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THE AGRICULTUllAL NEWS. 



JvxE 17, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— .M.iy :^'', 1905. Messrs. Keaiitox, Pii-er &. 

 Co. ; ^iess^s. E. A. DE Pass i Co.; 'The West India 

 CoMJiiTTEE CiitcuLAE,' May 23; 'The Liveupool 

 CoTTOx Association- Weekly Circulaii,' May 19, 

 1905; ami 'The Public Ledger,' Jfay 20, 

 1905. 

 Aloes— Baibinlos, 15,- to 45,'- ; Cura(;ua, i:?,'- to 45,'- pcrcwt. 

 Arrowkoot— St. A'^incent, l^'i/. per lb. 

 Bai.\ta— Slieet, 1,'6 to I'll ; block, 1,0 per lb. 

 Bees'- WAX— ±7 5.<. to £7 12.S. (id. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 50,'- to 01,'- i)er cwt. ; Grenada, 53,'- 



to 54 (> per cwt. 

 Carhamoms — Mysore, 7A'V. to 3 - jierlb. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, good ordinary, 38- to 3!),- per cwt. 

 Cotton — ^^■est Indian Sea Island, medium line, 12ld. ; fine, 



13ii/. ; extra fine, 15k/. per lb. 

 Fktjit — 



Bananas — 5,'- to 7 - per bunch. 



Oranges — 8,'- to 12,0 per ease. 



PiNE-Ai'PLES — Antigua, 14,'- to 17, ■ per barrel. 

 F0STIC— £3 5». to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, good to fine, 59/- to 07,0 ; low middling 



to middling, 44,'- to 55,'- ; ordinary to good ordinary, 



35,0 to 43, - per cwt. 

 Honey — 10- to 2!> - per cwt. 

 IsiNGl.AS.s — West Indian lump, 2 5 to 2,9; cake, 1,'- to 1,1 



per lb. 

 Kola Nits — 4</. to Gd. per lb. 

 Lime Jcice — Raw, lOi?. to 12 per gallon; concentrated, 



£15 per cask of 108 gallons; hand-pressed, 2, G tn 



2!» [ler lb. ; DistUled (^)il, 1,5 to 1,0 per lb. 

 LoGwooii— £4 to £4 ]5s. ; roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace — Fair to good pale, 1,3 to 1,5 ; red, 11 to 1,2 



per lb. 

 KiTRATE OF SoriA — .\giicultural, £11 5s. per ton. 

 NUT.MECS— go's 1,3 ; 70's, 1/- ; 80s, lOhl. ; 92's, 0,/. ; 122'.f, 



5|</ per lb. 

 Pimento— 2j;i?. per lb. 

 Rum — Demerara, Is. :«'. per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 2s. h!. 



per i>roof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crjstals, 17,0 to 19,0 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



Harbailos. 19,- to 19,0 per cwt. ; Molasses, 12,0 to 10,0 



per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 13s. 9(/. to £12 15s. jn-r ton. 



Mace — AVest Indian, 30c. to 34c. per lb. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, no's, 14c. ;80's, 21c. per lb. 

 Pimento — 4fc. per lb. 

 PiNE-Ai'i'LES — SI '50 to 82-50 per case. 



Sugar— Centrifugals, 90°, 4Ac.; Muscovados, 89°, SJc. ; 

 Molasses, 89', 3-^c. per lb. 



Montreal,— May 9, 1905.— .Mr. J. 1!usskll Mckisay. 

 (In bond quotations, c. & f.) 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §25-00 to §27 00 : Trinidad, §2100 



to §2300 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, 10c. to lie. per lb. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 7ic. to lOc. per lb. 

 Molascuit — Demerara, §1 32 per 100 It). 

 MoLASsF.s — Bai-bados, 35c. ; Antigua, 30c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 NuT-MKCS- Grenada, lIO's, 19c. per lb. 

 Or.^nges — No (piotatiiins. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5c. to 5]c. per lb. 

 Pixe-ai'1'I.es — No ((uotations. 

 Sugar- Grey crvst.-ils, 90°, §3-10to §335 per 1001b. 



—Muscovados. 89°, §2-43 to §250 per lOO Iti. 



—Molasses, 89°, §2-00 to §225 per 100 Iti. 



—Barbados, 89', §210 to §230 per 100 lb. 



New York,— Alay 12, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie Beds. 

 i\; Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Grenada, lli;c. to ll|c. ; 



Trinidad, 12c. to 12ic. per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaicas, 8|c. to 9c. per ft. (ex store). 

 Gin<;er— Jamaica, 0.{c. to Oj,c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 57c. to OO'.c. per lb. 

 Grai'E FniiT- J.-imaicas. §5 00 to §0 00 per barrel. 

 Ili.NKV- r.'y- I., tl,-. perg.dhin. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — May 31, 1905.-- Messrs. CJeo. W. Be.xnett 

 Br.YsoN it Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — 21e. per gallon, package included. 

 Sugar— 89\ $2-10 ])er 100 ft. 



Barbados,— June 3, 1905. —Messrs. T. S. Gaeeaway 

 it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lyxch & Co. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, §3-40 to §3-00 per 100 ft. 

 C.vc.\o— §12-50 to 813-11 ]ier 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — 81 1 '50 per ]M for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— §10-00 to §11-75 per 100 ft. 

 Hay- §1-05 to §1-10 per 100 ft. 

 Manures- Nitrate of soda, §62-00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



guano, §55-00; Sulph.ito of ammonia, .?75-00; Sulphate 



of potash, §07-00 per ton. 

 Molasses— 22c. per gallon. 

 Onions— Aladeira, §2 25 per 100 ft. 

 PoT.vros. English- S2-25 to 2 67 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $440 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, §3-25 



per 100 ft. 

 Su(iAR— Mu.scovados, 89°, §2-00 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— June 1, 1905.— Messrs. WiETiNG 



i- ItlCHTEK. 



Arrowroot — St. A'incent, §S-C0 per barrel. 



B.VLAT.i — Venezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, lie. to 14c. per ft. 

 Cassava Stakch — §5-00 per barrel. 

 Coco.\-NUTs— §10-00 to §12 00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica, 13jC. to 14c. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, 12c. pel ft. 

 Dhax— §3-:j0 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Edcoes— 72c. to §1-00 per barrel. 

 Molasses— Vacuum pan yellow, 10c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 Onions— Tenerife, 3|c. to 3Jc. per ft. 

 Pea Nut.s — American, 5hc. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains — 1 2c. to 32c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS, English— §2-50 per barrel (retail). 

 Rick— Ballam, §4-20 to §4 25 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §4 00 



per bag. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, §1-20 per bag; §1-32 per 



barr..!. 

 T.\nnias— 81-20 per barrel. 

 Ya.ms— White, §2-00 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, §3-20 to §3-25; Yellow, §3-50 to 



§3-70: White, §4-50 to §4-75; Molasses, §2-00 to 



§2 -SO per 100 ft. (retail). 

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

 Wallaba Shingles- §300, §375, and §550 per M. 



Trinidad,— June 1, 1905. — Messrs. GoRDO^", Ge.\nt 

 tt Co. ; and Messrs. Edgae Teipp it Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to good red, §11-60 to $11-75; estates, 



§12-00 to §12-25 per fanega (110 ft'.); Venezuelan, 



§12-35 to §12 00 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— No quotations. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 7ic. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee— Venezuelan. 9c. to 9]c. pei ft. 

 Copra- 82-75 per 100 It,. 



Onions— West Indian, §1 85 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 I'otatos, English- 85c. t.i §1-05 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, §425 to §4-40 ; white, §4-00 to §5-00 per 



bag. 

 Sug.vr— White crystals, §4 50 ; Yellow crystals, $3-0> 



to §3-50 ; Molasses sugars, §2-50 to §3-50 j.er 100 lb. 



