ToL. III. No. 46. 



THE AGEICULTURAL NEWS. 



.31 



MARKET REPORTS. 



XiOndon,— December 22, 190.3. Messrs. Kearton, Piper 

 & Co., Messrs. E. A. De Pass & Co. and Messrs. 

 J. Hales Caird it Co., ' The Liverpool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circular', December 11 ; 

 and 'The Public Ledger,' December 19, 1903. 



Aloes— Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; CuraQi.a, 14/ti to 35/- per 



cwt. 

 Akeowroot — St. Vincent, Ihd. tu 3hl.; Bermuda, 1/3 to 



1,8 per tt). 

 Balata— 1/8 to 2/3 per lb. 

 Beks'-wax — £7 lOs. to £7 12s. d/. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 04/- to 72/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 53/- 



to 62/- per cwt. ; Dominica, St. Lucia, Jamaica, 50/- 



to fiO/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7('. to 3/2 per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, oidinary, 35/- to 55'- per cwt. 

 Copra — Trinidad, £15 10.s. per ton, c.i.f. 

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

 Divi Divi— No quotations. 

 Fruit — 



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



Grape Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 



< )RANOES — Jamaica, 8/- to 10/- per case. 



Pine-apples — No quotations. 

 Fustic — £3 10.<. to £4 per ton. 

 GiNiiER — Jamaica, 30/- to 55 - per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 19;- to 28 (i per cwt. 

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



1/7 per tti. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 7'?- per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 10(7. to Is. 2(1. per gallon ; Concentrated, 



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

 Loowooit— £4 2s. 0(i. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. 



per ton. 

 Mace— 1/10 to 2/7 per It,. 



Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £9 12s. Gd. per ton. 

 Nutjieos— C9's to OO's, 2/- to 2/0; 90's to 80's, 1/2 to 1/G 



per ft. 

 Pimento- 3J(?. to id. per ft. 

 Eu.M — Demerara, ^d. to 10'/. per jiroof gallon ; Jamaica, 1/0 



to 8/- per jiroof gallon. 

 Sars\parilla — 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 7s. Gd. per ton. 

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



St. John, N.B.,— December 1, 1903.— 'The Maritime 

 Merchant.' 



Molasses — Porto Rico, 41c. to 44c. ; Barbados, 3Sc. to 

 39c. ]ier gallon. [ 



Uew York,— December 11, 1903.- 

 Bros. ife Co. 



-Messrs. Gillespie 



Bananas — No quotations. 



Cacao— African, life, to 12Jc. ; Caracas, 14c. to 15c. ; 

 Jamaica, lOic to 12c.; Grenada, 12jc. to 13c.; 

 Trinidad, 14c. to 15c. per ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $18-00 to $20-00 ; Jamaicas, 



§22-00 to $24-00 per M., selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 7c. to 8c. 



per ft. ; Manchester grades, 9c. to lie. per ft. 

 •GiNUER — Jamaica, 7jC. to 8|c. per ft. 

 ■Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 50c. to 532C. per ft. 

 ■Grape Fruit— $5-00 to $8-00 per barrel. 

 Oranges— $3-00 to $3-50 per barrel. 



Pimento — 7|c. i)er ft. 

 Rubber — No (imitations. 



SutiXR— Centrifugals, 90°, 3gc. ; Muscovados, 89', SJc. ; 

 Molas.ses, 89', 2J^c. ])er ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— January 2, 1903.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 way ife Co., and Messrs. JajMES A. Lynch & Co. 



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

 Cacao— 810-00 to $11-00 jier 100 ft. 

 CocOA-NU-rs — §9-00 jier M. (husked nuts). 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $900 to $9-60 per 



100 ft. respectively. 

 Hay— $1-25 per 100 ft. 

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



guano, $00-00; Sul]ihate of .aunnonia, $70-00 to $85-00; 



Sulphate of jxjtash, $07-00; Sheep Manure, $0 25 



per ton (ex ship). 



Molasses — No quotations. 



Onions— $3-25 per 100 ft. 



Potatos, English- $1-70 to $240 per 100 ft. 



Rice — Ballam, $4 05 jier bag (178 ft.); Patna $3 75 per 



100 ft. ; Rjvngoon, $3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — No (|Uotations. 



British Guiana, — December 31, 



& lilCHTEE. 



1903. — Messrs. Wieting 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $8-50 to $9-00 per barrel. 



BaLjIta — 40c. to 42c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, lie. to 12c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $5-00 per barrel. 



C0COA-NUT.S— $11-00 tu $1200 per M. 



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



— Creole, lie. to 12c. per ft. 

 Dhal— New, $3-30 to $3-40 ; Old, $3-10 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes — $1-44 per barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, 15c. i)er gallon, casks 



included. 

 Onions— 2ic. to 3c. jier ft., ex store ; Garlic, 6c. to 7c. 

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

 Plantains — 20c. to OOc. jier bunch. 

 Potatos, English— $250 to $2-75 jier barrel. 

 Rice — Ballam, $4-00 to .*:4-05 per 177 ft., ex store ; Creole, 



18c. to 20c. j)er gallon (retiiil). 

 Sweet Potatos — Barljados, $1-08 per barrel. 

 Tannias- $2-40 per bag. 

 Yams— White, $1-08 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $1-82; Yellow, $2-20 to $2-30; 



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

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

 Wallaba Shingles— $300 to $500 per M. 



Trinidad, — December 31, 1903. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

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



Balata — No quotations. 



Cacao— Ordinary, $13 00 to $13 25 ; Estates, $13-75 



to $14'00 per fanega. 

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

 Cocoa-nut Meal — l|c. per ft. 



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

 Coffee — Venezuelan, Oic. per tti. 

 Copra- $2-40 to $2-50"per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $3-50 per 100 It). 

 Potatos, English— $1-10 to $1-20 per 100 ft. 

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



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar — No quotations. 



