Nov.  i>  1895.]  THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
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COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
{Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Oct.  28,  1895. 
Exchange  of  London,  Closing  R.U'es,  Bank  Selling 
hates: — On  demand  I'l  13-16  to  27-32;  4 months’ 
sight  1/1  27-32  to  g ; 6 months’  sight  1/1|  to  29-32 
Bank  Buying  liatcK : — Credits  3 months’  sight  1/1 
31-32  to  i;  6 months’  sight  1/2  to  1/2  1-32;  Doets.  g 
months’  sight  1/2  to  1/2  1-32  ; 6 months’  sight  1/2  1-32 
to  1/2  1-16. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  R17  to  18. — quite  nominal.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery  to  Feb.  28, — no  quot,.  Plantation 
Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  R83  to  85. — 
quite  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 
Parchment  on  the  ^ot  per  bushel. — no  quotations. 
Garden  and  Chetty  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt. — no  quot. 
Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R73. — quite  nominal. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week : Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  61c.  Pekoe  per  lb  45c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  31c.  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  30c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bark. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  l§c.  to  3c. — 1 to  4 %. — Nominal.  Twigs  and 
Branch. — No  quotations. 
Cardamoms.— per  lb  80c.  to  Rl‘60. 
Coconut  Oil.— Mill  oil  per  cwt,  R15T2J. — Nominal. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt,  R14*90  to  15‘tX).— Nominal.  Coconut 
oil  in  ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  R332  50  to  335. 
— Nominal. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R40  00  to  R49‘00. 
Coconut  Cake  : (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R42-00  to  .50  00. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked  & undried)  per  cwt,  R35  to  R48. 
— Nominal. 
cm  y«K._N„..  , to 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  per  lb  65c. — Nominal. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  60c. — Nominal. 
Plumbago  : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R150  to  330. 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290. 
Chips  per  ton,  R80  to  140.  Dust  per  ton,  R.30  to  90. 
Ebony:  per  ton. — none  offering. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R7‘25  to  R8’00. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7’,50  to  R8T0. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3'15  to  R3'40. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3'40  to  R3’75. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel, — No  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  oag,  RIO'OO. 
Freights. 
Cargo. 
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25/ 
25/ 
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Plumbago 
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25/ 
25 
22/6 
Coconuts  in  bags 
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25/ 
25 
22/6 
Other  Cargo 
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25/ 
25 
22/6 
Broken  Stowage 
12/6 
25/ 
25 
22/6 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil  . . 32/6 
Plumbago 
New  York  rates  per  steamer 
12/6  (cb,  15/  above  London  rates. 
with  transhipment 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
Rice. — Market  is  Likely  to  go  down. 
Kazla  - K6-.50  to  675 
Soolye  V'OO  to  7 -.50 
Callunda  7 '50  to  775 
Coast  Callunda  3 ’00  to  3 '06 
Kuruve  (New)  375  to  3'87 
Muttus&mba  3-2a  to  8*50 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
do 
Cinnamon.  Quoted  No.s.  1 to  l,  at  58c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
02  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips.  RsO’OO  per  candy  (nominal) 
COCONUTS.-Ordinarv  R35  0O  to  38'00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
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COPRA -Mariclt  quiet:-’"  '' 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
.Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
RlO'OO  to  46 '50  per  candy 
44*00  to  45*00  do 
39*00  to  43*00  do 
77*50  to  8*2*50  per  ton 
75*00  to  80*00  do 
50*00  to  55*00  do 
RlOO  to  R185  (nominal) 
1*50  to  2*12  do 
— 1*75  to  *2*00  do 
IviTUL  Fibre.— Quoted  at  1130*00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  FiBRE.-Quoted  nominally :- 
Jaffna  Black.— Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  do 
Indian  do  R7*00to  0*00 
Do  Cleaned  10*00  to  14*00 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted  65*00  to  70*00 
Kerosine  Oil— American  6*55  to  6*60 
do  Russian 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b 
do  Uncleaned 
Croton  Seed 
Nux.  Vnomica 
per  cwt, 
per  ton 
Per  case 
3*00  to  3*05  do 
27*(X)  to  27*50  (nominal) 
6*00  to  6'50  (Scarce) 
13*00  to  17  00  do 
2*50  to  3*00  per  cwt 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittmnbalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  Nov.  2ud,  1895. 
R15*00  to  15  **25  per  bushel 
15*50  to  16*00  do 
65*00  to  66*00  per  cwt  1 
72*00  to  73  *.00  do 
13*00  per  bushel  (nominal) 
67*00  per  cwt 
0*70  to  2*00  per  lb  (nominal) 
35*00  to  45*00  per  cwt  do 
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