64 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST 
[JOLY I, 1897, 
MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS. 
(From Lewis Feat's Fortnightly Prices Current, London, June 2nd, 1897. J 
ALOES, Soccotrine cwt. 
Zauzibai- a: Hepatic „ 
BEES’ WAX, 
Zanzibar & j White „ 
Bombay i Yellow ,, 
Maflayascur . ,, 
CAMPHOR, China 
Japan „ 
CARDAMOMS, Malabar lb 
Ceylon. — Mysore ,, 
,, Tellicherry,, 
„ Long ,, 
,, Mangalore,, 
CASTOR OIL, Calcutta,, 
Madras ,, 
CHILLIES, Zanziiou cwt. 
CINCHONA BARK.— 
Ceylon lb. 
ClHK A MON . Ceylon Ists 
per lb, andf 
3rds 
4tliS 
Chips 
CLOVES, Penang lb. 
Aniboyna 
Zanzibar \ 
and Pemba J 
Stems 
COCULUS IHDICUS cwt. 
COFFEE 
Ceylon Plantation ,, 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA, Ceylon 
COLOMBO ROOT 
COIR ROPE, Ceylon ton 
Cochin ,, 
FIBRE, Brush ,, 
Cochin ,, 
Stuffing ,, 
COIR YARN, Ceylon „ 
Cochin ,, 
do. ,, 
CROTON SEEDS, Sift. cwt. 
CUTCH 
01 N U I'.B, Bengal, rough „ 
Calicut, Cut A ,, 
B & C ,, 
Cochin itougii ,, 
.Japan „ 
QUM AM.VIomACUM „ 
ANil, Zanzibar „ 
Madagascar „ 
ARABIC E. I. & Aden „ 
Ohatti ,, 
Kurrachee ,, 
Madras ,, 
ASSAFCETIDA „ 
KINO 
MYRRH, picked ,, 
Aden sorts „ 
OLIBANU.V1, drop 
pickings ,, 
siftings „ 
INDIARUBBEK, Assam Ib 
Rango 
Borneo 1 , 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATIONS. 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATIONS 
Fair to fine dry 
44s a 120s 
INDIARUBBER, (Contd) 
iJommon to good 
1 Is (i / (5s 
Java, ! 8 ing. & Penang lb 
i' 
Foul to good clean .. 
Good to tine Ball 
Is 3d a 2s 3d 
2 s 2 d a 2 s 6 d 
G od to fine 
L7 a £8 
Ordinary to fair Ball 
Is 2 d a 2 s l}d 
Fair 
£6 a £G 10 s 
Mozambique ,, 
Low sandy Ball 
lOd a Is Id 
Dark to good palish ., 
£5 15s a £6 7/0 
Sausage . fair to good 
Is 4d a 2s 5id 
Fair average quality ... 
95s 11 lOOs 
V, 
1 
Liver and livery Ball . 
Is 3jd a 2s lid 
Clipped, bold, briglit.tine 
110 s 
Fr to line pinky & white 
Is nd a 2s Sd 
3s a 3s Id 
Madagascar „ < 
Fair to good black .. 
Is 3d a Is lOd 
■Vlidilling, stalky & lean 
2s 6 d a 2s 9d 
1 
Niggers, low to good.. 
lOd a Is 5d 
Fair to fine plump 
2s 6 d a 3s 6 d 
INDIGO, E.I. 
Bengal-- 
Seeds 
3s a 3s Id 
Shipping midtogd violet 
Consuming mid. to gd 
4s 4(1 a 5s Id 
\iOOd to fmt* 
2s 9d a 3s - 
3s 4d a 4s 1(1 
Brownish 
2 s 6 d 
Ordinary to mid. gooc 
2s Sd a 3s 2d 
Shelly to good 
2 s a 2 s 6 d 
Mid. to good Kurpah.. 
2 s a 2 s lOd 
Med brown to good bold 
3s 3d a 3s 6 d 
Low to ordinary 
Is 3d a Is lid 
Ists and 2 nds 
35 d a 4jd 
Mid. to good Madras.. 
Is 4d a 2s 6d 
3jd 
M.iCE, Bombay, & Penang 
Pale reddish to fine .. 
Is 9d a 2s 9d 
Dull to line bright 
2US a 37s 6 d 
per lb. 
Ordinary to fair 
Chips and dark 
Is 4d a Is 8d 
I s Id a Is 6d 
Ledgeriana Chips 
Id a 351 ! 
MYRABOLANES. \ 
Madras / 
Dark to tine pale UG.. 
3s 9d a 5s 6 d 
Crown, Renewed . . 
2 d a 44d 
Fair Coast 
4s 9d 
Org. Stem 
IJd a 3d 
Bombay ,, 
•Jubblepore 
4s a 7s 
Hybrid Root 
2 ,id a 2 id 
Bhimlies 
4s od a 8 s 6 d 
Chip 
lid a 2 d 
Rhajpore, &c. 
4s a 7s 
Ordinary to fine quill... 
ib^d a Is 6 d 
Bengal ,, 
NUTMEGS— lb. 
Calcutta 
4s a 6 s 
»> U 
lOd a Is 5d 
64’s to 57’s 
3s a 3s 2d 
,, ,, 
9^d a Is 3d 
Bombay & Penang ,, 
112’s to G7’s 
Is 3d a 2s lid 
,, ,, 
S^d a Is 
160’s to 130’s 
Sd a Is 2d 
Dull to fine l)right bold 
2Jd a 3d 
NUT.S, ARECA cwt. 
Ordinary to fair fresh.. 
I2s a 14s 
4jd a 95 d 
NUX VOMICA, Bombay 
Ordinary to middling.. 
6 s a 6 s od 
Dull to tine 
3d a 4^d 
per cwt. Madras 
Fair to good bold fresh . 
7s a 7s Gd 
Good and fine bright . 
2 3-16d a 2J-d 
Small ordinary and fait 
6 s Cd 
Common dull to fair .. 
2 d a 2 Jd 
OIL OF ANISEED lb. 
Fair merchantable 
Os 9d 
Fair 
Id 
CASSIA 
According to analysis.. 
6 s 6 d a 8 s 
Fair 
Ss 6 d 
LEMONGRASS ,, 
NUTMEG 
Good tiavour & colour.. 
Uingy to white 
2 ^d 
3jd a 4d 
Boll] to line bold colory 
I14s a 120s 
CINNA.MON 
Ordinary to fair sweet.. 
4d a Is 3d 
iMiddling to fine mid , 
Low mid. and low grown 
lOSs a 113s 
98s a lOfis 
CITRON ELLE 
ORCHELLA WEED-ewt 
Bright A good flavour.. 
Is Ijd a Is 2 d 
Smalls 
90s a 97s 
Ceylon 
Mid. to fine not woody.. 
lOs a 12s 6d 
Good ordinary 
61s a 80 S 
Zanzibar. ,, 
Picked clean flat leaf . . 
10s a 15s 
Small to bold 
Bold to tine bold 
40s a C5s 
70s a 80s 
PEPPER— iBlack) lb. 
,, wiry Mozambique 
10 s a 11 s 
.Medium and fair 
52s a 65s 
Alleppee & Tellicherry 
.Singapore 
Fair to bold heavy 
2fd a 3Jd 
Triage to ordinary 
30s a 50s 
Fair 
3j(l 
Fair to good 
20s a 30s 
nominal 
Acheen & W. C. Penang 
PLU.VIBAGO, lump cwt. 
Dull to fine 
Fair to fine bright bold 
Middling to good small 
2 , -16d a 2 Jd 
15s a 17s eJ 
3s 6 d a 13s 
Ordinary to fair 
£10 a £10 
chips ,, 
Dull to tine bright 
l.s 6 d a Ss 9d 
Ord. to tine long straight 
,£10 a £21 
dust ,, 
Ordinary to fine bright 
2 s a 6 s 
Ordinary to good clean 
.£15 a £21 
SAFFLOWER 
Good to tine pinky 
80s a 85s 
Common to line 
.£0 a £6 10 s 
Miildlinj; to fair 
60s a 70s 
Common to superior 
£12 a C 20 10 s 
Inferior and pickings ... 
50s a 55s 
,, very fine ... 
£12 a £34 
SANDAL WOOD— 
£'20 a £35 
Roping, fair to good ... 
,£10 10s a £13 
Bombay, Logs ton. 
Fair to fine flavour 
Fair to good 
80 s 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 
15s 6 d 
(.hips ,, 
Inferior to fine 
£4 a £8 
Good to fine bold 
70s a 85s 
SAPANWOOD Bombay,, 
Lean to good 
£4 a £5 
Small anil medium 
30s a 68 s 6 d 
Madras ,, 
Good average 
£4 a £5 nom. 
Common to tine bold .. 
'24s a 36s 
Manila ,, 
1 Rough & rooty to good 
£410sa£5]5» 
Small and D’s 
lOs a 27s 6 d 
.Siam ,, 
1 bold smooth 
£6 a £7 
Unsolit 
14s a 16s 
SEEDLAC cwt. 
Ord. dusty to gd. soluble 
70s a 80s 
Sm. blocky to tine clean 
17s a 36s 6 d 
SENNA, Timieveliy lb 
Good to line bold ffi’een 
4d a 8 d 
Picked fine pale in sorts 
.£10 7s 6d a £13 
Fair middling medium 
2 Jd a 4jd 
Part yellow and mixed 
Beair and Pea size ditto 
£7 17/6 a £10 10 s 
70s a £7 12/6 
SHELLS, M. O'PEARL— 
Common dark and small 
Id a 2 d 
Amber and dk. red bold 
£5 10s a £7 10s 
Bombay cwt. 
Bold and A’s 
£5 5s a £5 7/6 
Med. A bold glassy sorts 
90s a 137s 6d 
D’s and B’s 
£4 10s a £5 15s 
Fair to good palish .. 
£4 8s a £8 
Small 
i-4 
.. red 
£4 5s a £9 
Mussel „ 
Small to bold 
20s a 50s 
Ordinary to good pale 
40s a 62s td 
TAMARINDS, Calcutta... 
Mid. to fine bl’k not stony 
7s a 8 s 6 d 
Pickings to fine pale .r. 
Good and fine pale 
20s a 55s 
55s a 60 s 
per cwt. Madras 
Stony and inferior 
4s a 6 s 
Reddish to pale selected 
Dark to fine pale 
35s a 45s 
35s a 40s 
Zanzibar & Bombay lb. 
Small to bold dark j 
mottle part heavy 1 
17s a 23s 
Clean fr to gd. almonds 
40s a 80s 
TURMERIC, Bengal cwt. 
Fair 
10s a lOs 6 d 
Ord. stony and blocky 
30s a 37s 
Madras ,, 
Finger fair to tine boM 
L4s a 15s 
Fine bright 
£45 a £55 
Do. ;; 
Mixed midlng. [bright 
L2s a 13s 
Fair to tine pale 
82 s od a 90s 
Do. 
Bulbs . . . . , . 1 
is a 9s 
Middling to good 
33s a 05s 
Cochin ,, 
Finger 
L2s 
Good to tine white ... 
Middling to fair 
34s a 60s 
20s a 31s 
VANILLOES— lb. 
Bulbs 
s 6d a 8s 
Low to good pale 
Lis a 12s 6d 
'''auritius and 1 Ists 
Gd. crysallized 3J a 9 in. 
9s 6d a. 3Ss 
Slightly foul to tine ... 
9s 6d a 14s 
Bourbon ... f 2nds 
Foxy & reddish 4/r a 8 .. 1 
7s a 22s 
Good to tine 
Is 9d a 2s 4d 
Seychelles ’ 3rds 
Lean and inferior . . 
2s a 17s 
Common to foul & mxd. 
Fair to good clean 
3d a Is Od 
Is 4d a 2s Id 
VER-UTLION lb. 
Fine, pure, bright ... - 
3 a 2s Id 
Common to fine 
Is Id a Is 7d 
WAX, Japan, squares cwt. 
Grood white hard 
