Vol. III. No. 57. 



THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. 



207 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— ^fay 24, 1904. Messrs. Keaetox, Piper 

 it Co., Messrs. J. Hales Caied & Co., Messrs. 

 E. A. de Pass & Co., 'The West India Committee 

 CiECULAii' ; ' The Liveepool Cottox Association 

 Weekly Ciecular,' May 19, 1904 ; and 'The 

 Public Ledger,' May 21, 1904. 

 Aloes— Barb-ados, 13/- to 35/- ; Curacjoa, 15/- to 38/- per cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, Ihl. to 3W. ; Benuuda, 1/2 to 



l/<i i>er ft. 

 Balata — Demerara Sheet, 2/3; Venezuelan Block, 1,7 



per lb. 

 Bees'- WAX — £7 2s. Cxi. to £7 10s. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 58/- to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/- 



to 59/- per cwt. ; Dominica, St. Lucia and Jamaica, 



51/- to 59/- per cwt. ; Demerara, G4;- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7d. to 3/3 per tb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinar}', 38/- to 39/- per cwt. 

 Copra — Trinidad, suudried, £1C to £10 5s. per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, Ihl. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Grape Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 



(Granges — No quotations. 



Pine- apples — Antigua, 14/- to 16/- per liarrel. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 31/C to CO/- per cwt. 

 Honey — 18/- to 30/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — ^West Indian lump, 2/5 to 2,11 ; Cake, medium, 



palish, 1/3 per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 7''. per ft. 

 Limb Juice — Riiw, 1/2 to l/ti per gallon; Concentrated, 



£13 to £13 5s. per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — 1/5 to 1/G per ft., distilled. 

 Logwood— £4 2s. Gd. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 lO^-. per ton. 

 Mace — 1/8 to 2/- per ft. 



Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £10 per ton. 

 Nutmegs— llO's to lOO's, 9(/. to lOi?. ; 69's tu 60'.^ 1/8 to 



2/2 per ft. 

 Pimento — 3d. to 3r(^ xtev ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, 72''- to OJi/. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 1/9 



to 8/- per proof gallon ; Leewards, Id. to 11<'. per 



proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, OJ''. to 1/- per lb. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 10/- to 10/0 per cwt. ; jMuscovad'-i, 



Barbados, 13/0 to 14/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 11/0 to 



15/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 per ton. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 8/- to 8/0 ; Barbados, 10/- to 11/- 



per cwt. 

 iMontreal,— May 1.3, 1904.— Me. J. EussEL Murray. 

 (In bond quotations.) 

 Cacao— Jamaica, 12c. to 13c. ; Trinidad, 13c. to 13|c. 



per ft. c. & i. 

 Cedar — Trinidad, 45c. i)er cubic foot, c.i.f. 

 Co(WA-nuts- Jamaica, §22-00; Trinidad, $iy-50 ; per M. 



c. & f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, 8jc. to 9ic. per ft. c. & f. 

 (iiNGER — Jamaica, unbleached, G|c. to 72^. per ft. c. & f. 

 Molasccit — Demerara, $1-32 per 100 ft. c. it f. 

 MoLASSES^Barbados, 24c. to 25c. ; Antigua, 22c. to 24c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMKGs — Grenada, llO's, 18c. to 19c. per ft. c. & f. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 7c. to 7j:C. per ft. e. it f. 

 Sugar— Grey Crysfads, 90', $215 per 100 ft. c it f . 

 —Centrifugals, 89=, $2'02 per 100 ft. c. it f. 

 —Molasses, 89', $l-78i per 100 ft. c. it f. 



|NewYork, — May27, 1904. — Me.ssrs. Gillespie Bros. ifeCo. 

 CAC.io— Caracas, 12|c. to l.SjC. ; Jamaica, lOi'c. to 12c.; 



Grenada, 12Ac. to 12|c. ; Trinidad, 12|c. to 13 Jc. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $20 to $21 ; Jamaicas, $23 to $25 



per j\I., selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ijrdinary, Black River, 



7c. to 7ic. per ft. 



Ginger — Jamaica, Cic. to 8c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 50e. to 55c. per ft. 

 Pimento — 5ic. to ojc. per ft. 



Sugar — Centrifugals, 90', 4c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3ic. ; 

 Molasses sugars, 8'.l', 3^e. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — June 1, 1904. — Me.ssrs. Bennett Beyson 

 &, Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — 13c. per gallon (Imperial). 

 Sugar— $1-90 per 100 ft. 



Barbados, — June 4, 1904. — Messrs. T. S. G.\.reaway 

 & Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-25 to $3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— $11-00 to $11-50 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $10-75 jier M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, $9-00 to $10-00 ; ordinary Rio, $10 50 



per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 95c. to $1-05 per 100 ft. 

 Manures — Nitrate of soda, .$00-00 ; OhlendorfFs dissolved 



guano, $0000 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00 to $76-00 ; 



Sulphate of potasli, $07 '00. 

 Molasses — 12c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 (Jnions — Madeira, (bunched) $3-07 to $3-ll, ex store ; 



Bermuda, (loose) $1-51 to $2-28 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATOs, English- Nova Scotia, $2-00 to $3-25 ; Bermuda, 



$3'50 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-00 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $3-40 per 



100 ft. 

 Sugar — in hhds., 89', $1'75 (packages included). Dark 



Crystals, 90", §2-15 to $2-20 per' 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — June 2, 1904. — Messrs. Wieting 



&, lIlCHTER. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $7-50 to $8-00 per barrel. 



Balata — 35c. to 40c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 12c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $6-50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $10-00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 12c. to 13c. per ft. (retail). 



— Cre lie, lie. per ft. 

 Dh.ul— New, $4-50 to $470 per bag of 108 ft., ex store. 

 Eddoes— 80c. to $1-20 per barrel. 

 AIoLASSES — Vacuum Pan yellow, 16c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 •Dnions- 3ic. to 4c. per ft., ex store ; Teneriffe, 3c. to 3ic. 



per ft. 

 Pea Nuts — Curagoa, 4c. ; American, S^c. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains — 20c. to 30c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English— $4-00 to $4-25 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $400 ; Creole, $4-50 per 177 ft., ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $1-00 per barrel, 80c. per bag. 

 Tannias — $1-44 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2 04 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-20 to $2-22 ; Yellow, $2-25 to 



$2-50; Wliite, $3-00 to $3-50; Molasses, $1-70 to 



$2-00 per 100 ft. 

 Timber — Greeuheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 W.U.LABA Shingles— $3 00, $3-75 and $5-50 per M. 



Trinidad, — June 1, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Geani; 



ifc Co. ; June 2, 1904, Messrs. Edgae Teipp & Co. 



Cacao— Ordinary to Good Red, $12-50 to $12-00 ; Estates, 



$12-00 to $12-75 ; Venezuelan, $1205 to $1285 per 



fanega (110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nut Me.u, — 1 jc. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 65c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, O.'c. per ft. 

 CoPEA- $2-C0 per 100 ft). 



Onions— Teneritle, $1-75 to $2-10 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos, English— $2-00 to $2-25 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-10 to $4-40; White Table, $5-00 to 



$5-50 per bag. 

 Sugar— White Crystals, $3-25 ; Y'ellow Crystals, $2-35 ; 



Molasses Sugar, $2-15 to $2-25 per 100 ft. 



