THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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MARKET RATES FOR OLD AND NEW PRODUCTS. 
(from Lewis d Feat’s Fortnightly Prices Current, London, December loth, 1697. ) 
ALOES, Soc'otriiie cwt. 
Zanzibar & Hepatic ,, 
BEES’ WAX, 
Zanzibar & j AVhite ,, 
Bombay ( Y ellow „ 
Madagascar ,, 
CAMPHOR, China 
Japan ,, 
CARDAMOMS, Maiabarlb 
Ceylon. — y y sore ,, 
,, Tellicherry,, 
„ Long 
,, Mangalore,, 
CASTOR OIL, Calcutta,, 
Madras ,, 
CHU T.IES, Zanzibar cwt. 
CINCHONA BARK.— 
Ceylon Ih. 
CINNAMON, Ceylon Ists 
per lb 2ml.' 
3rds 
4tliS 
Chii s 
OLOTES, Penang lb. 
Aniboyna 
Zanzibar \ 
and Pemba / 
Stems 
COCULUS INDICUS cwt. 
COFFEE 
Ceylon Plantation ,, 
Native 
Liberian 
COCOA, Ceylon 
COLOMBO ROOT 
COIR ROPE, Ceylon ton 
Cochin „ 
FIBRE, Brush „ 
Cochin „ 
Stuffing ,, 
COIR YARN, t eylon „ 
Cochin ,, 
do. ,, 
CROTON SEEDS, 8 ft. cwt. 
CUTCH 
QINQF.r, Bengal, rough „ 
Calicut, Cut A ,, 
B & C „ 
Cochin Kougb ,, 
Japan ,, 
GUM AMMONIACIIM „ 
ANM, Zanzibar „ 
Madagascar „ 
ARABIC E. I. & Aden „ 
Turkey sorts ,, 
libatti ,, 
Kurrachee ,, 
Madras ,, 
ASSAFCETIDA „ 
KINO 
MTlKBH, picked „ 
Aden sorts ,, 
OLIBANUM, drop „ 
pickings „ 
siftings ,, 
INPIARUBBER, Assam lb 
Rangoon „ 
Borneo 
QUALITY. 
Fair to tine dry 
Conimoii to good 
G nd to fine 
Fair 
Dark to good palish . 
Fail average quality ... 
•$ 
Clipped, bold, bright, fine 
■liiddling, stalky & lean 
Fair to tine plump 
Seeds 
Good to fine 
Brownish 
Shelly to good 
Med brown to good bold 
Ists and 2nds 
Dull to fine bright 
Ledger'ana Chips 
Crown, Renewed . . 
Org. Stem 
Red Org. Stem . 
Renewed .. 
Ordinary to line quill.. 
Dull to fine bright bold 
Dull to tine 
Good and tine bright 
C inmou ill ll to fair . 
Fair 
F’air 
Bold to fine bold coiory 
Middling to tine raid 
Low mid. and low grown 
Smalls 
Good ordinary 
Small to bold 
Bold to fine bold 
.Medium and fair 
Triage to ordinary 
Fair to good 
Ordinary to fair 
Ord. to tine long straight 
Ordinary to good clean 
Common to fine 
Common to superior 
,, very fine .. 
Roping, fair to good 
Dull to fair 
Fair to tine dry 
Fail- 
Good to fine bold 
Small and medium 
Common to fine bold . 
Small and D’s 
Unsnlit 
Sm. blocky to fine clean 
Picked fine pale in sorts 
Part yellow and mixed 
Bean and Pea siZ3 ditto 
Amber and dk. red bold 
Med. & bold glassy sorts 
Fair to good palish 
.. ., red 
Ordinary to good pale 
Pickings to fine pale .. 
Good and fine pale 
Reddish to pale selected 
Dark to fine pale 
Clean fr to gd. almonds 
Ord. stony and blocky 
Fine bright 
Fair to fine pale 
Middling to good 
Good to fine white ., 
Middling to fair 
Low to good pale 
Slightly foul to fine .. 
Good to fine 
Common to foul & mxd. 
Fair to good clean ... 
Common to fine 
QUOTATIONS. 
QUALITY. 
QUOTATIONS. 
44s a 100s 
INDIARUBBER, (Contd). 
11s a 76s 
Java, Sing, (t Penang lb. 
Foul to good clean 
Is a 2s 3d 
( 
Good to tine Ball 
2s 7( d a 2s SJd 
t7 2'6 a £7 10s 
( 
Ordinary to fair Ball 
2s 4jd a 2s 7d 
£5 a£0 
Mozambique ,, 
Low sandy Ball 
lOd a Is Id 
12/6 a £6 
Sausage, fair to good 
Is S|d a 2s 7jd 
95s 
V 
Liver and livery Ball 
2s 4Jd a 2s fijd 
lOOs 
j 
Fr to fine pinky & white 
Is lid a 2s fid 
3s 6d a 4s 
Madagascar „ \ 
Fair to good black 
Is fid a Is lljd 
■2s 9d a 3s ?d 
1 
Niggers, low to good.. 
Is 4^ da Is fid 
3s a 4s 
INDIGO, E.L „ 
Bengal- - 
3s 5d a 3s fid 
Shipping mid togd violet 
4s 4(1 a .fis Id 
2s 9d a 3s 
Consuming mid. to gd. 
3s 4(1 a fis 
■2s fid 
Ordinary to raid, good 
■2s ll^d a 3s 3d 
■2s a 2s lOd 
Mid. to good Kurpah.. 
2s a 3s fid 
3s 6d a 3s 9d 
Low to ordinary 
Is 3d a Is lid 
3Jd a fid 
Mid. to good Madras.. 
Is Ida -2s 3d 
3jd a 3Jd 
MACE Bomb.iy 4 Penan? 
Pale reddish to fine .. 
Is lOd a 2s 9d 
■27s fid a 3fis 
per Ib. 
Ordinary to fair 
Is fid als9d 
Pickings 
ls3|da Is 4d 
Sjd a fid 
MYRABOLANES, "I 
Dark to fine pale UG 
3s 9d a fis fid 
4jd a 8d 
Madras 
Fair Coast 
4k fid 
I'ld a 6}d 
Bombay ,, 
Jubblepore 
is a 7s 
3(1 a 4|d 
Bhimlies 
4s 3d a 9s 
:iid a fijd 
Rhajpore, (fee. 
3s 9d a 7s 
lOd a 2s 4(1 
Bengal „ 
Calcutta 
3s fid a fis fid 
9d a 1.S 7d 
NUTMEGS— Ib. 
64’s to 57's 
3s a 3s 2d 
3^d a Is fid 
Bombay (fe Penang ,, 
llO’s to 65’s 
Is 4d a 2s rd 
8d a Is .3d 
160’s to 130's 
7(1 a Is 1(L 
2-]d a 3jd 
NUTS, ARECA cwt. 
Ordinary to fair fresh 
l-2s a 14s*J 
4id a Is 
NUX VOMICA. Bombay 
Ordinary to middling 
Is a 5s 6d 
fid a 4jd 
per cwt. Madras 
Fair to good bold fresh 
(S a 7s fid 
3d a 3j(i 
Small ordinary and fail 
IS fid 
2id a 2 1'-16d 
OIL OF ANISEED lb 
Fair merchantable 
7s fid 
Ud 
CASSIA 
According to analysis 
4s 9d a fis 3d 
Ss fid 
LEMONGRASS 
Good fiavour & colour.. 
8d 
NUTMEG 
Din^y to white 
3id a 4d 
106s a 116s 
CINNAMON 
Ordinary to fair sweet 
5d a Is 7d 
9.-1S a IOjs 
CITRONELLE 
Bright <fe good fiavour 
is 2d 
90s .a 9fis 
ORCHELLA WEED-ewt 
.( s a 9('s 
Ceylon „ 
.Mid. to fine not woody 
10s a 12s fid 
4Cs a 35.S 
Zanzibar. ,, 
Picked clean flat leaf 
lOs a 15s 
.18s a fifis 
„ wiry Mozambique 
ir.s alls 
, .fis a tfis 
PEPPER (Black) lb 
bSs a 73s 
Alleppee & Tellicherry 
Fair to bold heavy 
•V ,s a 65s 
Singapore 
Fair 
a 3 11-161 
'.8s a .'Os 
Acheen & W. C. Penang 
Dull to fine 
3/ d a 33d 
nominal 
PLU.VIBAGO, lump cwt. 
Fair to fine bright bold 
20 s a 28s 
£10 a £16 
■Middling to good small 
15s a 19s 
£10 a £21 
chips ,, 
Dull to fine bright 
ICs a 15s 
£15 a £21 
dust ,, 
Ordinary to fine bright 
fis fid a lOs 
£5 a £6 10s 
SAFFLOWER 
Good to fine pinky 
80s a 85s 
£12 a £26 10s 
Jliddling to fair 
fiOs a "Os 
£12 a £34 
Inferior and pickings . 
50s a fifiS 
£10 10s a £13 
SANDAL WOOD— 
50s a 60s 
Bombay, Logs ton. 
Fair to fine flarour 
£20 a £35 
9s 3d a 32s 6d 
Chips ,. 
5s a £3 
I5s 
Madras, Logs ., 
Fair to good flavour . . 
£30 a £50 
80s a £5 
( hips ,, 
Inferior to fine 
£4 a £8 
■28s a 75s 
SAPANWOOD Bombay,, 
Lean to good 
£4 a £5 
17s a 30s 
Madras ., 
Good average 
£4 a £5 noro . 
10s a 20s 
Manila ,, 
1 Rough & rooty to good 
C4 10.sa£516s 
14s 
Siam ,, 
i bold smooth . 
£6 a £7 
3Cs a 50s 
SEEDLAC cwt. 
Ord. dusty to gd. soluble 
70s a 80s 
£10 7s fid a £13 
SENNA, Tinnevelly lb 
Good to tine bold green 
3Jd a 4|d 
£82/6 a £10 10s 
Fair middling medium 
3d a 3}d 
(Os a £7 12/6 
Common dark and small 
1 Jd a 2Jd 
£5 10s a £7 lOs 
SHELLS, M. o’PEARL- 
80s a ICOs 
Bombay cwt. 
Bold and A’s ... ( 
£4 8s a £8 
D’s and B’s ... 4 
£5 15s a *6 12/6 
£4 fis a £9 
Small 1 
tOsa (2 
Mussel „ 
Small to bold 
£1 fis a £4 2/6 
fis a 85s 
TAMARINDS, Calcutta... 
Vi id. to fine bl’k not str nv 
7s a 8s 6d 
ifis a 45s 
per cwt Madras 
Stony and inferior 
4s a fis 
52s 6d a 57s 6d 
TORTOISESHELL— 
30s a 41^3 
30s a 35s 
Zanzibar (fc Bombay lb. 
Small to bold dark i 
mottle part heavy 1 
15s a 23d fid 
40s a 80s 
TURMERIC, Bengalcwt. 
Fair 
13s 3d 
30s a 37s 
Madias „ 
Fineer fair to fine bold 
18s a 19s 
12s 6d a 15s 
Do. 
Mixed raiding, [bright 
12s 
(Os a 82s fid 
Do. „ 
Bulbs 
12s 
33s a 57s fid 
Cochin ,, 
Finger 
I2s fid a 13s 
34s a 60s 
Bulbs 
7s fid 
■20s a 31s fid 
VANILLOES— Ib. 
1 
11s a l-2s fid 
Mauritius and 1 Ists 
Gd. crysallized 3J a 9 in. 
18s a 27s 6d 
1 
9s fid a 14s 
Bourbon ... j 2nds 
Foxy & reddish 4J a 8 ,. 
16s fid a 21s 
1 
■2s O^d a 2s fijd 
Seychelles 3rds 
Lean and inferior 
7s a Used 
Is 3d a Is fid 
VERMILION lb. 
Fine, pure, bright 
2s 2d 
Is 4d a 2s fid 
Is 2|d a Is 9|(J 
WAX, Japan, squares cwt 
Good white hard gn 
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