Sept,  i,  1896.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST 
207 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
{Fmtiished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Aug.  31st,  1896. 
Exchange  on  London  : Closing  Rates,  Bank  Selling 
Rates : — On  demand  1/2  3 32  to  1-16;  4 months’  sight 
1/2|  to  3-32;  6 months’  sight  1/2J  to  5-32. 
Bank  Buying  Rates : — Credits  3 mouths’  sight  1/2R 
6 months’  sight  1/2  9-32.  Boots.  3 months’  sight 
1/2  9-32 ; 6 months’  sight  1/2  5-16. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus.,  RIB’OO  to  17.00.  Estate  Crops  in  Parchment, 
delivery  E85‘00  to  87'50.  Plantation  Estate  Coffee, 
f .o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt,  no  quot.  Liberian  parchment 
on  the  spot  per  bushel  R13’00.  Garden  and  Chetty 
Coffee,  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R73'00.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b. 
per  cwt. — No  buotations. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week ; Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  55c.  Pekoe  per  lb  40c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  31c.  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per 
lb  27c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Babk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine, 
per  lb  014c.  to  034c. 
Cabdamoms. — per  lb  R150  to  2’00. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  No  quotations. 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  R13‘874  to  13'624  Coconut  oil  in 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton.  E315'00  to  310000 
CoPKA. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R38'00  to  46'00 
Coconut  Cake  ; (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R55  to  65. 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  R30  to  37’00 
Com  Ya».-No.,  I .0 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  64gC. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  604c. 
Ebony:  per  ton. — R75'0J  to  195'00. 
Plumbago  : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R150 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  290. 
Chips  per  ton,  R80  to  140.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90 
continued  better  demand  for  fine  qualities. 
Rice. — Boolye  per  bag,  R8‘25  to  B9  25. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R8  75  to  R9.25. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3  20  to  R3'40. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3  25  to  R3'40. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel — No  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag  R9  00. 
Cargo. 
Tea 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
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By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St., 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee 
do  f.o.b. 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa. — (nominal) 
PacE. — Market  Steady: — 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda  Scarce 
Coast  Callunda 
Fort. 
Colombo,  Sept.  1st,  1896. 
Scarce  per  bushel 
do  do 
71 '00  to  72*00  per  cwt 
76*00  to  77*00  do 
12*60  per  bushel  (nominal) 
63*00  to  64*00  per  cwt 
1*00  to  2*00  per  lb  (nominal) 
32*00  to  40*00  per  cwt  do 
R6  75  to  7**25 
7*60  to  8 *.50 
8*25  to  8*50 
3*00  to  3*20 
per  bag 
do 
pci*  bushel 
Kuruve  (Scarce) 
Muttusamba  3*25  to  3*50  do 
Cinnamon.— Quoted  Nos.  l to  4,  at  62candNo.s.  land  2 a 
65  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
CHIPS.— R75*00  to  80*00 
* Direct.  Antwerp  7/6  ; Hamburg  10/  Genoa  12/6 
Coconuts.— Ordinary 
do  Selected  43*00  to  45*00 
Coconut  Oil.—  is*87  to  14*12 
Copra. — Mark  Steady: — 
R38*00  to  42*00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
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per  cwt  do 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotation.s  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
H.4LMILLA.—  do 
R46*00  to  46*50  per  candy 
44*00  to  45*00  do 
39*00  to  42*00  do 
70*00  to  80*00  per  ton 
70*00  to  75*00  do 
65*00  to  75*00  do 
RlOO  to  R185  (nominal) 
2*00  to  2*25  do 
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Kitul  Fibre. — Quoted  at  R28  00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre. — Quoted  nominally: — 
Jaftna  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  AVood.— Quoted  55*00  to  60*00 
Kerosine  Oil — American  7*50  to  7*55 
do  Russian  3*39  to  3*44 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  :—  R27*00  to  30*00 
do  Uncleaned  (new)  5*75  to  6*00  per  cwt 
per  cwt. 
do 
per  ton 
per  case 
per  tin 
Croton  Seed 
Nux.  Vnomica 
13*00  to  17  00 
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per  cwt 
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