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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



April 23, 1904. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— March 29, 1904. Messrs. Keaeton, Pipeu 

 ife Co., Me-sis. J. Hale.s Caiud & Co.: 'The 

 Liverpool Cotton As.iociation Weekly Ciis- 

 cuLAi;', March 25, 1904 ; 'The West India 

 Committee CiKta lar,' March 29, 1904 ; and 

 'The ruBLic Leimjer,' March 26, 1904. 

 Aloes — Biirbadus, 13,'- to 35/- ; Cura<;iia, 21-tii38- per 



cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, IJi?. to Skih; Bernimla, 12 to 



1/7 jier It). 

 Balata — 1/G to 1 11 peril). 

 Bees'-wax — £7 to £7 6.>.. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 60 - to 70- per cwt. ; Grenada. 02 - 



to 59 C per cwt.; Dominica, St. Lucia and .lainaica. 



51/- to GO- per cwt. 

 Carhamoms — Mysore, 7c/. to 3 3 per Hi. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 39 - per cwt. 

 Coi'RA — Trinidad, £16 5,<. per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sua Island, 14 per lU 

 Divi Dim— No quotations. 

 Fri'it— 



Bananas — Jamaica, 5 - to 7 - per Ijunch. 



Grai'E FRvrr — 10 - to 11- per case. 



OiiANiiEs — Jamaica, 8/- to 9,3 per case of l.'iO to I7ti. 



Pine-ai'plf.s — No quotations. 

 FrsTic— £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 GiMiER — Jamaica, 3.3- to mi - per cwt. 

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

 IsiNc.LAss West Indian lump, 2 8 to 2,11; Cake. 11 to 



1,'3 j)er tti. 

 Kola Nits — iil. to 7i'. ]>er lb. 

 Lime Jiice — Raw, 10'/. to l.v. 2il. per gallon; diucentrated, 



£12 to £12 15.S. per cask f)f 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil -No quotations. 

 LoG\vooi>-£4 2... 6(/. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 10,^. 



per ton. 

 Mace— 19 to 2, 3 per ft.. 



Nitrate of Soi>a — Agricidtural. £10 2.<. Gi/. pert^n. 

 Nutmegs— G9'.< to GO'.s 1/8 to 2/2; Ws to 80\s 1.- to 1,3 



per Iti. 

 Pimento- 3|./. to 3|./. per ft.. 

 RlM — Demerara, "ihl. to HJi/. per proof gallon : Jamaica. 1 4 



to 8,'- per ]iroof gallon. 

 S.\rs\parilla — Jamaica, 1 - to 1/1 per Hi. 

 SniAR — Cry.st.vUized, 14 6 to 16- jier cwt. ; Muscov;ido, 



Barbados. 14 6 per cwt. 

 SiLPHATE or Ammoma — £12 12,-i. Gil. ]>er ton. 

 Tamakimis — Antigua, 8- to 8,0 per cwt. 



Montreal, March 9, 1904. — Mr. Alexanuki; W ili.>. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Trinidad, ?24 00 ; Jamaica, §24l.'7 I'Ci M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica. 8|c. to (tic. per ll>. 

 ("iiNOER — Jamaica, G^'c. to 8c. per ft. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 31c. to 34c. per gallon. 

 MoLAsciiT— Demerara, $1 32 per 100 fti. 

 NiTMKGs- Grenadas. UO'.--, 20c. to 21k-. peril.. 

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

 SroAR— Crystals, S2-00| per 100 ft., in b(.ud. 



- Molasses, *l-24 to 81-242 per 100 ft.. In liojid. 



New York, — Ai.ril 1, 1904. — Messrs. CIillesph; Beo.s. 

 & Co. 

 BaN-^nas — No quotations. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 13c. to 14c.; Jamaica, lOAc. to l"2k-.; 



Grenada, 12ic. to 13c. ; Trinidad, iL'.'.c. t(ri4c. per'ft.. 

 Cocoa-nuts -Trinidads, 128 to $30 ; Jan'iaicas, ,*::•_' to $34 



7)er M., .selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair ti> good ordinary, 7|c. tt. 8c. 



per Ri. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, G|c. to 7:1c. j.er ft.. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, oOc. to .^4c. per ft.. 

 Grape Fruit --No quotati<.ns. 

 Oranges — No (juotations. 

 Pimento- 7vc. per ft... 



RuiiBER — No i|Uotations. 



Sui; \R— Centrifugals. 9G°, 3r..5c. to3}Jc. ; Muscovados, 89% 



3;j\iC. to 3,-;5C. ; Molasses sugars, 89", 2-;^!c. to 2}^'c 



]ier lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,- April 6, 1904.— Messr.s. Bennett Bry.sox 

 & Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — IGc. per gallon (Imperial). 

 Sugar— ?l-o2A per 100 ft.. 



Barbados, April 9, 1904.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 way it Co., anil Messrs. Jam?:s A. Lynch & Co. 

 AiiiiowRooT -St. Vincent, ?3-G0 per IIX) fti. 

 Cacao -§12-00 to ?12-7."> per 100 ft.. 

 CoroA-Nurs— §1000 j.er M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee- .Tamaic.-i, gHOO to §12-,".lt ; ordinar>- Rio, S12-CO 



per 100 fti. 

 Hav— 95c. to !»Gc. per 100 it.. 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, .?G0-(l0 to S(;.")00; OhlendorfTs. 



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



to $85-00 r Sulphate <.f jHitash, $G7-00. 

 Mc»LASSEs — 14c. i)er gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions -Madeira, $3-G5 ; local. $3-01 per 100 tti. 

 PoTATOs, English- $1 -GO to $216 per b.-irrel. 

 Ri(E-Ballam, $475 per bag (1!"0 ft..) ; Patna, $3-50 to 



$3-(i(lper 100 ftj. 

 Sugar— in hlids., 80 , $1-G(I (packages included). D-.irk 



Cryst.-ds, OG . $2-00 |,er lOO lb. ' 



British Guiana,- April 7, 1904. — Messrs. Wietin© 

 it Kkhtei:. 

 Akp.owroot — St. Vincent, $7ot» t.. $7 To per barrel. 

 Balata —40c. to 42c. per ft.. 

 CvcAO — Native, 12c. to loc. per ft.. 

 Cassava Stakch $6-.">(I per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $1000 per M. 

 Coffee -Rio and Jamaica, 12c. t.i ll'.c. j.er ft., (retail). 



— Creole. 12c. ]ier ft.. 

 Dhal— $3-00 to $3-05 per bag of 108 ft.. 

 EnnoES— $1-00 t.. $1-20 per barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, 16c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 Onions -5c. to Gc. per lb., ex store; Garlic, Cc. to 7c. 

 Pea Nuts- C'uraeoa, 4c. ; American, 5c. to 5.U-. i)er tb. 



(retail). 

 Plantains- 24c. to 72c. per bunch. 

 1'otatos, English -$2-25 to $2.50 per barrel. 

 Rk.e Ballam, $465 per 177 ft)., ex store; Creole, 



20c. i)er gallon (ret.-iil). 

 .Sweet Potatos- Barbados, .?1.'>2 per barrel. 

 Tannias- No (piotatii.ns. 

 VA.\rs White. $168 to Jil-.SO per b.v/. 

 Su.^AR— Dark Crystals. $2 00: Yellow, $2-30 to $2 40; 



White, $3-00 to $3 50; Molasses, $1-60 to $l-9(> 



per 1(:0 ft.. 

 Timber — Greenheart. 32c. to 55c. per cubic f<.ot. 

 W KLLAP.A Shixgles-$3-00 to $5-50 per M. 



Trinidad, — April 7, 1904. — Mes.srs. Gori>on, Grant 

 it Co., and Messrs. Kdgar Tripp it Co. 

 Balata — No quotations. 

 Cacao- Ordinary, $12 60 to $13o0 ; E.states, $13-00' 



to $13-50 per fanega (110 ft..). 

 Cocoa-nuts --$2000 per M., f.. ..!.,, selected in bags of 100' 



(husked). 

 Cocoa-nut Meal-Ijc. per lb. 



Co( OA-NUT Oil- (i5c. jier Inq.erial galh.n (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. G^'e. to 7c. j.er 100 ft.. 

 Coi'RA- $2-75 to $300 per 100 ft.. 

 Onions— $300 to $4-C0 per ICO ft.. 

 Molasses- Ni . ( | iiotat i. .us. 



PoT.ATOs, English -Sl-25to $140 per 100 ft.. 

 Hue -Yelh.w, $4-25 t.. $4 50; White Table, $5-25 to- 



$6 00 per bag. 

 Su.;ar- -White Crystals. $3-25 : Veil.. w Crcstals. $2-25:. 



Molasses Sicgar, $2-00 to $2-10 per ItHJ lb. 



