Dec.  I,  1896.] 
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COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
{Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Dec.  8th,  18%. 
Exchange  on  London  ; Closing  Rates,  Bank. 
hates:-On  demand  1/3  5-32  to  3-16;  4 months  sight  1/3 
3-16  toi  ; 6 months' sight  1/3  7-32  to  9-32  ^ 
Bank  Buyinq  ^a<cs Credits  3 months  siglR  1/3 
7-16  to  15-32;  6 months’  sight  1/3  17-32.  to 
3 months’  sight  1/3  15-32  to  i;  6 months  sight  1/ 
^^CoFFEE.— Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
ner  bus.  R16  to  17.12J  Very  scare.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation  EsUte 
Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt.  R84  00 
Very  scarce.  Liberian  parchment 
bushel,  no  quotations.  Garden  a,nd  Chetty  Coffee, 
f.o.b.  per  cwt.  no  quotations.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per 
cwt.  R60  00  to  63  00.  Very  scarce. 
Tea.— Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week.  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  49c.  Pekoe  per  lb  36c.  Pekoe  Sou- 
chong, per  lb  28c  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per  lb 
23c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bark.— Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  03c. — 1 to  5 % 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  Rl'80  to 
CocoNET  Oil.— Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R14.30. 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  R14T2.  Coconut  oil  in  orGinary 
packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  ;B325  (W.  330  hhds. 
CoPRA.-Per  candy  of  560  lbR42  00  to  »0  00. 
Coconut  Cake:  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  perton,Roo  to  lOOO. 
^Cocof— Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  R22  50  4®. 
„ , , o I Kogalla  per  cwt.  R9  to  18 
Coir  Yarn.— Nos.  1 to  o-j  Colombo  ,,  R7  to  14. 
Cinnamon.— Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  ^Oic.— Nominal. 
Do  Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  06Jc.  do 
Ebony.— No  sales.  iJnQ,->f„Qin 
Plumbago  Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  .iiu 
Ordinary  Ijunips  per  ton,  R130  to  260. 
Chips  pm-  ton,  1170  to  120.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90 
Very  scarce.  _ ^ , , 
RiCE.-Soolye  per  bushel,  R3  W to  RAoO. 
per  bag,  R9  00  to  RIO  00. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda.— no  quotations. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R3'35  to  44W. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3  8o  to  R4  00. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel  3.40  to  3.75 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag  -no  quotations. 
Cargo. 
Tea 
Ciconut  Oil 
Plumbago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
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Coconuts.— Ordinary  R35-00  to  46-00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  Selected  .'...if,  .i~  .1. 
Coconut  Oil.— 
Copra.— Market  steady 
Kalpitiya 
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Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
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Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
Satin  wood. —cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
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do 
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R44-00  to  45-00 
42-00  to  43  00 
37-00  to  41-00 
85-00  to  92 -50  per  ton 
82 -50  to  87-50  do 
75-00  to  80-00  do 
11100  to  E195  (nominal) 
2 00  to  2-26  do 
unfi... ......  V.V.  1-25  to  1'50  do 
Kitul  Fibre.— Quoted  at  R28-00  per  cwt  (nomin.-il) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally:- 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  Rl7-(i0  to  18-00  per  cwt. 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9-00  do 
Do  Cleaned  10-00  to  14-00 
45-00  to  50-00  per  ton 
7 "50  to  7-55  per  case 
2-82  to  2-87  per  tin 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted 
Kerosne  Oil — American 
do  Bulk  Russian 
Oai-dcn  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  .Scarce 
do  f.o.h.  do 
liibcrian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
COCOA.— (nominal) 
ICE.— Market  is  steady  :— 
RKazla 
Soolye 
Callunda  Scarce 
Coast  Callunda 
Kuruve 
Muttusamba 
nnamon. — Quoted  Nos.  1 
Ci70  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips.— R8.5 '00  to  87-50 
do  Russian  in  Cases  B6-00  per  case 
Kapok.— Cleaned  f.  o.b  :—  R-29-00  to  30"00  per  cwt 
do  llTiclea.nfid  fnewl  g-QO  to  9-00  do 
Scarce  do 
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