Nov.  2,  1896.1 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
357 
(COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Oct.  27th,  1896. 
Exchange  on  London  : Closing  Rates,  Bank  Scllinci 
Bales'. — On  demand  1/2  21-32  to  11-16  4 months’  sight 
1/2  11-16  to  23-32  6 months’  sight  1/2  23  32.  Bank 
Buyinn  Rates  : — Credits  3 months’  sight  1/2  21-32  to  4; 
6 months’  sight  1/3  1-32  to  1-16  Docts  3 months’  sight 
1/3  to  1/3  1-32;  6 months’  sight  1/3  1-16  to  J 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus.,  R16.50  to  18.00  Very  scarce.  Estate  Crops 
in  Parchment,  delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation 
Estate  Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt.  R90'00  to 
lOO’OO  For  special  assortment.  Liberian  parchment 
on  the  spot  per  bushel,  no  quotations.  Garden  aud 
Chetty  Coffee,  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  no  quotations.  Native 
Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R72'00  to  74  00.  Tea. — Average 
Prices  ruling  during  the  week;  Broken  Pekoe,  per  ib 
53c.  Pekoe  per  lb  42c.  Pekoe  Souchong,  per  lb  34c. 
Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per  lb  26c. — Averages  of 
Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bahk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  03Jc  to  04Jc. — IJ  to  5% 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  R170  to  2'50.  Scarce 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R16.00  Nominal 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  1115'75  Coconut  oil  in 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton.  R342‘50,  355inhhds. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  KlO'OO  to  50’00 
Coconut  Cake  : (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  RGO  to  80'00 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  E30  to  40 
Out  of  season. 
Con.  Yn,».-Nos.  1 „ 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  704c. 
Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  664c. 
Bronv:  per  ton. — No  sales. 
Plumbago  : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  310.  Very 
firm. 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  260.Very  firm. 
Chips  per  ton,  R70  to  120.  Very  firm.  Dust  per  ton, 
BlO  to  90  Very  firm. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bag,  R8  50  to  S9'75. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  no  quotation 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3’44  to  E3’70. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3’50  to  R4  00. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel — ^No  quotations. 
Cargo. 
Tea 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
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LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  Oct.  21  1896. 
Scarce  per  bushel 
do  do 
f)9'00  to  OO'OO  per  cwt 
70-00  do 
I'l'.oO  per  bn.sliel  (nominal) 
63 '00  to  04-00  per  cwt 
roo  to  2-00  per  lb  (nominal) 
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Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  Scarce 
do  f.o.b.  do 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
C.MtDAJIOMS.— 
Cocoa. --(>'oniin,-il) 
KlCE. — Market  very  high  & steady: — 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callnnda  Scarce 
Coast  Callund  i 
Kuruve 
Muttusamba 
CiN.NAMON.— Quoted  Nos.  1 
70  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips.— K85-00  to  87-50 
K8-00  to  a-.  0 
8-50  to  0-50 
0-00  to  9-50 
3-2.5  to  3-37 
3-20  to  3-30 
3-37  to  3-6-2 
per  bag 
do 
per  bushel 
do 
do 
Coconuts.— Ordinary 
do  Selected  41-00  to  43-00 
Coconut  Oil.—  16-OO  to  16  25 
Copra.— -Market  high  & steady;— 
E3.5-OO  to  40-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  do 
per  cwt  do 
to  4,  at  66c  and  Nos.  1 and  2 at 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
EtO'OO  to  50  00  per  candy 
47-00  to  48 -.50  do 
4 2 00  to  45-00  do 
8j-00  to  (0  00  per  ton 
70-00  to  75  00  do 
05  00  to  70-00  do 
11100  to  lllOo  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-25  do 
--  1-2.5  to  1-50  do 
Kitul  Fibre.— Quoted  at  R-2S  UU  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Pai.myp.a  Fibre. — Quoted  nominally: — 
Jafln.a  Black. — Cleaned  (.Scarce) 
do  Mixed  Rl8'50  to  1:1-00  per  cwt. 
Indkin  do  RTOOto  9-00  do 
Ro  Cleaned  10-00  to  14-00 
Sapan  IVood.— Quoted  65-00  to  70-00 
Kero.sine  Oil— .American  7-50  to  7-55 
do  Bulk  Russian  2-67  to  2-72 
per  ton 
per  case 
per  tin 
Ca.ses  Russian  are  being  landed  but  price 
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Kapok.— Cleaned  f.o.b  :—  R-/9-00  to  30-(0  per  cwt 
do  Undeaue<l  (new)  7-50  to  8-00  do 
Croton  Seed  Scarce  do 
Nux.  Vnoraica  2-50  to  S'OO  do 
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