THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
[June  i,  1897. 
MARKET  RATES  FOR  OLD  AND  NEW  PRODUCTS. 
i Lewis  (£'  Peat's  Fortnightly  Prices  Cnrrent,  London,  Mag  5th,  1897.) 
tv  aX, 
Zanzibar  & ( White  ... 
Bombay  i Yellow... 
Mauritius  & Madagascar... 
CAMPHOR,  China 
Japan 
CARDAMOMS,  Malabar.. 
Ceylon.— My. sore 
,,  Tellicherry... 
„ Long 
,,  Mangalore... 
CASTOR  OIL,  Calcutta. . 
Madras  ... 
CHir.LIES.  Zimzil.ar  ... 
CINCHONA  BARK.— 
Ceylon 
CINNAMON.  Ceylon  Ists 
2iid.-^ 
Srds 
4tliS 
Chips 
CLOVES,  Penang 
Amboyna 
Zanzibar  \ 
and  l*einba  / 
Stems 
COCULUS  INDXCUS  ... 
COFFEE 
■ Ceylon  Plantation 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA,  Ceylon 
COLOMBO  ROOT... 
COIR  ROPE,  Ceylon 
Cochin 
FIBRE,  Brnsh 
Cochin  ... 
.Stuffing ... 
COIR  YARN,  t eylon  . . 
CU'ICH 
do. 
Calicut,  Cut  A 
Japan 
3U.M  AMMONIACIIM  .. 
ANIMI,  Zanzibar.. 
Madagascar  ... 
ARABIC  E.  I.  & Ad<n  .. 
Ohatti  .. 
Madras 
ASSAFCETIDA 
KINO 
MIRRH,  picked 
Aden  so 
OLIBANUM,  drop 
INDIAKUBBEB,  Assam 
Rangoon 
Borneo  •. 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATIONS,  j 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATION.S. 
lir  to  tine  dry 
44s  a 120s 
INDIARUBBER,  (Contd). 
Common  to  good 
11s  a 70s 
Java,  Sing.  & Penang 
f 
Foul  to  good  clean  .. 
Good  to  tine  Ball 
Is  3d  a 2s  3d 
2s  2d  a 2s  Od 
Good  to  fine 
C7  a .€8 
ordinary  to  fair  B<ill 
Is  2d  a 2s  l^d 
Fair 
CO  a .CO  10s 
Mozambique 
1 
Low'  sandy  Ball 
lOd  a 1 s Id 
Dark  to  good  palish  . 
JCa  15s  a £6  7/0 
Sausage,  fair  to  good 
Is  4d  a 2s  5jd 
Fair  average  quality  ... 
lU5s 
V 
1 
Liver  and  livery  Ball  . 
Is  3id  a 2s  l^d 
110s 
F’r  to  tine  pinky  & w'hite 
Is  lid  a 2s  5d 
Clipped,  bold,  briglit.tine 
Middling,  stalky  & lean 
3s  a 3s  Id 
Madagascar  < 
Fair  to  good  black  .. 
Is  3d  a Is  lOd 
2s  Od  a 2s  9d 
Niggers,  low'  to  good... 
lOd  a Is  5d 
Fair  to  tine  plump 
2s  od  a 3s  Od 
INDIGO,  E.I. 
Bengal-- 
See's 
3s  a 3s  Id 
Shipping  mid  to^d  violet 
Consuming  mid.  to  gd. 
4s  4d  a 5s  Id 
Uood  to  fim- 
2s  9d  a 3s 
3s  4d  a 4s  Id 
Brownish 
2s  Od 
Ordinary  to  mid.  good 
2s  8d  a 3s  2d 
Shelly  to  good 
2s  a 2s  Od 
Mid.  to  good  Kurpah... 
2s  a 2s  lOd 
.Med  brown  to  good  bold 
3s  Od  a 3s  9d 
Low  to  ordinary 
Is  3d  a Is  lid 
Ists  and  2nds 
3jd  a 4, Id 
Mid.  to  good  Madras,. 
Is  4da  2s  Od 
3^1 
MACE,  Bombay,  & Penang 
Pale  reddish  to  tine  .. 
Is  9d  a 2s  9d 
Dull  to  tine  bright 
2us  a 37s  Od 
Ordinary  to  fair 
Chips  and  dark 
Is  4d  a Is  8d 
Is  Id  a Is  Od 
Ledgeriana  Chips 
Id  a 3^d 
M YRABOLANES,  Madras 
Dark  to  tine  pale  UG  .. 
3s  9d  a 5s  Od 
Grown,  Renewed  . . 
2d  a 4. id 
Fair  Coast 
4s  9d 
Org.  Stem 
IJd  a 3d 
Bombay  .. 
Jubblepore 
4s  a 7s 
Hybrid  Root 
2|d  a 2id 
Bhimlies 
4s  3d  a 8s  Od 
Chip 
lid  a 2d 
Rhajpore,  &c. 
4s  a 7s 
Ordinary  to  line  quill... 
Hid  a Is  Od 
Bengal  .. 
Calcutta 
4s  a Os 
lOid  a Is  5d 
NUTMKG.S— 
G4’s  to  57’s 
3s  a 3s  2d 
lOid  a Is  4d 
Bombay  & Penang 
112’s  to  07’s 
Is  3d  a 2s  lid 
Oid  a Is  Id 
lOU’s  to  130's 
8d  a Is  2d 
2id  a 3d 
NUTS,  ARECA 
Ordinary  to  fair  fresh... 
12s  a 14s 
Dull  to  tine  bright  bold 
4id  a Ojd 
NUX  VOMICA,  Bombay 
Ordinary  to  middling... 
Os  a Os  Od 
Dull  to  tine 
3d  a 4jd 
jMadras 
Fair  to  good  bold  fresh  .. 
7s  a 7s  Oil 
Good  and  tine  bright  . 
2 7-lOd  a 2 jd 
Small  ordinary  and  fair 
Os  Gd 
Coinmouili  U to  fair  .. 
24d  a 2|d 
OIL  OF  ANISEED 
Fair  merchantable 
Os  74d 
Os  6(1  a 8s 
Fair 
Id 
CASSIA 
According  to  analysis.. 
Fair 
Ss  Od 
LE.MONGRASS 
NUT.MEG 
Good  flavour  & colour... 
Dingy  to  white 
2|d 
3|d  a 4d 
Bold  to  tine  bold  colory 
1 14s  a 120s 
CINNA.MON 
Ordinary  to  fair  sweet... 
4d  a Is  3d 
.Middling  to  tine  mid  . 
Low  mid.  aud  low  grown 
108s  a 113s 
98s  a 100s 
CITRON  ELLE 
ORCHELLA  WEED— 
Bright  iJ£  good  flavour  .. 
Is  l^d  a Is  2d 
Smalls 
91 s a 100s 
Ceylon 
Mid.  to  line  not  woody  . 
10s  a 12s  Od 
Good  ordinary 
0)S  a 80s 
Zanzibar. 
Picked  clean  flat  leaf  ... 
10s  a 15s 
Small  to  bold 
Bold  to  line  bold 
o5s  a70s 
75s  a 84s 
PEPPER  - (Black)— 
,,  wiry  Mozambique 
10s  alls 
Medium  and  fair 
C2s  a 70s 
Alleppee  & Tellicherry 
Fair  to  bold  heavy 
2jd  a 3id 
Triage  to  ordinary 
4 Os  a 00s 
Singapore 
Fair  
2 15-lOd  a 3id 
Fair  to  good 
20s  a 22s  Od 
nominal 
Acheen  & \V.  C.  Penang 
PLUMB.YGO,  lump 
Dull  to  fine  
Fair  to  tine  bright  bold 
Middling  to  good  small 
2id  a 2Jd 
1.5s  a 17s  Od 
3s  Od  a 13s 
Ordinary  to  fair 
£10  a .CIO 
chips 
Dull  to  fine  briglit 
Is  Od  a 8s  9d 
Ord.  to  tine  long  straight 
,£10  a £21 
dust 
Ordinary  to  fine  bright 
2s  a Os 
Ordinary  to  good  clean 
£15  a £21 
SAFFLOWER 
Good  to  tine  ))inky 
80s  a 85s 
Common  to  tine 
£5  a .£0  10s 
.Middling  to  fair 
00s  a 70s 
Common  to  superior 
,.  t>  very  tine  ... 
£12  a £20  103 
£12  a. £34 
SANDAL  WOOD— 
Inferior  and  pickings  ... 
50s  a 55s 
Roping,  fair  to  good  .. 
eiO  10s  a £13 
Bombay,  Logs 
Fair  to  fine  flavour 
£29  10s  a £50 
Fail-  to  good 
85s  a 80s 
Chips 
...  ...  ...  , 
5s  a £3 
Fair  to  tine  dry 
9s  3d  a 32s  Od 
Madras,  Logs 
Fair  to  good  flavour  . . 
£30  a £50 
Fair 
I5s  Od  ' 
t hips 
Inferior  to  tine 
£4  a £8 
Good  to  line  bold 
70s  a 85s 
SAPAN  WOOD,  Bombay 
Lean  to  good 
li,  XI5 
Small  and  medium 
31s  a 08s  Od 
Madras 
Good  average 
£4  a £5  noni. 
Common  to  tine  bold  .. 
27s  Od  a 3Cs 
Manila 
I Rough  & rooty  to  good 
£4  10s  a £5  15s 
Small  and  D’s 
lOs  a 20s  Od 
Siam 
1 bold  smooth  .. 
£6  a £7 
Un.split 
10s 
SEEDLAC 
Ord.  dusty  to  gd.  soluble 
70s  a 80s 
Sm.  blocky  to  tine  clean 
17s  a 30s  Gd 
.SENNA,  Tinnevelly 
Good  to  fine  bold  crreen 
4d  a Sd 
Picked  tine  pale  in  sorts 
£10  7s  Od  a £13 
F'air  middling  medium 
2kl  a 4jd 
Id  a 2d 
Part  yellow  and  mixed 
Bean  and  Pea  size  ditto 
,£7 17/0  a£  10  10s 
70s  a £7  12/0 
SHELLS,  M.  O’PEARL— 
Common  dark  and  small 
Amber  and  dk.  red  bold 
£5  10s  a £7  10s 
Bombay 
Bold  and  A’s  
£4  15s  a £4  17/0 
Med.  A bold  glassy  sorts 
90s  a 13.  s Od 
D’s  and  B’s  
£4  lOs  11  £.5  15s 
Fair  to  good  palish  .. 
£4  8s  a £8 
Small  
(.3  15s  u £4  5s 
..  .,  red 
£4  5s  a £9 
Mussel 
Small  to  bold 
2us  a 60s 
Ordinary  to  good  pale 
40s  a 02s  Od 
TAMARINDS,  Calcutta  .. 
.Mid.  to  line  bl'k  not  stony 
7s  a 8s 
Pickings  to  tine  pale  ... 
Good  and  tine  pale 
20s  a 55s 
55s  a 65s 
Madras  ... 
TORTOISESHELL— 
Stony  and  inferior 
4s  a Os 
Reildish  to  I'.ile  selected 
35s  a 45s 
Zanzibar  and  Bombay 
.Small  to  bold  dark  J 
10s  a 22s  Od 
Dark  to  line  pale 
35s  a 40s 
mottle  part  heavy  ^ 
Clean  fr  to  gd.  almonds 
40s  a 80s 
TURMERIC,  Bengal 
Fair  
10s  ji  10s  Od 
Ord.  stony  and  blocky 
30s  a 37s 
Madras 
Finger  fair  to  fine  bold 
14s  a 15s 
Fine  bright 
i'45  a .^55 
Do. 
Mixed  midlng.  (bright 
12s  a 13s 
Fair  to  tine  pale 
82s  Od  a 90s 
Do. 
Bulbs  
8s  a 9s 
Middling  to  good 
33s  a 65s 
Cochin 
Finger  
12.4 
Good  to  tine  white 
.Middling  to  fair 
34s  a 00s 
203  a 31s 
VANILLOES- 
Bulbs 
7s  Od  a Ss 
Low  to  good  pale 
ils  a 12s  Od 
Mauritius  and  1 Ists 
Gd.  cry.sallized  31  a 9 in 
19.4  Od  a 33s 
Slightly  foul  to  flue  ... 
9s  od  a I ts 
Bourbon  ...  / 2nds 
Foxy  A reddish  4f  a 8 , 
17s  a 22s 
Good  to  line 
Is  9d  a 2s  4d 
Seychelles  3rds 
Lean  and  inferior 
12s  a 17s 
Common  to  foul  & mxd. 
Fair  to  good  clean 
3d  a Is  Od 
Is  4d  a 2s  Id 
VERMILION 
Fine,  pure,  bright 
2s  4^d 
Common  to  tine 
Is  Id  a Is  7d 
WAX,  Japan,  squares 
Good  white  hard 
39s  a 40l 
