THE  TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. 
Jan.  I,  1897.] 
4'>'5 
COLOMBO  ITUCli  CURB  ENT, 
{furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  Deo.  22nd,  1896. 
Exchange  on  London  : Closing  Rates,  Bank  Selling^ 
Rates: — On  demand  1/3  8-16  ; 4 mouths’  sight  1/3  7-32 , 
6 months’ sight  l/3i.  ■ mq. 
Bank  Buying  Rates  : — Credits  3 months  sight  l/o 
15-32;  6 months’  sight  1/3  9-16;  Doots  3 months  sight 
1/3  1-32  ; 6 months’  sight  1/3  19-32. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus.,  R15-50  to  17.12^  Very  scarce.  Estate  C^ps  in 
Parchment,  delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation  Estate 
Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt.  R83  00  to  85'UO. 
Very  scarce.  Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per 
bushel,  R12‘00.  Garden  and  Chetty  Coffee,  Per 
cwt.  no  quotations.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  perewt.  Rbo  Du 
Very  scarce.  , 
Tea.— Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week;  Rroken 
Pekoe,  per  lb  47c.  Pekoe  per  lb  38c.  Pekoe  Sou- 
chong, per  lb  29c.  Broken  mixed  and  Dust,  per  lb 
24c. — Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale.  . . 
Cinchona  Bark. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  03c. — Very  scarce  1 to  5 % 
Cardamoms. — per  lb  R1‘50  to  2'50. 
Coconut  Oil.— Mill  oil  perewt.  R14.37i. 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  R13‘75  to  14  00.— Coconut  oil  m 
ordinary  packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  R315'00.  Sales. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb  R42'00  to  50'00. 
Coconut  Cake  ; (Poonac)  f.o.b.  per  ton,  R55  to  77'50. 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  R27  to  42'.50. 
1 i o I Kogalla  per  cwt.  R9  to  18 
Coir  Varn.- Nos.  1 to  8 j to  14, 
Cinnamon.— Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  66c. 
Do  Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb  62c.  do 
Ebony. — No  sales. 
Plumbago.:— Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  310 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R130  to  260. 
Chips  per  ton,  R70  to  120.  Dust  per  ton,  R30  to  90 
Weaker. 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bushel,  R3'55  to  B3'7o. 
,,  per  bag,  R9'25  to  R10  25. 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda.— no  quotations. 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R2'75  to  4 25. 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3‘37  to  R4'75. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel. — no  quotations. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  Dag  — no  quotations. 
Freights. 
Cargo. 
Tea 
Coconut  Oil 
Plmubago 
Coconuts  in  bags 
Other  Cargo 
Broken  Stowage 
SAILERS. 
Coconut  Oil 
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LOCAL  MARKET. 
Coconuts.— Ordinary 
do  Selected  41 '00  to  43'00 
Coconut  Oil.—  14  00  to  14-25 
Copra.— Market  steady 
By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
Colombo,  Jan.  6th  1897. 
Scarce  per  bushel 
(Nominal)  Kl.5  to  15 '.50  do 
1105 '00  to  06 ‘00  per  cwt 
R70-00  to  71 -00  do 
12‘50  per  bushel  (nominal) 
03'00  ^to  64  00  perewt 
1'75  "to  2.60  per  lb  (nominal) 
20‘00  to  32  CO  per  cwt  do 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  Scarce 
do  f.o.b.  do 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
Bice.— Market  is  steady 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda  Scarce 
CJoast  Callunda 
Kuruve 
Muttusamba 
118 '50  to  9 per  bag 
9-25  to  9.50  do 
9-75  to  10  do 
3'75  to  3’87  per  bushel 
S'iiO  to  3-08  do 
3'7.5  to  4 '25  do 
C1NN.4.MON. — tluoted  Nos.  1 to  4,  at  63c  and  Nos.  land  2 
66  cent.s  per  lb  (nominal) 
Clill’S.— KbO  UO  to  b7'50 
B35'00  to  4U'00  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  do 
per  cwt  do 
Kalpitiya 
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Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
per  candy 
do 
do 
R44'00  to  45  00 
42-00  to  43-00 
37-00  to  41-00 
80 '00  to  87 '50  per  ton 
80  00  to  85-00  do 
75-00  to  80-00  do 
RlOO  to  B195  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-25  do 
1'25  to  1'60  do 
Kitul  Fibre.— Quoted  at  B28'00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally  :— 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  R17-00  to  18  00 
Indian  do  R7'00  to  O'OO 
Do  Cleaned  lO'OO  to  14'00 
Sapan  Wood. — Quoted  45'00  to  50'00 
Kerosine  Oil— American  7-50  to  7'55 
do  Bulk  Russian  2'82  to  2'87 
do  Russian  in  Cases  R5'90  to  5'95per  case 
Kapok. — Cleaned  f.  o.b  : — R-29'00  to  30'00  per  cwt 
do  Uncleaned  8 '00  to  O'OO  do 
Croton  Seed  Scarce  do 
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