Vol. Iir. No. 63. 



THE AGFJCULTURAL NEWS. 



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MARKET REPORTS. 



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London, — August 1(3, 190-t. >[e.ssrs. .J. H.AlLesCaird & Co., 

 Me.s.srs. Keaet<>n, Pipek & Co., Messrs. E. A. 

 DE Pass it Co., 'The We.st India Committee Cir- 

 culae'; 'The Liverpool Cotton Associatio\ 

 Weekly Circular, .August 12 ; and 'The Public 

 Ledger,' August 13, 1904. 



Aloes— Bai-bailos, 13/- to 35/- ; CuraQoa, 14/- to 30/- per cwt. 



Arrowroot— St. "V'incent, 1|(^ per ft. 



Balata— Block, 1;'3 to 1/3A per lb. 



Bees'-wax- £7 2.-:. 0'/. to"£7 12». C'7. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 58/- to <J2/- jier cwt. ; Grenada, 53/- 



to 57,0 per cwt. ; Dominica, 4'J/G to 57,0 per cwt. ; 



Jamaica, 51/- to .50- per cwt. 

 Carhaimo^is — Jlysore, 7i'/. to 2/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, gocjd ordinarj-, 38/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — ^^'est Indian Sea Island, medium fine, l-4ii. ; fine, 



15(/. ; extra fine, lijil. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — .lamaica, 5/C to 7/- per bunch. 



GiiAPR Fruit — Tamaica, 10/- to 11/- 2)er case. 



Uranoes — Jamaica, 10/- t(j 14/- per case. 



Pine- apples— Antigua, 12/- per barrel. 

 Fustic— £3 lO.s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger— Fair to go.jd l)right, 40 - to 47/- ; lean and dark, 



29/- to 30/- per cwt. 

 Honey — 15/- to 18 per cwt. 

 Isinglass— West Indian lump, 2/0 to 2/10 ; cake, 1/2 to 1/3 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 7<i. per ft. 

 Limb Juice— Raw, 12 to 1^5 per gallon; concentrated, 



£14 per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil— Distilled, 1/0 to 1, 7 per ft. ; handi)ressed, 2/9 



to 3,'- per ft. 

 Logwood— £4 2s. 0«?. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 lO.?,'. per ton. 

 Mace— Fair to good i)ale, 1/0 to 1/10; red, 1/2 to 1;'5 ; 



broken, lb?, to 1/- per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda— Agricultural, £10 5.s. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— C3'.s, 1,10; 8(;"», J/-;103'.s, 8},<l. ; ISO'.v, .5-7. 



per ft. 

 Pimento — 3r/. per lb. 

 Rum — Denierara, 7(1. to 7hiL per proof gallon; Jamaica, 



l.s. 9(/. to 1.S 9j</. per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — No ipirjtations. 

 Sugar — Crj'.stallized, 10/- to 17;'3 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



Barbados, 13/3 to 14/- per cwt. ; Molass&s, 11/0 to 



15/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £11 17s. 0(7. to £11 18s. 9«?. per 



ton. 



85c. to $1-00 per bunch of 8 liands ; 

 per bunch firsts ; $1-50 per bunch 



Montreal,— -August 8, 1904.— Mr. J. Ptu.ssELL Murray. 

 (In bond quotations.) 



Bananas — Jamaica, 



$ri5 to $1-25 



Jumbos, c. ifc f. 

 Cedar— Trinidad, 40c. per cubic foot, c. & f. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §25-00 to §27-00 ; Trinidad, $21-00 



to $24-00 per M., c. & f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, 8|c. to 9ic. per ft., c. & f . 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 0|c. to 8c. per ft., c. & f. 

 Limes — Jamaica, $4-00 per barrel, c. & f. 

 MoLASCUiT— Demerara, $1-32 per 100 ft., c. & f. 

 Molasses— Barljados, 24c. to 20c. ; Antigua, 20c. to 21c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMBGS— Grenada, llO's, 17c. to 18c. per ft., c. & f. 

 Pimento- Jamaica, 7|c. to 7ic. per ft., c. & f. 

 PiXE-APPLES— Cubans, crates 30's to 18's, |3-75 to $4-10. 

 Sugar— Grey Cryst^ds, 0G=, §2-55 to $2-00 per 100 ft., c. & i. 

 —Centrifugals, 89', §2-25 to §2-30 per 100 ft., c. .fc f. 

 —Molasses, 89', $2-10 jier 100 ft., c. & f. 

 —Barbados, 89', $2-35 per 100 ft., c. &. f. 



New York,— August 19, 1904.— Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. &, Co. 



Cac^o- Caracas, 12]c. to 13e. ; Jamaica, 9Jc. to ll'.c • 

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



CocoA-NUTs-Tiinidads, §25 to §27 per M., selected : 

 Jamaicas— §30-00 jier M. 



Coffee— Jamaica, fair to good ordinary, 8 k. per ft. 



Gi.VGER— Jamaica, 7c. to 8c. per ft. 



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



Pimento— 47c. per lb., sp.it (iuotatr,jn. 



Sugar- Centrifugals, 90", 4|c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3] 'o. to 

 34'c. ; Molasses, 89', 3,'i;C. to 3ic. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Barbados,— August 27, 1904.— Me.ssrs. T. S. Garraway 

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

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-50 to §3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, §1350 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §13-50 jier M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, §1000 to §1100; ordinary Rio, §1100 



per 100 ft. 

 Hay— §1-20 per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, §00-00 ; OldendorfTs dissolved 



guano, §00-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 to §75-00; 



Sulphate of potash, $07-00. 

 Molasses— Market closed. 



Onions— Madeira (stringed), §1-10 to §1-50 per 100 ft ; 

 Potatos, English- §2-05 per 100 ft. 

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



§3-40 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— Market closed. 



British Guiana,— August 2.5, 1904.— Messrs. Wieting 



ct lilCHTER. 



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

 Balata— "V'enezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

 Cacao— Native, 1 2c. to 13c. per ft. 

 Cassava Starch— §0-50 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— .?8 -00 to $10-00 per M. 

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



— Creole, lie. per ft. 

 Dh.4^l-$4-25 to §4-40 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes — 00c. i>er barrel. 

 Molasses— Vacuum Pan yellow, 15ic. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 Onions— Matleira, $100 to $1-90 per 100 ft. ; Tenerifte, 



lie. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts— American, 0),c. to 7c. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains— 24c. to 40c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, English— Teneriffe and Madeira, $1-80 per 



120 ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 40 to $4-50 ; Creole, $4-50 per 177 ft., 



ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados, $1-20 per barrel, $1-08 per bag. 

 Tannias— §1 -OS per barrel. 

 Yams— Wliite, §2-10 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-40 to §2-50 ; Yellow, $2-00 to 



$2-80; White, $3-50 to $3-75; Molasses, $2-00 to 



$2-25 per 100 ft. 

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

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

 Trinidad,— August 25, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 ife Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary, $12-30 to $12-40 ; E.states, $12-.50 to 



$12-75 ; Venezuelan, $12 75 to $1310 per faner'a 



(110 ft.). 

 Coco.i-NUTs— $19-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 73c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, Oic. per ft. 

 Copra- $2-70 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $1-20 to $125 per 100 ft. 

 PoT.\TOS, English— §1-20 to $1-45 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $420 to §4-50 ; Wliite Table, $4-80 to 



$5-50 per bag. 



