AGRICULTURIST. 
647 
March  2,  1896.]  THE  'IROPICAL 
COLOMBO  PBICE  CUKBENT. 
{Furnished  hy  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  March  9,  lb9(j. 
Exchange  of  London  : Closing  Hates,  Banh 
Selling  Bates : — On  demand  1/2  21-32  to  11-16 ; 4 
months’  sight  1/2  11-16  to  23-32;  6 months’  sight  1/2 
23-32  to  Bank  Buyinii  Bates  .-—Credits  3 months’ 
sight  1/25  ; 15  months  sight  1/2  29-32  ; Docts.  3 months’ 
sight  1/2  29-32  ; 6 months’  sight  1/2  15-16. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  R41  to  16‘00.  Estate  Crops  in  Parclunent, 
Jan.  delivery,  no  quot.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee,  i.o.b. 
on  the  spot  per  cwt,  R75’00  to  82.  Liberian  parch- 
ment on  the  spot  per  bushel,  R1200  Native 
Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R60  to  62-.50. — Nominal. 
Tea.— Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week:  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  51c.  Pekoe  per  lb  34c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  33c  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  29o. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bark. — Twigs  and  branch  per  lb  14c.  to 
c3.— 1 to  4 %. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  Rl'OO  to  2'15. — Scarce. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R15  to  15'25.  Dealer’s 
oil  per  cwt.  R14'73.  Coconut  oil  in  ordinary  packages 
f.o.b.  per  ton  R330  to  335. — Nominal. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R42  to  R18'00. 
Coconut  Cake  : (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R40  to  50. — 
Nominal. 
Cocoa  f.o.b.  R30  to  40 
„ ,,  i o ( Kogalla  per  cwt.  R9  to  18. 
Com  Yarn.-Nos.  1 to  to 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  67c. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  64c. 
Plumbago  ; Firm. — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R150 
to  330.  Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290.  Chips 
per  ton,  R80  to  140.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90. 
Ebony:  per  ton. — Govt,  sales  on  16th  instant. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R7'30  to  RS'OO. — Very  scarce. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7  85  to  R8-15. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3-15  to  R3'35. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  113-20  to  R3-65. 
Kadappa  and  Km-uwe  per  bushel,  R2  85  to  3 00. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  b-ag,  R9  00. 
Freights. 
Cargo. 
Per  ton 
London 
per  str. 
N.  York 
per  str. 
Trieste 
per  str. 
Mar’lles 
per  str. 
- PI 
ib  2 • 
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s,  d. 
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Tea 
20/ 
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20/ 
Coconut  Oil 
20/ 
25/ 
25/ 
20/ 
Plumbago 
17/6 
. . 
25/ 
25/ 
20/ 
Coconuts  in  bags 
17/6 
. . 
25/ 
25/ 
20/ 
Other  Cargo 
17/6 
, , 
2.-,/ 
25/ 
20/ 
Broken  Stowage 
10/ 
, , 
25/ 
25/ 
20/ 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
32/6 
, , 
• . 
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Plumbago 
, , 
32/6 
• • 
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New  York  rates  per  steamer 
with 
transhipm(  nt 
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London 
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rates 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittamhulam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  March.  13,  1890. 
1U4-00  to  14“2.5  per  bushel 
Garden  Parchment 
Ulietty  do 
Native  Oollee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parehmont, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa. — (nominal) 
PvicE. — Market  is  quiet : — 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruve  (New) 
MuUusaniba 
Cl nna.mcn.— Quoted  Nos. 
60  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips.— R75-00  per  candy 
13-50  to  14-00  do 
S.'S '00  to  .57 '00  per  cwt 
63-00  to  63  00  do 
1-2-00  per  bushel  (nominal) 
OO'OO  to  61-00  per  cwt 
0'70  to  1 -75  per  lb  (nominal) 
30  00  to  37-00  per  cwt  do 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
do 
R6-5O  to  6-75 
7 -00  to  7-0O 
7-75  to  S-00 
3-00  to  3-06 
2-7.5  to  2-87 
3 "25  to  3-50 
1 to  4,  at  03c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
(nominal) 
Coconuts.-  Ordinary 
do  Selected  40-00  to  43-00 
Coconut  Oil.—  14-87  to  15  00 
Copra.- Market  steady: — 
R36-00  to  38-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  do 
per  cwt  do 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony.- quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
R4I)  00  to  50  00  per  candy 
47-00  to  48-00  do 
42-00  to  45-00  do 
90-00  to  95-00  per  ton 
100-00  to  105-00  do 
70-00  to  80-00  do 
RlOO  to  R185  (nominal) 
1-50  to  2-12  do 
1-25  to  1-50  do 
KiTUL  Fibre.- Quoted  at  R30  00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.- Quoted  nominally:— 
Jatlr.a  Black.- Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  R17-00  to  18-00  per  cwt. 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9-00  do 
Do  Cleaned  10  00  to  14-00 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted  55-00  to  00  t'O 
Kerosine  Oil— American  7-80  to  7-35 
do  Russian  3-45  to  3-50 
Kapok.—  Cleaned  f.  o.b  :—  29-00  to  30  00 
do  Un  cleaned 
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per  (-ase 
per  tin 
(nominal) 
6-00  to  6‘50  (Scarce) 
13-00  to  17  CO  do 
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