Oct.  I,  1895.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTUPv  1ST. 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRJiNTi 
{Furnished  hij  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Sept.  30,  1803. 
Exchange  or  London,  Closing  Rates,  Ilanh  ,'ieHin;i 
Rates: — On  demand  1/li , 4 months’  eight  1/1  17-32; 
6 months’  sight  1/1  0-115.  Ranh  Jlui/inei  Rates: — 
Credits  3 months’  sight  1/1  21-32;  (5  months’  sight 
1/1  11-16.  Docts.  3 mouths’ sight  1/1  11-16;  6 months’ 
sight  1/1  23-32. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  RIT'OO  to  17’50. — coffee  quotations  are 
quite  nominal.  Estate  Crops  in  Parchment,  delivery 
per  bushel,  R18’50.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b. 
on  the  spot  per  cwt,  R83  to  85.  Plantation  Estate 
Coffee  f.o.b.  Special  Assortment  per  cwt. — no  quot., 
Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  R12'50. 
Garden  Jtnd  Chetty  Pachmcut  on  the  spot  per  bushel. 
— no  quot..  Garden  and  Chetty  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt, 
R73.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt. — no  quotations. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week : Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  69c.  Pekoe  per  lb  .50c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  41c.  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  37c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Ba«k.— Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  i|c.  to  3c.— 1 to  3 %.  Twigs  and  Branch. 
— No  quotations. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  80c.  to  R1'50. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt,  R15’25. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt,  R15T2.  Coconut  oil  in 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R337'30. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R4P00  to  R48'00. 
Coconut  Cake:  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R37'.50  to  47'30. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked  & undried)  per  cwt,  R35  to  R48. 
Coir  A^arn. — Nos.  1 to  8 per  cwt,  R6  to  15. 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  per  lb  65c. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  61Jc. 
Plumbago:  Weaker. — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R150 
to  3.S0.  Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290. 
Chips  per  ton,  R80  to  150.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  100. 
Ebony. — Per  ton, — Govt,  sale  7th  October. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R7‘25  to  R8'00. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7'70  to  R8’00. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3T2  to  R3'32. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3'25  to  R3‘75. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel, — No  quotations' 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  bag,  RIO'50, 
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Coconuts  in  bags 
• . • • 
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. . 
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Other  Cargo 
• « • . 
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. . 
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Plumbago 
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• • 
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New  York  rates  per  steamer  with  transhipment 
12/6  @ 15/  above  London  rates. 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Cliittambalam,  7,  Baillle  Sf.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  Oct.  5th,  1895. 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  ; — 
do  f.o.b.  : — 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa. — (nominal) 
RiCE. — Slavket  is  .steady 
Kazla 
Soolye 
RIS'OO  to  15'25  per  bushel 
15 -50  to  16 '00  do 
65 '00  to  66 '00  per  cwt 
72 -no  to  73  00  do 
13'00  per  bu.shel  (nominal) 
67'00  per  cwt 
0'70  to  2'00  per  lb  (nominal) 
3.5 '00  to  45 '00  per  cwt  do 
R6'75  to  7 '00  per  bag 
7'25  to  7'75  do 
7 '50  to 
3-00  to 
3-25  to 
to  4,  at 
8-00 
3-00 
per  bushel 
Calluuda 
Coast  t'allunda 
Kunive  (.Scarce) 
Muttusamba 
Cinnamon.— Quoted  Nos. 
65  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Cllll’S. — RyU'OO  per  candy  (nominal) 
Coconuts.— Ordinary  R35-00  to  3S'00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
3 -.50  do 
61c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
do 
Selected 
Coconut  Oil.— 
Copra. — Market  ([uiet: — 
40-00  to  43-00 
14-75  to  15-00 
do 
per  cwt 
do 
do 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
EBONV. — quotations  at 
S.aTi.nwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
do  Mixed 
Indian  do 
Do  Cleaned 
Sapan  WooD.-Quoted 
K EROS  1 N K O I L— American 
do  Russian 
Kapok. — Cleaned  f.  o.b 
do  Uncleaned 
Croton  Seed 
Nux.  Vnomica 
R46  00  to  46-50  per  candy 
44-00  to  45-00  do 
38  00  to  42-00  do 
77-50  to  85-00  per  ton 
75-00  to  80-00  do 
50-00  to  55-00  do 
BlOO  to  R185  (nominal) 
1-50  to  212  dp 
1-75  to  2-00  do 
KiTUL  PiBRE.-Quoted  at  1130-00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.- Quoted  nominally:— 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  B15-00  to  17'00 
10-00  to  13-00 
7-00  to  9-00 
10-00  to  14-00 
65-00  to  70-00 
6'70  to  6:75 
. 312  Per  tin 
27-00  to  27-50  (nominal) 
6-00  to  6'50  do 
13-00  to  17  00  do 
2-50  to  3"00  per  cwt 
per  cwt 
do 
do 
per  ton 
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