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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Febkuaky 13, 1904. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Jiinuaiy 19, 190L Messrs. Keakton, Pipee it Co., 

 Messrs. E. A. L)E P.^ws A: Co. and Messrs. J. HALtM 

 Caiui> it Co. ; ' The Liverpool Cotton A.'isoci ation 

 Weekly Circular', January 15, 1904; and 

 ' The Public Ledger,' January 2, 1904. 



Aloes — Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; Curaijoa, 14/6 to 35 - per 



cwt. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, ly. to 3i(/.; Bermuda, l/:5 to 



1 8 per n.. 

 Balata— l,'.t ti> 2 2 per Ih. 

 Bees'-wax — £'7 7". ti</. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 08 - to 7<J, (5 per cwt. ; Gren.ada,' 52/- 



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



51/- to 58/- i)er cwt. 

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

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 38/- to 56/- per cwt. 

 Copra- Trinidad, £']5 ISs. to £15 17n. 6'/. per ton, c.i.f. 

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

 Divi Divi— No ijuotations. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 5/- to 7,'-. 



Grape Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 



OraN(!es — Jamaica, 8/- to 3 per case of 150 to 176. 



Pine- apples — No quotations. 

 Fu.sTic — £"{ lO.s. to £i per ton. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 36/- to .55/- per cwt. 

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

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



1/7 per Iti. 

 KoL.\ Nuts — iil. to 7''. per ft. 

 Li.me Juice — Raw, !((/. to !■■<. hi. i>er gallon ; Concentrated, 



£13 to £13 10.<. per cask ot 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — Hand pressed (discoloured), 2 6; Distilled, 



l,'3i to 1/4 per tti. 

 LoGWOon — £4 2,s. 6(/. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 IDs. 



per ton. 

 Mace— J /lO to 2/() per ft. 



Nitrate of Soua — Agricultural, £fl 12.'i. Gil. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 69'o- to 60's, 1/9 to 2/3; '.lO's to 80's, 1/1 to 1/4 



per ft. 

 Pimento — 4i/. to 4|(?. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, ".'i/. to 10(^ per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 1/G 



to 8/- j)er iiroof gallon. 

 Sarskparilla — Uhl. to l.<. per Itj. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 14 'J to 16 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



11/- to 14 (i ; Molasses Sugar, 110 to 16/-. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 17<. 6i/. ](er ton. 

 Tamarini>s — Antigua, 8/- to 8/6 per cwt. 



St. John, N.B.,— January 12, 1904.— ' The Maritime 

 ]\Ierchant.' 



Molasses — Barbados, 34c. per gallon. Porto Rico, 40c. 



New York, — January 22, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 r.Ros. it Co. 



Banan.^s — No qufitations. 



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



lOic. to 12J,c.; Grenada, 12k. to 12fc.; Trinidad, 



13]c. to 14ic. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $17'00 to S18-00 ; Jamaicas, 



«!21-00 to $2300 per M., .selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 73C. to 82c. 



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

 Gin(;er — Jamaica, 74C. j)er ft. 

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

 Grape Fruit- 83-50 to ?5-60 per barrel. 

 Oranges— $3-50 to $400 per barrel. 



Pi.mento — 7Ac. per lb. 



RuuBER — No ((uotiition.t. 



Sugar— Centrifugals, 06°, Sl.'.c. ; Muscovados, 80% 2r:\c. • 

 Molasses, 80', 2\?x. j.er ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— January 30, 1904. — Me.ssrs. T. S. Gaera- 

 WAY it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch it Co. 

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

 Cacao— SIO(X) to 810-50 ],er 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $0 -.37 per M. for unliusked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $050 to $11-C0 per 



100 ft. ru-sjiectively. 

 Hav— Sl-10 per 100 H.. 



Manures— Nitrate of .soda, $05-00; Ghlendorffs dissolved 

 guano, $60-00; Sulphate of annnonia, $76-00 to $85-00; 

 Sulphate of potasli, $67-00; Sheep Manure, $6-25 

 per ton (ex ship). 



Molasses— 16c. per gallon (punclieon included). 

 Onions— $3-25 to $342 i)er 100 ft. 

 PoTATOs, English- $2-00 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $510 per bag (100 ft.); Patna $3-60 per 



100 ft. 

 Sugar — No ((notations. 



British Guiana,— January 28, 1904.— Me.ssrs. WiETING 

 & Kichter. 



Arrowroot— St. ^'incent, $8-50 per barrel. 



Balata — 40c. to 42c. per ft. 



Cacao— Native, He. to 12o. ]ier ft. 



C.\ssAVA Starch — $650 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $11 -00 to $12 00 per M. 



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



— Creole, 13c. per ft. 

 Dhal— $3-60 t.. $3-70 per bag of 168 ft. 

 EnnoES— $1-44 per barrel. 

 Molasses— V.acuum Pan yellow, 15c. per gallon, casks 



included. 

 f»Nio.vs— 4c. to 5c. per ft., ex store ; Garlic, 6c. to 7c. 

 Pea Nuts— Cura^oa, ojjc. ; .\merican, 5c. i)er ft. (retjiil). 

 Pl.\ntains — 20c. to 48c. i)er bunch. 

 Potatos, English— $2-70 to $3 00 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-60 per 177 ft., e.\ store; Creole, 



18c. to 20c. ]ier gallon (ret,-vil). 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados, $132 jier barrel. 

 Tanni.\s $1-02 per bag. 

 Yams— Wliite, $144 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $1-85 ; Yellow, $2-20 to $2-30 ; 



White, $3-50; Molasses, $1-60 to $1-00 i)er lOO ft. 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 5.5c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles— $3-00 to $500 per M. 



Trinidad,— January 2S, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Gr.^nt 

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



Balat.4. — No (piotations. 



Cacao— Ordinary, $13-00 to $13-.50 ; Estates, $1400 



per fanega (110 ft..). 

 Cocoa-nuts— $1600 per M., f. j.b., selected in bags of 100, 



(husked). 

 Cocoa-nut Meal— l^c. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut()il— 55c. ]>er Imperial Gallon (c.-i.sks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 7sC. jier tt>. 

 Copra- $240 to $250 per 100 tt,. 

 OyiONs— $2-70 i)er 100 tti. 



PoT.\TO.s, Eni;lish— $1-(M) to $1-25 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Y'ellow, $425 to $4 40; White Table, $5 25 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar— No quotations. 



