ToL. III. Xo. 54. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



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MARKET REPORTS. 



IjOndon,- April 12, 1904. Messrs. Ke.\kton, Piper 

 '& Co., Messrs. J. Hales C.vird ife Co.; 'The 

 LivEiirooL Cotton Association 'Weekly Cir- 

 cular', April 8, 1904 ; ' The AVkst India 

 Committee Circular,' April 12, 1901; ami 

 • The Public Ledger,' April 9, 1904. 



Aloes— Barbiulos, 13,'- to 35,'- ; Curac-oa, 13, - to 08,- per 

 cwt. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, lA^?. to 3A'?.; Bermuda, 1,'2 to 

 1 ti per It). 



Balat.X.— 1,« to 110 per ft. 



Bees'-wax— £7 to £7 on. per cwt. 



Cacao— Triniaad, 60 - to 70- per cwt. ; Grenada, o2/- 

 to 5it,*J per cwt. ; Dominica, St. Lucia and Jamaica, 

 51;'- to 00 - per cwt. 



Cardamoms — Mysore, 7('. to 3 3 per ft. 



Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 38,- to 40,'- per cwt. 



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



Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, 1,4 per ft. 



Fruit — 



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



Orapb Fruit— 10,- to 11/- per case. 



Oranges— Jamaica, 8,'- to 9,'3 per case of 150 to 176. 



Pine-apples — No quotations. 



Fustic— £3 10s. 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, tlun 

 ])alisli, 1,3 per ft. 



Kola Nuts— 4.^ to 7<l. per ft. 



Lime Juice— Raw, 11-?. to Is. 2<1. per gallon; Concentrated, 

 £12 to £13 per cask of 108 gallons. 



Lime Oil — 1,10 per ft., distilled. 



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

 per ton. 



Mace— 1,9 to 2,3 per ft. 



Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £9 15s. per ton. 



Nut.megs— C9's to CO's, l/'8 to 2;'2; OO's to 80's, 1,'- to 1,'3 

 per ft. 



Pimento- 34i7. to S^d. iier ft. 



Rum— Demerara, 7 i''. to iihl. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 1,'4 

 to 8,'- per proof gallon. 



Sars\parilla— Jamaica, ],'- to l/l per lb. 



Sugar— Crystallized, 14,9 to 15,3 per cwt.; Muscovado, 

 Barbados, 13,9 to 14 6 per cwt. ; Slolasses, 11- to 

 15,'- per cwt. 



Sulphate of Ammonia— £12 12s. 6i'. i)er ton. 



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

 Montreal,— April 9, 1904.— Me. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In liond quotations). 



to 131c. ; 



Trinidad, 13c. to 137 



Cacao— Jamaica, 10c. 



per It), c. & f. 

 Cedar— Trinidad, 45c. per cubic foot c.i.f. 

 Cocoa-nuts -Jamaica, §28-50; Tobago, $2300 ; Trinidad, 



$27-50; per M. c. & f. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, medium, 8,Jc. to 9Jc. per ft. o. iV f. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, unbleached, O^c. to 8c. per ft. c. tV f. 

 Mocascuit— Demerara, $1 32 per 100 ft. c. .'i" f. 

 Molasses— Barbados, 31c. to :34c. ; Antigua, 33c. to 34Ac. 



per Imperial gallon, 

 NuTMKGS— Grenada, UO's, 18c. to lOic. per H>. c. v\. f. 

 Pimento— Jamaica, 8c. to SJc. per ft. c. A f. 

 Sugar— Grey Cry.stiils, 90% $2-32 per 100 fl>. c vt f. 

 —Molasses, 89% S1-40A per 100 ft. o. A f. 

 INew York,— April 15, 1904.— Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 cfe Co. 

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



12ic. 



Grenada, 12^c. to 13c.; Trinidad, 12ic. to 14c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $28 to $30 ; Jamaicas, $32 to $34 



per M., selected. 

 <:;offee— Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 

 per ft. 



to 8c. 



Ginger — Jamaica, 6|c. to 7c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 50c. to 54c. per ft. 

 Pimento — 7c. per ft. 



Sugar— Centrifugals, 96% 3^c. ; Muscovados, 89°, Sj^^c. ; 

 Molasses sugars, 89', 2j^c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,— April 20, 1904.— Messrs. Bennett Bryson 



&, Co., Ltd. 

 Mol.vsses — 14c. per gallon (Imperial). 

 Sugar— $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 Barbados,— April 23, 1904.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 way it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch it Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3 GO per HW ft. 

 C..ICA0— $12-00 to $12-50 i)er 100 ft. 

 Coco A-NU-rs— $12-00 i)er M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, $9-00 to $1000 ; ordinary Rio, .$1200 



per 100 ft. 

 H tY- 95c. to 9(!c. per 100 ft. 

 Manures— Nitr.ite of soda, $00 00 to $65-00; Ohlendorffs 



dissolved guano, $00-00; Sulphate of annnoiiia, $76 -0<) 



to $85-00; Sulphate of potash, $07-00. 

 Molasses — 12Ac. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions— Madeira, (bunched) $3-05 to $3-75 ; Bermuda, 



(loose) $2-00 per 100 ft. 

 PoT.ATOs, English— $1-62 to $2 00 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-75 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $3-50 to 



$3-60 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— in hhds., 89', $1-00 (packages included). Dark 



Crystals, !t6 , SLOO i)er 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— April 21, 1904.— Messrs. Wieting 



& Ricrter. 

 Arrowroot- St. Vincent, $7-50 to $7-75 per barrel. 

 B.iLAT.4^ — 40c. to 42c. per ft. 

 Cacao— Native, 12c. to 13c. per ft. 

 Cassava Starch— $650 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §8-00 to $1000 per M. 

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



— Creole, 12c. per ft. 

 Dhal— New, §4 00 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— §1-00 to §1-20 per barrel. 

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



included). 

 Onions— 5c. to 6c. per ft., ex store; Garlic, 6c. to 7c. 

 Pea Nuts— Cui-a^oa, 4c. ; American, 5ic. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains— 24c. to 72c. [jer bunch. 

 PoTATOS, English— $2-50 to §000 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-00 ; Creole, §4-50 per 177 ft., ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados, $1-68 per barrel; §1-44 per 



bag. 

 TANNI.4.S— 82-40 per liarrel. 

 Y.ois— White, §156 to $192 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, §2 00 to $2 05 ; Yellow, $2-30 to 



$2-40; White, $300 to $3-50; Molasses, $1-00 to 



$1-90 per 100 ft. 

 TniBER— Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic f.iot. 

 AV^^LUBA Shingles— §3-00, §3-75 and $550 per M. 

 Trinidad,— April 21, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 cfc Co., and :Messrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 

 BAL-4.TA — No quotations. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to Good Red, $12-75 to $13-00 ; Estates, 



§12-80 to §13-25 per fanega (110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nuts- $20-00 per M., f.o.b., large selected peeled m 



bags. 

 Cocoa-nut Meal— l^c. per ft. , - , j jx 



Cocoa-nut Oil— 65c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 6^c. to 7c. per ft. 

 Copra— $2-85 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $2-90 to $3-50 per 100 ft. 

 3I0LASSES — No ([uotatiiins. 

 Potatos. English— §150 to $1-75 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-25 to $4-40 ; White Table, $520 to 



$6-00 per bag. , , ^ „^ 



SuGVR— White Crystals, $3-25; Yellow, Ci-ystals $2-25; 



Molasses Sugar, $2-00 to $2-10 per 100 ft. 



