ToL. III. No. 6.5. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



33.5 



MARKET REPORTS. 



XjOndon,— Se)iteiuber 13, 1904. Me.ssr.s. J. Hales Caikd it 

 Co., Messr.s. Kearton, Piper it Co., Messi-s. E. A. 

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

 cular'; 'The Liverpool Cotton Associ.^tion 

 Weekly CincuLAR, Se[itenibev 9 ; and 'The Public 

 Ledger,' Sei)tembei' 10, 190i. 



Aloes — Barbados, 13/- to 35,'- ; Cui-a(;oa, 14,'- to 38'- percwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, I'lil. per ft. 



Balata — Block, 1/3 per lb. 



Bees'- WAX — £7 10s. to £7 12s. dii. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 58/- to 02/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 54/- 



to 58/- per cwt. ; Dominica, 51/- to 50,'- per cwt. ; 



Jamaica, 53,6 to 57/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — M3'sore, TAt?. to 2/- per ft. 

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

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, medium tine, l''jd. ; fine, 



14(7. ; extra fine, 10'/. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 2,- to 4/- per bunch. 



GisAPR Fruit — Jamaica, 10,'- per case. 



Oranhes — Jamaica, 8/- t<j 9,'- per case. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Fair to good bright, 42,0 to 47/6 ; connnon to 



middling, 29/- to 37, 6 per cwt. 

 Honey — 10/- to 100 per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2/5 to 2/10 ; cake, 1/1 to 1,'3 



per fti. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 'td. per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1,4 per gallon; concentrated, £14 per 



cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — Distilled, 1,0 per ft. ; hand-pressed, 2,0 to 2/9 



per ft. 

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

 Mace — Fair to good pale, 1/6 to 1/11; red 1,'3 to 1/5 ; 



broken, ]/- to 1/1 per ft. 

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

 Nutmegs— 54 's, 2,'3; 102's, 9'?.; 158's, 5Jrf. ; shell, Ud. 



to 5il. per ft. 

 Pimento— 2§rf. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, 7(/. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, Is. 9d. 



to Is. OhI. per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, 8hd- to dhl. j)er ft. 

 Sugar — CrystjiUized, 17/6 to 18/6 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



Barbados, 13,6 to 14/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 11,6 to 



15/6 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 per ton. 



Montreal, — September 9, 1904. — Mr. J. PiUssell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations.) 



Bananas — Jamaica, 75c. to 95c. pur bunch uf 8 hands ; 



$1-05 to $1-15 per bunch firsts; $1-40 to Sl'oO per 



bunch Jumbos, c. & f. 

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

 Cooo.v-nuts- Jamaica, $25-00 to $27-00 ; Trinidad, $21-00 



to $23-00 per M., c. & f. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, Oc. to 10c. per ft., c. & f . 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleaclied, 6|c. to 8c. per ft., c. it f. 

 Limes — Jamaica — No quotations. 

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

 Molasses — Barbados, 24c. to 26c. ; Antigua, 20c. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 Nutmegs — Grenada, llO's, 18c. to 19|c. per ft., c. it f. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 6jc. to 7c. per ft., c. it f. 

 PiXE-APPLEs — Cubans, crates 30's to lO's, $3-00 to $4-10. 

 Sugar— Grey Crystals, 96', $2-60 to $2-70 per 100 ft)., c. &f. 

 —Muscovados, 89', $2-30 to $2-60 per 100 ft., c. & f. 

 —Molasses, 89', $2-15 to $2 30 per 100 ft., c. it f. 

 —Barbados, 89', $2-40 to $2-45 per 160 ft., e. it. f. 



New York,— September 16, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. A Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, I24C. to 13c. ; Jamaica — No quotjitions ; 



Grenada, 12c. to 12]c. ; Trinidad, 12c. to 13c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $28 to $30 per M., selected ; 



Jamaicas — $32-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 8|c. per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, good grinding, 72C. to 8c. ; bold root, 



8jc. to 8ic. per ft. 

 Go.\T Skins — Jamaicas, 54^0. per ft. 

 Pimento — 5c. per ft. , spot (juotation. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 4^c. to ij^c. ; Muscovados, 89% 



3|c. ; Molasses, 89', 3ic. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Barbados, — Sejitember 24, 1904. —Messrs. T. S. Garea- 

 WAY ifc Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch »fe Co. 

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

 Cacao — Dominica, $13-.50 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $13-50 ])er M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, $10-00 to $11-00 ; ordinary Rio, $12-00 



per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 95c. to $100 per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, $6000 ; OldendorfFs dissolved 



guano, $60-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 to $7500; 



Sulphate of potash, $07 "00. 

 Molasses — Market closed. 



Onions— Madeira (stringed), $1-75 to $2 00 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATOs, English— $2 -'88 ; Nova Scotia, $2-16 to $3-09 



per 160 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-60 to $4-72 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-40 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — Market closed. 



British Guiana,— September 22, 1904.— Messrs. AVietino 



ife liICHTER. 



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



Balata — Venezuela Idock, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



I)er ft. 

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

 Cassava Starch — $6-00 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $10-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 132C. to 14c. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, lie. per ft. 

 Dh.\l-$4-25 to $4-30 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddoes — 84c. per liarrel. 

 MoL.\ssES — Vacuum Pan jeJlow, 15ic. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 ONIONS-Madeira, $190 to $2-00 per 100 ft. ; Teneriffe, 



$1-50 to $1-75 per 100 ft. 

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

 Plantains — 16c. to 30c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOs, English — Lisljon and Madeira, .$150 per 



100 ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 40 to $4-45 ; Creole, $450 per 177 ft., 



ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, 72c. to 84c. per b.ig. 

 T.annias— $1 -80 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-04 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-50 to $2-60 ; Yellow, $2-90 to 



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



$2-25 per 100 ft. 

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

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



Trinidad, — September 21, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edg.a^r Tripp & Co. 

 Cac.vo— Ordinary, $12-35 ; Estates, $1240 to $1200 ; 

 Venezuelan, $1245 to $12-65 per fanega(110 ft;.). 

 C0CO.4.-NUTS— $19-00 per M., f.o.b. 



C0CO.4.-NUT Oil — 77c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 7|c. per ft. 

 Copra— $2-80 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $1-20 to $125 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos, English— $1-40 to $1-05 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-10 to $4-40; White Table, $525 to 

 $5-50 per bag. 



