Vol. III. No. CO. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



255 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London, 



.July 5, 1904. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper 

 & Co., Mes.srs. J. Hales Caied & Co., Messrs. 

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

 Circulae"; 'The Liverpool Cotton Association 

 Weekly Circulae,' July 1, 1901 ; and 'The 

 Public Ledc.er,' .July 2, 1901. 

 Aloes— Barbado.s, 13/- to 35,'- ; Cura(;oa, 14,'- to 38,'- percwt. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, I'pl. to 3k'L; Bernnida, 1/2 to 



]/() per ft). 

 Balata— Dcnierara Sheet, 1,'7 to 1/10 ; Venezuelan Block, 



1,4 per lb. 

 Bebs'-wax— £7 on. to £7 12s. C. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 59,'- to CI,'- per cwt. ; Grenada, 50/- 



to 57/0 per cwt. ; Donuuica, St. Lucia, and Januiica, 



51/- to 57/- per cwt. 

 Caruasioms — Myi5ore, 7'!- to 3, '3 per lb. 

 CoFKEE — Jamaica, good ordinarj', 38,'- per cwt. 

 Copra— Trinidad, snndried, £17 to £17 o.s. per 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, 15'i. to H'nL 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/- to C/- per Ijuncli. 



Grape Fruit— 10/- to 11/- per case. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 GlNOER— Jamaica, common to middling, 31,' 



fair bright, 43,(5 to 40/- per cwt. 

 Honey — 18 - to 30,'- per cwt. 

 ISINGL.A.SS — West Indian lump, 2,'2 to 2,10 ; 



palish, 1/2 to 1,5 per tti. 

 Kola Nuts — 4i7- to 7(1. per lb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/3 to 1/6 per gallon; 



£12 10s. to £13 10s per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — 1,5 to 1,'C per lb., distilled. 

 LoGWOOii— £4 2s. (Jd. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Mace — 1/1 to 1,8 per It). 

 Nitrate OP Soda — Agi-icultural, £10 2s. 0'/. t'>£lO 



per ton. 



ton, c 

 per It). 



.i.f. 



to 40 - ; good 



Cake, medium 



Concentrated, 



0-7. 



; 54's 



Z,! 



per lb. 



Nutmegs— llO's, to lOO's, 8(/. to 9(/ 



Pimento — Sd. per ftj. 



Rum— Demerara, 7d. to 8(/. per proof gallo)a ; Jamaica, 



Is 3d. to 8,'- per proof gallon ; Leewards, 7'?. tij 10(7. 



per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, 8(7. to 9(/. per \h. 

 Sugar — Cry.stallized, 15,6 to 10/9 per cwt.; Bluscovado, 



Barbados, 15/3 per cwt. ; 89", 9s. :id. on floating terms ; 



Molasses, 11,'6 to 15,'- per cwt. 

 Sulphate op Ammonia — £12 per ton. 



-Antigua, 



to 



Barbados, 10,'- to 10,0 

 J. Russell Murray. 



Tamarinds- 

 per cwt. 

 Montreal,— June 9, 190L— Mr. 

 (In bond quotations.) 

 Bananas— Jamaica, 81-25 per bunch (jf 8 hands ; $1-40 



per bunch firsts ; Sr05 per bunch .Jumbos, c. & f. 

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

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

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §24-00 to $26-00 ; Trinidad, §21-00 



to .?23-00 per M. c. & f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, She to 9ic. per lb. c. & f. 

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

 Limes — Jamaica, $0-00 per liarrel c. & f. 

 Molascuit— Demerara, §1 32 per lOO ft. c. »t f. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 22c. to 25c. ; Antigua, 21c. t') 22c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMKGS — Grenada, llO's, 1730. to 18ic. per ft. c. & f. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 7ic. to 74'c. per ft. c. & f. 

 Sugar— Grey Crystals", 96', $2-40 to $2-50 per 100 ft. c. &f. 

 —Centrifugals, 89^ $2-05 to $2 15 per 100 ft. c. & f. 

 —Molasses, 89', $1-88 i)er 100 ft. c. & f. 

 —Barbados, 89', $2-25 per 100 ft. c. &. f. 

 JTewYork, — July 8, 190-1. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. &Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 12.tC. to 13c. ; Jamaica, lOjc. to llic; 

 Grenada, 12Jc. to 12ic. ; Trinidad, 12c. to lo^c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, "$20 to $21 per M., selected. 

 Jamaicas — No (piotations. 



Coffee — Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 7c. to 74C. per ft. 

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

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 52c. to 54ic. per ft. 

 Pimento — 0|c. to (Uc. per lb. 



Sugar — Centrifugals, 90', 3J|;c. to 4c. ; Muscovados, 89% 

 S-jJ^yC. to She. ; Molasses, 89', 3|c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Antigua, — July 13, 1904. — Messrs. Bennett Bryson 

 ik Co., Ltd. 

 Mola.sses — 14c. per galhju (Imperial). 

 Sugar— $1-90 per 100 tli. 

 Barbados, — July 10, 1904. —Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

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

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

 Cac.^o— $11-50 to $14-00 per 100 ftj. 

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

 Coffee— Jamaica, $9-00 to $10-00 ; ordinary Rio, $11-00 



per 100 ft. 

 Hay— $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, $0n-00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



guano, $00-00; Sul[ihate of ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate 



of potash, $07 -00. 

 Molasses — 14c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions — Madeira (stringed), $2-25 per 100 ft. ; Bermuda, 



— No ([uotatiuns. 

 Potatos, English— $180 to $1-87 per barrel. 

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



$3-40 per 100 ft). 

 Sugar— in hhds., 8!l', $1-95 (packages included). Dark 



Crystals, 90', $2-20 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— July 14, 1904.— Messrs. Wieting 

 ife Richtee. 

 Arrowroot — St. "\'incent, S8-50 per barrel. 

 Balata — 35c. to 40c. per ftj. 

 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. to 12ic. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, lie. per ftj. 

 Dhal— $4-50 per liag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes — 90c. per barrel. 



yellow, IGc. per gallon (casks 



Pai 



5|c. 



;Tenerifte, l^c 

 to 6c. per ft. 



Molasses — Vacuum 



included). 

 Onions— $2-00 per 100 lb., ex 'Pocklington 



to lie. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts — Cura(j(ja, 4c. ; American, 



(retail). 



Plantains — 20c. to 32c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English— $300 to $325 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, old, $4-60; new, $4-60; Creole, .$4-50 per 



177 ft)., ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, $1-44 per barrel, $1-20 per bag. 

 Tannias— $1-32 per l)arrel. 

 "Sams— White, $1-92 per bag. 



Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-2U to $2-22i ; Yellow, $2-50 to 

 $2-00; White, .$3-50 to $375 ; "Molasses, $2-00 to 

 $2-15 per 100 ft). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 34c. per cubic foot. 

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

 Trinidad, — July 14, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and ]\Iessrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 

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

 $12-20 to $12-45 ; Venezuelan, $12 50 to $12 80 per 

 fanega (110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nut Meal — IjC. per ft. 



CocoA-NUT Oil — 67c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, O'c. per ft). 

 Copra- $2-65 to $2-70 per 100 ftj. 

 Onions— Tenerifte, $100 per 100 ft). 

 Potatos, English— $r75 to $2-00 per 100 ft). 

 Rice— Yellow, $4 25 to $4-35; White Table, $5 50 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar — White Crystals, $2-20 to $3-35 ; Molasses Sugar, 

 — No cpiotations. 



