THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
»37 
[Aug. 2, 1897. 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
{burnished by the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, Aug. 3rd, 1897. 
Exchange on London: Closing Bates, Banh Selling 
Rates : — On demand l/Sj; 4 months’ sight 1/3 5-3_ 
6 months’ sight 1/3 3-16. BankBuying Aates;—Credits 
3 months’ sight 1/3 9-32; 6 months’ sight 1/3 11-32. 
Docts 3 months 1/3 5-16; 6 months sight 1/3^- 
Coffee. — Plantation Estate Parchment on the 
spot per bushel R15'25 Estate Crops in Parchment, 
delivery per bus. no quotations. Plantation Estate 
Coffee, f.o.b. on the spot per cwt. E83'00 Liberian 
parchment no the spot per bushel, B7'00. Native 
Coffee unpicked and uudrimed per cwt. B50'00 Nominal 
Tea. — Average Prices ruling during the week Broken 
Pekoe, per lb. 53c. Pekoe per lb. 40c. Pekoe 
chong per lb. 24c. Broken mixed and Dust, per lb. 
16c. Averages of Wednesday’s sale. ... 
Cinchona Bakk. — Per unit of Sulphate ot Quinine 
per lb 3|c. 
Cabsamoms. — per lb, R2'40 
Coconut Oil. — Mill oil per cwt. B13’37. 
Dealers’ oil per cwt. E13'25 Coconut oil in ordinary 
packages f.o.b. per ton R297’50 
Copra. — Per candy of 560 lb. R40 50 
Coconut Cake: (Poonac) f.o.b. (Mill) perton, 85'00 
Cocoa. — Unpicked and undried, per cwt. R40 00 
r, AT AT ojKogalla B18-00 
Com Yahn.-Nos. 1 to 8 ] R16 25 
Cinnamon. — Nos. 1 & 2 only f.o.b. 66c. 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb 58c. 
Ebony. — per ton No sales. 
Plumbago : — Large Lumps per ton, B340 
Ordinary Lumps per ton, R330 
Chips per ton, B175. Dust per ton, R130 
Bice. — Soolye per hushel, J R4’10 to 4'40 
„ per bag, (RIO’75 to 11'75 
Pegu and Calcutta Calunda RIO OO to 11'25 
Coast Calunda per bushel, R4'10 to 4 40 
Muttusamba per bushel, R415 to R4'65 — Scarce. 
Kara per bushel, 
Rangoon Raw 3 bushel bag — Ell'25 
, Ereights. 
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Tea 
20/ 
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15,6 
Coconut Oil 
12/6 
20/ 
20/ 
25/ 
15/6 
Plumbago 
12/6 
20/ 
20/ 
25/ 
15/6 
Coconuts in bags 
12/6 
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20/ 
25/ 
15/6 
Other Cargo 
12/6 
22/6 
20/ 
25/ 
15/6 
Broken Stowage 
SAILERS. 
7/6 
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LOCAL MARKET. 
(By Mr, James Gibson, Baillie St., Fort.) 
Colombe, Aug. 3rd, 1897. 
Esta'e Parchment :— per bushel B14.00 to 15'25 
Chetty do dn do RIS'OO to 1410 
Na.tive Coffee 1 „ominal no business 
do r.U.rS. 1 
Liberian coffee:- per bushel R5‘50 to 7.00 
do clean coffee:— per cwt nominal R36 00 to 40’00 
Cardamoms.— per lb R2 00 to 2 30 
Cocoa. — per cwt unpicked R35 00 to 40 00 
Rice. Market List. 
Kazla — per bushel R3'96 
1st. Soolye:— R4.30 to 4-40 
2nd. & 3rd. Soolye: — R4.05 to 4'18 
Callunda'-R4.12 to 4.16 
Coast Kara:— R4.00 to 4 08 
Muttusamba:— R4'12 to 4'50 
Cinnamon. — per lbs Nos: 1 to 4. at S5c. to 7oc. 
do do ,, 1. 65c. to 70c 
do Chips.— per candy R75'00 to 88'00 
Coconuts. — Ordinary per 1000. R36 to 37 
do Selected do RR38 to 42 
Coconut Oil.— per cwt R13.25 to 13.50 
do per ton F. O. B. R305.00 
Copra.— per Candy;— Rio 
Kalpitiya:— R45 
Mara wila:— None 
Cart Copra: — R35 to 37.50 
Poonac. — Gingelly:-per ton R85'00 to 87 00 
do Chekku. 
do 
R90-00 to 95.00 
Mill (retail) 
do 
R80-C0 to 85-00 
Cotton Seed; — 
do 
R80-00 
Satinwood.— cubic feet:— R] -75 to 2'50 
Flowered Satinwood od R6' 0 
Palu:— do R1'50 
Halmilla.— do Rl'50 ot 2 
Ebony.— per ton RlOO to R183 
Kitul Fibre.— per cwt R30 U0 to 35'CO 
Palmyra Fibre.- do R12 00 to 16 OO 
Jaffna Black. — Clean R25’00 to 28 
do Mixed R16'00 to R 8'00 
Indian do R13 C00 ta 15 
Do Cleaned Nil 
Sapan Wood.— per ton R48 to 60 
Kerosine Oil — American per case R7'70 to 7‘75 
ao Bulk Russian tin 2’75 to 2'80 
do Russian in Case R5'50 to 5'75 
Kapok.— Cleaned F. O.B :— per cwt R28'00 
do Uncleaned do 
Croton Seed, per cwt; little business, value varies from 
Nux Vomica per cwt R5 00 to 6'00 [R25 to 50 
Plumbago R120 to 300, according to grade. 
CEYLON EXPORTS AND DISTRIBUTION, 
1896-97. 
P’bago 
1897 
cwt. j 
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151313 
173518 
264645 
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cwt. 
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677654 
457798 
415310 
297303 
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Bales 
lb. lb. 
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320746 
194667 
235296 
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Cocoa 
cwt. 
20400 
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21208 
23650 
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& Trunk lb 
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431474 
731093 
704034 
1632610 
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11792 
14586 
43703 
17272 
COUNTRIES. 
Total exports from 1st Jan. 
to 3rd Aug. 1897 
do 1896 
do 1S9S 
do 1894 
a 
0 . . . 
0 United Kingi 
, Austria 
, Belgium 
, France 
, Germany 
, Holland 
, Italy 
, Russia 
, Spain 
, Sweden 
, Turkey 
, India 
, Australia 
.America 
, Africa 
, China 
, Singapore 
, Mauritius 
,, Malta 
fri' ' 
