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THE AGEICULTUEAL NEWS. 



April 9, 1904. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— ^iHi-th IT), 1904. Messrs. Keaeton, I'ipei: 

 &, Co., ^lessrs. J. Hales Caikd & Co. ; ' The 

 Liverpool Cotton Association AVeekly Cir- 

 cvlak', March 4, 1904 ; 'The West India 

 Committee Circlilak,' March 15, 1904 : and 

 'The ri'isLic Ledger,' March 12, 1904. 



Aloes— Barl)ados, 13,'- to 35, - ; Cura(:(.a, 14,6 to 35 - per 



cwt. 

 Abeowroot — St. Viuoeiit, Ihl. tn ohd.; Beriiuida, 12 to 



1;'G per Hi. 

 Balata— 1 C to 111 per lb. 

 Bees'-wax — £'7 ti> £7 o.s. jier cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 60,- to 68- per cwt. ; Grenada. 52/- 



to 69 - per cwt. ; Duniinioa, St. Lucia and Jamaica, 



51'- to 60 - per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7''. to 3 '3 peril). 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 38- to 60'- per cwt. 

 Coi'RA — Trinidad, £'17 per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — Carriacou i^'pl. jier fti. ; West Indian Sea Island. 



1,4 to 1,5 per tti. 

 Divi Divi— No quotations. 

 FKriT — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 5,'- to 7/- per bunch. 



Grape Fri it — 10,- to 11,'- per case. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 8,'- to 9,3 per case of 1.50 to 176. 



Pine-apples — No quotatii ms. 

 FrsTic- £3 lO.v. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 33 - to 55,'- per cwt. 

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

 Isinglass— West Indian lump. 2 8 to 2 11: Cake, 11 to 



1/2 per It.. 

 Kola Nits— 4'7. to 7''. per ft. 

 Lime Jvice — Raw, 9(/. to Is. 2<l. per gallon ; Concentrated, 



£12 to £12 lO.v. i)er cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — No quotations. 

 Logwood -£4 2«. &/. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 lO.v. 



per ton. 

 Mace— 1,9 to 2,3 per tti. 



Nitrjite of Soda — .Agricultural, £9 15.v. per ton. 

 NiTMEOS— 69's to 60'»-, 1/8 to 2,2; Ws to 80\s-, 1,- t.. 1,3 



per lb. 

 Pimento— 3](?. to 3^''. per tt>. 

 RlM — Demerara, i>il. to lOhl. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 16 



to 8,'- per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, 1/- to l,'l per tb. 

 Sugar — Cr3-stallized, 14 3 to 15 3 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



Barl>ados, 14 '6 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 17s. 6(/. per ton. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 8,'- to 8 6 per cwt. 



Montreal, — March 9, 1904. — Mr. Alexander Wills. 

 Coco.v-nuts- Trinidad, $24 00 ; Jamaica, 024-27 per IM. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, S^c. to 9ic. per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 6|c. to 8c. per ft. 

 M0LAS.SES — Barbados, 31c. to 'Mc. per gallon. 

 MoLASCUiT — Demerara, §1 32 per 100 }ti. 

 Nutmkgs — Gren.adas, llO'.s, 20c. to21ic. jier t1>. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 8c. to 8]c. i)er tt>. 

 SCGAR— Crystals, S209] ]ier 100 ft. in bond. 



— M;>la.sses, $1-24 to $1-24^ ]<er 100 %. in bond. 



New York, — ^lanh 4, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie Bp.os. 

 & Co. 

 Bananas — No quotations. 

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



Grenada, 12-l;c. to 12Jc. ; Trinidad, 13c. to 132c. j^er ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $22 to ?24 ; Jamaicas, $26 to $28 



per M., selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 62c. to 7ic. 



per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 62c. to 7c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 53c. per ft. 



Grape Fruit — No quotations. 

 Oranges — No ipiotations. 

 Pimento — 7ic. per ft. 

 RuBiiKK — No (|Uotations. 



Sugar— Centrifugals, 96% 3.*Sc. ; Muscovadcis, 89^ 

 to 25c. ],er ft. 





INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, Maich l'."?, 1904. —Messrs. Bennett Br.Y—N 

 & Co., Ltd. 

 MoL.\ssEs — 16c. jier gallon (Im2)erial). 

 Sugar- $1-40 per 100 ft. 



Barbados,— March 26, 1904.— Me.ssrs. T. S. Gauk.*.- 

 way it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lyxch & Co. 

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

 Cacao— g!12-50 to $1350 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $10'00 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $1000 and $12'00 per 



100 tti. respectivelyr 

 Hay— 96c. i>er 100 Hi. 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, (none in stock) ; Ohlendorffs 



dissolved guano, $60'00; Suljiliate of ammonia, $76'0<> 



to $85-00 r Sulphate of potash, $67-00. 

 Molasses — 14c. per gallon (])unclieon included). 

 Onions— $3-60 to $3-90 i)er 100 ft. 

 PoT.\Tos, Es(a.isH- 81-60 per 100 ft. 

 Rice- Ballam, $5 00 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $3-60 per 



100 ft. 

 Sugar— in hhds., $160 per 100 lb. (packages included^. 



British Guiana,— Manh 24, 1904.— Messrs. WiETiNC. 

 ii: Kkhteu. 

 Arrowroot — St. A'incent, $7 50 to $7 75 per barrel. 

 Balata — 40c. to 42c. jier ft. 

 Cacao — Native, ll!c. to 13e. i)er ft. 

 Cassava Starch — $600 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $800 to $1000 per M. 

 Coffee -Rio and Jamaica, 12c. to 13c. jier ft. (retail). 



— Creole, 12c. per ft. 

 Dhal— $;!-00 to $4-00 per bsig of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— $1-00 to $1-44 per barrel. 

 Molasses— Vacuum Pan )-ellow, 10c. per galb^n, (casks 



included). 

 Onions— 4c. to 6c. per ft., ex store; Givrlic, 6c. to 7c. 

 Pea Nuts Cura(;oa, 4c. ; American, 530. jier ft. (retail;. 

 Plantains — olic. to 68c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, Enolish--$2-25 to $250 per barrel. 

 Rice — Ballam, $4-65 per 177 ft., ex store ; Crc'le, 



20c. per galbm (retail). 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $1-20 per barrel. 

 Tannias — $2-16 per bag. 

 Yams— White, $1-68 per bay. 



Sugar— D.irk Crystals, $l-88i ; Yellow, $2-:i0 to $2-40; 

 White. $3-50; Molasses,'$l-60 to $1-90 per 100 ft. 

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

 Wallaba Shingles— $3 00 to $5-50 per M. 



Trinidad, — !Mareh 24, 1904. — Mes.srs. Gordon, Grant 

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

 Balata — No quotations. 

 Cacao— < )rdinarv, $13-00 to $13-25; Estates, $14-00 



to $14-.")0 per fanega (110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nuts- $20-00 per M., f.o.b., selected in b.ags of 100. 



(husked). 

 Cocoa-nut Me.al — l|c. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 67c. per Imperial gallon (casks included;. 

 Coffee — A'enezuelan, Oj'c. to 7c. ]ier 100 ft,. 

 Copra- $2-75 to $3 00 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $3-25 t.. $3-50 per 100 it.. 

 Molasses — 15c. per gallon (without cask). 

 PoT.-VTOs. En(;lish— $1-25 to $1-40 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $425 to $4 50; White Table, $5-25 to 



$6 00 ]ier bag. 

 Sugar— Yellow Crystals, $2-25 ; Molasses Sugar. $2-00 



j.er 100 lb. 



