ToL. III. No. 68. 



THK AGEICULTIJRAL NEWS. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



382 



Xondon,— October 25, 1904. Messrs. J. Hales Caird & 

 Co., Messrs. Kearton, Pipeu it Co., Messrs. E. A. 

 DE Pass it Co., 'The AVest I.ndia Committee Cir- 

 cular'; 'The Livekcool Cotton Association 

 Weekly Circular,' October 21 ; and 'The 

 Public Ledger,' October 22, 1904. 



Aloes— Barbwlos, 13/- to 35,'- ; Curacjoa, 14/- to 38/- percwt. 



Arrowroot— St. A'iucent, I'pl, pur lb. 



Balata— Block, 1,3 to 13.', per lb. 



Bees'- WAX— £0 to £7 5.s. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, uC - to 05,'- per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/- 



to 50 - per cwt. ; Jamaica, 49,'- to 52/- per cwt. 

 Caehamoms— Mj-sore, 7i(/. to 2,'- pertb. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, good "ordinary, 38,'- per cwt. 

 Cotton-- West Indian Sea Island, nicdimn fine, 12.\.Z. ; tine, 



V.ikl- ; extra tine, lohl. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas— Jamaica, 4 - to 0,'- per bunch. 

 Grapk FRurr- Jamaica, 10,'- to 11,'- per box. 

 Ur.ojoes— 8,'- to 10, - per box of 150-200. 

 Fustic— £3 lO.s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Fair Ijright, 45 - ; connnon lean to good (jrdinary, 



25, - to 34 - per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 10,'- t<j 24'- per cwt. 

 Isinglass— We.st Indian lump, 2,4 to 2,8; cake, 1,3 per tti. 

 Kola Nuts— 4-?. to 7il. per ft. 

 Li.me Juice— Raw, 9-/. to 1,;2 per gallon ; concentrated, 



£14 per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lijie Oil— Distilled, 1,5 to 1,5.^ per ft. ; band-pressed, 2 



to 2,9 per lb. 

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

 Mace— 1,2 to 1,4 ; broken, 11 per ft. 

 N1TR.4.TE OF Soda— Agricultural, £10 7». GJ. per ton 

 Nutmegs— 55's, 2,8; 80's, 1,4; 134'.s, (j,l. per ft. 

 Pimento— 2gi?. per ft. 

 Rum— Denierara, Sd. per j.roof gallon; Jamaica, Is. 9,L 



per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla— ri'/. to 1,'3 per lb. 



Sugar— Yellow crystals, 18, to 20,'- per cwt. ; Jlu-scovado, 

 Barbados, 14/- to 15,'- per cwt. ; Molasses, 12/6 to 

 10,'- per cwt. 

 SuLPH.iTE OF Ammoxi-*.- £12 3s. 9.7. to £12 5s. per ton. 



IVTontreal,— October 9, 1904.— Mr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond <.j notations, c. & f.) 



Bananas— Jamaica, 50c. to 75c. per bunch of 8 hands ; 

 ?100 t.> $105 per bunch 'tirsts'; §1:30 to §1-40 per 

 bunch 'jumbos.' 



Cedar— Trinidad, 40c. per cubic foot. 



Cocoa-nuts- Jam.aica, $27 00 to §29-00 ; Trinidad, $20-00 

 to .§25-00 per M. . , « 



Coffee— Jamaica, medium, 9e. to 10c. per ft. 



Ginger— Jamaica, unbleached, 6|c. to 8c. per ft. 



Limes — Jamaica — No quotations. 



Molascuit— Deraerara, §1-32 per 100 ft. 



Molasses— Barbados, 25c. to 27c.; Antigua, 21c. per 

 Imperial gallon. 



NuTMKG.s— Gren.ada, llO's, 19c. to lOic. per ft. 

 ■0K.4NGES— Jamaica. §4-00 per barrel, $2-00 oei l.ux • 

 D.iminica, $2-20 per box. ' ' 



Pimento— Jamaica, 5|c. to 0]c. per ft. 



PlNE-APFLES— Cubans, crates .30's to lO's, $3-00 t.j .?4-10. 



rSuGAR— Grey Crystals, 90', §2-70to$2-75per 100 ft. 



— Muscovad..8, 89', $2-50 to $2-05 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89', $2-25 to $2-35 per 100 ft. 



—Barbados, 80', $2-45 to $250 per 100 ft. 



New York,— October 28, 1904.— Messrs. Gillespie 

 Rros. & Co. 



Cac^o- Caracas, 12ic. to 13c. ; Jamaica-No .juotations ; 



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

 OocOA-NUTS-Trinidads, $31-00 to $3300 per M., selected ; 



Jam.aicas, $33 00 t<> $34 00 per M. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, good ordinary, 8Jc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins— Jamaicas, 53c. to 54c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— J.unaicas. $3 50 to $«-00 per barrel. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $2-.50 to $4-25 per barrel. 

 Pimento— 4ic. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals. 96', 4^0.; Muscovados, 89°, 3Jc. ; 



Molasses, 89', 3ic. per ft. ' 1 ' 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— November 5, 1904.-JMes.srs. T. S. Gaera- 

 way & Co., and Jlessrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $300 to $3-75 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, $11-75 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10 50 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— $1000 to $12-00 per 100 ft 

 Hay— 80c. per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, .§00 '00 ; Ohlendorffs dissolved 



guano, $00-00; Sulphate of ammoni.a, $72-00 to $75-00; 



Sulphate of potash, $07-00. 

 Onions— ZHadeira (stringed), $1-81 per 100 ft 

 PoTATOs, English— Nova Sc.tia, $2-10 to $2-10 per 100 ft. 

 RiCE-Ballam, $4-90 to $4-95 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-40 per 100 ft. 



British G-uiana,— November 3, 1904.— Messrs. Wieting 



it RiCIITER. 



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



Balata— Venezuela Idock, 25c. ; Denierara sheet, 3.5c. 



per ft. 

 Cacao— Native, 12c. to 13c. per ft. 

 C.issAVA Starih— $6 00 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $8-00 to $1000 per M. 

 Coffee- Rio and Jamaica, 13ic. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, lie. per ft. 

 Dh.\l-$4-20 to $4-25 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— OOc. per barrel. 

 Molasses— Vacuum Pan yell.jw, 10c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 ONloxs-:Madeira, $2-00 to $2-50 per 100 ft. ; Teneriffe 



$1-75 to $2-00 per 100 1b. 

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

 Plantains— 32c. to 60c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS, English— $4-00 per barrel. 



Rice— Ballam, $4 40; Creole, $4-40 per 177 ft., ex store. 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbad.:js, 90c. per bag, $1-08 per 



barrel. 

 T.iNNiAs— $1-80 per b.arrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-88 per b.ag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $2-43 to $2-40i ; 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. 

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



Trinidad,— November 3, 1904.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

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

 Cacao— Ordinary, $1200 to $12-25 ; Estates, $12-35 to 

 $12 -.jO; Venezuelan, $12 20 to $1235 per fanega 



Cocoa-nuts— $19-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil— 71c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee— \ enezuelan— No quotations. 

 Copra- $3-00 to $3-10 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— $1-50 to $170 per 100 ft. 

 Pot,*.tos, English— 75c. to $1-25 per 100 ft 

 Rice— Yellow, $425 to $440 ; White Table, $425 to 

 $5-50 per bag. 



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