Dec.  2,  1895.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
483 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
{Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Dec.  2,  1895. 
Exch.\nge  of  London;  Closing  Rates,  Banh  Belliny 
llate.s On  demand  1/liJ  to  25-32;  4 months’  sight 
1/1  25-32  to  13-16;  6 months’  sight  1/1  27-32.  Bank 
Buying  Bates:— Ovc&its  3 months’  sight  1/1  29-32  to 
15-16 ; 6 months’  sight  1/1  15-16  to  31-32 ; Docts.  3 
months’  sight  1/1  15-16  to  3i-32 ; 6 months’  sight  1/1 
31-32  to  1/2. 
Coffee. — -Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel. — Nominal.  Estate  Crops  in  Parchment, 
delivery  per  bushel  R17  to  18’25. — Noml.  Plantation 
Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  R1825. 
Plantation  Estate  Coffee  f.o.b.  Special  Assortment 
per  cwt,  K85  to  92  50.  Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  R12'50.  G-ardeii  and  Chetty  Parchment 
on  the  spot  per  bushel,  Rll’50  to  15  50.  Garden  and 
Chetty  Coifee  f.o.b.  per  cwt. — no  quot.  Native  Coffee 
f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R72. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week;  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  55c.  Pekoe  per  lb  40c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  33c.  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  29c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bahk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  I5C.  to  3c. — 1 to  4 %. 
Cakdajioms. — per  lb  80c.  to  R1'80. — Nominal. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R15’25  to^  15’37. 
Nominal.  Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt.  R15-12  to  15-25. 
Coconut  oil  in  ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  R335'00 
to  337-50. — Buyers. 
Copiu. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R42‘00  to  RlS'OO. 
Coconut  Cake;  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R40  00  to  47-50. 
Cocoa. — (Unpicked  & undried)  per  cwt,  R35  to  R45. 
„ T.T  1 * Q I Kogalla  per  cwt.  R7  to  19. 
Coir  Yarn.-Nos.  1 to  8 j^g.^O  ^0  16. 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 cfe  2 only  per  lb  62c. — Nominal. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  58c. — Nominal. 
Plumbago  : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  Rl50  to  330. 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290. 
Chips  per  ton,  R80  to  140.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90. 
Ebony  ; per  ton. — Government  sales  on  18th  inst. 
Bice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R7'12  to  B7-90. 
Pegu  and  Cfalcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7*75  to  R810. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3-15  to  R3-35. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3-15  to  R3'75. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel,  R2-95  to  3-24. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  bag,  RlO-00. 
Freights. 
Cargo, 
Tea 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  C.argo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
New  York  rates 
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B.  c. 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
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s.  d. 
22/6 
22/6 
2210 
22/6 
22/6 
22/6 
per 
32/6 
32/6 
steamer 
12/6  ® 15/  above  London  rates. 
with  transhipment 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  Nov.  30th,  1895. 
KI5-UO  to  1.5-25  per  bushel 
Garden  Parclmient 
Chgtty  do 
Native  Coffee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parclmient, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Coco  A. —(nominal ) 
Rice.— Market  is  Steady  ;— 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruv^  (New) 
Muttusamba 
15-60  to  10-00  do 
05-00  to  06-00  per  cwt 
70-00  do 
13-00  per  bushel  (nominal) 
07  -00  per  cwt 
0-70  to  2-00  per  lb  (nominal) 
35-00  to  45-00  per  cwt  do 
RO-.50  to  0-75 
7-00  to  7 -.50 
7- 75  to  8-00 
3-00  to  3-06 
2-75  to  2-87 
8- 25  to  3 '50 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
do 
Cinnamon.— Quoted  Nos.  1 to  4,  at  58caiidNo.s.  land  2 at 
62  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips.— R80  00  per  candy  (nominal)  ^ 
r.offiNiiTs —Ordinary  1135-00  to  38-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
COCONUTS.- 
do  .Selected  40 -OO  to  43-00 
COCONUT  Oil.—  15-12  to  15-25 
Copua.— Market  steady; — 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — fpiotations  at 
Satinwood. — cubic  feet 
Halmill.a.—  do 
R46-50  to  47  00 
44-00  to  46-00 
39-00  to  43-00 
05-00  to  72 -.50  per  ton 
do 
per  cwt 
per  c.andy 
do 
do 
do 
do 
80-00  to  85-00 
65‘00  to  60-00 
RlOO  to  R185 
1-.50  to  2-12 
1-50  to  1-75 
ICiTUL  Eibre.— Quoted  at  R3O-O0  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre. — Quoted  nominally: — 
Jaffna  Black.— Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  do 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9-00 
Do  Cle.aned  lO-OO  to  14-00 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted  60-00  to  no-00 
Kekosine  Oil — American  7-00  to  7-10 
do  Rus.sian  3-25  to  3-30 
Kapok. — Cleaned  f.  o.b  : — 27-00  to  27'50 
do  Uncleaned  6‘00  to  6‘50  (Scarce) 
Croton  Seed  13-00  to  17  00  do 
Niix.  Vnomica  2-.50  to  3'Q0  per  cwt 
do 
do 
(nominal) 
do 
do 
per  cwt. 
per  ton 
J’er  case 
per  tin 
(nominal) 
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