THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
57S 
[Eeb.  I,  1897. 
MARKET  RATES  FOR  OLD  AND  NEW  PRODUCTS. 
(From  Lewis  di  Peat's  Fortmijhtlij  Prices  Current,  London,  January  19th,  1897.  j 
QUALITY. 
JUOT.ATIONS. 
ALOES,  Socootriuc 
Fair  to  Huo  drv 
4 Is  a 100s 
Zanzibar  k lie]  ati( 
BEES’  WAX, 
.'utuuiuii  to  good 
Us  a 70s 
Zanzibar  & 1 White  .. 
Good  to  tide 
£7  a £8 
Bombay  i Yellow... 
Fair 
£0  a .to  10s 
Mauritius  & .vladagascnr.. 
Dark  to  good  palish  . 
£5  15s  a ,£0  5/ 
CAMPHOR,  China 
Fail  average  quality  ... 
112s  Od 
Japan 
,,  uom. .. 
Clipped,  bold,  bright, tine 
117s  Od 
CARDAMOMS,  Malabar.. 
3s  1 d a 
.Middling,  stalky  & lean 
2.S  9u  a 2s  nd 
Ceylon.— Mysore 
Fair  to  tine  plump 
4s  a 4.S  yd 
See 's 
3s  8d  a 4s 
„ Tellicherry... 
G(JO.t  to  fillr 
2s  9d  a Ss  od 
Brownisli 
2s  Od  a 3s 
,,  Long 
.Shelly  to  good 
2s  (id  a 2s  Sd 
,,  Mangalore.. 
Med  brown  to  good  bold  4.s  3d  a 4.s  Gd 
CABTOR  OIL.  Calcutta. . 
Ists  und  2nds 
y.Jd  a 4Ad 
Madras  ... 
3bd  - 
CWHT.IES.  Zanzibar  ... 
CINCHONA  BARK.— 
Dull  to  Hue  bright 
25s  Od  a 42s  6d 
Ceylon 
Ledgeriana  ( hips 
Id  a 3'id 
Crown,  Renewed  . . 
2d  a 4. id 
Org.  Stem 
Ud  a 3d 
Hybrid  Root 
■3|d  a 2id 
( hip 
Fill  a 2d 
3rd 
4tli- 
Cldl).' 
CLOVES,  Penang 
Ainboyna 
Zanzibar  I 
and  Pemba  / 
Stems 
COCIILUS  liSPlCUS  ... 
COFFEE  . - 
Ceylon  Plantation 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA.  Ceylon 
COLOMBO  ROOT... 
Ordinary  to  line  (mill.. 
Fair  to  good 
Oidl  to  fine  bright  bold 
Dull  to  tine 
Uood  and  tine  bright 
.'uiuinoudrll  to  fair  .. 
Fair 
Fair 
Bold  to  Hue  bold  coloiy 
.Middling  to  tine  mid 
Low  mid.  and  low  grown 
.Smalls 
Good  ordinary 
Small  to  bold 
Bold  to  tine  bold 
Medium  and  fair 
Triage  to  ordinary 
F'air  to  good 
11(1  a Is  7(1 
loid  a Is  .Od 
iOd  a Is  4d 
9.Sd  a Is 
2fd  a 3?d 
d a 10(1 
■>(1  a 4^(1 
:i!d  a 2f(l 
Id  a -i  3-l(ld 
1(1 
■Ss 
lT2s  a 123s 
I03sa  HOs 
i)7s  a 102s 
S2s  a 92s  (id 
70s  a 80S 
70S  a 80s 
03s  (id  a 7.73 
jos  a C2s 
30s  a iiOs 
2.3s  a 27s 
COIR  ROPE,  Ceylon  ... 
Cochin  . . 
FIBRE,  Brush 
Cochin  ... 
Stuffing  .. 
COIR  YARN,  Ceylon  .. 
Cochin  ... 
do. 
CROTON  SEEUS,  sifted... 
CUTCH  ...  •••  •; 
UINUHU,  Bengal,  rough 
Calicut,  Cut  A 
B & C 
Cochin  Rougli... 
Japan 
3UM  AMM.ONIACUM  .. 
ANIMI,  Zanzibar... 
Madagascar  ... 
ARABIC  E.  I.  & Aibn  ... 
Ghatti  .. 
Kurrachee 
Madras  .. 
ASSAFCETIUA 
KINO 
MIRRH,  picked  .. 
Aden  sorts 
OLIBANUM,  drop 
pickings 
siftings 
I. SI)  I A RUB  BEK,  Assam 
Rangoon 
Borneo 
Ordinary  to  fair 
Ord.  to  tine  long  straight 
Ordinary  to  good  clean 
Common  to  tine 
Common  to  superior 
,.  very  tine  .. 
Roping,  fair  to  good 
Fair  to  good 
Fair  to  tine  dry 
Fail- 
Good  to  tine  bold 
Small  and  medium 
Common  to  fine  bold 
Small  and  D’s 
Unsnlit 
Sin.  blocky  to  fine  clean 
Picked  fine  pale  in  sorts 
Part  yellow  and  mixed 
Bean  and  Pea  size  ditto 
Amber  and  dk.  red  bold 
Med.  & bold  glassy  sorts 
Fair  to  good  palish  .. 
,,  ,,  red 
Ordinary  to  good  pale 
Pickings  to  line  pale  .. 
Good  and  fine  p.ale 
Reddish  to  pale  selected 
»ark  to  tine  pale 
Clean  fr  to  gd.  almonds 
Ord.  stony  and  blocky 
Fine  bright 
Fair  to  tine  pale 
Middling  to  good 
Good  to  line  white 
-Middling  to  fair 
Low  to  good  pale 
Sliglitly  foul  to  tine  .. 
Hood  to  Hue 
Common  to  foul  & mxd. 
Fair  to  good  cle.in 
Common  to  tine 
nominal 
£10  a L23 
£10  a £21 
£10  a .£-20 
£.3  a £0  lOs 
£12  a £-20  10s 
£12  a £34 
£11 10s  a .Clo 
77s  0(1  a 80s 
i-*  3d  a 32s  0(1 
L;3s  0(1 
lisa  80s 
32s  a 74s 
27s  a 3.5s 
lOs  a 25s 
l.5s  Od 
I7s  a 30s  Gd 
£10  7s  Od  a £13 
£7 17/0  a£  10  10s 
70s  a £7  12;'0 
C5  10s  a £7  10s 
90s  a 137s  Od 
£4  8s  a .£0  15s 
£4  5s  a £9 
70s  a 00s 
25s  a O' Is 
35s  a 00s 
35s  a 45s 
37s  od  a 45s 
40s  a 70s 
30s  a 37s 
C4o  a £o5 
20s  a 90s 
i3s  a 05s 
ils  a 00s 
20s  a 3 Is 
Is  a 12s  Od 
)s  0(1  a I ts 
.s  10(1  a -2s  4(1 
;d  a Is  0(1 
is  4(1  a 2s  Id 
Is  a Is  8d 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATIONS. 
INDIARUBBER,  (Contd). 
1 s 3d  a 2s  3d 
Java,  Sing.  & Penang 
Foul  to  good  clean  .. 
f 
1 
Good  to  tine  Ball 
2s  2d  a 2.S  6d 
‘ 'rdiiiary  to  fair  Ball 
Is  -2d  a 2s  Ijd 
^Mozambique  -( 
1 
Low  sandy  Ball 
tod  a Is  Id 
Sausage,  fair  to  good 
Is  4(1  a 2s  5jd 
V 
1 
Liver  and  livery  Ball  . 
Is  3jd  a 2s  Ijd 
Fr  to  tine  pinky  & white 
Is  11(1  a -2s  5d 
Madagascar  < 
F'air  to  good  black 
Is  3d  a Is  lOd 
Niggers,  low  to  good.. 
tod  a Is  5d 
INDIGO,  E.I. 
Bengal  - - 
4s  4(1  a 5s  Id 
Shipping  mid  togd  violet 
Consuming  miil.  to  gd. 
3s  4(1  a 4s  1(1 
Ordinary  to  mid.  good 
2s  8(1  a 3s  2d 
Mbl.  to  good  Kurpah... 
2s  a 2s  10(1 
Low  to  ordinary 
Is  3(1  a Is  lid 
Mid.  to  good  Madras  . 
Is  4d  a 2h  od 
MACE  Bombay,  ^ Penang 
I'ale  redilisli  to  tine  .. 
Is  7(1  a 2s  9(1 
Ordinary  to  fair 
Is  2d  a Is  od 
Chips  and  dark 
11(1  a IS  Id 
MYRABOLANES.  Madras 
Dark  to  fine  pale  UG  .. 
3s  9(1  a 5s  Od 
Fair  Coast 
4 s Od 
Bombay  .. 
Jubblepore 
4s  a 6s  od 
Bhimlies 
4s  3d  a 7s  6d 
Rhajpore  <l’c. 
4s  a Os 
Bengal  .. 
Calcutta 
48  a 6s 
NUTMEGS— 
04’s  to  57’s 
3s  a 3s  2d 
Bombay  & Penang 
11-2’s  to  67’s 
Is  Id  a 2s  lid 
IGO’s  to  130’s 
9(1  a Is 
NUTS,  ARECA 
Ordinary  to  fair  fre.sli 
1 — s a 14s 
NUX  VOMICA.  Bombay 
Ordinary  to  middling  .. 
4s  0(1  a Os 
Madras 
F’air  to  good  bold  fresh  . 
Os  a 7s  Od 
.Small  ordinary  and  fair  4s  Oda  ts 
OIL  OF  ANISEED 
Fair  merchantable 
6s  9(1 
CASSIA 
According  to  analysis  . 6s  Od  a 9s 
LEMONORASS 
Good  tiavour  & colour  .. 
2id 
NUTMEG 
I'iiigy  to  white 
Sjd  a 4d 
CINNA.MON 
Ordinary  to  fair  sweet  .. 
4d  a Is  3d 
CITRONELLE 
ORCHELLA  WEED— 
Bright  & good  flavour 
Is  Qd  a Is  2d 
Ceylon 
.Mid.  to  flue  not  woody  . 
10s  a l-2s0d 
Zanzibar. 
Picked  clean  flat  leaf  . . 
10s  a 20s 
PEPPER  - (Black)  — 
,,  wiry  Mozambique 
)5s  a 17s Od 
Alleppee  & Tellicherry 
Fair  to  bold  heavy  ...I 
2§d  a 2jd 
2id 
Singapore 
Fair  ’ 
Aclieeii  & W.  C.  Penang 
Dull  to  fine  ..  a "Jd 
PLUMB.AGO,  lump 
Fair  to  tine  bright  bold  las  a 17s  Od 
Middling  to  good  small  6d  a 13s 
chips 
Dull  to  tine  bright  1®  6d  a 8s  9d 
dust 
Ordinarv  to  fine  bright  2=^  a Os 
SAFFLOIVER 
Good  to  fine  pinky  ...  85s  a 90s 
Middling  to  fair  ..  80s 
SANDAL  WOOD— 
Inferior  and  pickings  .. 
[iO.s  a 65s 
Bombay,  Logs 
Fair  to  fine  flavour 
£30  a £50 
Chips 
5s  a ,£3 
Madras,  Logs 
Fair  to  good  flavour  . . 
£30  a £50 
( hips 
Inferior  to  tine 
£4  a £8 
SAPAN  IVOOD,  Bombay 
Lean  to  good 
£4  a ,£5 
Madras 
Good  average 
£4  a £5  noni 
Manila 
} Rouc:h  & rooty  to  good  ^ ^'5  158 
Siam 
t bold  smooth 
L0a.t;7 
SEEDLAC 
Ord.  dusty  to  gd.  soluble 
SENNA,  Tinnevelly 
Good  to  tine  bold  green 
4U  a 8(1 
Fair  middling  medium  a 4jd 
SHELLS,  M.  O’PEARL- 
Common  dark  and  small 
itl  a 2d 
Bombay 
Bold  and  A’s  ...  , 
£4  a 4 
D’s  and  B’s  
£4  l-2s  Oa  C4  Its 
Small  1 
85s 
Mtis.sel 
.Small  to  bold 
21s  a 57s  Od 
TAJilARINDS,  Calcutta  . 
Mid. to  fine  hl’k  not  stony, 
9s 
Madras  ... 
TORTOISESHELL— 
Stony  and  inferior 
Os  a 7s 
Zanzibar  and  Bombay 
Small  to  hold  dark  i 
17s  a 21s  Od 
mottle  part  heavy  1 
turmeric,  Bengal  ... 
Fair  
8s  Od  a 9s 
Madras 
Finger  fair  to  tine  bold 
11s  Oda  l‘2s 
Do. 
Vlixed  niidlng.  [bright 
10s  Od 
Do. 
Bulbs  
Ss  a 9s 
Cochin 
Finger  
10s 
VANILLOES— 
Bulbs  
7s  Od  a 8s 
Mauritius  and  t Ists 
Gd.  crysallizod  3i  a 9 in. 
10s  Od  !i  33s 
Bourbon  .../  2nds 
Foxy  & reddish  4^  a 8 ,, 
I7s  a 22s 
Seychelles  3rds 
Lean  and  inferior 
10s  u 10s 
VERMILION 
Fine,  jHire,  hriglit  ...; 
2s  lid 
WAX,  Japan,  square* 
Good  wliito  hat'd 
39s  40s 
