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THE AGEICULTUEAL XEWS. 



Septembki: 10, 1904. 



WEST INDIAN PRODUCTS. 



barrels. At <a later sale 112 iiackage.s, ino.stly I'arlwdos, 

 were l>r(iuglit in at 9.s. per cwt. in bond. 



Drugs and Spices in the London Market. 



The following is Mr. J. R. Jackson'.s rejiort for the 

 month of July : — 



We tan best sum up the state of the markets in the 

 ■word ' inactive.' 



Little or nothing was done until the 20th. of the nicmtli, 

 ■when a moderate supply of .Jamaica ■was otfered, a small part 

 being sold at 'Ms. for middling and 32.<. to 34s. for ordinary 

 didl ; 97 bags of Cochin were also disposed of at the .same 

 time at 18j. Gd. to 19ii. for washed rough, and 19?. Gd. for 

 brown rough. A week later 34-5 barrels of Jamaica were 

 offered and bought in, including fair washed, at 40.?. to 43.5. 

 Some 900 jiackages of Cochin and Calicut were catalogued, 

 only 30 finding buyers at late rates. Forty-tlu-ee bags of 

 Japan were otfered at this sale and sold at 17?. for limed, 

 slightly moulily. 



NUTME'lS .\XD .MACE. 



Of nutmegs, at tlie first .sale of the month on July G, 

 48 packages of West Indian were offered and sold at the 

 following^rates: 73's at Is. M. ; 79's at 1.?. \d. : S6's at lb/.; 

 94's to 9J's at 9(/. to lOd. : 98s to 102's at 8(/. Steady 

 rates w-ere maintained a week later and continuetl to the 

 close of the month. 



ilace at the first .sale was represented by 3 packages of 

 West Indian fair pale and reddish, whicli .-old at Is. 5d. 

 !No quotations were made at later sales. 



.^REOWEOOT. 



Of arrowroot little or nothing has to be reported. At 

 the sale on the 6th. no other offerings ■were made beyond 

 700 barrels of St. Vincent, which were l>ought in. A week 

 later no St. Vincent was offered. Natal only appearing, and 

 this wa.s bought in. 



SAIiS.VPAEIIXA. 



At the drug auction on the 7th., native Jamaica was 

 sold at from 7d. to dd. per ft. for yellowish to fair red ; good 

 Jamaica found no buyers and good Guayacpiil was bought in 

 at 1?. per. Iti. A fortnight later a moderate supiily of grey 

 and native Jamaica was shown, 31 bales of the former were 

 sold at prices from 11(/. to Is. per Iti. for sound, and 101(/. to 

 11(/. for sea damaged ; lOd. per B>. was realized for 1 bale of 

 fair pale red : 9(/. jier tti. being asked for 8 bales of dull 

 medium red. 



riMENTO, LIME JUICE, TAMAEISDS, ETC. 



Nothing remarkable occurred in dealings with pimento 

 until the sale on the 13th., when lietween 400 and 500 bags 

 were disposed of at better prices than had iireviously 

 prevailed, fair berries fetching 4jf?. to 4|(/., and good 4|</. to 

 ihd. jier ft. At the last sale, on the 2Cth., the quotations 

 generally were lower ; 90 bags were sold without reserve at 

 2;.'. to 3f?. per ft. 



Lime juice wa> in good demand at the beginning of the 

 m.'nth, the prices standing thus : Good West Indian raw, 

 Is. 3(7. to Is. 4(7.; and refined. Is. 7(7. to Is. Sd. At the later 

 sale, on the 13th., the [irices weie very .^lightly advanced, but 

 there was a much larger demand in conseipience of the hot 

 weather. 



Oil the 6th., 1 1 burels of fair West Indian tamarinds 

 ■nere sold at 6s. 6'7. per cwt., good West Indian being 

 lought in at 10s. The total quantity offered was 211 



Of 19 bat's of SVest Indian koh 



were sold at ."ij(7. for 



good bright, while small .shrivelled West Indian wa.shed 

 realized 4(7. to 4.',(7. 



Canada. 



Mr. J. Eussell Murray ha.s forwarded the follr.wing 

 reimrt on t'iie trade in West Indian jiroduct.s in Canada 

 during the month of July : — ■ 



The general tone of imjuiries for iiresent and future 

 business is very satisfactoiy. 



SiKi'ir. — The strong market that continues for all grades 

 of sugar sliows no sign (jf weakening, and to-day's quotation of 

 10s. \\d. for August delivery of beets is the highest seen for 

 a considerable time. Arrivals of 96" crystals contiime, but 

 there is not likely to be much new buying on this market 

 for refining purposes for sevei'al weeks yet. Stocks of 

 crystals and muscovados are considerable. Sales of crystals 

 at !?2".5.5, c. A- f., have taken place for small lots, but for large 

 lots there is no ijuotation beyond the usual parity of Xe'n- 

 York or London prices. The stocks of muscovados in refiners' 

 hands both here and in the Maritime i)rovinces are very heavy, 

 and present offers are difficult to place. The .seasons' opi)or- 

 tunitv- for grocery sugars is near, as the fruit preserving will 

 be active in a few weeks hence. 



The May rejiort of the Department of Trade and 

 Commerce has just been issued, and the following figures 



indicate the growth 

 Canada ; — 



of the West India sugar trade 



$ 316,051 8 1,247,499 



The arrivals of sugar at Montreal during July according 

 to latest information are ; — 



S. S. 'Yaruba,' 27,700 bags ; S. S. 'Yanariva,' 3G,O0O 

 bags : S. S. ' liidianapoli.s,' 23,450 bags. 



Jfd/dsses. — The market continues without much move- 

 ment among buyers, wliile prices locally have been advanced, 

 and ever_v prospect is good for holders. The principal 

 buying seems to have been in Xova Scotia and New Brunswick. 

 Arrival- of Barbados mola.sses in Montreal during the 

 month amounted to only 1,110 puncheons, 140 tierces, and 

 a few b:\rrels. 



Ct/coa-nuti. — Prices in New York have recovered consid- 

 erably, but the fall and rise have not been reflected here to 

 the same extent, and prices remain very steady. Inqiorts 

 being for immediate consumption, there has been no surplus 

 or shortage of stocks on the market. 



Fruit. — Demand for bananas ha; 

 large supplies have been received. 



The market for limes is Hooded 

 being cxjierienced in eiiecting sales, 

 been warm enough to stimulate the consumption. 



As .soon as jiossible shiiiinents of oranges should be 

 made. While boxes are very desirable, barrels sell equally 

 well. Grade the fruit to three sizes : it will impro\e the 

 price at least 10 ]ier cent. 



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