Vol. III. No. 47. 



THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. 



47 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Januiuy 5, 1904. Messrs. Kearton, Piper & Co., 

 Messrs. E. A. De Pass it Co. and Messrs. ,J. Hales 

 Cairo & Co., ' The Liverpool Cotton Association 

 AVekkly Circular', December 23, 1903 ; .and 

 ' The Publio Ledger,' January 2, 1904. 



Aloes— Barbados, 13,'- to 35,'- ; Ciiraijoa, 14,'6 to 35,'- per 



cwt. 

 Akbowkoot— St. Vincent, Ihl. to Skd.; Bermuda, 1/3 to 



1,8 per ft). 

 Balata— 1,9 to 2,3 per ft. 

 Bees'-wax— £7 2.<. (ill. to £7 7s. <«/. per cwt. 

 Cac.<o— Trinidad, 04- to 7'2,'- per cwt. ; Grenada, 53/- 



to 62,- per cwt. ; Dominica, .St. Lucia and Jamaica, 



50,'- to 54 - per cwt. 

 CarI'AMoms — Mysore, 7'/. to 3/2 per lb. 

 Coffee — J.amaica, ordinary, 35- to 55/- per cwt. 

 Copra— Trinidad, £15 lO.s. to £15 12.5. <id. per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — West Indian 8ea Island, 1/2 to 1/3 per ft. 

 Divi Divi — No (juotations. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Canary Islands, 8,'- to 11/- per buncli. 



Gkapb Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 



((RANGES — Jamaica, 8/- to 10/- per case. 



Pine- apples — No quotations. 

 Fustic— £3 lOs. to £4 per ton. 

 GiNOER — Jamaica, 30/- to 55;'- per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 19 - to 28 per cwt. 

 Isinglass— West Indian lump, 2,3 to 2/11; Cake, 1/3 to 



17 I)er Hi. 

 Kola Nuts— 4i/. to 7''. per ft). 

 Lime Juice— Raw, 10//. to U. '2il. per^'allon ; Concentrated, 



£13 to £13 10.V. per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Logwood— £4 2s. M. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. 



per ton. 

 Mace— 1 / 1 to 2, 7 per fti. 



Nitrate of Soua — .Agricultural, £'.» 12s. Gil. per ton. 

 NUT>IE.!S -09's to OO's, 1/9 to 2/4; 90'.s to 80's, 1,2 to 1/C 



per ft. 

 Pimento- 32'?. to iil. per fti. 

 Rum— Demerara, 9i/. to 10(/. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 1/6 



to 8,'- per i)roof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — No quotations. 

 Sugar— Crystallized, 15 - to 10 9 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



11/- to' 14,0 ; Molasses Sugar, 11;9 to 10,'3. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £12 17s. 0<?. per to)i. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 8/- to 8,0 i)er cwt. 



Halifax, N.S.,— December 29, 1903.— ' Maritime 

 Merchant.' 

 Bananas— $2-25 to $2-50 per buncli. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $5-00 to $5-50 ])er bairel. 

 Pine-apples — §3'50 for case of 24. 



New York,— January i:<, 1904.— Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. & Co. 

 Bananas — No quotations. 

 Cacao— African, 12c. to ]2]c. ; Caracas, 13i;c. to 14ic. ; 



Jamaica, lOic to 12k-.; Grenada, 12ic. to 13c.; 



Trinidad, 13ic. to li^. per %. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $17-00 to $19-00 ; Jamaicas, 



$21-00 to $23-00 ))er M., selected. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 8c. to 8|c. 



per ft. ; Manchester grades, 10c. to 12c. per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 7jc. to 8jc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins— Jamaicas, 50c. to 54c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— $5-00 to $7-00 per barrel. 

 Oranges— $3-75 to $4-00 per barrel. 



Pimento — 7ic. to 7|c. per ft. 

 Rubber — No quotations. 



Sugar — Centrifugals, 90', Sic. ; Muscovados, 89', 3e 

 Molasses, 89', 2^0. ))er ftj. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — January 16, 1904. — Messrs. T. S. Garea- 

 way «fe Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch »fe Co. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $300 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $13-00 per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — $9-37 per M. for unluisked nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $9-00 to $9-50 i«;i- 



100 tti. resjiectivelj-. 

 Hay— $1-25 per 100 ftj. 

 Manures — Nitrate of soda, $65-00 ; OlilendorfT.s dissolved 



guano, $0000; Suljihate of .ammonia, $70-00 to $85-00; 



Sulphate of potiisli, $07-00; Slieep Manure, $0 2.5 



per ton (ex ship). 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions— $3 50 per 100 tti. 

 PoTATOs, English— $275 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Balhim, $5-00 per bag (190 ftj.) ; Patna $3-60 per 



100 ft). 

 S i:g a r — No q notations. 



British Guiana, — .January 14, 1904. — Messrs. Wieting 



it IhCHTER. 



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



Balata — 40c. to 42c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, He. to 12c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $5-50 per barrel. 



CocoA-NUT-s- $11-00 to $1200 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 12c. to 1.3c. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, He. to 12c. i)er ftj. 

 Dhal— $3-50 to $3-()0 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eni>OEs — $1-44 per barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, 15c. per gallon, casks 



included. 

 Onions— 2' c. to .3c. jier fti., ex st<jre ; Garlic, Oc. to 7c. 

 Pea Nuts — CuraQoa, 3^0. ; American, 5c. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains — 20c. to OOc. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English — $2 50 to $2 80 per barrel. 

 Rice — Ballam, $4-00 to $405 per 177 ft., ex store ; Creole, 



18c. to 20c. per gallon (retail). 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $1-44 per barrel. 

 Tannias— $2-04 per bag. 

 ■Yajis- White, 81-08 per b.ag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $1-85 ; Yellow, $220 to $230 ; 



White, $3-50; Molasses, $1-00 to $1-90 per 100 ftj. 

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

 Wall-iba Shingles— $3 00 to $5 00 per M. 



Trinidad, —January 14, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co., and ilessrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 



Balata — 34c. to 30c. 



Cacao— Ordinary, $13-25 to $1375 ; Estates, $14-00 



to $14-75 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 per M. f.o.b., selected in b.ags of 100, 



(husked). 

 Cocoa-nut Me.\l — Ijc. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 55c. per Imperial Gallon (c;vsks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 7^0- per fti. 

 Copra- $2-50 to $2-00 per 100 tti. 

 Onions— $3-25 to $3-50 per lOO tti. 

 PoT.^TOs, English— $1-10 to $125 per 100 ftj. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-25 to $4-50 ; White Table, $5-25 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 SuG.iR — No quotations. 



