-■Vol. IV. ^^o. 76. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



Xondon -January -31, 190-5. Messrs. J. Hales Caird .t 



Co Messrs. Keakton, Piper & Co. ; I ebruary 14, 



Messrs. E. A. de Pass A Co., 'The West India 



Committee Circular'; 'The Liverpool Cotton 



Association Weekly Circular,' February 10, 



190-5; and 'The Public Ledger,' February 4, 



190-5.' 



ALOES-BarbMlos, 15,'- to 40,'- ; Curacoa, 1.5/- to 4) ,'- per cwt. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, l^r;. per ft. , ,, , , , 



Balata— Denierara sheet, l/iO ; ^ enezuela block, 1,4 



BeeJ'-wax— £7 2s, 0./. to £7 10s. per cwt. 



CACiO— Trinidad, 50 - to CO,'- per cwt. ; Grenada, ol,- 



to 55,'- per cwt. ; Jamaica, 47,'- to 52/- per cwt. 

 Cari'AJIoms— Mysore, 7i('. to2,'-perft. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, good ordinary, ob,- to dJJ- per cwt. 

 Cotton— West Indian Sea Island, meduim fine, 11;'(. ; nne, 



12Ji?. ; extra fine, 14hd. per ft. 



Frvit— , , , 



Bananas— 4/- to 0,'- per buncli. 



( )RANGES— 6/- to 8,'- per ease. 



PiNE-AVPLES-St. Mioliael's, 1,0 to 2,3 each. 

 Fustic-£3 10s. to £4 per ton. _ 



GlNCiER- Jamaica, ordinary to good ordinary, 20/-to.iO.-, 



low middling to middling, 35/- to 37/- per cwt. 

 Honey— Jamaica, 14 6 to 23- per cwt. , ,„ „ 



IsiNOLASs— West Indian lump, 2, 3 to 2, 9 ; cake, 1, .5 per ft. 

 Kola N-JTS- 4J. to 0^;. per ft r.,.^ i^ 



Lime JiiCE-Raw, 10.7. per gallon ; concentrated £13 los. 



])er cask of 108 galhjiis ; hand-pressed, 2, b to ^, J 



per ft. ; Distilled (»il, 13 per ft. 

 Logwood -£4 2s. 0,7. to £5; Roots, £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Mace- Fair to good pale, 1,4 t.) 1,5 ; reddish, 1 ■> ; per ft. 

 NiTRiTE of Soda— Agriculuiral, £11 .5s. per ton. 

 KuTMEGS-88's, '.nd. ; 104's, 0.^/. to T^'. ; HOs, 0,/. per ft. 

 Pimento- 2irf. per ft. 

 Rum— Deme'rara, Is. 2r/. to Is. 4,/. per proof gall. ni ; 



Jamaica, 2s. per pro(jf gallon. 

 Saesaparilla— 7l.7. to l„2perft. 

 SuG\R— Yellow crystals, 23,:- per cwt. ; Muscovado, 1J>,- to 



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

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £13 10s. per ton. 



Coffee— .lamaicas. Sic. per lb. (ex store). 

 (iiNi;ER— Jamaica, c>},c. to o^c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 67c. per ft. 

 GR4PE Fruit- Jamaicas, §400 to S5-00 per barrel. 

 ORANciEs— Jamaica, $3-00 t.. $4-00 per barrel (stem cut). 

 Pimento— 4|c. to 4jc. per ft. o . , 



Sugar— Centrifugals. 96°, 4} |c.; Muscovados, 89,4^50.; 

 jNIolasses, 89% 4,''5C. per ft. 



:Montreal,-February 10, 1905.— Mr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. & f.) 



Bananas— No .|uotations. 



fpT.ii! No iiuotations. 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §25-00 t.. §2700 ; Trinidad, $2100 



to $23-00 per M. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, medium. He. to OjC. per ft. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, unbleached, Oic. to 7Ac. per ft. 

 Molascuit— Denierara, §1-32 per ICO ft. 

 Molasses— Barbados, 28c. t.. 30c. ; Antigua, 2uc. to 2.dc. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 ITutmf.gs— Grenada, llO's, 19c. pL-r ft. 

 (^ranges— No qu.jtations. 

 Pimento— Jamaica, 5|c. to 5?,c. pur ft. 

 Pine-apples— No quotations. 

 SUGAR— Grey Crystals, 90% f3-05 to S3-,o per 100 ft. 



—Muscovados, 89% .152-90 to S3-00 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses,. 89% $2-65 to ?3-75 per lOO ft. 



—Barbados, 89". No Qu.itations. 



■JNeW York,— February 17, 1905.— Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. & Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Grenada, lljc. to llic; 



Trinidad, 12c. t.j 12k-. Jamaica, 9:Jc. per ft. 

 OocoA-NUTS— Trinidads,"S30-00 to $32-00 per M., selected ; 

 Jamaicas, .?32-00 to §34-00 per M. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— February 25, 1905.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

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



\rrowroot— St. Vincent, $340 to $3-75 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, $10-00 t.. $1050 per 100 ft. 

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

 Coffee— $10-50 to $12-00 per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 90c. to 95c. per 100 ft. , „, ,. ,3 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, .$02-00 ; Ohlendorfts diss<3lved 



guano, $00-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate 



of potash, $07-00. 

 Molasses- 20c. per gallon. 

 OxioNS— Lisbon (stringed), S3-7o per 100 ft. 

 Pot ATOS— English, $2-30 t.> $2 40 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-75 per bag .(190 ft.) ; Patna, $3-2o 



SugaT— Muscovados, 89% $2 90 ; Dark crystals, 96% $3 40 

 ).er 100 ft. 

 British Guiana.-February 23, 1905.-Messrs. Wietinq 



it lilCHTER. 



\RROWR0OT— St. Vincent, $7-50 to $8-00 per barrel. 

 Balata— Venezuela block, 25c. ; Denierara sheet, 3oe. 



per ft. 



Cacao— Native, 13c. to 14c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch— $0-50 per barrel. 



CocoA-NUTS-$1000to$1200perM. 



Coffee- Rio and Jamaica, 14ic. to 1.5c. per ft. (retail). 



—Creole, 12c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Dhal- $4-50 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— $1-08 per barrel. 

 Molasses— Vacuum Pan yellow, 17c. t.j Ibc. per galloa 



(casks included). --, i- /. ^ 



ilNioNS— Madeira, 3k. t.i 4c. ; Lisbon, 4k. ; Garlic hi. to 



O.k. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts— American, Oc. per ft. (retail). 

 Plant ains— 24c. to 48c. per bunch. 

 Potatos— English, Picked, $2-50 to $2-75 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-30 to §4-35 per 177 ft- ; Creole, $4-15 



Sweet Potatos— Barbados, §1-44 per bag ; $1-56 peu- 

 barrel. 



Tanni.as— §2-16 per barrel. 



Yams— White, $1-08 per bag. 



SUG-.R- Dark crystals, $3-70 to §3-7o ; Yellow, $4-2.3; 

 White, $4-90 to $5-00; Molasses, $2-90 to $3-C0 

 per 100 ft. (retail). ,■ ^ , 



Timber— Greenheai-t, 32c. to 5oc. per cubic foot. 



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



Trinidad,— February 23, 1905.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 & Co. ; and ilessrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 

 CA<-AO-Ordinary, $12-00; Estates, $12-10 to §12^25; 

 Venezuelan, $12 25 to §12-50 per fanega (110 ft.). 

 Coco.A-NUTS-§20-00 per M., f.o.b , , . , , ,x 



Cocoa-nut Oil— 75c. per Imperial gallon (casks incluUea). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 84C. to 8k. per ft. 

 Copra- §3-10 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses— 20c. per gall.m. 

 (^xioNs- Lisli.jn, $3-50 per ICO ft. (retad). 

 Potatos-English, $1-25 to §1-30 per 100 ft. 

 Ri.:e— Yellow, $4-30 to $4-40 ; White Table, $4-7o to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Su,:ar— Yellow crystals, $4-00: bright molasses sugars. 

 , .$300 to §3-25 per 100 ft. 



