June  i,  1896.J 
i'HE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
861 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CUKKENT. 
(Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  May  19fch,  1896. 
Exchange  of  London  ; Closing  Rates,  ^ BanL 
Selling  Rates On  demand  1/1  13-16  to  27-.S2 ; 4 
months’  sight  1/1  27-32  to  | ; 6 months’  sight  1/1|  to 
29-32.  Bank  Buying  Rates ; — Credits  3 months  ®’Sht 
1/1  31-32  to  1/2;  ”6  months’  sight  1/2  to  1/2  1-32. 
Docts.  3 months’  sight  1/2  to  1/2  1-32;  6 months  sight 
l!^  1-32  to  1/2  1-16. 
Coffee.— Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus!.,  R16  to  17'75.— Very  sarcc.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery,  per  bushel,  no  quot.  Plantation 
Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  00 
to  87'.50  Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel, 
R11-.50  to  12.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R67  50. 
Tea.  — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week ; Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  55c.  Pekoe  per  lb  43c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  32c  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  28c.— Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale.  . 
Cinchona  Bark.— Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine, 
per  lb  l^c.  to  3ic.  Twigs  and  branch  no  quotation. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  Rl'75  to  2’30. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R15‘37.— bales. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt.  R14'87.  to  15’00. — Sales. 
Coconut  oil  in  ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton 
R338-75  to  310.— Sales. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R42  00  to  R49'00 
Coconut  Cake;  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R55  to  65. 
Cocoa.— Unpicked  and  undried,  R30  to  38^ 
1 Q J Kogalla  per  cwt.  E9  to  18. 
Coir  Yarn.— Nos.  1 to  r7  to  14. 
Cinnamon.— Nos.  1 ife  2 only  f.o.b.  66c.— Nominal. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  63c,  do 
Ebony;  per  ton.— None  offering. 
Plumbago  ; Large  Lumps  per  ton.  Riot)  to  oot). 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290.  Chips  per  ton, 
R80  to  140.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90. 
Rice.— Soolye  per  bag,  R7‘00  to  R7'90. 
Pegu  and  Cfalcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R7‘  i o to  R8  Oo, 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R2'^80  to  R3'20. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R2‘95  to  R3'60. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel, — no  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  8 bushel,  oag,  R9  00. 
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Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago  17/6 
Coconuts  in  bags  17/6 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage  12/6 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil  • • 28/9 
Plumbago  . • 28, 9 
New  York  rates  per  steamer 
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Coconut  Oil.—  15  00  to  15'12  per  cwt  do 
Copra. — Market  steady : — 
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By  Mr,  A. 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (noniin;il) 
1» ICE.— Market  Steady:- 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Calluncb. 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruve 
Muttusamba 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
M.  Uhittamhalam,  7,  Baillic  St.,  Fort 
Colombo,  May  23rd,  1896. 
Klf -f  O to  15  00  per  bushel 
15’50  to  16‘.50  do 
55  00  to  57-00  per  cwt 
62-00  to  63-00  do 
12-00  per  bushel  (nominal 
60-00  to  62  00  per  cwt 
0-70  to  1-75  per  lb  (nomina 
30  00  to  38-00  per  cwt  do 
116-50  to  6-75 
7-00  to^7-75 
7-75  to  8-00 
2-87  to  3-00 
2- 75  to  2-87 
3- 00  to  3-25 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
do 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
IIalmilla.—  do 
with  transhipment 
ClNN.AMON.— Quoted  Nos.  - 
63  cents  per  lb  (nominal)  _ 
Chips.— R75-00  per  candy  (nominal)  ^ . 
CocoNUTS.-Ordmary  R35-00  to  -38-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  Selected  40-00  to  43‘00  do  do 
R48  00  to  48-75  per  candy 
47-00  to  47-50  do 
43-00  to  45-00  do 
77 -.00  to  85  00  per  ton 
97 -.00  to  100  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: — 
Jaffna  Black.— Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  R18-00  to  18-50 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9-00 
Do  Cleaned  10-00  to  14-00 
Sapan  Wood.*— Quoted  55-00  to  60-00 
Kerosine  Oil— American  7-50  to  7-60 
do  Russian 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  :— 
do  Uncleaned  (new) 
Croton  Seed 
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per  cwt. 
do 
per  ton 
per  case* 
3- 49  to  3-44  per  tin 
(Scarce) 
4- 50  to  5-00  per  cw4 
13-00  to  17-00  do 
2-.50  to  3-00  per  cwt 
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