May 2, 1898.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. J89 
COLOMBO PRICE CURRENT. 
(Furnished hy the Chamber of Commerce.) 
Colombo, May. 3rd, 1898. 
Exchange on London: — Closing B.a,tea Bank SelLiny 
Rates : — On demand 1/3 15-16; 4 months’ sight 1/3 31-32; 
6 months’ sight 1/4 
Banh Buyinq Rates'. — Credits 3 months’ sight 1/4 
3-116 to i ; 6 months’ sight 1/4 5-16 to 11-.32. 
Boots 3 months sight 1/4 7 32 to 9-32; 6 months 
sight 1/4 11-32 to §. Indian Bank Minimum Kates 
11 % to 13 %. Local Rates 2 o/o to 3 o/o Higher. 
Coffee: — Parchment on the spot per bushel K13'50 
Plantation Estate Coffee, f.o.b. on the spot per cwt. 
E78 00. Liberian parchment on the spot per bus. 
E4-50. Native Cofiee f.o.b per cwt. R45'00 nominal 
Tea: — Average Prices ruling during the week Broken 
Pekoe per lb. 43c. Pekoe per lb. 34c. Pekoe Sou- 
chong per lb. 28c. Broken mixed and Dust, per lb. 
19c. Averages of Week’s sale. 
Cinchona Bark; — Per unit of Sulphate of Quinine 
per lb 5c. 1 to 5 % 
Cardamoms: — Per lb B2.37 
Coconut Oil:— Mill oil per cwt. no quotation. 
Dealers’ oil per cwt. R13.37 Coconut oil in ordinary 
packages f.o.b. per ton R30C.OO 
Copra: — Per candy of 660 lb. R45.00 nominal 
Coconut Cake; — (Poonac) f.o.b. (Mill) per ton, R80'00 
Cocoa unpicked and undried, per cwt. R48..50 
tr T,r 1 i Q I Kogalla R17.25 
Com Yarn.-Nos. 1 to 8 ] CoMmbo R16 00 
Cinnamon; — Nos. 1 & 2 only f.o.b. 60c. 
Do Ordinary Assortment, per lb 53c. 
out of season 
Ebony. — P er ton 
Plumbago : — Large Lumps per ton, R440 f ipgndency 
Ordinary Lumps per ton, R410 ■< ..nw.ards 
Chips per ton, R270. Dust per ton, R180 L "Pharos 
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R 3.40 to 3.75 
R8.75 to 9.77 
Rice.— S oolye per bushel, 
„ per bag, , - 
Coast Calunda per bushel, R3.65 to R4.00 
Muttusamba per bushel, R4.00 to R5.00 
Kadappa and Kuruwe per bushel, R3 60 to 3'70 
Rangoon Raw 3 bushel bag: — R9.50 to 9'75 
Kara R3.25 to 3.35 
Freights. 
LOCAL MARKET. 
f By Mr. James Gibson, BaiUie St. Fort. ) 
Colombo, May 4th, 1898. 
Estate Parchment :— per bushel E12-50 to IS'OO 
Chetty do do R9'50 to 10 '00 
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Liberian coffee:— per bush RS' 0 to 4‘00 
docle.aned coffee: — per cwt R28'00 to 30'00 
Cocoa unpicked per cwt R42 00 to 41”00 
do picked do R45*('0 to 48*00 
Cardamoms Malabar:— per lb. RV50 to 1.75 
do Mysoore do R2*00 to 2*23 
Rice Market List 
Soolai per bag of 164 lb. nett R9‘00 to 9.75 
Slate or 1 st quality soolai:- per bushel R3*60 to 3.75 
tSoolai 2 & 3rd. do do do R3.40 to 3.55 
Coast Calunda 3*50 to 4.05 
Muttusamba R4.50 to 4.75 
Kuruvee R3.60 to 3.75 
Kazala R3*30 to 3*35 
Coast Kara R3*67 to 3 80 
Raw Rangoon Rice per bag R9 0u to 9.75 
Cinnamon, per lb No 1 to 4 00*44 to 00*51 
(io do 1 to 2 00*53 to (JO'57 
do Chips, per candy R46 00 to 6*2*00 
Coconuts. Ordinary per thousand R36 to 37 
do Selected do R37 to 40 
Coconut Oil per cwt R13*25 to l:i*50 
do F. O. B. per ton 300*00 to 305*00 
Copra per candy 
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R38*00 to 41.73 
K34 to 36 
per ton 98 to 100 
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Coc nut Chekku 
Mill (retail) do R8*2 to 86 
Cotton Seed do R73 to 77 
SatinwooJ per cubic foot. R*2.00 to 2.25 
do Flowered do 6.50 to 6.09 
Balrailla do 1>9Q 
Tuun Pali do Rl.OO to 1*12 
Pain. ao 1.20 to 1.30 
Ebony per ton R75 to 1.75 
Kitul fibre per cwt R30*00 
Palmyra do do R9*50to21*50 
Jaffna Black Cleaned per cwt R18 to 20 
do mixed do R16 *50 to 17*00 
Indian do R9.50 to 14*50 
do Cle.aned do R12.50 to 21*30 
Sapaiiw’ood per ton H45*00 
Kerosine oil American per case. R5*76 to 5*81 
do Bulk Russian per tin R2*30 to *2*35 
do Russian per Case scarce 
do Sumatra in Case R4.70 to 4*75 
Nnx Vomica per cwt R5 to 6 
Croton Seed per cwt R35 to 40 
Kapnck cleaned f o b do 27 to 37 
do unpicked do 5 
( Large lumps 280 to 45 ) 
Plumbago per ton, according 1 do ,, 250 to 440 
to quality | do Chips 120 to 280 
1 do dust 76 to 180 
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To United Kingdtim 
„ Austria 
„ Belgium 
„ France 
„ Germany 
„ Holland 
„ Italy 
„ Russia 
„ Spain 
., Sweden 
,, Turkey 
„ India 
„ Australia 
„ America 
„ Africa 
,, China 
„ Singapore 
Mauritius 
,, Malta 
Total exports from 1st Jan. 
to 3 rd May. 189S 
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1896 
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