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2.93 
(COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
Furnisled  hi/  the  Ohamher  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Sept.  21st,  181.6. 
E.’cchange  ON  London  : Closing  Rates,  Ilanl  SeUtna 
Hates: — On  demand  1/2J  to  5 ;>2  ; 4 months'  sight 
1/2  5-32  to  7-32;  6 mouths’  sight  1/2  310. 
Bank  Bunina  Bates: — Credits  3 moutbs’  sight  1/2 
11-32  to  g;  G months’  sight  1/2  11-32  to  7-lG.  Dor.ts. 
3 mouths’  sight  1.2g  to  13-32;  6 months’  sight  1/2  7-16. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate.  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus.,  RlG'OO  to  17'00  Veiy  scarce.  Estate  Crops 
in  Parchment, delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation 
Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt.  83'00  92'50. 
Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  12‘5'J  to 
13'CK).  Garden  and  Chetty  Coffee,  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  no 
quotations.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R73-00  7G  00. 
Tea. —Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week:  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  57c.  Pekoe  per  lb  11c.  Pekoe 
Souchong,  per  lb  35c  Broken  mixed  and  Du  t,  per 
lb  29c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Babk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
perlbOl-ic.  to  034c. — 1 to  4% 
Cakdamoms.— per  lb  Rl'40  to  183. 
Coconut  Oil.— Mill  oil  per  cwt.  l l’OO  to  14  25. 
Dealers'  oil  per  cwt.  R13  75  to  ll'OO.  Coconut  oil  in 
oriiinary  p.ickages  f.o.b.  per  ton.  R315-  '0. 
CoPBA.— Per  can  ly  of  5 J0  lb  R39  00  to  47  03 
Coconut  Cake:  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  RGO  to  77'50. 
Cocoa.— Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  R25  to  35  00 
Com  Yabn.-Nos.  1 to  g J Kogalla  per  cwt  R9  to  18. 
1 Colombo  ,,  117  to  14. 
Cinnamon.— Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  66jc. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  63c. 
Ebony:  per  ton.— R75-03  to  19.')-tK).— List  Govt,  sales. 
Plumbago: — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  310. 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  H130  to  260. 
Chips  per  ton,  R70  to  120.  Dust  per  (on,  R30  to  90. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R8  25  to  R9'50. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  per  bag  R8-75  to  R9.25. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  K3'25  to  R3  41 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3-25  to  R3  75. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwo  per  bushel— No  quotations. 
R:iiigoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag  RO  00. 
Fbeiohts. 
Cargo. 
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Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Hamburg  7/6;  Bremen  7/6;  Antwerp  7/6;'  Genoa  10,'. 
JoOCAL  MARKET. 
Ry  Mr.  A.  M.  Chitlambalam,  7,  Baillic  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  Sept  29tli,  lS9ti. 
.Scarce  per  busliel 
Garden  Parchment 
Ohetty  do 
Native  Coffee  .Scarce 
do  f.o.li.  do 
I.iberiaii  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
CocoA.-H(nominal) 
Hick. — Market  very  high: 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Calluud.i  Scarce 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruve  (.Scaiee) 
Sluttu.s.amba 
Ci.n.namoN.— Quoted  No.s. 
OS  cents  pe  Ih  (nominal) 
CJUPS.— ItSS'OO  to  b7'60 
do  do 
71 '00  to  72’nO  per  cwt 
76-00  to  77-00  do 
1 per  bushel  (nominal) 
6:i-0U  to  64  00  per  cwt 
1-00  to  2'00  per  lb  (nominal) 
32  00  to  40-00  per  cwt  do 
Hl-.-iO  to  S-00 
8- 25  to  9-25 
9- 00  to  9-50 
3-L5  to  3-30 
3-37  to  3-62 
per  b.ag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
1 to  4,  at  64c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
Coc-INUTS.— Ordinary 
do  .Selected  41 -00  to  43-00 
Coconut  Oil.—  14-25  to  14  .50 
C )PRA.— Market  Steady:— 
R3.J-00  to  40-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
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per  cwt  do 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac. — Gingelly 
Chftkku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
S.vTiNwoOD. — cubic  feet 
IIalmill.c—  do 
R45-OO  to  4-5 -50  per  candy 
4.3-00  to  41-00  do 
3S-00  to  4 2 00  do 
70-O0  to  Snuo  per  ton 
70-00  to  75  00  do 
65-00  to  70-00  do 
HlOO  to  11105  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-25  do 
— - — 1-;15  to  T50  do 
IOtul  kiHRE.— t)notcd  at  R-2S-00  per  cwt  (uominall 
Palmyra  Fibre. — Quoted  nominally : — ' 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  RlS-50  to  19-00 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9 -00 
13o  Cleaned  10-00  to  14'UO 
Satan  Wood.— Quoted  55-00  to  60  00 
Kero.sine  Oil— American  7-50  to  7-55 
do  Russian  3- 1 5 to  3'20  per  tin 
KAPOK.-Cle;uied  f.o.b  :-  R>9-00  to  30  00  per  cwt 
do  Uncleaned  (new)  7-50  to  S'OO  do 
Croton  Seed  13-00  to  17  UO  do 
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