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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
[Oct. Li 1897. 
MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NEW PRODDCTS. 
(Prom Lewis d; Peat's Fortnightly Prices Current, London, Scptenxbcr 8th, 1897.) 
ALOES, Soccolviiie cwt. 
Zauziliar Hepatic „ 
BEES’ WAX, „ 
Zanzibar & j White „ 
Bombay I Yellow,, 
Madagasciir ,, 
CAMPHOR, China 
Japan ,, 
CABDAM(!MS, Malabarlb 
Ceylon. — i ysore ,, 
„ Tellicherry,, 
, Long 
,, Mangalore,, 
CASTOR OIL. Calcutta,, 
Madras ,, 
CPU LIES, ill cwt. 
CINCHONA BARK.— 
Ceylon lb. 
Cl N N /■ M OIS , Ceylon Isti- 
per lb 2iirif 
3rds 
ttliS 
Cliii s 
CLOVES, Penang lb. 
Ainboyna 
Zanzibar \ 
and Pemba / 
Stems 
( OCULITS IXUKIIS cwt. 
COFFBE 
Ceylon Plantation ,, 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA, Ceylon 
COLOMBO LOOT 
COIR ROPE, Ceylon 
Cochin 
ton 
fibre, Brush . „ 
Cochin ,, 
Stuffing ,, 
COIR YARN, Ceylon „ 
Cochin ,, 
•do. ,, 
CROTON SEELS, sift. cwt. 
OUlCH , - 
G 1 BULB, Bengal, rough „ 
Calicut, Cut A ,, 
B & C ,, 
Cochin Rougl. ,, 
Japan ,, 
qDM AMMOBIACBM ,, 
an 11, Zanzibar , 
Madagascar ,, 
AEAlICE.T &Adfn „ 
Turkey sorts ,, 
Gbatti ,, 
Kurrachee , , 
Madras ,, 
assalcetii a ,, 
lUBO 
UnBEl I, looked ,, 
Aden sorts „ 
■OLIBANUM, drop ,. 
pickings ,, 
.siftings ,, 
INDl ARUl BE L , As.sam lb 
Rangoo „ 
Borneo „ 
QUALIl V. 
QUOTATIOBS. 
1 UlALITV. 
QUOTATIONS 
1 
Fair to fine dry 
14s a 120s 
INDIARUBBER, (Contcl). 
Comn 2 on to good 
lisa 76s 
Java, Sing. & Penang lb. 
/ 
Foul to good clea.n .. 
Good to fine Ball 
Is a 2s 3d 
2s 3d a 2s 7id 
Good to fine 
fi7 a £8 
Ordinary to fair Btill... 
Is 2 d a 2 s 2 d 
I’nir 
£.') 12/G a £5 17/€ 
Mozambique ,, •< 
1 
Low sandy Ball 
lOdalsld 
Dark to good pali.sh . 
C5 15s a 2/6 
Sausage, fair to good . 
Liver and liverv Ball.. 
Is 9d a 2 s 71d 
Fair average quality ... 
Clifiped, bold, bright.fine 
92s 6 d 
V 
Is 4d a 2s 3d 
102 s 6 d 
( 
iFr. to fine pinky & white 
1.S lid a 2s 6 d 
3s a 3s Id 
Madag.ascar ,, -i 
Fair to good black ... 
Is 6 d a Is lOd 
Middling, stalky & lean 
2s 6 d a 2s 9d 
Niggers, low to good.. 
Is a Is 5i\ 
Fair to tine plump 
2s ed a 3s 9d 
INDIGO, E.I. 
Bengal-- 
.Seeds 
2s ed a 3s Id 
Shipping mid togd violet 
4s 4d a 5s Id 
vioodtofllir ... 
-s Pd a 3s 
Consuming mid. to gd. 
3s 4d a 5s 
Brownish 
2 s 6 d 
[Ordinary to mid. good 
!Mid. to good Knrpah.. 
2s If d a 3s 3d 
.Slielly to good 
2 s a 2s 9d 
■ 2 s a £s ed 
Med brown to good hola 
3s Sd a 3s 6 d 
Low to ordinary 
Is 3d a Is lid 
Ists and 2 iids 
j^d a 4|d 
•bid. to good Madras... 
Is Id a 2s 3d 
■;d 
MACE, Bombay & Penang 
Pale reddish to fine .. 
Is lud a 2s 9d 
Dull to tine brigiit 
•Es a 40s 
per lb. 
Ordinary to fair 
Pickings 
1 s 6 d a 1 s 9d 
i .s 3§d a Is 4d 
Ledgeriana Chips 
2 d a ed 
MYRABOLANES, \ . 
Jladras J 
Dark to fine pale UG... 
3s 9d a 5s 6 d 
Crown, Renewed . . 
2d a 41, d 
Fair Coast 
4s 6 d 
Org. Stem 
Ud a 3Jd 
Bombay „ 
Jubblepore 
4 s a 7s 
Hybrid Root 
2 id a 2 id 
Bhimlies 
Is 3d a 9s 
Chip 
ijda 2 d 
Rbajpore. &c. 
:s 9d a 7s 
Ordinary to fine quill.. 
lUifi a Is Cd 
Bengal ,, 
Calcutta 
3s 6 d a 5s 6 d 
lod a Is 5d 
NUTMEGS— lb. 
C'l’s to 57’s 
Is a 3s 2d 
»• 
Ogcl a Is 3d 
Bombay & Penang ,, 
llO’s to 65's 
Is Sd a 2s 9d 
Jf 
S^d a Is 
160’s to 130’s 
8 d a Is Id 
kl a 3d 
NUTS, ARECA cwt. 
Ordinary to fair fresh... 
I2s a 14s 
Dull to fine brigiit bold 
4;d a 9id 
NUX VOMICA, Bombay 
Ordinary to middling.. 
is a 6 s 6 d 
Dull to tine 
od a 4 |d 
per cwt. JIadras 
Fair to good bold fresh 
,s a 7s 6 d 
Good and tine brigiit 
2 jd a 2 |d 
Small ordinary and fail 
6 s 6(1 
Common di ll to fair . 
J^d a 2 9-16d 
OIL OF ANISEED lb 
Fair merchantable 
:>s 3d 
Fair 
Id 
CASSIA ,, 
According to analysis. 
s a 7s Gd 
Fair 
8 s ed 
LEMONGRA.SS 
NUTMEG 
Good flavour & colour., 
idngy to ^vhite 
2 fd 
isd a 4d 
Bold to fine bold colory 
110 s a 116s 
CINNAMON 
Ordinary to fab- .sweet.. 
4d a Is 7d 
Middling to tine mid . 
Low mid. and low grown 
loss a inssed 
y7s Cd a 101s 
CITRONELLE 
ORCHELLA WEED- cwt 
Bright <)i good flavour 
is 1^1 a Is 2 d 
Smalls 
86 s a 98s 
Ceylon ,, 
Mid. to tine not woody,. 
10 s a 12 s 6 d 
Good ordinary 
65s a 89s ed 
Zanzibar. ,, 
Picked clean flat leaf ... 
10s a 15s 
Small to bold 
Bold to fine bold 
.; 8 s a 50s 
70s a 80s 
PEPPER - (Black) lb. 
,, wiry Mozambique 
10 s a 11 s 
Medium and fair 
64s a 68 s Gd 
Alleppee & Tellicherry 
Singapore 
Fair to bold heavy .. 
lid a 35-16d 
Triage to ordinary 
46s a 55s 
Fair 
>|da 3 7-161 
Fair to good 
20s a SOs 
Acheen & W. C. Penang 
Dull to fine 
Ifd a 3id 
nominal 
PLUMBAGO, lump cwt. 
Fair to tine bright bold 
15s a I7s6d 
Ordinary to fair 
£10 a £16 
Middling to good small 
-3s 6 d a 13s 
Ovd. to tine long straight 
£10 a £21 
chips ,, 
Dull to tine bright 
Is 6 d a 8 s 9d 
Ordinary to good clean 
£15 a £21 
dust ,, 
Ordinary to fine bright 
• 2 s a 6 s 
Common to tine 
£5 a £6 10s 
SAFFLOWER 
Good to fine pinky 
SOs a 80 s 
Common to superior 
£12 a £26 10 s 
Middling to fair 
60s a lOs 
,, ,, very tine .. 
Roping, fair to good 
.Ul2 a £'34 
eioiosa^eis 
SANDAL WOOD— 
Inferior and pickings .. 
50s a 55s 
Dull to fair 
50s a 60s 
Bombay, Logs ton. 
Fair to fine flavour 
£20 a £35 
Fair to tine dry 
9s 3d a 32s 6 d 
Chips ,, 
... ... ,,, 
5s a £3 
Fair 
16s 
Madras. Logs ., 
Fair to good flavour . , 
£30 a £50 
Good to fine bold 
70s a 80.S 
C hips ,, 
Inferior to fine 
£4 a £8 
Small and medium 
3Cs a 68 s 6 d 
SAPANWOOD Bombay,, 
Lean to good 
£4 a i!5 
Coniinoii to fine bold . 
2 :;s a 60s 
Madras ,, 
Good average 
£4 a £5 nom 
Small and D’s 
lOs a 27s 6 d 
Manila ,, 
Rough & rooty to good 
£4 10sa£6 15s 
Unsolit 
13s a ISs 6 d 
Siam 
1 bold smooth.. 
4^6 a i.7 
Sm. blocky to fine clean 
SOs a 50s 
SEEDLAC cwt. 
Ord. dusty to gd. soluble 
70s a SOs 
Picked fine pale in sorts 
.£10 7s 6 d a £13 
SENNA, Tinnevelly lb 
Good to fine bold green 
4d a 7d 
Part yellow and mixed 
£717/6a£10 10 s 
Fair middling indium 
2 Jd a 4id 
Bean and Pea size ditto 
Amber and dk. red bold 
70s a £7 12/6 
£6 10s a £7 10s 
SHELLS, M. O’PEARL— 
Common dark and small 
Id a 2 d 
Med. Jt bold glassy sorts 
SOs a 137s 6 d 
Bombay cwt. 
Bold and A’s 
£5 7/6 a £5 12/6 
E’air to good palish .. 
£4 8 s a £8 
D’s and B’s 
£4 7/6 a £5 12/6 
.. ,, red 
£4 5.S a £9 
Small 
i 3 17/6 a £4 7/6 
Ordinary to good pale 
40s a 62s td 
M ussel . , 
Small to bold 
20s a 55s 
56s a 85s 
TAMARINDS, Calcutta.. 
c\iid.to flue bl’k not stony 
7s a 8 s 6 d 
Pickings to line pale ... 
Good and tine pale 
20s a 65s 
52s Cd a 60 s 
]ier cwt. Madras 
TORTOISESHELL— 
stony and inferior 
4s a 6 s 
Reddish to pale selected 
35s a 45s 
Zanzibar & Bombay lb. 
Small to bold dark / 
18s a 25s 
Dark to fine pale 
35s a 40s 
mottle part heavy 1 
Clean fr to gd. almonds 
40s a SOs 
TURMERIC, Bengalcwt. 
Fair 
10 s a 10 s 6 d 
Old. stony and blocky 
SOs a 37s 
Madras „ 
Finger fair to fine bold 
16s a 17s 
Fine bright 
£45 a £55 
Do. 
Mix'ed midlng. [bright 
12s a 13s 
Fair to tine pale 
70s a 82s Od 
Do. 
Bulbs 
12 s 
Middling to good 
33s a 57s Cd 
Cochin ,, 
Finger 
l' 2 s 6 d 
Good to tine white ... 
Middling to fair 
34s a 60s 
20s a 31s 
VANILLOES— lb. 
Bulbs 
7s 3d 
Low to good pale 
11s a 12s 6d 
Mauritius and 1 Ists 
Gd. crysallized 31 a 9 in. 
22s a SOs 
Slightly foul to tine ... 
9s 6d a 14s 
Bourbon ... / 2nds 
Foxy & reddish 41 a 8 ,. 
17s a 26s 6d 
Good to tine 
Is 9d a 2s 4d 
Seychelles 3rds 
Lean and inferior 
12 s a 16s 
Common to foul & mxd. 
E’air to good clean 
Common to tine 
3d a Is 6 d 
Is 4d a 2s 2d 
VERMILION lb. 
Fine, pure, brigiit 
2 s 2 d 
Is 2d a Is 9d 
WAX, Japan, scxuares cwt. 
Good white hard 
lls 
