ToL. III. No. 70. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



U'i 



MARKET REPORTS. 



New York, — November 2'), 

 Bros. & Co. 



1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 



XjOndon,— November 22, 1904. Messrs. J. Hales Caird & 

 Co., Messrs. Kearton, Pipek & Co., Messrs. E. A. 

 DE Pass & Co., 'The West India Committee Cie- 

 culae'; 'The Liverpool Cotton Association 

 Weekly Circular,' November 18; and 'The 

 Public Ledger,' November 19, 1904. 



AlOES— Barbados, 13/- to 35/- ; Cura(;oa, 10/- to 38/- i)er cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. A'iiicent, lid. per lb. 



Balata — Block, 1/3 to l/3i per ft. 



Bees'-wax — £7 2.1. GiL per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 50/- to 05/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 54/- 



to 57/- per cwt. ; Dominica, 60,- to 52 - per cwt. ; 



Jamaica, 49/- to 54/- per cwt. 

 Carkamoms — Mysore, 7id- to 2/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinarj', 37/- to 38/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, medium fine, I'Zhd. ; fine, 



Vihd. ; extra fine, 15i(i!. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/6 to 71- per bunch. 



GitAPR Fruit— fi/- to 7/- per case. 



Oranges — 10/- to 11/- per box of 150-170. 



Pine-apples — Jamaica 1/- to 1/6 each. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Fair bright, 45/- ; Jamaica, common to good 



common, 28/- to 31/0 per cwt. 

 HoNEV — Jamaica, 17/0 to 22/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2, 4 to 2/8 ; cake, 1/3 per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 4d. to Gil. per ft. 

 LiJiE Juice — Raw, 9d. to 1/2 per gallon ; concentrated, 



£13 17.V. (Jd. to £14 per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil— Distilled, 1/4 per ft. ; hand-pressed, 2/0 to 2/9 



per lb. 

 Logwood— £4 2s. 6d. to £5 ; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Mace— Fine pale, 1/9 ; red, 1/1 to 1,3 ; broken, 1/- 



per ft. 

 NiTR.iTE OF Soda — Agricultural, £10 17s. Gd. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 70's, 2,'4; 85's, lid.; liO's, od. per ft. 

 Pimento — 2ld. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, Sid. per proof gallon ; .laraaica. Is. 9d. 



per proof gallon. 

 Sarsaparilla — 7id. to 1/2 per ft. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 22/ to 23/0 per cwt. ; IMuscovado, 



Barbados, 10/- to 17/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 14,'- to 



17/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammoni.4. — £12 12s. (id. per ton. 



Montreal, — Noveiiiber9, 1904. — Mr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. cfe f.) 



Bananas — Jamaica, 50c. to 7oc. per bunch ^if 8 hands ; 



^1-00 per bunch 'firsts'; $1-30 to $1-40 per bunch 



' j umbos. ' 

 Cedar — Trinidad, 40c. per cubic foot. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, $20-00 to $28 00 ; Trinidad, .$22-00 



to $24-00 per M. 

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

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

 MoLAScuiT — Demerara, $1-32 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 25c. to 27c. ; Antigua, 2Ic. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMF.GS — Grenada, llO's, 20c. to 2O2C. per ft. 

 <)ranges — Jamaica, §300 per barrel ; Dominica, $375 



per barrel : $1 -75 per box (duty paid). 

 Pimento — Jamaica, ojC. to 6c. per ft. 

 Pine-apples — No (|uotations. 



Sugar— Grey Crystals, 90", $2-90 to $3-09 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89', $2-75 to $2-80 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89', $2-50 to $2-00 per 100 ft. 

 —Barbados, 89', $2-60 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 



Cac.\o- Caracas, 12^0. to 13c. ; Grenada, llic. to lllc; 



Trinidad, 12c. tcj 13c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $25-(X) to $27-00 per M., selected ; 



Jamaicas, $28-00 to $30-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 8|c. to 9o. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 52ic. t(j 54e. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaicas, $2 00 to $4 00 per barrel. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $3-50 to $4-00 per barrel (stem cut). 

 Pimento— lie. to 4|c. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 4|c.; Muscovados, 89°, 4]c. ; 



Molasses, 89°, 4c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,-— December .3, 1904.— Me.ssrs. T. S. Garra- 

 ■WAY ife Co., and Jlessrs. James A. Lynch tfe Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-60 to $3-75 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, $11 75 to $12-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $13-00 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— $10-00 to $12-00 per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 90c. to 95c. per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, .$60-00 ; Ohlendorffs dissolved 



guano, $60-00 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 to $75-00; 



Sulphate of potash, $67-00. 

 Onions— Madeira (stringed), $300 to $3-50 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

 PoT.iTos, English— $2-00 to $2-25 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-85 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $3-20 



per 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— December 1, 1904.— Messrs. Wietinq 



& KlCHTER. 



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



Balata — A'enezuela Ijlock, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

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

 Cassava Starch — $6-00 per barrel. 

 CocoA-NUTS— $10-00 to $12-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 13Jc. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, lie. per ft. 

 Dhal-$4-30 to $4-40 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddoes — 80c. to $1-20 per barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow, 10c. per galloii (casks 



included). 

 Onions- Madeira, $3-00 to $3-50 per 100 ft. 

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

 Plantains — 20c. to 40c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS, English — $3-00 per barrel. 



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

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



barrel. 

 Tannias — $1'44 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-16 per b.ag. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, $3-00 to $3-10 ; Yellow, $3-25 t<3 



$3-50 ; White, $4-00 to $4-25; Molasses, $2-60 to 



$3-00 per 100 ft. 

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

 W.4.LL.iEA Shingles— $3-00, $375, and $550 per M. 



Trinidad, — December 1, 1904. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 cfe Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp cfe Co. 



Cacao— Ordinary to good red, $1190 to $12 25; Estates, 

 $12-20 to $12-50; Venezuelan, $1235 to $12 70 

 per fanega (110 ft.). 



Cocoa-nuts— $19-00 jier M., f.o.b. 



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



Coffee — Venezuelan — 9c. to 10c. per ft. 



Copra- $3-00 to $3-20 per 100 ft. 



Onions— $1-60 to $180 per 100 ft. 



Potatos, Engllsh— $100 to $1-25 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Yellow, $425 to $4-40; White Table, $4 50 to 

 $5 '50 i^er bag. 



