'Vol. III. No. 62. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



287 



MARKET REPORTS. 



Xondon,— August 2, 1904. Me.ssrs. .J. H.tLES Caird & Co., 

 Messrs. Ke.\rtox, Piper it Co., Messrs. E. A. 

 DE Pass ik Co., 'The West Ixdi.v Committee Ciit- 

 cuLAii'iaiifl 'The Public Ledger,' July .30, 1904. 

 Aloes— Biirbados, IS/- to 35,'- ; CuraQoa, 14/- to 38/- jjercwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, l^il. to Iji/. per ft. 

 Balata— Block, 1/3 t<j l:^ per ft. 

 Bees'- WAX— 47 2s. Cxi. to £7 12.<. 6i!. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 58- to 02/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/- 



to 57/0 per cwt. ; Dominica, 54/- to 50/- i)er cwt. ; 



Jam.aica, 48 to 50 - ]ier cwt. 

 Carkamoms — Mysore, 7hl. to 2 - per ft. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 30/- to 38/- per cwt. 

 Cotton— St. ^'incent Sea Island, Ibkd. ; Barbados Sea 



Island, lOji/. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/- to 6/- per bunch. 



Gkapf. Fruit— Jamaica, 10/- to 11/- per case. 

 Fustic — £3 lO.s. to £4 i)er ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, connnon to middling, 31/- to 38/- ; fair 



to tine, 45/- to 55/- per cwt. 

 Honey — 18 - to 30 - per cwt. 

 Isinglass- West Indian lump, 2/G to 2/10 ; cake, 1/2 to 1/3 



per ft). 

 Kola Nuts — 4i'. to 7''. per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 12 to 1,5 per gallon; concentrated, 



£14 per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — 1/0 to 1,7 per ft., distilled. 

 Loowoon— £4 2s. iiil. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Mace— Fair to g(jod pale, 1,0 to 1 '.» ; red, 1,2 to 1,5 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £10 5s. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— G5's, 1,8; 85's, 11-/.; 105's, Sil. ; 125's Ghl. 



per ft. 

 Pimento — 3('. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, 'i<l. to '7hl. per proof gallon; Jamaica, 



Is O.V. per proof gallon ; Leewards, 7'^. to 10(?. per 



proof gallon. 

 Sars\parilla — Jamaica, 7''. to 1/- per ft. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 10,'- to 17/- per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



89", 9s. ad. on floating terms per cwt. ; Molasses, 



11/0 to 15/- i>er cwt. 

 SuLl'HATE OF AMMONIA — £12 per ton. 



IMontreal,— July 9, 1904.— Mr. J. Russell ^^Iurray. 

 (In bond quotations.) 

 Bananas — Jamaica, Sl'lO per bimch of 8 hands ; $1'50 



per bunch firsts ; $1'75 per bunch Jumbos, c. & f. 

 Cacao— Jamaica, lie. to 12c. per ft., c. & f. 

 Ceoar — Trinidad, 40c. per cubic foot, c.i.f. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, $24-00 to .^20-00 ; Trinidad, .§21-00 



to S23-00 per M., c. i^- f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium. Sic. to 9ic. per ft., c. &i. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, ii'ilc. to 8c. per ft., c. & i. 

 Limes — Jamaica, $0-(J0 per barrel, c. & f. 

 Molascuit — Demerara, $1'32 per 100 ft., c. & f. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 22c. to 25c. ; Antigua, 19c. to 21c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 JIotmkgs — Grenada, llO's, 17c. to 18c. per ft., c. & f. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 8c. to 8je. per ft., c. & f. 

 Sugar— Grey Crystals, 90=, »2-50 to S2-00 per 100 lb., c. & f. 

 —Centrifugals, 89°, $2-15 to $2-25 per 100 ft., c. & f. 

 —Molasses, 89', $2-00 per 100 ft., c. & f . 

 —Barbados, 89', $2-'25 per 100 ft., c. &. f. 



INew York, — August 5, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 



Begs. & Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12jc. to 13c. ; Jamaica, 9Jc. to llic.;i 



Grenada, 12c. to I25C. ; Trinidad, 12c. to 13c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — Trinidads, $23 to $25 jjer M., selected. 



Jamaicas — $26-50 to $29. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, C4C. to 7lc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 52c. to 54Ac. per ft. 

 Pimento — 4|c. to 5c. per ft., spot quotation. 



Sugar— Centrifugals, 96', 4,,'lc. to 4Jc. ; Muscovados, 89% 

 3,'|jC. ; Molasses, 89', Sf^'c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, -August 10, 1904.— Messrs. Bennett Beyson 

 ife Co., Ltd. 



Molasses — Markets closed. 

 Su(;ar— $2-02A per 100 ft. 



Barbados,— August i;5, 1904.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

 A; Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, .$3-50 to $360 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, $1400 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10-75 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, $0 00 to $1000 ; ordinary Rio, $11-00 



per 100 ft. 

 Hay— $1-20 per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, $60-00 ; Ohlendorft's dissolved 



guano, $60-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 to $7500; 



Sulphate of potash, $67 '00. 

 Molasses — 14c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions— Madeira (stringed), $1-75 to $1-80 per 100 ft. ; 



Tenerifle, Sl-l!t to $1-25 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATOs, English— $2-75 to $3 00 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-50 to $4-00 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patiia, 



$3-40 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— in hhds., 89', $l-95(pack.ages included) per 100 ft. 



Dark Crystals — No ((notations. 



British Guiana,— August 11, 1904.— Messrs. Wieting 



ct liICHTEE. 



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

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



per ft. 

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

 Cassava Starch — $7 -50 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— .?8-00 to $1000 per M. 

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



— Creole, lie. per ft. 

 Dhal-$4-25 to $4-50 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— $1-20 to $1-44 per barrel. 

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



included). 

 Onions-$1-60 to $1-90 per 100 ft., ex 'Saba.' ; Teneriffe, 



IjC. to lie. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts — Curagoa, 4c. ; American, 5Jc. to Oc. per ft. 



(retail). 

 Plantains — 20c. to .36c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOs, ENtiLiSH— Teneritfe and Madeira, $2-75 to $3 00 



per barrel (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-40 to $4-50 ; Creole, $4-50 per 177 ft., 



ex store. 

 : Sweet PoTATos — Barbados, $1-20 per barrel, $1-08 per bag. 

 Tannias— $1-92 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-40 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-25 ; Yellow, $2-50 to $200 ; 



White, $3-50 to $3-75 ; Molasses, $2-00 to $2-15 



per 100 ft. 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 34c. per cubic foot. 

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



Trinidad, — August 11, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 ifc Co. ; and ilessrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary, $12-15 to $12-20 ; Estates, $12-35 to 



$12-50 ; Venezuelan, $12 50 to $12-75 per fanega, 



(110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nuts— $18-00 per M.. f.o.b. 

 Cocoa-nut Meal — Ijc. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 70c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, Oic. per ft. 

 Copra- $2-70 per 100 ft. 

 Onion.s— $1-40 to $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 I Potatos, English— $1-20 to $1-45 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Yellow, $425 to $4-40 ; White Table, $5-25 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar — No quotations. 



