THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
July  i,  1896.J 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
(Furnished  hi  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  June  23rd,  18%. 
Exchange  on  London  : Closing  Rates,  BanL 
Selling  Bates:— On  demand  1./2J 
sight  1/2  5-32  to  3-16  ; 6 mouths  sight  1/2  3-16  to  7-32. 
Bank  Bulging  Bates  :—Gvtidita  ‘d  »iouths  sight  1/-. 
!t-32  to  .5-16;  6 mouths’  sight  1/2  o-lb  to  H-32. 
Docts.  3 mouths'  sight  1/2  .5-16  to  11-32  ; 6 mouths 
sight  1/2  11-32  to  ii.  , , ,,  , 
Coffee.— Plautatioii  Plstatc  Parchment  ou  the  spot 
per  bus.,  RlT'OUto  17  7.5.— Very  scarce.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery,  per  bushel,  uo  quot.  1 lantatiou 
Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  R87  o0  to 
<)0‘00  — very  scarce.  Liberian  parchment  ou  the  spot 
per  bushel,  12'00.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R71. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week : ±>roken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  53c.  Pekoe  per  lb  40c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  31c  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  SJc.  1 to  3 %.  Twigs  and  branch  no 
quotation. 
Cardamoms.— per  lb  R2‘25  to  3'00. 
Coconut  Oil.— Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R14wo.  to  15-00. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt.  R14-12.  Coconut  oil  in  ordinary 
packages  f.o.b.  per  ton.  R320. — Buyers  at  R315. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R32-00  to  38  00 
Coconut  Cake  : (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R55  to  65. 
Cocoa.— Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  E30  to  38. 
_ Q I Kogalla  per  cwt 
Coir  Yarn.  Nos.  1 to  8 Qyjombo  side 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  67c.  Nominal. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  63c. — Nominal. 
Ebony:  per  ton. — No  sales. 
Plumbago  : Firm  and  scarce. — Large  Lumps  per  ton, 
R150  to  330.  Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  RISC  to  290. 
Chips  per  ton,  R80  to  140.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90. 
Rice.— Soolye  per  bag,  R7'63  to  R8’80. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R815  to  R8  oO, 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3’tX)  to  R3-30. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3-12  to  R3'65. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel— No  quotatniis. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel,  bag.  R9'00. 
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Cargo. 
Freights. 
Tea 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil  ..  28/9 
Plumbago 
New  York  rates  per  steamer 
12, /6  15/  above  Loudon  rates. 
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A.  M.  Chittavibalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort 
Colombo,  Juno  23rd,  1896. 
R14 -50  to  1.5-25  per  bushel 
15-50  to  16-50  do 
62  00  to  6;J-00  per  cwt 
60-00  to  70  00  do 
12  00  per  bushel  (nominal) 
60-00  to  62  00  per  cwt 
0 70  to  4-75  per  lb  (nominal 
32  00  to  40-00  per  cwt  do 
By  Mr 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
Rice. — Market  Steady: 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruve  (Scarce) 
Muttusamba 
R6-75  to  7-25 
7- 50  to  8-00 
8- 00  to  8"25 
3-on  to  3-25 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
Coconuts. —Ordinary 
do  Selected  44-00  to  47-00 
Coconut  Oil.—  15-00  to  15-12 
Copra. — Mark®  steady : — 
R40-00  to  43-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  do 
per  cwt  do 
with  transhipment 
Kalpitiya 
R4S  OO  to  48-75  per  candy 
Marawila 
47-00  to  47-50 
do 
Cart  Copra 
43-00  to  45-00 
do 
Poonac. — Oingelly 
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RlOO  (0  1U85  (nominal) 
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ICiTUL  PiBRK.— Quoted  at  K30  00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally:— 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  lUS-nil  to  18-50  per  cwt. 
Indian  do  R7  00  to  9-00  do 
l)o  (ffeaned  lO'OO  to  14-00 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted  55'00  to  60  00  per  ton 
Kerosine  OIL— American  7-50  to  7'60  per  case 
do  Russian  3-40  to  3-44  per  tin 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  :—  (Scarce) 
do  Uncleaned  (new)  4-50  to  5’00  per  cwt 
Croton  Seed  13"00  to  17  00  do 
Nux.  Vnomica  2-60  to  3-00  per  cwt 
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