Sept.  1895. 
THE  1'kojmcaE  agriculturist 
21 1 
COLOMRU  ITilC'E  CURRENT. 
{Furnished  b;/  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Sept.  2.  1893. 
Exchange  of  London,  Ci.osi.ng  Rates,  on  Gth  Aug. 
Bank  ScUinij  Bales: — On  demand  1/1  5-lG  to  11-82: 
4 months’  sight  1/1  11-32  to  g ; 6 months'  sight  1/13 
to  13-32.  Bank  BuyiiKj  Bates  : — Credits  3 months’ 
sight  1/1  15-32  to  J ; G mouths’  sight  l/lj  to  17-32 ; 
Doets.  3 months’  sight  l/lj  to  7-32;  C months  sight 
1/1  17-.32  to  9-16. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  RlG'OO  to  17’00. — nominal.  Estate  Crops 
ui  Parchment,  delivery  per  bushel, — no  quot..  Plan- 
tation Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  R81 
to  8G, — nominal.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee  f.o.b. 
Special  Assortment  per  cwt, — no  quot.,  Liberian 
parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  R12'50.  Garden 
and  Chetty  Pachmont  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  R15'50. 
Garden  and  Chetty  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt,— no  quot.. 
Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt,  R73, — Scarce. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week ; Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  G7c.  Pekoe  per  lb  50c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  43c.  Br-oken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  32c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bauk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  Ol^c.  to  2c.— 1 to  4 %.  Twigs  and  Branch. 
— No  quotations. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  80c.  to  Rl'75. 
Coconut  Oin. — Mill  oil  per  cwt,  RlS  ilO  to  13'73. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt,  R15'25  to  15’62L  Coconut  oil  in 
Ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R347'90. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked  A undried)  per  cwt,  R33  to  R45. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R38'00  to  R49‘00. 
Coconut  Cake. — (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R45  to  55. 
CoiB  Yarn. — Nos.  1 to  8 per  cwt,  R6  to  15. 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 and  2 only  per  lb  G8c. — noniinM. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  G5c.— nominal. 
Plumb.ago. — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R150  to  330. 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290.  Chips  per 
ton,  R30  to  1.50.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  100. 
Ebony.— Per  ton,  no  quotations. 
Rice.— Soolye  per  bag,  R7T0  to  R8'00. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7.50  to  R7’85. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3'06  to  R3’25. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3'30  to  R3’G5. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel, — No  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  bag,  R10'50. 
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Coconut  Oil 
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25/ 
25 
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Plumbago 
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25/ 
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Coconuts  in  bags 
20/ 
25/ 
25 
20/ 
Other  Cargo 
20/ 
25/ 
25 
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Broken  Stovi'age 
10/ 
25/ 
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SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
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New  York  rates  per  steamer 
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London 
rates. 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
(Jarden  Parctniient  : — 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  : — 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parcliment, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa. — (lumiinal) 
Rice. — Market  is  steady 
Kazla 
8oolye 
Colombo,  Aug.  28th,  1895. 
Rl.'i'UO  to  per  bushel 
l.T-.^O  to  16-00  do 
tio'OO  to  OG'OO  jier  cwt 
78  00  to  73  1 10  do 
13 '00  per  bushel  (nominal) 
67 ‘00  per  cwt 
0'70  to  2'00  per  lb  (nominal) 
30 ’00  to  40  00  per  cwt  do 
U6-75  to  6 ‘87  per  bag 
7 '00  to  7 '50  do 
Callunda  --qo  to 
Coast  Callunda  2'8o  to 
Kuruve  (Scarce) 
/Muttusamba  3-15  to 
Cinnamon.— Quoted  Nos.  1 to  4,  at 
58  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Cl  lies. — R55  00  per  candy  (nominal) 
Coconuts.— Ordinary  R3S'00  to  38't 
7-37 
3-00 
per  bushel 
3 '40  do 
54c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
do  Selected 
Coconut  Oil.— 
Copra.— Market  steady 
Kalpitiya 
/Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Uhekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony.— quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
42-00  to  45-00 
15-37  to  15-50 
00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do 
per  cwt 
do 
do 
per  candy 
do 
do 
1147 -00  to  47-50 
46-00  to  4C\59 
40-00  to  44-00 
87-50  to  90-00  per  ton 
75 '00  to  80'00  do 
60-00  to  65-00  do 
RlOO  to  R185  (nominal) 
1-50  to  2-12  do 
1-00  to  1-25  do 
KiTUL  Fiure.— Quoted  at  R30-00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally :— No  buyers 
Jaft'na  Black. — Cleaned  R15'00  to  17'00  per  cwt 
do  Mixed  lO'OO  to  13'00 
Indian  do  7 '00  to  O'OO 
Cleaned 
Do 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted 
Kerosine  Oil— .American 
do  Russi.au 
Kapok. — Cleaned  f.  o.b  26  00  to  27'50 
do  Vneleaned  o'OO  to  5’.60 
Croton  Seed  13'00  to  17  00 
lO'OO  to  14-00 
65-00  to  70-00 
7-00  to  7-12 
6 -50  to  6 -62 
do 
do 
Nux.Vniunica 
per  ton 
Per  case 
Per  case 
(nominal) 
do 
do 
2-,60  to  3’00  per  cwt 
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