ToL. III. No. .5(5. 



THE AGPJCULTUEAL NEWS. 



191 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— May 10, 1904. Messrs. Keahtox, Piper 

 it Co., Messrs. J. H.\le.s Caird & Co., 'The 

 West India Committee Cieciilar'; 'The Liver- 

 pool Cotton Association Weekly Circular,' 

 May 6, 1901 ; ami 'The Public Led(;er,' 

 May 7, 1901. 

 Aloes — Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; Curacjoa, 15/- to 38/- per 



cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, IhL to ohL; Bermuda, 1/2 to 



1/ti jier 111. 

 B.iLATA — Denierara Sheet, 2/3; Venezuelan Block, 1,7 



per lb. 

 Bees'-\va.\; — £7 to £7 7s. OJ per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 58/- to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/- 

 to 5!</'' l"^!" cwt. ; Dominica, St. Lucia and Jamaica, 

 51 '- to 00- per cwt. ; Demerara, 04/- per cwt. 

 Carhamom.s — Mysore, 7('. to 3,3 per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinarj', 38;- to 30/- per cwt. 

 CoFRA — Trinidad, sundried, £15 1 5s. to £10 per ton, c.i.f. 



I Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, 11''. per lb. 

 Fruit — 

 Grape Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, 8/- to 9,3 per case of 150 t^j 17'5. 

 PiNE-APPLEs — Antigua, 15,'- to 10,6 per liarrel. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 34,'- to 00,- per cwt. 

 Honey — 18/- to 30,'- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — ^West Indian lump, 2,5 to 2/10 ; Cake, thin, 

 palish and pickings, ]/- to 1/1 per tti. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 7(1. per fti. 



Lime Juice — Raw, 1/1 to 1/5 per gallon; Concentrated, 

 £12 ]5s to £13 per cask of 108 gallons. 



tLiME Oil — 1,6 to 1/6 per fti., distilled. 

 Logwood— £4 2s. 0('. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. 

 per ton. 

 Mace — 1/8 to 2,'3 per fti. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £10 per ton. 

 NuTJiEGs — 120's, 7''. ; 02's, 1,11 per fti. 

 Pimento- 3-^i7. to 3^f?. per lb. 

 Ru.M — Demerara, 7hl- to 9i<?. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 1,'9 

 to 8,'- per proof gallon ; Leewards, 7(/. to lli'. per 

 proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparii.l.v — Jamaica, OiJ. to 1/- per lb. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 15,3 to 16/- per cwt. ; Muscovado, 

 Barbados, 13/- to 14 3 per cwt. ; Mohisses, 11,0 to 

 15/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 to £12 Is. 3il. per ton. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 5/- to 8 ; Barbados, 10,'- to 11,'- 

 jier cwt. 

 Montreal, -May 1.3, 1901.— Mk. J. P.u.ssell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations). 

 Cacao— Januiica, 12c. to 13c. ; Trinidad, 13c. to 13Jc. 



per fti. c. & f. 

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

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, S22'0O ; Trinidad, $19'50 ; per M. 



c. & f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, 8|c. to Oic. per lb. c. & f. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, Gjc. to 72C. per ftj. c. it f. 

 IMoLAScuiT — Demerara, SI 32 per 100 fti. c. & f. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 24c. to 25c. ; Antigua, 22c. to 24c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMKGS — Grenada, UO's, 18c. to 19c. per lb. c. it f. 

 Pi.MENTO — Jamaica, 7c. to 7|c. ])er ftj. c. & f. 

 Sugar— Grey Cryst^xls, 90% !f2-15 per 100 lb. c & I. 

 —Centrifugals, 80°, S2-02 per 100 ft), c. & f. 

 —Molasses, 89\ $l-78i per 100 tti. c. & f. 

 2^ew York, — May 13, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 i Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 12|c. to 13jC. ; Jamaica, 10 Jc. to 12c.; 

 Grenada, 12ic. to 12|c. ; Trinidad, 12ic. to' 14c. per flj. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Triiiidads, $17 to §19 ; Jamaicas, $22 to $24 

 per M., selected. 



Coffee — Jamaica, fair 



7c. to 7;C. per fti. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 7ic. to 8|c. per ftj. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 55c. per ftj. 

 Pimento — 5ic. per lb. 

 Sug.^r — Centrifugals, 96', Sr^'ic. ; Muscovados, 



Molasses sugars, 89', 3rjVc. ])er lb. 



to good ordinary. Black River, 



89', 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, -May is, 1904. — Messrs. Bennett Beyson 

 & Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — 13c. per gallon (Imperial). 

 Sugar— $1-07* per 100 ftj. 



Barbados,— May 21, 1904.— Messrs. T. S. Gareaway 

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

 Arrowroot- St. Vincent, $3-25 to $3-00 per 100 tt>. 

 Cacao— $11-00 to $1200 ))er 100 fti. 

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

 Coffee— Jamaica, $9-00 to $1000 ; ordinary Rio, $11-00 



per 100 fti. 

 Hay— 95c. to $1-05 per 100 ft). 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, $60 00 to $(i5-00; Ohlendorft-g 



dissolved guano, $60-00; Suljiliate of ammonia, $75-00 



to $76-00; Sulphate of potash, $67-00. 

 ]SIola.sses — 12jC. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions — Madeira, (bundled) $400 ex store ; Bermuda, 



(loose) $1-30 to $2-20 per 100 ft). 

 POTATOS, English— Nova Scotia, $2-40 ; Bermuda, $350 



to $3-51 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 00 to $4 75 per bag (190 lb.) ; Patna, 



$3-50 t(j $3-60 per 100 fl>. 

 Sugar — in hhds., 89', $1-80 Cpackages included). Dark 



Crystals, 96', $2-25 per 100 ft). 



British Guiana, — May 19, 1904.— ilessrs. Wieting 



i PiICHTEE. 



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



Balata — 35c. to 40c. per lb. 



C.\CA0 — Native, 1 2c. to 13c. per lb. 



Cassava Starch — $6-50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $1000 per M. 



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



— Creole, 12c. per lb. 

 Dh.\l— New, $4-50 to $4 70 per bag of 168 lb., ex store. 

 Eddoes — $1-20 per barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, 10c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 (!)nions — 5c. per ftj., ex store; Teneritfe, 10c. per lb. 

 Vex Nuts — Curatjoa, 4c. ; American, 52C. per lb. (retail). 

 Pl.\ntains — 25c. to 50c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOs, English — $4-00 per barrel. 



Rice — Ballam, $4-60 ; Creole, $4-50 per 177 lb., ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barliados, $120 per barrel, $1-00 per bag. 

 Tanni.\s-S1-44 per barrel. 

 Vams — White, $2 04 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-10 to $2-15 ; Yellow, $2-.30 to 



$2-40; White, .S3-00 to $3-50; Molasses, $1-00 to 



$1-90 per 100 lb. 

 Timber — Greenheart, 3'2c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallab.v Shingles — $3-00, $3-75 and $550 per M. 



Trinidad, — May 18, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co., and Messrs. Ed(;ar Tripp ife Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to Good Red, $12 60 to $12-70 ; Estates, 



$12-75 to $1300 ; Venezuelan, $12 65 to $12 85 per 



fanega (110 lb.). 

 CocoA-NUT Me.\l — IjC. per fti. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — C5c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, O.tc. per ftj. 

 Copra- $2-00 per 100 tti. 



♦Inions- Teneriffe, $175 to $2 25 per 100 fti. 

 PoT.iTOs, English— $2-00 t.j $275 per 100 tti. 

 Rice— Yellow, $420 to $4 40 ; White Table, $500 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar — Wlute Crystals, $3-25 ; Yellow Crystals, $2-25 ; 



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



