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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[Nov. I, 1897, 
MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS. 
(From Letcis <& Feat's Fortnightly Pricts Current, London, October 6ih, 1897. j 
ALOEt', Scccotiiiie cwt. 
Zaiz:lar A: Bc]atic ,, 
IEES’WAX, „ 
Zanzibar & j AVhite „ 
Bombay i Yellow,, 
er ,, 
CAMPHOR, China 
Japan ,, 
CABDAMOMb, MalabaiTb 
Ceylon.— i' ysove ,, 
,, Tellicherry,, 
M I-ong „ 
„ Mangalore,, 
( ABTOE OIL, C.alcutta,, 
Madras ,, 
( P1LI.IE8, Zanzil a) cwt. 
CINCHONA BARK.— 
Ceylon lb. 
C. A MON, Ceylon Ists 
per lb, 2iidi- 
3rds 
4tbs 
Chli s 
CLOVES, Penang lb. 
Ainboyna 
Zanzibar \ 
and Pemba / 
Stems 
COCULUS lELICBS CWt. 
COFFEE 
Ceylon Plantation ,, 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA, Ceylon 
COLOMBO BOOT 
COIR HOPE, C. ylon ton 
Ci.ehin ,, 
HERE, Brush 
Cochin ,, 
Stuffing ,, 
COIR YARN, Ceylon „ 
Cochin ,, 
do. ,, 
CBOTON SEEDS, Slit. cwt. 
CLICH >. 
U 1 Ml !• 1' , Bengal, rough „ 
Calicut, Cut A ,, 
B & C „ 
Cochin Bough ,, 
Japan ,, 
GIM AMMUMACBM „ 
A Nil, Zanzibar „ 
Madagascar 
ABaLIC E. I. & Ad(n 
Turkey sorts 
G hatti 
Kurrachee 
Madras 
ASSAECETIDA 
KINO 
BBH, picked 
Aden sorts 
OLIBANUM, drop 
pickings 
siftings 
ISDIARUBBEB, As.sam lb 
Rangoon 
Borneo 
QHALITY. 
1 
QUOTATIONS.! 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATIONS. 
Fair to tine dry 
«s a 120s 
INDIARUBBER, (Confd). 
Common to good 
Ils a 76s 
Java, Sing. & Penang lb. 
Foul to good clean ... 
Is a 2s 3d 
r 
i 
Good to fine Ball 
2s 3d a 2s 71d 
Good to tine 
£7 a £8 
Ordinary to fair Ball . 
1 s 2il a 2s 2tl 
Fair 
£5 12/6 a £5 17/6 
Moziinibique ,, •{ 
I 
Low sandy Ball 
lOd a Is Id 
Dark to good p.alish . 
£•5 7/6 a £6 2/6 
Sausage, fair to good 
Is t d a 2s 7^d 
Fair average quality ... 
90s 
V 
( 
Liver and liverv Ball.. 
Is 4d a 2s 3d 
Clipped, bold, brigbt,fine 
Middling, stalky & lean 
102s 6d 
Fv to tine pinky & white 
Is nd a 2.S 6d 
3s a 3s Id 
Madagascar ,, 4 
Fair to good black .. 
Is td a Is 16d 
2s 6 q a 2s £d 
Niggers, low to good.. 
Is a Is 5d 
Fair to tine plump 
2s 9d a 4s Id 
INDIGO, E.I. 
Bengal — 
4s 4d a 5s Id 
Seeds 
3s 4d a 3s 5il 
Shipping mid togd violet 
(icod to fmf •». 
2s rd a 3s 
Consuming mi(L to gd. 
3s 4d a 5s 
Brownish 
2s Cd 
('rdinary to mid. good 
2s 1( d a 3s 3d 
Shelly to good 
■2s a 2s 9d 
Mid. to good Kurpali... 
2s a Ss Cd 
Med brown to good bold 
3s 6d a 3s 9d 
Low to ordinary 
Is 3d a Is nd 
Ists and 2nds 
4d a 5d 
Mid. to good Madias... 
Is Ida -2s 3d 
4d 
MACE, Bombay & Penang 
Pale reddish to fine ... 
IslOda 2s 9d 
Dull to tine bright 
36s a 46s 
per lb. 
Ordinary to fair 
Pickings 
ls6d a ls9d 
ls3jd a Is 4d 
Ledgeriana Chips 
3id a .'d 
MYRABOLANES, T 
Madras J 
Dark to fine pale UG... 
3s 9d a 6s 6d 
Crown, Renewed .. 
2d a 4 d 
Fair Coast 
4s 6d 
Org. Stem.. 
Ud a fid 
Bombay „ 
Jubblepore 
4s a is 
Hybiid Root ... 
2]d a 24tt 
Bhimlies 
4s bd a 9s 
Chip 
IJd a 2d 
Fhajpore &c. 
ss 9d a 7s 
Ordinary to fine eiuill... 
10. d a Is 6d 
Bengal ,, 
Calcutta 
3s 60 a 6s 6d 
,, ,, ... 
lod a Is 6d 
NUTMEGS— lb. 
64’s to 57’s 
3s a Ss 2(1 
it »« ••• 
9|d a Is 3d 
Bombay & Penang ,, 
llO’s to 65’s 
Is 4d a 2s lid 
n ,, 
S^d a Is 
160’s to 130’s 
/da Is Id 
Dull to fine bright bold 
■Ijd a 3d 
4|d a 9id 
NUTS, ARECA cwt. 
Ordinary to fair fre.sh... 
12s a 143 
NUX VOMICA, Bombay 
Ordinary to middling.. 
4s a 6s 6d 
Dull to fine 
Sd a 45tl 
per cwt. Madias 
Fair to good bold fresh... 
,3 a 7s 6d 
Good and fine bright .. 
3d a 3Jd 
,‘8mall ordinary and fail 
Cs Cd 
Cin-mondill to fair .. 
2|d a 2]d - 
OIB OF ANISEED lb 
Fair merchantable 
ts 3d 
Fair 
Id 
CASSIA 
According to analysis.. 
fsa 7s 7d 
Fair 
8s 6d 
LEWONGRASS 
NUTMEG 
Good flavour & colour... 
Dingy to ■white 
2§d 
3jd a 4d 
Bold to fine bold colory 
llOs a 116s 
CINNAMON 
Ordinary to fair .sweet... 
4d a Is 7d 
Middling to fine mid . 
Low mid. and low grown 
103s a 108s 6d 
96s a 101s 
CITRONELLE 
ORCHELLA WEED— cwt 
Bright & good flavour... 
Is 3d a Is 3Jd 
Smalls 
9s3 a 9Ss 6d 
Ceylon ,, 
Mid. to fine not woody.. 
10s a 12s 6d 
Good ordinary 
66s a 89s ed 
Zanzibar. ,, 
Picked clean flat leaf ... 
10s a 16s 
Small to bold 
Bold to fine bold 
41 s a eOs 
7‘2s a 76s 
PEPPER- (Black) lb. 
,, wiry Mozambique 
Its a Ils 
Medium and fair 
63s a 70s 
Alleppee & Tellicherry 
Singapore 
Fair to bold heavy 
33 d a 3jd 
Triage to ordinary 
46s a 65s 
Fair 
3 n-lul a Sj I 
Fair to good 
2Cs a S2s 
Aclieen & \V. C. Penang 
Dull to fine 
Sid a 3|d 
nominal 
PLUMBAGO, lump cwt. 
Fair to tine bright bold 
16s a 20s 
Ordin.ary to fair 
£10 a. £16 
Middling to good small 
3s ed a 13s 
Ol d. to fine long straight 
£10 a £21 
chips „ 
1 . nil to tine bright 
l.s 6d a 8s 9d 
Ordinary to good clean 
£15 a £21 
dust „ 
Ordinary to fine bright 
2s a 
Common to fine 
£5 a £6 10s 
SAFFLOWER 
Good to tine pinky 
fcUs a 85s 
Common to superior 
,, ,, very fine ... 
£12 a £26 10s 
Middling to fair 
60 s a 70s 
£12 a £34 
Inferior and pickings ... 
;/0s a 55s 
Roping, fair to good .. 
£10 10s a £13 
SANDAL WOOD— 
Fair to fine flavour 
Dull to fair 
60s .a 60s 
Bombay, Logs ton. 
a £85 
Fair to fine dry 
ils 3d a 32s 6d 
Chips ». 
5s a £3 
Fair 
16s 
Madras, Logs 
Fair to good flavour .. 
£30 a £60 
Good to fine bold 
70s a 96.S 
Inferior to fine 
i’4 a £8 
Small and medium 
•28s a 68s 6d 
SAPANWOOD Bonibay,, 
Lean to good 
£4 a £5 
Common to fine bold ., 
■24 s a 60s 
Good average 
£4 a £5 nonie 
Small and D’s 
10s a 24s 
Manila ,, 
) Rough & rooty to good 
jL 4 1 0.s a £ 5 1 09 
Unsplit 
14s a 16s 
1 bold smooth... 
£ C a £ / 
Sm. blocky to fine clean 
3Cs a 60s 
SEEDLAC cwt. 
Ord. dusty to gd. soluble 
/ Os a SOs 
Picked fine pale in soi ts 
£10 7s 6d a £13 
SENNA, Tinnevelly lb. 
Good to tine bold green 
4d a 7d 
Part yellow and mixed 
£7l7/6a£10 10s 
Fair middling medium 
2sd a 4|d 
Bean and Pea size ditto 
Amber and dk. red bold 
70s a £7 12/6 
£5 10s a £7 10s 
SHELLS, M. O’PEARL— 
Common dark and small 
IJd a 2d 
Med. & bold glassy sorts 
80s al37s6d 
Bombay cwt. 
Bold and A’s 
£5 2/6 a £6 
Fair to good palish .. 
£4 8s a £8 
D’s and B’s 
£5 a £6 5s 
.. red 
£4 5s a £9 
Small 
£4 7/6 a £5 
Ordinary to good pale 
40s a 62s Id 
Mussel ,, 
Small to bold 
20s a 67s 6 d 
5Cs a 86s 
TAMARINDS, Calcutta... 
M id. to fine bl’k not stony 
7s a 8s 6 d 
Pickings to fine pale ... 
Good iuid fine pale 
Reddish to pale selected 
i ark to fine pale 
l.'^s a 46s 
52s Cd a 60 s 
per cwt M adras 
TORTOISESHELL— 
Stony and inferior 
4s a 6 s 
35s a 45s 
30s a 35s 
Zanzibar & Bombay lb. 
Small to told dark j 
mottle part heavy 1 
18s a 25s 
Clean fr to gd. almonds 
4Csa 80s 
TURM ERIC, Bengalcwt. 
Fair 
ICs a 10s 6 d 
Old. stony and blockv 
SOs a 37s 
A' adras ,, 
Finger fair to fine bold 
16s a 17s 
Fine bright 
i45 a £'55 
Do. 
Mixed miding. [bright 
12s a 13s 
Fair to fine pale 
70s a S^2s 6d 
Do. 
Bulbs 
12 s 
Middling to good 
33s a 57s td 
Cochin „ 
Finger 
l' 2 ,s 6d 
Good to fine white 
Middling to fair 
34s a 60s 
■20s a 31s 
VANILI.OES— lb. 
Bulbs 
7s gd 
Low to good pale 
Ils a 12 s 6 d 
' anritius and 1 Ists 
Gd. crysallized 3J a 9 in. 
22 s a 30s 
I7s a 2Cs ed 
.Sliglitly foul to fine .. 
9s Cd a 14s 
Bourbon ... / 2nds 
Foxy & reddish a 8 ,, 
Good to fine 
Is yd a 2s 4d 
Seychelles 3rds 
Lean and inferior 
I2s a Its 
2 s 2 d 
Common to foul & nixd. 
Fair to good clean 
3d a Is 6 d 
Is 4d a 2s 2d 
VERMILION lb. 
Fine, pure, bright 
Common to fine 
Is 2d a Is 9d 
WAX, Japan, squares cwt. 
Good white haid ...|< 
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