14 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



January U, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— December 20, VMi. Messrs. J. Hales Caikd & 

 Co., Messrs. Keaktox, Piper & Co., Messrs. E. A. 

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

 cular'; 'The Liverpool Cotton A.ssociation 

 Weekly Circular,' December 16; and 'The 

 Public Ledcer,' December 17, 1904. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15/- to 35/- ; CuraQoa, 15/- to 37/6 per cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. ^'incent, 1|(/. per tli. 



Balata — Demeiiira slieet, 1/10 ; Venezuela block, 14 



per H). 

 Bees'-wax — £7 to £7 10-.. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 55- to 59/- per cwt. ; Grenada. 52/- 



to 55/- per cwt. ; Dominica, 50,- to 53/- per cwt. ; 



Jamaica, 4f)/- to 53 per cwt. 

 Caehamoms — Mysore, 7'ii'. to 2/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 39/- to 40/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — AVest Indian Sea Island, medium tine, \2hl. ; fine, 



13i(/. ; extra fine, 15i</. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — No quotations. 



Gkafe Fruit — G/- to 7/- per case. 



Oranoes — 8/- to 11/- jier box of 150-170. 



PiNE-Ai'PLES- No quotations. 

 Fustic — £3 10^-. to £4 per ton. 

 Gincer — Jamaica, fair bright, 37/- ; (ordinary to good 



ordinal}', 27/- to 30 - per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 17 - to :i2/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2;5 to 2, 8 ; cake, 1, 3 per lb. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 0<7. per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, Oil. U< 1/- per gallon ; concentrated, 



£13 15.S. per cask of 108 gallons. 

 Lime Oil — Distilled, 1 3 per ft. ; hand-pressed, 2/C to 2 



per lb. 

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

 Mace- Bold pale, IG: led, 11 to 12; broken, 1/- 



to 1/1 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — .4gricukural, £11 per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 67"s, 1/8 ; 80's, lOd. ; li'i's, od. per ft. 

 Pimento — 2hd. per ft. 

 Rum — Denierara, lOi'i. to Is. per proof gallon; Jamaica, 



Is. 10(?. per proof g.dlon. 



SAESAPARILL.i — 7hl. to 1/2 per ft. 



Sugar — Yellow ciystals, 21/ to 23/- per cwt. ; ISIuscovado, 

 Barbados, 18/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 15 - to 18 - 

 per cwt. 



Sulphate of Ammonia— £13 7s. Gd. per ton. 



Cocoa-nuts— Trinidads, $2500 to $2(5 00 per M., selected ;; 



Jam.-iicas, 82C00 to Si28lX) per M. 

 Coffee — Fair to good ordinary, 8j^c. to O^c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 59c. to 00c. per ft. 

 ({rape FuriT — Jamaicas, SI 50 per barrel. 

 <)RAN(iES— Jamaica, ?3'00 to 83-50 per barrel (stem cut),. 

 Pimento — 4Jc. per ft. 

 SuiiAR — Centrifugals, 96°, 4ic. ; Muscovados, 89°, 4gC. ;: 



Molasses, 89', 4^c. per ft. 



Montreal, — December 9, 1904. — Mr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 



Bananas — No quotations. 



Cedar — No (juotations. 



C0CO.4.-NUTS- Jamaica, $26-00 to ?28 00 ; Trinidad, §2200 



to $2400 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 6ic. to 7 Jc. jier ft. 

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

 Mol.asses — Barbados, 27c. to 29c. ; Antigua, 23c. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 KuTMKGS — Grenada, llO's, 19c. per ft. 

 Oranges — Jamaica. So'liO per barrul ; Dominica, §3-75 



per barrel : 51 '75 jier box (duty paid). 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 52C. to 6c. per iti. 

 Pine-apples — No quotations. 



Sugar— Grey Crystals, 9G, S3-40 to S3-54 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89"-, $3-10 to ¥3-20 per 100 It.. 

 —Molasses, 89% $2-75 to S2-85 per 100 it.. 

 — Barljados, 89% J2-85 to $2-95 per 100 ft. 



New York, — December 23, 1904. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros, & Co. 

 Cacao — Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Dominica, lie. to IHc. ; 

 Grenada, 11 Jc. to 111c. ; Trinilad, 12c. to 13^c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — December 31, 1904. — Messrs. T. S. Garea- 

 WAY & Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co. 



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



C.\cao — Dominica, $11-25 per 100 Hi. 



Cocoa-nuts — $900 per M. for liusked nuts. 



Coffee— $1000 to $1200 per 100 ft. 



Hay— 90c. to 95c. per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $6000 ; Ohlendorflfs dissolved 



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



Sulphate of pot.-ush, $67-00. 

 Onions— INIadeira (stringed), $3 00 to §350 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

 Potatos, English- S2-25 per ICO ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-80 to $4-85 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-25 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — December 29, 1904. — Messrs. Wietino 

 it Rkhter. 



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

 Balata — ^"enezuela block, 25c. ; Demer.ara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

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

 Cassava Starch — $5-50 to $(>-00 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $1200 per M. 

 Coffee— Rio and J.amaica, 14c. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, lie. per ft. 

 Dh.\l-$4-;30 to $4-40 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes — $1-56 per barrel. 

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



(casks included). 

 Onions— I\l.-uleira, $4-00 per 100 ft. 

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

 Plantains— ?0c. to 40c. per bunch. 

 PoT-cros. English — $225 to $240 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-35 to $4-40; Creole, §4-25 per 177 ft., 



(ex store). 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, §1-44 per bag, $1-68 per 



barrel. 

 Tannias— $2-00 to $2-40 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-16 per baa. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals, §3-25 to $3-30 ; Yellow, $3-75 to 



$4-10 ; White, §4-50 to §5-00; Molasses, $2-75 to 



$3-00 per 100 ft. (retail). 

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

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



Trinidad, — December 29, 1904. — ]Me.ssrs. Gordon% Gkakt 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edgae Tripp it Co. 



Cacao— Oidiimry $11-70 to $11-75 ; Estates, $11-85 to. 



$12-25; Venezuelan, $12-25 to $12-75 per fanega 



(110 ft.). 

 Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 72c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 9c. i>er ft. 

 Copra- $3-15 to $3-25 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— Stringed Madeira, §3-50 to §4-00 per ICO ft. 



(retail). 

 Molasses — Oc. to 16c. per gallon. 

 Potatos, English— $125 to §1-30 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $425 to $440 ; Wliite Table, $5-50 to 



$5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar— §2-75 to $4 00 per 100 ft. 



