May  I,  1897,] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
805 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CURRENT. 
(Furnished  bu  the  Chamber  of  Commerce). 
Colombo,  April.  27th,  1897. 
Exchange  on  London:  Closing  Rates,  Bank  Sellincj 
Rates: — On  demand  1/3  1-32;  4 months’  sight  1/3  1T8; 
6 months’  sight  1/3  3-32.  Bavh  Bui/ing  Rates:  Credits 
3 months’  sight  1/3  3-16;  6 months’  sight  l/3i  to  9-32. 
Docts  3 months’  sight  1/3  7-32;  6 months’  sight  1/3 
9-23  to  5-16 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the 
spot  per  bus.,  R16'25  Scarce.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation  Estate 
Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt.  R85'00  Scarce. 
Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  E8  00 
scarce.  Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R64’00. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb.  46c.  Pekoe  per  lb.  35c.  Pekoe  Sou- 
chong per  lb.  28o.  Broken  mixd  and  Dust,  per  lb. 
24c.  Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale. 
Cinchona  Bark. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  03. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb,  R2  30. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R13.25, 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  R13-00  Coconut  oil  in  ordinary 
packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  R295’00 
Copra. — Per  candy  of  560  lb.  R34’50 
Coconut  Cake:  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  (Mill)  per  ton,  R70  00 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  R45-00. 
_ „ XT  1 * Q ] Kogalla  Rl8'00 
Coir  Yarn.— Nos.  1 to  8 ] Colombo  R16  00 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  67c.  Very  scarce. 
Do  Ordinary  As.sortment,  per  lb.  63ic  do 
Ebony. — per  ton  No  sales. 
Plumbago: — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  R340')  Market 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R32)  > very  firm 
Chips  per  ton,  R180.  Dust  per  ton,  R120  ) & ad’eing 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bushel,  ( R3'70  to  3 75 
,,  p6r  bag,  t R9'80  to  11'05 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Calunda  RlO'OOto  11T5 
Coast  Calunda  per  bushel,  R373  to  4'25 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3  85  to  R4'55. 
Kara  per  bushel,  R3’65 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag — Rll'50 
Freights. 
Per  ton 
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s.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
R.  c. 
s.  d. 
Tea 
20/ 
31/3 
22/6 
25 
20/ 
20/ 
Coconut  Oil 
• , 
31/3 
22/6 
22/6 
25 
Plumbago 
15/ 
31/3 
25 
20/ 
Coconuts  in  bags 
. • 
31/3 
22/6 
25 
20/ 
Other  Cargo 
17/6 
31/3 
22/6 
25 
20/ 
Broken  Stowage 
10/ 
SAILERS. 
30/ 
Coconut  Oil 
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28y9 
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LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr,  A.  M.  Chittmnbalam,  7,  BaillieSt.,  Fort 
Colombo,  April  13th,  1897. 
Scairv  per  bushel 
(Nominal) R13‘25  to  IS'.'jO  do 
R65'00to  66 '00  per  cwt 
R70-00  to  71-00  do 
R12-50  per  bushel  (nominal) 
R63-00  to  64-00  per  cwt 
Rl-50  to  2 per  lb  (nomin.-il) 
R30-00  to  45'CO  per  cwt  do 
Garden  Pa.rchment 
Chetty  do 
Native  Coffee  Scarce 
do  f.o.b.  do 
Liberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
Rice. — Market  is  quiet : — 
Kazla 
Soolye 
Callunda 
Coast  Callunda  (Scarce) 
Kara 
(Scarce) 
E9-25  to  10 
(Scarce) 
3-75  to  3-87 
3-68  to  3-80 
75  to  4-25 
per  bag 
per  bushel 
do 
do 
Muttusamba  
Cinnamon.— Quoted  Nos.  1 to  4,  at  62c  and  Nos.  1 and 
66  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips. — R85-00  to  87-60 
COCONUTS.— Ordinary  R32  to  38  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  Selected  40  to  44  do  do 
COCONUT  OIU.  13  00  to  13"25  per  cwt  do 
Copra.— Market  steady 
Kalpitiya 
M arawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony. — quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
E41  to  42  per  candy 
38  to  40  lo 
33  to  do 
90  to  i ton 
95  to  10'.  do 
70  to  75  do 
BlOO  to  R195  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-25  do 
1-25  to  1"50  do 
KiTUi.  Fibre.— Quoted  at  R28-OU  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally  :— 
Jaffna  Black. — Cleaned  (Sairce) 
do  Mixed  B16-00  to  .l7'00  per  cwt. 
Indian  do  B7-00  to'  9-00  do 
]>o  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 
GO  Bulk  Russian  2"72  to  2-77  per  tin 
do  Russian  in  Ca.ses  R5-90  to  5-95per  case 
Kapok. — Cleaned!,  o.b  : — R29'00  to  3O-(J0  per  cwt 
do  Uncleaned  Scarce  do 
Croton  Seed  do  do 
Nux  Vomica  2-60  to  3-00  do 
CEYLON  EXPORTS  AND  DISTRIBUTION 
1896-97. 
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COUNTRIES. 
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To  United  Kingdom 
„ Austria 
„ Belgium 
„ France 
,,  Germany 
„ Holland 
, Italy 
„ Russia 
„ Spain 
„ Sweden 
,,  Turkey 
,*  „ India 
,,  Australia 
„ America 
„ Africa 
„ China 
„ Singapore 
,,  Mauritius 
„ Malta  
Total  exports  from  1st  Jan. 
to  27th  Apiil  1897 
do  1896 
do  189S 
4o  18M 
18M|  80«0|  85i  8145 
