Vol. III. No. .50. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



95 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London — February 16, 1904. Messrs. Kearton, Pipek 

 '& Co., Messrs. J. H.\les Caird & Co.; 'The 

 Liverpool Cotton Association Weekly Cir- 

 cular', February 5, 1904; and 'The Public 

 Ledger,' February 13, 1904. 



Aloes— Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; CuraQoa, 14/e to 35/- per 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, Ikl. to 3hd.; Bermuda, 1/3 to 



1/8 per ft. 

 Balata— 1/8 to 21- per ft. 

 Bees'-wax— £7 5s. to £7 7.''. <!'?. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 04/- to 73/- per cwt. ; Grenada, o3/- 



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



52/- to (il/(i per cwt. 

 Cardamoms— Mysijre, 7'/. to 3/3 per ft. 

 Coffee- Jamaica, ordinary, 40/- to GO/- per cwt. 

 Copra— Trinidad, £!<) 15s. to £17 per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton— West Indian Sea Island, 1/2 to l/3i per ft. 

 Divi Divi— No quotations. 

 Fruit- 

 Bananas — Jamaica, 5/- to //- per bunch. 



Grape Fruit— 10/- to 11/- per case. 



Obanoes— Jamaica, 8/- to 9/3 per case of 150 to 176. 



Pine-apples — No quotations. 

 Fustic— £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 GiNOER— Jamaica, 35/- to 55/- per cwt. 

 Honey— Jamaica, 18/- to 30/- per cwt. 

 Isinolass— West Indian lump, 2/4 to 2/11; Cake, 1/5 to 



1/6 per ft. 

 Kola Nuts— 4(;. to 'id. per ft. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, dJ. to Is. per gallon ; Concentrated, 



£12 10s. to £13 per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — No quotations. 

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



per ton. 

 Mace— 1/9 to 2/3 per ft. 



Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £9 15s. per ton. 

 NuTJiEus— 69's to OO's, 1/8 to 2/2; 90's to 80's, 1/- to 1/3 



per ft. 

 Pimento— 3^<7. to ii^d. per ft. 

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



to 8/- per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla— Jamaica, 1/1 per ft. 

 Sugar— Crystallized, 14/- to 16, 6 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



12/9 to 13/3. 

 Sulphate op Ammonia — £12 17s. dd. per ton. 

 Tamarinds— Antigua, 8/- to 8/6 per cwt. 



St. John, N.B.,— February 8, 1904.— 'The Maritime 

 Merchant.' 

 Molasses— Barbados, 29c. to .30c. per gallon. Porto Rico, 

 36c. to 40c. 



Montreal,— February 11, 1904.— Me. Alexander Wills. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 10c. to 12c. per ft. 

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

 Molasses— Barbados, 36|o. t(.i 39|c. per gallon. 

 Molascuit — Demerara, $1'32 per 100 ft. 

 NuTMF.GS— Grenadas, llO's 25c. to 26c. per ft. 

 Pimento— Jamaica, 8c. to 8|c. per ft. 

 Sugar— Crystals, $2-00 per 100 ft. in bond. 

 — Molasses $1'15 per 100 ft. in bond. 



Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 7jC. to 84C. 



per ft. ; Manchester grades, 9ic. to lOic. per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, (iic. to 7c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Janiaicas, 50c. to 54c. i)er ft. 

 Grape Fruit- $4 0(J to §6 00 jter Itarrel. 

 Oranges — $3'25 to $3o0 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 75c. per ft. 

 Rubber — No (| notations. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 3J?,c. ; Muscovados, 89% 2\^c. 



to 2^c. ; Molasses, 89", 21|!c. per ft. 



New 



York, 



Bros. 



—January 

 & Co. 



22, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 



Bananas — No quotations. 



Cacao— Caracas, 13c. to 14c. ; Jamaica, lO^c. to 12ic.; 



Grenada, 12^c. to 131c.; Trinidad, 1.3c. to 14ic. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $17'25 to $18-25 ; Jamaicas, 



$25-00 to $27-00 per M., selected. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— February 27, 1904.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 way & Co., and ilessrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, §3-60 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— $11-50 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $9-37 per M. fur unhusked nuts. 

 . Coffee— Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $10-00 and $12-00 per 



100 ft. respectively. 

 Hay— $1 00 per 100 ft. 

 Manures— Nitrate oi soda, (none in stock) ; Ohlendortt's 



dissolved guano, .$60-00; .Sulphate of annnonia, $76-00 



to $85-00; Sulphate of potash, $67-00. 

 Molasses — 14c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions— $4-00 per 100 tt>. 

 PoTATOs, English- $2-20 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $525 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $360 per 



100 ft. 

 Sugar— in hhds., $1-30 per 100 lb. (packages included). 



British Guiana, — February 11, 1904.— Messrs. Wieting 



& lilCHTER. 



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



Balata — 40c. to 42c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, lie. to 13c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $<)-50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $10-00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 13c. to 14c. per ft. (retiiil). 



— Creole, 13c. per ft. 

 Dhal— $3-70 to $3-80 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddoes — $1-80 per barrel. 

 Molasses— Vacuum Pan yellow, 16c. per galh^n, (casks 



included). 

 Onions— 4c. to 5c. per ft., ex store ; Garlic, 6c. to 7c. 

 Pea Nuts — Cura<;oa, 3|c. ; American, 5c. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains — 24c. to 72c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOs, English— $3-00 to $3-25 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-60 per 177 ft., ex store; Oretde, 



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

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $144 per barrel. 

 Tannias— $2-16 per bag. 

 Yams- White, $1-44 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $1-75 ; Yellow, $220 to $2-30 ; 



White, $3-50; Molasses, $1-60 to $1-90 per 100 ft. 

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

 Wallaba Shingles— $3-00 to $5-00 per M. 



Trinidad,— February 25, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 & Co., and Messrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 



Balata — No quotations. 

 Cacao— Ordinaiy, $12-50 to 



per fanega (110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nuts— $18-00 per M., f.o.b., selected in bags of 100, 



(liusked). 

 Cocoa-nut Meal — l|c. per ft. 



CocoA-NUT Oil — 55c. per Imperial Gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, .SS'OO per 100 ft. 

 Copra- $2-75 to $300 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $2-70 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos, English— $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-40 to $4-50 ; White Table, $5-25 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar— Yellow Crystals, $2-25 per 100 ft. 



12-75 ; Estates, $13-75 



