Vol. III. Xo. 51. 



THE AGEICULTUEAL NEWS. 



Ill 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— ^larch 1, 1904. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper 

 ifc Co., Messrs. J. H.vles Caikd it Co.; 'The 

 Liverpool Cotton Association Weekly Cir- 

 cular', February 2G, lOO-l; and 'The Public 

 Ledger,' February 27, 1904. 

 Aloes — Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; Cura(joa, 14/0 to 35/- per 



cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, lit?, to 3hd.; Bermuda, 1/2 to 



1/U per ft). 

 Balata — 1/C to 2/- per ib. 

 Bees'- WAX — £'7 2s. tiil. to £'7 5.<. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 58 - to GO <; per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/0 



to 04/0 per cwt. ; Dominica, St. Lucia and Jamaica, 



51/- to 01 per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7''. to 3/3 per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, (jrdinarj-, 38/0 to 75/- per cwt. 

 CoPBA — Trinidad, £17 to £17 5s. per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, I/25 to l/3i per lb. 

 Divi Divi— No quotations. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 5/- to 7/- per buncli. 



Grape Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 8/- to 9,3 per case of 150 to 170. 



Pine- APPLES — Xo quotations. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 per tun. 

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

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

 Isinglass — West Indian lunq), 2,4 to 2/11 ; Cake, 1/1 to 



1,2 per ft). 

 Kola Xuts — 4(1. to 7'!. per lb. 

 Lime Juic:e — Raw, 9d. to Is. 2J. per gallon ; Concentrated, 



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

 Lime Oil — Xo quotations. 

 Logwood— £4 2«. Orf. to £5 



per ton. 

 Mace— 1,9 to 2/3 per lb. 

 XiTRATE OF Soi)A — Agricultural, 

 XuTMBOs— C9's to OO's, 1,'8 to 2/ 



per ft). 



Pimento — S'^d. to 4'7. per lb. 

 Rum — Demerara, 9(/. to lOhl. per jjroof gallon ; Jamaica, 1,0 



to 8,'- i)er proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, l/l per ftj. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 13, 7^ to 10, 3 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



Barbados, 15 i)er cwt. 

 SuLPH-iTE OF Ammoni.\ — £12 17s. 6(7. ]>er ton. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 8/- to 8,0 per cwt. 



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

 Merchant.' 

 Molasses— Barbados, 29c. to 30c. yiei- gallon ; Porto Rico, 

 30c. to 40c. 



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

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, 8c. to 8jc. per lb. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 30|c. to 39|c. pei- gallon. 

 MoLAscuiT — Demerara, $132 per 100 ft). 

 XuTMKGS — Grenadas, llO's 25c. to '20c. per lb. 

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

 Sugar— Crystals, $2-00 per 100 ft. in b(jnd. 

 — Molasses $1"15 ))er 100 fti. in bond. 



^ew York, — :Mareh 4, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 it Co. 

 Bananas — Xo quotations. 

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



Grenada, 12f c. to 12Jc. ; Trinidad, 13c. to 13Jc. per'ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, §22 to $24 ; Jamaicas, $20 to $28 



per M., selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, O^c. to 7.'c. 



per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, C^c. to 7c. per ft. 



Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 53c. per ft. 

 Grape Fkuit — Xo quotjvtioiis. 

 Oranges — Xo quotations, i^ 

 Pimento — 75c. per ft. 

 Rubber — Xo <|uotations. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 90', 

 to 2^0. per ft. 



S^IJc. ; Muscovados, 89°, 2}jc. 



Roots, £4 to £4 10s 



£9 15s. per ton. 

 /2; 90's to 80's, 1/- to 1/3 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, —March 9, 1904.— /Messrs. Bennett Bryson 

 it Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — 10c. per gallon (Imperial). 



Barbados,— Marcli 12, 1904.— Messrs. T. .S. Garea- 

 WAY it Co., and Messrs. .Jajies A. Lynch >fe Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, .93 "00 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— §13-17 t^j $13-75 per lUO ftj. 

 Coco.v-NU-rs — $1027 per M. for vmhusked nuts. 

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



100 ft.>. respectively. 

 H.4.Y— $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 Manures — Xitrate of soda, (ncjne in stock) ; OhlendorlTs 



dissolved guano, $00-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $70-00 



to $85-00; Sulphate of potash, $07-00. 

 Molasses — I4c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions— $4-00 per 100 ft). 

 PoTATOs, English— $2-20 per 100 ftj. 

 Rice— Ballam, $5-25 per bag (190 fti.) ; Patna, $3 00 per 



100 ft. 

 Sugar — in hhds., $1-45 per 100 ft. (packages included). 



British Guiana, — ilarch 10, 1904. — Messrs. WiETiNG 



tfc liICHTER. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $800 per barrel. 



Balata — 40c. to 42c. per ft). 



Cac.40 — Native, i3c. to 14c. per ftj. 



C.4SSAVA Starch — $0 72 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $10-00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 13c. to 15c. i)er ftj. (retail). 



— Creole, 13c. per ft. 

 Dh.u,— $3-80 to $3-90 per bag of 108 ftj. 

 Eddoes — $1-08 per barrel. 

 MoL.iSSES — Vacuum Pan yellow, 18c. per gallon, (casks 



included). 

 <)nions — 4c. per ft., ex store; Garlic, Cc. to 7c. 

 Pea Xuts — CuraQoa, 4c. ; American, 52C. per ft), (retail). 

 Plantains — 24c. to 72c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English — $2-50 to $275 per barrel. 

 Rice — Ballam, $4-05 per 177 ft., ex store ; Creole, 



18c. to 20c. i)er gallon (retail). 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $132 per barrel. 

 Tannias— $2 52 per bag. 

 Yams— White, $180 per baa. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $1-85 to $1-88; Yellow, $2-30 to 



$2-40; White, $3-50; Molasses, $1-00 to $100 per 



100 ft. 

 Tlmber — Greenheai't, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles— $3-00 to $5-.50 per M. 



Trinidad, -March 10, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co., and Messrs. Edgar Tripp ifc Co. 

 Balata — Xo quotations. 

 Cacao— Ordinary, $12 75 to $13 00 ; Estates, $1400 



per fanega (110 lb.). 

 Cocoa-nuts — $1800 per M., f.o.b., selected in bags of 100, 



(husked). 

 Cocoa-nut Meal — l|c. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — C7c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, $7-25 to $7 50 per 100 ft). 

 Copra- $2-75 to $3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $1-90 to $2-00 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses — 14ic. per gallon (without cask). 

 PoT.\TOs, English— $1-15 to $1-30 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-35 to $4-50; White Table, $5'2j to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar — Y'ellow Crystals, $2-25 per 100 ft. 



