamer 
12 '6  @ 15/  above  London  rates. 
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25 
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with  transhipment 
l.UCAL  MARKET. 
B>/  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  iiaillie  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  July  31st,  1895. 
1115-00  to  15-25  per  bushel. 
15-50  to  16-00  do 
65-00  to  66-00  per  cwt. 
72-00  to  73  00 
13  00  per  bushel  (nominal). 
67-00  per  cwt. 
0'70  to  2-00  per  lb.  (nominal). 
22  00  to  35-00  per  cwt.  do 
Garden  Varchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coflee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa. — (nominal) 
Rice.— Market  is  quiet : — 
Kazla 
boolye 
R6-40  tc 
6-76  ti 
6- 50 
7- 25 
per  b.og. 
do 
Callund  a 7-00  to  7-37 
Coast  Ca  llunda  2-75  to  2'90  per  bushel. 
Kuruve  (Scarce) 
Muttus  amba  3-15  to  3-40  do 
Cinnamon. — Quoted  Nos.  1 to  4,  ,at  53c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
56  cents  per  lb.  (nominal). 
Chips.— R55  00  per  candy  (nominal). 
Coconuts.— Ordinary  R35-OO  to  38-00  per  1,000  (nominal). 
do  Selected  42  00  to  45-00  do  do 
Coconut  oil. — 15-75  to  I6-00  per  cwt.  do 
Copra.— Market  (piiet: — 
Kalpitiya  R47-00  to  4S-Q0  per  candy. 
Jlarawila  46 '00  to  46-5#  do 
Cart  Copra  ..  40  00  to  45-00  do 
Poonac. — Gingelly  ’ 100-00  to  105-00  per  ton. 
Chekku  75-00  to  80-00  do 
Mill  (retail)  55 '00  to  57 ‘50  do 
Ebony. — quotations  at  RlOO  to  R185  (nominal). 
Satinwood. — cubic  feet  1’50  to  2-12  do 
Halmilla. — do  1-00  to  1-25  do 
KiTUL  Fibre.— Quoted  at  R30-00  per  cwt.  (nominal). 
Pai.jivra  Fibre. — Quoted  nominally :— No  buyers. 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  R15-00  to  17'00  per  cwt. 
do  Mixed  10-00  to  13-00  do 
Indian  do  7-00  to  9 '00  do 
Do  Cleaned  10  00  to  14-00 
Sapan  AVood.— Quoted.  55-00  to  60  00  per  ton. 
Kerosine  Oil— American  7-00  to  7-12  Per  case. 
do  Russian  6-25  to  0"30  Per  ca.se. 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  ; — 26-00  to  27-50  (nominal.) 
do  Uncleaned  5-00  to  5-50  do 
Croton  Seed  13-00  to  17  00  do 
Nux.  Vomica  2'50  to  3-00  per  cwt. 
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To  United  Kingdom 
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„ Belgium 
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,,  Germany 
„ Holland 
„ Italy 
„ Russia 
,,  Spain 
,,  Sw-eden 
„ Turkey 
„ India 
„ Australia 
„ America 
,,  Africa 
,,  China 
„ Singapore 
„ Mauritius 
„ Malta 
Total  exports  from  1st  Jan. 
to  29th  July  1896 
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do  1893 
do  1802 
