April  i,  1897.]  THE  TROPICAL  AGRICU L THRIS  1'. 
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COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
(Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colomljo,  Mar.  30lh,  1897. 
Exchange  ON  London:  Globing  Hati  s,  y>’(i«A  iSeUttiy 
Rates: — On  demand  1/3  1-lG;  4 nionllis’  1/3  3-3’2; 
(i  months’  sight  1/34.  Jiattk  JJv.inna  Rates: — Credits 
3 months'  sight  l/3.j;  0 months’  sight  l/i!  .I  10.  Doots 
3 months  sight  1/3  9-32;  0 months’  sight  1/3  11-32. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the  spot 
per  bus.,  KlOaO  Very  scarce.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation  Estate 
Coffee,  I.o.b.  on  tVic  spot  per  cwt.  llSil’OO.  Libej'ian 
parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  119  00.  Garden 
and  Chetty  Coffee,  f.o.b.  ]>er  cwt.  n > quotations, 
hiative  Uoliee  f.o.b.  per  c.vt.  IIOT'OO  Nominal. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb.  19c.  Pekoe  R-  39c.  Pekoe  Sou- 
chong per  lb.  30c.  Broken  niixd  and  Dust,  per  lb. 
21c.  Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bauk. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  03c. — 1 to  5% 
Cardamoms. — per  lb,  B2'50. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  no  quatations. 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  Itl2'7;').  Coconut  oil  in  ordinary 
packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  R300  00  to  29.3'OU. 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  .560  lb.  K36’00  to  45  00 
Coconut  Cakf.  : (Poonac)  f.o.b.  (native)per  ton.  K67  50. 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  B46  00. 
ri  V -NT  1 4 Q I Kogaila  B 1 S'OO 
COIB  Parn.-Nos.  1 to 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  Out  of  season. 
Do  Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb.  do 
r B iNY. — per  ton  No  sales. 
Plumbago  : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R330'| 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R390  > Very  firm. 
Chips  per  ton,  R170.  Dust  per  ton,  IllO,)) 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bushel,  ( R3'55  to  3'89 
,,  per  bag,  (R9  00  to  10'90 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  R9'85  to  ll'OO 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  E3'60  to  4.10 
Multusamba  per  bushel,  R3  G3  to  R4'20. 
Kadappa  and  Kuruwe  per  bushel,  IISGS  to  3'65. 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag  — IUl’50  to  12‘00 
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By  Mr.  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort 
Colombo,  Mar.  3ist,  1897. 
bcarce  per  Imshel 
(Nuniinal)lll3'2.5  to  13'.50  do 
H0.3‘0U  to  OU'OO  per  cwt 
1170 -OU  to  71-00  do 
111-2-50  per  biLshel  (nominal) 
RH3-00  to  04  00  per  cwt 
R1‘50  to  2 per  lb  (iiomin;il) 
R30’00  to  40'i.O  per  cwt  do 
Garden  Parchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  Scarce 
do  f.o.b.  do 
I.iberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa. — (nominal) 
Rice. — Market  is  quiet 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda 
Coast  Callunda  (.Scarce) 
Kara 
Muttusamba 
Cinnamon.— Quoted  Nos. 
03  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
(Scarep) 
R9"25  to  10  per  bag 
(Scarce) 
S'OO  to  3'70  per  bushel 
o'aO  to  3'tio  do 
3 -62  to  3 '37  do 
1 to  4,  at  60c  and  Nos.  1 and 
Chh’S. — RS.5'00  to  37-50 
Coconuts.— Ordinary  R32  to  3S  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  Selected  40  to  44  do  ds 
Coconut  Oil—  13’U0  to  13-37  per  cwt  do 
Copra. — ^larket  .steady  : 
Kalpi  tiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Kbony. — quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Hai.milla.—  do 
Kitui.  Fibre.- Quoted  f 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quote 
R41  to  42  per  candy 
38  to  40  do 
33  to  30  do 
8.J  to  90  per  ton 
95  to  100  do 
70  to  75  do 
RIOO  to  1119.5  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-2.5  do 
1"25  to  1-50  do 
rt  R28-00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
d nominally : — 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  (Scarce) 
do  Mixed  1110-00  to  17-00  per  cwt. 
Indian  do  R7-00  to  9-00  do 
Do  Cleaned  10-00  to  14-00 
Sapan  Wood.— Quoted  45-00  to  50  00  per  ton 
Kerosine  Oil— American  7 -.50  to  7-55  per  case 
(10  Bulk  Russian  2-72  to  2 77  per  tin 
do  Russian  in  Cases  P.5 -9.')  to  ,5-95per  case 
Kapok. — Cleaned  f.  o.b  :—  R'9-00  to  30  00  per  cwt 
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