April  i,  1896. j THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
[Furnished  hij  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  March  30,  189G. 
Exchange  of  London  : Closing  Rates,  LanL 
Sellinq  Rates  : — On  demand  1/2  9-32  to  11-32  ; 4 months 
sight  T/2  5-H)  to  g ; G months’  sight  1/2  11-32  to  13-32. 
Ranh  Bujiinq  Rates  : — Credits  3 months  sight  l/^j  > 
G months’  sight  1/2  17-32;  Boots.  3 months  sight  1/... 
11-32  ; G months’  sight  1/2  9-lG  to  19-32. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bushel,  R14  to  IG  00.— Nominal.  Very  scarce. 
Estate  Crops  in  Parchment,  delivery,  per  bushel,  no 
quot.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot 
per  cwt,  R77-50  to  82— Nominal.  Very  scarce. 
Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per  biishm,  R11‘.)U 
to  12'00. — Nominal.  Very  scarce.  Native  Coffee  t.o.b. 
per  cwt.  EGO  to  62. — Nominal.  Very  scarce. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week : Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  50c.  Pekoe  per  lb  34c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  33c  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  29c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale.  » . 
Cinchona  Bark. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine, 
per  lb  IJc.  to  3c.  Twigs  and  branch  no  quotation. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  Rl'OO  to  2'00.  i - m 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cw’t.  RlG'i..)  to  lp'12. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt.  R15'00  to  15-12.  Coconut  oil  in 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  340. — In  small  pack- 
ages. Early  shipments. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  5G0  lb  R40  00  to  R-18^00 
Coconut  Cake  : (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R65  to  70. 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  R30  to  33. 
n -57-  -NT  1 4.  Q I Kogalla  per  cwt.  R9  to  18. 
Corn  Yarn.— Nos.  1 to  r7  to  14, 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  66c. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  62c. 
Plumbago  : Large  Lunms  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. — No  sales. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R7’00  to  R7'95.  _ 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7'80  to  R8Ta. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  RS'OO  to  R3^35. 
Mnttusamba  per  bushel,  R3'10  to  R3-.50. 
Kad.appa  and  Kuniwe  per  bushel, — no  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  bag,  R9’00. 
Freights. 
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Coconuts  in  bag-i 
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Broken  Stowage 
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Coconuts.— Ordinary 
do  Selected  40'00  to  43'00 
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Native  Cofice 
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I.ihei'iaii  I’avc’.iment, 
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Caudamou.s.— 
Cocoa.- (nominal) 
UiCE. — t.laiket  Steady: — 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callnuda 
Coast  Callnuda 
Kurnve 
Multus.imha 
C I N NAM  ON.— Quoted  Nos 
Of)  cents  per  lb  (nominal)  . 
_H7.7  00  per  c.andy  (nominal) 
to  14 '00  do 
i).1-00  to  .<i7-00  per  cwt 
02-00  to  6:5 -00  do 
12’00  per  'ou.shel  (nominal 
00-00  to  0-2  00  per  cwt 
0-70  to  1-7.7  per  lb  (noniina 
SO-00  to  3S’00  per  cwt  do 
RO-.tO  to  C-75 
7-00  to  7-7.') 
7-7.')  to  3-00 
:5-on  to  :)-00 
-2-7.7  to  -2-37 
3 -'25  to  :5-50 
per  bag 
do 
per  bn.shel 
do 
do 
R3.5-00  to  38-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  do 
per  cwt  do 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copr:i 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
ICiiONY. — quotations  at 
Satin  WOOD.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
Bti  Mr  A.  M.  Chittanibalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
' Colombo,  April  9,  1890. 
R14-00  to  14-2.5  per  bushel 
R18-OO  to  4S-.50  per  candy 
47-00  to  47 -.50  do 
43-00  to  45-00  do 
00-00  to  9.5-00  per  ton 
105-00  to  110  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  u0  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally:— 
Jaftna  Black. — Cleaned  (Sc-irce) 
do  Mixed  R17"00  to  18-00  per  cwt. 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  frOO  do 
Bo  Cleaned 
S.APAN  Wood.— (Quoted 
Kero.sine  on,— American 
do  Russian 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  :— 
do  Uncle.ined 
Croton  Seed 
Nux.  Vnoraica 
10-00  to  14-00 
.5.5-00  to  GQ-OO  per  ton 
7-30  to  7 -35  per  case* 
3-40  to  3-4.5  per  tin 
(Scarce) 
do 
1.3-00  to  17  00  do 
2’50  to  3'00  per  cwt 
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