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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 31, 1904. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— December 6, 1904. ^Slessrs. J. Hales CAiRi> A- 

 Co., Messrs. Keaktdx, I'ipek it Co., Messrs. E. A. 

 DE Pass S: Co., 'The West India Committee Cie- 

 culae': 'The Liverpool Cotton Association 

 Weekly Cieculae,' December 2 ; and ' The 

 Public Ledgee,' December 3, 1901. 



Ai.OES — Barbados, 15,'- to 35'- ; Curacjoa, 15/- to 37 'Cpercwt. 



AnRowKOOT — St. Vincent. 1|(/. jiev lb. 



Balata — Block. 13 ti> 1 SA per lb. 



Bees"-\vax — £7 2n. 6'/. t<i £'7 7-. Gt?. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 5ti - to 0.5/- per cwt. ; Grenada. 5."/- 



to 57 - per cwt. ; Doniinica, 50 - to 52 - per cwt. ; 



Jamaica, 48/- to 55 - ])er cwt. 

 Carhamoms — My.sure, 7hl. to 2 - per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 37/- to 38/- per cwt. 

 CoTTOX — West Indian Sea Island, medium fine, i2^d. ; fine, 



I'Md. ; extra tine, loAiY. per lb. 

 Feuit— 



Bananas — Ko quotatiipns. 



GuAVK Fkvit — (5/- to 7/- per case. 



Okanoes — 8 - to 11/- per box of 150-170. 



PiNE-Ai'PLES — No (mutations. 

 FrsTic— £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 GiNGEK — Jamaica, fair bright, 37-; ordinary- to good 



ordinary, 27 - to 30 - per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica. 17 to 22 - per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian Imiip, 2, 5 to 2/8 ; cake, 1,3 per It). 

 Kola Ni'ts — 4d. to Oi/. per lb. 

 Lime Jiice — Raw, 9(1. to 1 - per gallon ; concentrated, 



£13 15,f. per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — Distilled, 1,3 per Iti. ; hand-pressed, 2,0 to 2 



per lb. 

 LoG^vooD-£4 2s. 0«7. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Mace- Bold pale. 10; red, 1/1 to 12; broken, 1/- 



to 1;1 per tti. 

 Nitrate of Soi'a — Agriculun-al, £11 per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 55's, 3 - : Ol's, 1 !» : 82's, 1,'- ; 140's, od. per tb. 

 Pimento — 2i(?. per ft.. 

 Rum — Demei-ara, 10(/. per pro()f gallon ; Jamaica, Is. 9(7. 



per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — 7-kd. to 1 2 per lb. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 20, to 23- per cwt. : ]Musco\-ado, 



Barbados, lO'- to 17,- per cwt. ; Molasses, 14 •', ti.. 



17, - per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £13 'ts. per ton. 



Montreal,— Xovember 9, 1904.— ill. J. RissELL Mlkeav. 

 (In bond quotations, c. A" f.) 



Bananas — Jamaica, 50c. to 75c. per bumh (.f 8 hands ; 



$100 per bunch 'firsts': $1-30 to SI "40 per bunch 



'jumbos.' 

 Cedar — Trinidad, 40c. per cubic foot. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, 920-00 to f!2800 ; Trinidad, ?22-00 



to ?24-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, Oc. to 10c. per lb. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unlileached, 0|c. to 8c. per tti. 

 MoLASCUiT— Demerara, $132 per 100 %. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 25c. to 27c. ; Antigua. 21c. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 2aT3iF.GS — Grenada, llO's, 20c. to 2O5C. per tti. 

 Granges — Jamaica, $3-00 per barrel ; Douiiniea, S375 



per Viarrel : $1'75 ]>er box (duty paid). 

 Pimento — Jamaica. Sic. to 6c. per lb. 

 Pise-apples — No (jucitations. 



Sugar- Grey Crystals, 00 . S2-00 to 83-09 per lOti 11.. 

 —Muscovados. SO'. 82-75 to $2-80 j.erlOO tt.. 

 —Molasses, 89 , S2-.-.(l to ?2-00 j.er 100 ft.. 

 —Barbados, S'J , ?2-60 to $2 75 per 100 fr. 



New York, — December 9, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. &. Co. 



Cacao- Cai-acas, 12c. to 13c. ; Grenada, ll|c. to lUc; 



Trinidad, 12c. to 13i;c. per ib. 

 CocoA-Nurs— Trinidads, $25-00 to ^27 00 per M., selected ; 



Jamaicas, $27-0C» to $28 00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jain.aica, good ordinary, 84-0. to !>c. per lb. 

 CJoAT Skins — Jamaicas, 58c. to 00c. per lb. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaicas, $2*50 to $3 00 per l)arrel. 

 (•ranges — Jamaica. $350 jar barrel (stem cut). 

 Pimento — 4jc. per lb. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals. 96°, 4|c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 44C. ; 



M(.>lasses, 89', 4e. per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— December 17, 1904. —Messrs. T. S. Gaee.\- 

 WAY & Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch i Co. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-40 to $3-75 per 100 It.. 



Cacao — Dominica, $11-25 per 100 ft. 



CocoA-Ncrs — $il-00 ])er M. for husked nuts. 



CoFFEE-$10-00 to $12-00 per 100 ft. 



Hay— ilOc. to '.»5c. i>er 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda. $00 00 ; Ohlendorffs dissolved 



guano, $00-00; SuljOiate of annuonia, $72-00 to $75-00; 



Sulphate of potivsh, $07'00. 

 Onions— Madeira (stringed). $2 50 to $3-50 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

 PoT.vTos, English— $1-75 t.. $225 per IGO It.. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-80 to $485 per bag (100 It..) ; Patna, 



$3-25 |.er 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— December l-j, 1904. — ilessrs. Wieting 



li; lilCHTER. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $7-50 to $8-00 per barrel. 

 Balata — A'enezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, 12c. to 13c. per ft. 

 Cassava Starch— $000 to |0-50 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $12-00 per M. 

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



— Creole, lie. jier ft. 

 Deal- $4-30 to $4-40 per bag of 108 ft. 

 EonoES — SI -08 i)er barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, IGc. per galh.in (casks 



included). 

 Onions— Madeira, $3-00 to $4-00 per 100 ft. 

 Pea Nuts — Amei-ican, Oc. to O^c. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains— ?0c. to 40c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English— $2-C0 to $210 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 35 to $4-40; Creole, $4-25 per 177 ft., 



ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $108 per bag, $102 per 



barrel. 

 Tannias— $2-04 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-04 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $3-03 to $3-15 : Yellow, $3-20 to 



$3-30 ; White, $3-75 to $4-10; Molasses, $2-75 to 



$3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Tumi;eu — Greenheart, 32c. to 5oc. per cubic foot. 

 Wallara Shingles — $3-00, $3-75, and $5-50 per M. 



Trinidad, — December 15, 1904. — Me.ssrs. Gordon, Grant 

 & Co. ; and Me.ssrs. Edg.ve Tripp ifc Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to good red, $11-00 to $12-00; Estates, 



$12-00 to $12-30; Venezuelan, $12 30 to $1250 



per fane'^a (110 ft.). 

 Coco.A-NU-rs -$20-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 71c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan— Oc per It.. 

 CopR.A-$3-10 to $3-20 per 100 It.. 

 Onions— Stringed Madeira, $3-50 to $4 00 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

 Pot.atos. English— si -15 to $1-25 per 100 ft. 

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



$5 50 per bag. 



