Sept, i 1897 .] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
211 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
{^Furnished by the Chamber of Corunv’rc.e.') 
Colombo, Aiig. 31^1, 1897. 
Exchange on London; Closing Rates. Banl Selliny 
Rales : — On demand 1/3 13-16; i months’ sight 1/3 27-32; 
6 months’ sight 1/3 7-8 Bank Buijina Rates : — Credits 
3 months’ sight 1/4 1-16; 6 months’ sight 1/4 Docts 
3 mouths sight I'l 3-32; 6 months’ sight 1/4 .5-32. 
CoEFEE. — -Plantation Estate Parchment on the 
spot per bushel R14'5') Estate Crops in Parchment, 
delivery per bus. no quotations. Plantation Estate 
Coffee, f.o.b. on the spot per cwt. BSO'OO Liberian 
parchment no the spot per bushel, R7'l)0. Native 
Coffee unpicked and undvied per cwt. R62 00 
Tea. — Average Prices ruling during the week Broken 
Pekoe, per lb. 52c. Pekoe per lb. 41c. Pekoe Sou- 
chong per lb. 31c. Broken mixed and Dust, per lb. 
21o. Averages of Wednesday’s sale. 
Cinchona Bark. — Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 
per lb 04c. Scarce 
Cardamoms.— per lb. R2-18 2/30 for special quality 
Coconut Oil. — M ill oil per cwt. R13-50. 
Dealers’ oil per cwt. R13’00 Coconut oil in ordinary 
packages f.o.b. per ton R300. 300 to 307’50 in hogshead 
Copra. — Per candy of 560 lb. Pt41'50 
Coconut Cake; (Poonac) f.o.b, (Mill) per ton. 9000 
Cocoa unpicked and undried, per cwt. R41 none offering 
Com Yarn.-Nos. 1 to 8 ] ilffOO 
Cinnamon. — Nos. 1 & 2 only f.o.b. 624c. 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb 56c. 
Ebony.— per ton No sales. 
Plumbago ; — Large Lumps per ton, K365 
Ordinary Lumps per ton, E330 
Chips per ton, R180. Dust per ton, R130 
Bice. — Soolye per bushel, f R ) 
,, per bag, 1 RIO 25 to 11'50 I 
Pegu and Calcutta Calunda RlO OOto 11'25 
Coast Calunda per bushel, R4'20 to 4 50 
Mnttnsamba per bushel, R4T0 to R4'65 
Kara per bushel, R4.05 to R4T5 
Rangoon Raw 3 bushel bag — 
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Coconuts in bags 
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Broken Stowage 
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SAILERS. 
Coconut Oil 
Plumbago 
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Genoa 7/6 
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Poonac.— G ingelly: -per ton R83-00 to 
do Chekku. -iu R9. -on to 94.00 
Mill (retail) di RS Vi-O to 9U'00 
Cotton Seed: 
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Rl'iU fo 135 
R:ll‘U0 to .3210 
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■lalfna Black.— Clean per o'.vo ills‘00 t ;0‘-'0 
do .Mixed ,:o HiG‘-;0 to .8‘00 
Indian no do Rh) cO to 1 '-no 
do Cleaned do R 2d)0 to liO’OO 
8apan Wood.— per ton r.50‘00 to 60‘00 
Keuosi.ve On, — American per ca.se R7‘75 to 7‘87 
ao Bulk Russian ps, tm R'2‘78 to 3‘00 
do Russian in Case R5‘00 to G‘00 
Kapok. — C leaned F.O.C ;— per cwt R26‘09 to 28'00 
do Uncleaiied do R5‘0J to 6‘50 
Croton Seed, per cwt; R25 00 tj 4V00 no businesj 
iVii.x Vomica do R5 0J to 6 ‘00 nominal, 
,,, , ( Large lumps R240 to 380 
Rlumlrago per ton, according, J Lumps K180 to 3';0 
to grade j Chips 
I Dust 
RlOO to 200 
K 70 to 120 
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LOCAL MARKET. 
{By Mr. James Gibson, Baillie St., Fort. 
Colombe Sept. 1st, 1897. 
Esta'e Parchment per bushel R14‘00 to 15‘00i ’Sxn 
Chetty do do do Rl3‘i0 to 13 .5 q 
^ do'^^RtLR [ R5C--00 to R55-00 
Liberian coffee;- per bushel R6‘00 to 7‘00 
do clean coffee;— per cwt R42‘00 nominal 
Cardamoms.— per lb R2-L5 to 2‘50 
Cocoa. — unpicked per cwt R3-5‘00 
do picked do R45‘00 
Rice Market List. 
Kazala — per bushel None 
first quality Soolai;— per bushel R4.30 very scarce 
2nd. & 3rd. do do R4.20 to 4‘30 very scarce 
Callunda* per bushel R4.1.5 to 4‘30 
Coast Kara, do R4.15 to 4‘20 
Muttusamba. do R4‘20 to -1‘60 
Cinnamon,- — per lbs Nos 1 to 4, at 60c. to 60c. ‘1 Nominal no 
do do 1 & 2 60c. to 6.5c > b’ness same 
do Chips.— per candy R.60‘00 to 80*00 ) as last week 
Coconuts.— O rdinary per lOOO. R33*00 to 36*00 
do Selected do R40 •00 to 42*00 
Coconut Oil.— per cwt R13.62 
do F. O. B. per ton R303 to 307*60 
Copra. — per Candy; — 
Kalpitiya do R3S*00 to 41*00 
Marawila do R30*00 to 38 00 
Cart Copra do K34*00 to 37 00 
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