94 



THE AGllICULTUKAL NEWS. 



March 25, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Febiuary 28, 190.^. Messrs. Kearton, Piper A 

 Co. ; Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co.; 'The West India 

 Committee Circular'; 'The Liverrool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circular,' Ft-ljiuary 24, 

 1905; and 'The Public Ledger,' February 25, 

 1905. 



AlOES — Barbados, 15/- to 40/- ; CuraQoa, 15/- to 41/- percwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, l|d to Hd. per lb. 



Balata — Denierara sheet, 1/10; Venezuela block, 1,4 



per 111. 

 Bees'-wax — £7 OS. to £7 15s. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 55/- to 60/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 51/- 



to 55/- per cwt. : Jamaica, 48/- to 53/0 per cwt. 

 CARi>AjroMs-T-Mysore, 7;'-^. to 2/- pertb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, j^ond ordinary, 38/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, medium tine, llhl. ; tine, 



12i./. ; extra tine, Uhl. per lb. 

 Frvit-^ 



Bananas — 4/- to (>/- i)er bunch. 



Grape Friit — 12/- to 14/- per box. 



Oranoes — 6/- to 12- jjer case. 



Pise-apples — St. Michael's, 1,0 to 4/- each. 

 Fustic — £3 5s. to £4 per ton. 

 GiNOEE — Jamaica, good ordinary, 34/-; Inight small 37/- 



per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 10/- to 22/- per cwt. 

 IsiNt.l.Ass— West Indian lump, 2/3 to 2;!» ; cake, 1/2 to 1,3 



per Hi. 

 Kola Xuts — id. to tid. per ft. 

 LlJlE JviCE — Raw, 10'/. per gallon; concentrated, £14 



per cask of 108 gallons; hand-pressed, 2/0 to 2 



per lb. ; Distilled (HI, 14 per ft. 

 Locnvoori — £4 to £4 15s.; Roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace— Fair to good pale, 1,'4 to 1/5 ; reddish, 1,3 per ft. 

 Nitrate OF Soda — Agricultural, £11 2s. 0</. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 71 's to 72's, l.s. to Is. 2d. ; 80's, 10^,/.; ISO's, 



(i(/. per ft. 

 Pimento— 2iJ(/. to 2i(?. per ft. 

 Rum— Demerara, Is. 2d. to Is. 4./. per proof gallon; 



Jamaica, 2.s. i)er proof gallon. 

 Sugar— Yellow crystals, 22, - to 24/- per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



18/- to 19/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 10/- to 19/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £l3 10s. per ton. 



Montreal,— February 10, 1905.— Mr. J. Hussell Murray. 

 (In bond ijuotatious, c. & f.) 



Bananas — No ijuotations. 



Cedar — No (juotations. 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §25-00 to §27 00 ; Trinidad, 821-00 



to §23-00 per Jl. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, 9c. to 9|c. per lb. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 6ic. to 7^0. per ft. 

 MoLASCUiT— Demerara, $1-32 per' 100 ft. 

 Molasses— Barbados, 2Sc. to 30c. ; Antigua, 23c. to 2.oc. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 Ni'TMRGS — Grenada, llO's, 19c. per ft. 

 Oranges — No ipiotations. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, blc. to o^c. per tti. 

 Pi.SE-APPLEs — No ((notations. 

 Sugar— Grey Crystals, 90', §3-05 to §3-75 per 100 lb. 



—Muscovados, 89', §2-90 to §3-00 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89 , §2-65 to §375 ])er 100 ft. 



— Barbad<js, 89°. No ijuotivtions. 



New York, — March 3, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Grenada, llAc. to ll^c; 



Trinidad, 12c. to 12k-. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts — No ijuotations. 



Coffee — Januiicas, 8c. per ft. (ex strire). 

 GiN(iER— Jamaica, 5^". to 5|c. jier Iti. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 57c. per lb. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaicas, S3 00 to §4-50 per liarrel. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, §3-00 to §3-50 per l)arrel (stem cut). 

 Pimento — 4Ac. per lb. 



Sugar — Centrifugals. 96°, 4'c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 4jc. ; 

 Molasses, 89", 4|c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, —M a rdi 



it Co., and 



11, 1905.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

 Messrs. James A. Lynch A: Co. 



Arrow-root- St. Vincent, S3-40to §3-75 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— Dominica, §10-00 to §10-50 per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — §14-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— §10-50 to §12-00 per 100 ft. 



Hay— 90c. to §1-J0 per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, §()2 00 ; Ohlendorft's dissolved 



guano, §00-00: Sulphate of ammonia, §75-00; Sulphate 



of p.jtash, §07-00. 

 Molasses— 20c. per gallon. 

 Onions — Lisbon (stringed), §3-75 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos— EXGLTSH. §1-92 t.. §2-04 per 100 It., (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, §4 75 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, §3-25 



per 100 ft. 

 Sugar.— Mu.scov.-idos, 89', §2-95 ; Dark crvstals, 96', .§3 50 



jier 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— March 9, 1905. — :Messrs. Wietinq 

 i IticHTKi:. 



Arrowroot — St. Mncent, §7-75 (o .§8-00 per barrel. 

 Balata — Venezuela block, 2oc. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

 C.A.c.\o — Native, 13c. to 14c. per ft. 

 C-issAVA Starch — §0-00 [ler barrel. 

 C0CO.4.-NUTS— §10-00 to §1200 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, Hhc. to 15c. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, 12c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Dhal-§4-25 to §4-50 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— Sl-44 to §1-08 per barrel. 

 MoL.iSSES — Vacuum Pan yellow, 17c. to 18c. per gallon 



(casks included). 

 Onions — Madeira, 3jc. to 4c ; Lisbon, 47,c. ; (iarlic, 5ic. to 



63C. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts — American, OjC. jier ft. (retail). 

 Plantains— 24c. to OOc. per bunch. 



PoTATOS— English, Picked, §2-.50 to §3-00 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, §4-35 to §4-40 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §4-<X) 



to §4-15 per bag. 

 Sweet Pot.*.tos — Barbados, 81-20 per liag ; §1-32 per 



liarrcl. 

 Tannias — §2 -40 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, §1-92 per bair. 

 Sugar— Dark crvstals. §3-30 to §3-40 : Yellow, §4-25 



to §4-30; White, §4-90 to §5-00; Molasses, §2-90 to 



§3-00 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic f(jot. 

 Wallaba SHiN-(iLEs— §3-00, §3-75, and §5-50 per M. 



Trinidad, — March 9, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, Gr-\nt 

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



Cac.\o— Ordinary, §1180 t.i §1190; Estates, §12-00 to 

 S12-25 per fanega (110 ft.) ; Venezuelan. — No 

 (piotations. 



Cocoa-nuts -§20-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 80c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 



Coffee — Venezuelan, 8.iC per ft. 



Copra- §2-00 to §3-(W per 100 ft. 



Molasses — 20c. per gallon. 



OxiONS— Lisb.in, s;vuO per ICO ft. (retail). 



Potatos— English, §150 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, §4 40 : Patna §5-50 ])er bag. 



Sugar — White crystals, §4-50 ; yellow crystals, §3-75 to 

 §4-00 ; molasses sugars, §2-75 to §3-.50 per KX) ft. 



