June  i,  1897.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTDRIST. 
879 
COLOMBO  PRICE  CUKKENT. 
(Furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.) 
Colombo,  May  25th,  1897. 
Exchange  on  London:  Closing  Rates,  Bank  Selling 
Rates'. — On  demand  1/2  11-32  to  jj;  4 months’  sight  l/2g 
to  13-32;  6 months’  sight  1/2  7-16.  Rank  Buying  Rates'^^ 
Credits  3 months’  sight  l/3i  to  17-32;  6 months 
sight  1/3  9-16  to  19-.32.  Docts  3 months’  sight  1/2 
17-32  to  9-16;  6 months’  sight  1/3  19-32  to  f. 
Coffee. — Plantation  Estate  Parchment  on  the 
spot  per  bus.,  R16'25  Very  scarce.  Estate  Crops  in 
Parchment,  delivery  no  quotations.  Plantation  Estate 
Coffee,  f.o.b.  on  the  spot  per  cwt.R86'50  Very  scarce. 
Liberian  parchment  on  the  spot  per  bushel,  R8'00. 
Native  Coffee  f.o.b.  per  cwt.  R65'00  Nominal. 
Tea. — Average  Prices  ruling  during  the  week  Broken 
Pekoe,  per  lb.  38c.  Pekoe  per  lb.  33c.  Pekoe  Sou- 
chong per  lb.  27c.  Broken  mixd  and  Dust,  per  lb. 
22c.  Averages  of  Wednesday’s  sale.  , . 
Cinchona  Bark. — Per  unit  of  Sulphate  of  Quinine 
per  lb  3Jc. 
Cardamoms. — per  lb,  R2'50. 
Coconut  Oil. — Mill  oil  per  cwt.  R13.25. 
Dealers’  oil  per  cwt.  RIS'OO  Coconut  oil  in  ordinary 
packages  f.o.b.  per  ton  E296‘25. 
Copra, — Per  candy  of  560  lb.  R42  00 
Coconut  Cake:  (Poonac)  f.o.b.  (Mill)  per  ton,  R72'50 
No  sales. 
Cocoa. — Unpicked  and  undried,  per  cwt.  R43  00. 
n -57  -NT  1 *.  Q I Kogaila  RlS'OO 
CoiB  Yarn.-Nos.  1 to  8 ] Colombo  R16'50 
Cinnamon. — Nos.  1 & 2 only  f.o.b.  68|c.  63ic. 
Do  Ordinary  Assortment,  per  lb. 
Ebony. — per  ton  No  sales. 
Plumbago  : — Large  Lumps  per  ton,  K350 
Ordinary  Lumps  per  ton,  R330 
Chips  per  ton,  R180.  Dust  per  ton,  R130 
Rice. — Soolye  per  bushel,  ( R3'90  to  4' 10 
,,  per  bag,  (RIO  00  to  1125 
Pegu  and  Calcutta  Galunda  R10’50to  11‘25 
Coast  Galunda  per  bushel,  R3'85  to  4 30  ^ 
Muttusamba  per  bushel,  R3’85  to  R4’65. 
Kara  per  bushel, 
Rangoon  Raw  3 bushel  bag  — Rll’25 
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Broken  Stowage 
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LOCAL  MARKET. 
By  Mr,  A.  M.  Chittambalam,  7,  Baillie  St.,  Fort. 
' Colombo  May  26th,  1897. 
Garden  Parchment  :—  Scaif  per  bushel 
Chetty  do  :-  (Noininal)R.3  2.5  to  13’i50  do 
E.sruO  to  55V'0 
R(j2’00  to  63-00  do 
Rll'oO  per  bushel  (nominal) 
RiiS’OO  to  64-00  per  cwt 
Rl-.‘,0  to  2-5U  per  lb  (nominal) 
R:t2-0U  to  4i  -50  per  cwt  do 
Native  Coffee: — 
do  f.o.b.  do  : — 
I.iberian  Parchment, 
do  Coffee 
Cardamoms.— 
Cocoa.— (nominal) 
Rice.— Market  is  cjuiet  :— 
Kazla 
Soolye  (nominal) 
Callunda 
Coast  Callunda  (Scarce) 
Kara 
Muttusamba 
Cin.namon.— Quoted  Nos. 
69  cents  per  lb  (nominal) 
Chips.— R85-00  to  87-60  . 
CoroNUTS.- Ordinary  R3-2  to  38  per  1,000  (nominal) 
do  Selected  40  to  44  do  do 
Coconut  Oil  13-00  to  13  25  per  cwt  do 
(Scarce) 
R9-50  to  10-50  per  bag 
(Scarce) 
3-75  to  3-87  per  bushel 
3-75  to  3-87  do 
3-87  to  4-25  do 
1 to  4,  at  65c  and  Nos.  1 and 
Copra.— Market  steady 
Kalpitiya 
Marawila 
Cart  Copra 
Poonac.— Gingelly 
Chekku 
Mill  (retail) 
Ebony.— quotations  at 
Satinwood.— cubic  feet 
Halmilla.—  do 
R41  to  42  per  candy 
38  to  40  do 
33  to  do 
90  to  95  do  ton 
95  to  lOL  do 
70  to  75  do 
RlOO  to  R195  (nominal) 
2-00  to  2-25  do 
1-26  to  1'50  do 
Kitul  Fibre.— Quoted  at  R-28-00  per  cwt  (nominal) 
Palmyra  Fibre.— Quoted  nominally  :— 
Jaffna  Black.— Clean  (scarce) 
do  Mixed  R16-00  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  per  ton 
Kerosine  Oil — American  7-70  to  7-75  per  case  . 
no  Bulk  Russian  2-68  to  2-73  per  tin 
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  (new)  R5  to  6 do  (nominal) 
Croton  Seed  Scarce 
Nux  Vomica  2'50  to  3"00  do 
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