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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



January 2, 1904. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



RriiisER — No iiuotjitions. 



SrciAK— Centrifugals, 06', 3|c, ; Muscavadr.g, 80', S^c. ;. 

 Molivsses, 8t»', 3c. j)er ft). 



LiOndon,— December 8, 1903. Messrs. Keakton, Pii-er 

 & Co., The West India Committee Cikculau ;, 

 'The Livekpool Cotton Association Weekly 

 CiRCULAr.', December i; and 'THEruBLic Ledger,' 

 December 5, lOO.JJ. 



Aloes— Barbados, 13,'- to 35/-; Cnraoca, 14,- tu 30,- i^er 



cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, IJc/. to IJi'. ; Bermuda, 1/3 tu 



1/8 per ft. 

 Balata— 1/9 to 2 3 per ft). 

 Bees'-wax — £7 1(V. to £7 15s. perewt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 03- to 70- per cwt. ; Jamaica, 48 •! t.. 



03/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 63/- to 02 per cwt. ; 



otlier islands, 51 - to 53/-. 

 Carpamoms — My.siire, 7i'. to 3/2 per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 34'- to 55/- per cwt. 

 CoPKA — Trinidad, £15 15s. to £10 per ton, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — West Indian, ijpl. per ftj. 

 Divi Divi — No (piotations. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 7,'- to 9/- i)er lunicli. 



Grape Friit — 12/- to 13/- per case. 



Oranges — Jamaica, !!/- to 12/- per case. 



Pine- APPLES — No (mutations. 

 Fustic — No quotations. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 30/- to 55- per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 19 - to 28 per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lumi), 2/3 to 2/10; Cake, 1/3 ti> 



1/7 per ftj. 

 Kola Nuts — 4(/. to 7''. per tb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, lOd. to 1/2 per gallon ; Concentrated, 



£12 15s. per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Logwood -£4 2s. Oi/. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. 



per ton. 

 Mace— 1/10 to 2/0 per ft). 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £10 per ton. 

 Nutmegs— C2's, 2/4: 75's, 1,10 ; 85's, 1,7 per ft.. 

 Pimento — 31J. to 4i'. per ft.>. 

 Ru.M — Demerara, 9(/. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 10 to 8,'- 



per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, 10(7. to 1/1 per tb. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 15, .'! to 10, per cwt. ; Molasses 



Sugar — in demand, 11,() to 15,-. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 5s. per ton. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 8/- to 8,0 per cwt. 



St. John, N.B.,— December ], 1903.— 'The Maritime 

 JIerchant.' 



Molasses— Porto Rico, 41c. to 44c. ; Barbados, 38c. to 

 30c. ]ier gallon. 



New York, — November 

 Bros, ifc Co. 



1903. — Messrs. Gillespie 



Bananas — No quotations. 



Cacao — African, 12c. to ]22C. ; Caracas, 14c. to 15c. ; 



Jamaica, lOic. to 12Ac. ; Grenada, 122c. tu 13c.; 



Trinidad, IS^c to 14ic. per ftj. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, S18-00 to 820-00 ; Jamaicas, 



$22-00 to Ji24-00 per M. selected. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, Cc. to 7.ic. 



per lb. ; Manchester grades, 8jC. to lOAc. perft(. 

 Gikger — Jamaica, 74C. to 8]c. per ftj. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 50c. to 53Jc. per lb. 

 Grape Fri-it- §"-.50 to ?6-00 per barrel. 

 Oranges — $3-25 to 83-75 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 74c. to 8c. per lb., ex store. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— December 19, 1903.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 ^VAY it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $3-75 per 100 ft.. 

 Cacao— 810-00 to 811-00 per 100 ft... 

 Cocoa-nuts— 80-00 per M. (liusked nuts). 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, 8800 and 80-50 per 



100 ftj. resjjectively. 

 Hay— 81-25 per 100 ftx 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, 8C5-C0 ; Oldendorfl's dissolved 



guant), 800-00 ; Suljihato of ammonia, 870-00; Sul[)hate- 



of p(jtash, 807 00; Sheep Manure, 8025 per ton. 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions— 83-25 per 100 ft). 

 PoTATOS, English- 81 -70 to 82-40 per 100 ft). 

 Rice— Ballam, 84-95 per bag (100 ft..); Patna 83-75 per 



100 lb. ; Rango(pn, 83-00 per 100 ft). 

 Sugar — No (|uotations. 



British Guiana,— December 17, 1903.— Messrs. Wkitinc 



it liICHTER. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 88-75 to 8900 per barrel. 



Balata — 40c. to 42c. per ftj. 



Cacao — Native, lie. to 12c. per ft). 



Cassava Starch — 8500 to 85-50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— 88 00 to 810 00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, lie. to 12c. per ftj. (retail). 



— Creole, lie. to 12c. i)er ft). 

 Dhal— New, 83-35 ; Old, 83-10 per bag of 108 ft.. 

 Eddoes — 81-20 jier barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, 15c. j)er gallon, casks 



included. 

 Onions — Madeira, 2hc. per fti. ex store ; Garlic, Gc. to 7c. 

 Pea Nits — Cura(;ua, 3j'c. ; American, 5c. j)er lb. (retail). 

 Plantains — 20c. to 40c. i)er I)unch. 

 Potatos. English — 82-50 to 84-00 per barrel. 

 Rice — Ballam, 8400 per 177 lb., ex store ; Creole 18c. 



to 20c. i)er gallon (retail). 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, 81'44 per barrel. 

 Tannias— 82-40 jier bag. 

 Yams- White, 81-08 per ba-. 

 SuiiAR— Dark Crystals, 81-82 to 81-85; Yellow, 82-20 to 



82-.30 ; White, 83 50; Molasses, 81-00 to 81-90 per 



100 ft). 

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

 Wallaba Shingles— 83 00 to 85-00 ])er M. 



Trinidad, — December 17, 1903. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

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



Balata — Venezuelan, 38lc. per ft). 



Cacao— Ordinary, 81325 to 81350 ; Estates, 814-25 



to 814-50 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts — 810-00 per M. f.o.b., selected in bags of 100. 

 Cocoa-nut Meal — l|c. per lb. 



Cocoa-nut (,)il — 55c. i)er liiii)crial Gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, O.'c. per ft). 

 Copra- 82-40 to 82-50' per 100 ftj. 

 Onions— 83-50 per 100 ft). 

 Potatos, English— 8125 to $1-30 per 100 lb. 

 Rice— Yellow, 8425 to 8450 ; White Table, 85-50 to 



85-75 per bag. 

 Sugar — No (piotatiuns. 



