Vol. III. No. .59. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



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MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— June 21, 190-t. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper 

 & Co., Messrs. J. Hales Caikd & Co., Messrs. 

 E. A. de Pass it Co., 'The West India Committee 

 CiRcuLAu'; 'The Liveri'ool Cotton Association 

 Weekly Cikculae,' .lune 17, 1904 ; and 'The 

 Public Ledger,' .June 18, 1904. 

 Aloes— Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; CuraQoa, 14/- to 38/- percwt. 

 Arrowroot— St. A'iiicent, Ihl. to 3W.; Bermuda, 1/2 to 



l/<) i)er H). 

 Balata — Denierara Sheet, 2/3; Venezuelan Block, l/Sj 



per lb. 

 Bees'-wax — £7 to £'7 7s. Ci?. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 57/- to 68/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/- 



to 58/- ])er cwt. ; Dominica, St. Lucia, and Jamaica, 



50/- to 58/- per cwt. 

 Carhamoms — Mysore, 7d. to 3/3 per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 37,'- to 38/- per cwt. 

 CorRA— Trinidad, sundried, £10 10s. to £10 15s. per 



toll, c.i.f. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, Kihl. to 18(/. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/6 to 7/G per bunch. 



Grafe Fruit — 10/- to 11/- per case. 



Oranges — No quotations. 



Pine-apples — Antigua, 14/- to 16/- per barrel. 

 Fustic— £3 lOs. to £4: per ton. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, common to middling, 31/6 to 43/- ; good 



fair bright, 40/0 to 48/- per cwt. 

 Honev — 18/- to 30/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — ^West Indian lump, 2,5 to 2/11 ; Cake, medium, 



palish, 1/3 per Iti. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 7il. per lb. 

 Lijie Juice — Raw, 1/4 to 1;_6 \>er gallon; Concoutrated, 



£13 5s. per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — 1/5 to 1/0 per lb. , distilled. 

 Logwood— £4 2s. 6d. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Mace — 1/2 to 2/1 per lb. 



Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £10 per ton. 

 NuTJiEGS— 140's, 0//. to Ghd. ; lOO's, 9d. ; 57's, 2/3 per ft. 

 Pimento- 3(7. to Shi. per ft. 

 Rum— Denierara, 7d. to 7kd. per proof gallon; .Jamaica, 



Is Oil/, and upwards per proof gallon ; Luewards, 



7d.. to 10'/. per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, 7d. to 1/- per ft. 

 Sugar — Crystallized, 15,3 per cwt. ; Muscovado, Barbadcjs, 



11/0 to 13,3 per cwt. ; 89', 9s. lirf. on floating terms ; 



Molasses, 11/0 to 15/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Asimonia — £12 per ton. 

 Tamarinds — Antigua, 7/- to 8/- ; Barbados, 10/- to 11/- 



l)er cwt. 

 Montreal, — June 9, 1904. — Mr. J. Russell ^Iurray. 

 (In bond quotation.s.) 

 Bananas — Jamaica, $1'25 per bunch of 8 hands ; $1-40 



per bunch firsts ; SI '05 jier bunch Jum1)os, c. & f. 

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

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

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



to .§23-00 per JI. c. cfc f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, 85C. to OjC. per ft. c. it f. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, Oijc. to 8c. per ft. c. & f. 

 Limes — Jamaica, §0-00 jier barrel, c. & f. 

 Mo lascuit— Denierara, §132 per 100 ft. c. it f. 

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



per Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMRGS — Grenada, 110'.v, ]7Ac. to 18ic. per ft. c. it f. 

 Pisiento — Jamaica, 7^0. to 7jC. per ft. c. it f. 

 Sugar— Grey Crystals", 90=, §2-40 to §2 50 per 100 ft. c. it f. 

 —Centrifugals, 89', §2-05to§215 per 100 ft. c. it f. 

 —Molasses, 80% $1-88 ijer 100 ft. c. it f. 

 —Barbados, 89', §2-25 per 100 ft. c. it. f. 

 New York, — June 24, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros, i Co. 

 Cacao — Caracas, I22C. to 13c. ; Jamaica, 10|c. to 12c.; 



Grenada, 12jC. to 1210.; Trinidad, 12^c. to 13^c. per ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— Ti-inidads, §19 to §21 per M., selected. 



Jamaicas--No quotations. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, Olc. to 8c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jainaicas, 52c. to 5430. per ft. 

 PiJiENTO — 0|c. to Oic. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, !)0', SjI'c. ; Muscovados, 89', 31^, 



Molasses, 89°, SJ.^c. per ft). 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, -June 29, 1904. — Messrs. Bennett Beyson 

 & Co., Ltd. 

 M(iLAssEs — 13ic. per gallon (Imperial). 

 Sugar— §1-85 per 100 ft. 

 Barbados, — July 2, 1904.— Messrs. T. S. Gaeraway 

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

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, §3-50 to §3-70 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— §11-50 to §1200 ])er 100 ft. 

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

 Coffee— Jamaica, §<J-00 to §10-00 ; ordinary Rio, §11-00 



per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 95c. to §1-00 per 100 ft. 

 MANURES--Nitrate of soda, §00-00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



guano, §00-00; Suli>hate of ammonia, §75-00 to§76-00; 



Sulphate of potash, §07-00. 

 Molasses — 13c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions — Madeira (stringed), §2-25 per 100 ft. ex 'Sarstoon'; 



Bermuda— No ({notations. 

 Potatos, English— Bermuda, §4-00 per barrel. 

 Rice- Ballam, §4-50 to §4-00 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



§3-40 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — in hhds., 89', §185 (packages included). Dark 



Crystals, 90°, §2 20 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — June 30, 1904. — Messrs. Wieting 



& liICHTEE. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, §9-00 per barrel. 

 Balata — 35c. to 40c. per ft. 

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

 Cassava Starch — §7-00 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §8-00 to §10-00 per M. 

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



— Creole, He. per ft. 

 Dhal— §4-00 to §475 per bag of 108 ft., ex 'Sarstoon.' 

 Eddoes — 90c. i)er barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan j-ellow, 16c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 Onions— §2-00 per 100 ft., ex ' Sarstoon ' ; Teneriffe, lie. 



to 2c. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts — Cur.a^oa, 4c. ; American, 5|c. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains — 20c. to 40c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English— §3 00 to §4-00 per barrel. 

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

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, §1-20 per barrel, §1-00 per bag. 

 Tannias — §1-20 per barrel. 

 Vails- White, §1-08 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, §2-12i to §2-17-i ; Yellow, §2-25 to 



§2-50; White, §3-00 to '§3 "50 ; Molasses, §1-70 to 



§2-00 per 100 ft. 

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

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



Trinidad, — June 30, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 ife Co. ; and Messrs. Edgae Tripp ife Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to good red, §12-10 to §12-25 ; Estates, 



§12-25 to §12-45 ; Venezuelan, §1200 to §12-80 ner 



fanega (110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nut Me.vl — Ijc. per ft. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 08c. jier Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, OAc. per ft. 

 Copra- §2-05 to §2-75 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— Tenerifte, 80c. ; Madeira, §1-25 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos, English— §1 75 to §2-25 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, §4-20 to §4-50; White Table, §5-50 to 



§5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar— White Crystals, §3-25 ; Yellow Crystals, §2-35 



Molasses Sugar, §2-20 to §2-25 per 100 ft. 



