Aug.  I,  1896.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
135 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
{B'urnishcd  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Aug.  4th,  1896. 
Exchange  on  London  : Closing  Rates,  Bank 
Selling  Bales : — On  demand  1/2  7-32  ; 4 months’  sight 
1/2  5 ; 6 months’  sight  1/2  9- 32. 
Bank  Buying  Bates : — Credits  3 mouths’  sight  1/2| 
6 months’  sight  1/2  13-32.  Doots.  3 months’  sight  1/2 
13-32;  6 months’  sight  1/2  7-16. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus.,  R17'50  to  18  00  Scarce.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery  no  quot.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee, 
f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  RSG’fiO.  to  92’00  Scarce. 
Liberian  parchme«t  on  the  spot  per  bushel  R12'50 
Scarce.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R76'00.  to  78'00 
Scarce. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week : Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  50c.  Pekoe  per  lb  45c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  34o  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  27c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bark. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine, 
perlbOlJc.  to  OSJc.  1 to  3 %. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  R1'50  to  2'00. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R14’50. 
Dealer’s  oil  per  cwt.  R14'00  to  14T2L  Coconut  oil  in 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton.  R3i0*'00  to320t'00. 
’October  delivery.  tRea-dy  io  hhds. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  5G0  lb  R38'00  to  47'00 
Coconut  Cake  ; (Poonac)  f.o.b.  perton,  R55  to  G5. 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  E‘29  to  37. 
1 Q ( Kogalla  per  cwt.  R9  to  18. 
Coir  Iarn.-Nos.  1 to  „ R7  to  14. 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  66c.  to  66c. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  62c.  to  62o. 
Ebony:  per  ton. — Govt,  sales  on  Aug.  13th. 
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 
Better  demand  for  fine  qualities. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R7'35  to  B8'65. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R8  25  to  R8'50. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3'03'  to  R3'25. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3T0  to  R3‘65. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel — No  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag  R9'00. 
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Coconut  Oil 
10/ 
15/ 
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Plumbago 
10/ 
15/ 
• • 
Coconuts  in  bags 
10/ 
15/ 
• , 
Other  Cargo 
10/ 
16/ 
15/ 
Broken  Stowage 
7/6 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
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28/9 
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Plumbago 
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27/6 
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New  York  rates  per  steamer  with  transViipment 
12/6  ft®  15/  above  London  rates: — 10/  Ha.?ftburg; 
7/6  Antwerp  ; 12/6  Genoa. 
LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort-. 
Colombo,  Aug.  5th,  1896. 
Scarce  per  bushel 
do  do 
71 ’00  to  72‘00  per  cwt 
70 -on  to  77 '00  do 
12'o0  per  bushel  (nominal) 
03'U0  to  64  00  per  cwt 
2 00  to  2 ‘75  per  lb  (nominal) 
32’OU  to  40’()0  per  cwt  do 
Garden  Parchment 
Clietty  do 
Native  CoRee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  CoR'ee, 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
RICE.— Market  Steady:— 
Kazla 
Soolye 
CalhnuLa  Scarce 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruve  (Scarce) 
Muttusamba 
Cinnamon.- Quoted  Nos 
66  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
KG -75  to  7-25 
7 '50  to  8 ’50 
8-2.'>  to  8 u0 
3-00  to  3-25 
3-25  to  3-50 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
1 to  4,  at  63c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 a 
Cilii’S.— R75‘00  per  candy  (nominal) 
CocoNUTS.-Ordinary  K38'00  to  42'00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
di  OO  f..  ' 
per  cwt  do 
do  Selected  43'00  to  45-00 
Coconut  Oil.—  14-00  to  14-25 
Copra. — Mark  Steady: — 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac. — Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony.— quotations  at 
Satinvnood.  I cubic  feet 
Ualmill.v.-  do 
B15-5O  to  46-00  per  candy 
44-00  to  45-00  do 
39-00  to  42-00  do 
77-50  to  85  00  per  ton 
75-00  to  so -00  do 
05-00  to  75-00  do 
KlOO  to  K185  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-25  do 
1-25  to  1-50  do 
Kitul  Fibre.— Quoted  at  R2S-00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Pal.myra  Fibre. — Quoted  nominally: — 
Jaifna  Black.— Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  R18-50  to  19-00 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9-00 
Do  Cleaned  10-00  to  14-00 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted  55-00  to  60-00 
Kero-Sine  Oil— American  7 50  to  7-55 
do  Russian  3-39  to  3-44 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  :—  R:6-00  to  -28-tb 
do  Uncleaned  (new)  5-50  to  5‘75  per  cwt 
Croton  Seed  13-00  to  17-00 
Nux.  Vnomica  2'60  to  3'00 
per  cwt. 
do 
per  ton 
per  case 
per  tin 
do 
per  cwt 
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