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THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 12, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— July IS, 1905. Messrs. Keakton, Piper i 

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

 Committee Cii'.culae,' 'The Liverpool Cottos 

 Association Weekly Circular,' July 14, 1905 ; 

 and 'The Public Ledger,' July 15, 1905. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15/- to 45/- ; Curagoa, 18/- to 45/- percwt. 



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



Bal.\ta — Sheet, 1,6 to 1/11 ; block, 1/G per tt> 



Bees'-wax — £8 2s. Gd. to £8 155. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 55/- to 62/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 50/- 



to 53 (> per cwt. 

 Cari>amoms — Mysore, 7^d. to 3/- per lb. 

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

 Cotton — West Indian, medium fine, 6'30(y. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium fine, 13rf. ; fine, 14(f. ; extra fine, 



laid, per ft. 

 Fruit- 

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



Oranoe.s — Jamaica, 15/- to 17/- per box. 



Pine-apples — Antigua, 12/- to 16/- per barrel. 

 Fustic — £3 5s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, ordinary to good ordinary, 42/- U> 45/- 



per cwt. 

 Honey — 17/- to 23/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2,3 to 2,8; cake, 1/- t<.i 1,1 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 4d to Gd. per ft 

 Lime Juice — Raw, llrf. to 1/2 per gallon: concentrated, 



£15 lOs. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand-pressed, 2/6 to 



2/9 per lb. ; Distilled Oil, 1/7 per ft. 

 LoGwooii — £4 to £4 15s.; roots, £3 lO.s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace — Fine bold pale, 1 7 ; fair to good red, 1/2 to 1/4 ; 



red I/- to 1,1 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 3s. 9d. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— C4's 1,5 ; 75's, llrf. ; 85's, 9rf. ; 100'*, 7rf. per ft.. 

 Pimento— 2jrf. to 2jrf. per ft. 

 Rum — Denierara, Is. 3(/. per proof gallon: Jamaica, 2s. id. 



per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crj'stals, 17/- per cwt. ; Muscovado, 15,9 to 



17/6 per cwt.; Molasses, 12/- to 15/- per cwt. 

 SiT-PHATE OF Ammonia — £12 lOs. per ton. 



Montreal,— July 10, 1905.— Mr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. ife f.) 



Bananas— No quotations. 



Cocoa-nut-s- Jamaica, S2200 to $24 (K) ; Trinidad, $1900 



to S2100 per M. 

 Coffee — J.amaica, medium, 10c. to lie. per ft. 

 Ginger- Jamaica, unbleached, 7ic. to 10c. per ft. 

 Limes — Jamaica, SO '00 per barrel. 

 MoLASCUiT — Demerara, $1 32 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses— Barbados, 33c. ; Antigua, 28c. per Im|ierial 



gallon. 

 NuTMKGS — Grenada, llO's, 20c. per ft. 

 Oranges — No quotations 

 Pimento- -Jamaica, 4|c. to 5c. per ft. 

 Pine-apples — No quotations. 

 SuGAR-Grey crystiils, 96°, §2-50to S2-75 per 100 ft. 



—Muscovados, 89°, 82-00 to S2-25 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89% $r75 to S2-00 per 100 ft. 



-Barbados, 89°, $185 to $2-10 per 100 ft. 



New York, — Inly 21, 1905.— Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 i Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, life, to 12c. ; Grenada, lie. to lljc. ; 



Trinidad, life, to 12c. ; Jamaica, 9Jc to 9|c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — No quotations. 



Coffee — Jamaicas, 7Jc. to 8|c. per ft. (ex store). 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 6jc. to 8ic. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaicas, 58c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— S5 00 to 87-00 per barreL 



Mace — 30c. to 35c. per ft 



Nutmegs— West Indian, 80's, 22c. to 23c ; llO's, 15c. to 



16c. ; ISO's, lie per ft. 

 Oranges— $2-50 to ^275 per case ; $5-00 to $5-50 per 



barrel 

 Pimento — 4ic. per ft. 

 Pine- apples — 4c. to 10c each. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 4c.; Muscovad.is, 89°, 3|c. ; 



Molasses, 89°, 35 C- lier H). 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — luly 29, 1905. —Messrs. T. S. Garrawat 

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



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3 50 to $375 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $11-50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — $12 5l) per JI. for husked nuts. 



Coffee- $10-50 per 100 ft 



Hay— 87c. per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda. $6200 to $05-00 ; Ohlendorffs 



dissolved guano, $.i5-00 ; Special cotton manure, 



$50-(l0 : Sul|ihate nf ammonia, $7500: Sulphate of 



potash. $67-00 per ton. 

 Onions— Madeira. $2-liO per lOD ft. 



Potatos, English — Bermuda, $3-66 per l(iO ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, $440 tn $4-45 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-10 tc, $3-20 per Km ft. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals. $2-25; Mu.scovados, 89°, $1-75 per 



100 tt.. 



British Guiana, - 

 ife Richter. 



hilv 27, 1905. — Messrs. Wieting 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $8-li0 per barrel. 



Balata — Venezuela block, 25c. : Denierara sheet, 35c. per ft' 



Cacao — Native, 12c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $5-U0 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10 00 to $1200 per M. 



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



— Creole, 12c jiei tti. 

 DH.4.L— $3-70 to $375 per bag uf 108 ft. 

 EiiDOEs — $ro8 per barrel. 

 M0L.A.SSES — No quotations. 

 Onions — Madeira, 2^c to 2Jc. per ft. 

 Pea Nuts — American, 5ic. per ft. (retail). 

 Plantains— 12c. to .32c. per bunch. 

 PoTATos, English -Bermuda. $3-50 to $3-75 per barrel 



(retail). 

 Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, $144 per bag; $1-44 per 



barril. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 20 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $3 90 per bag. 

 Tannias— $1 -92 per barrel. 

 Yam.s— White, $2-16 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark ciy-stals. $2-40 to $2-50 ; Yellow, $3-40 ; 



White, $4-50; Molasses, $250 to $260 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

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

 Wallaba Shin(;les — $3-00, $3-75, and $550 per M. 



Trinidad,— July 27, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, 

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



Grant 



Cacao— Ordinary, $11-011 to $11-10; estates, $11-50 per 



fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, $1100 to $11-50 per 



fanega 

 Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 per 51., f o.b 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 67c per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 'J|c per ft. 

 Copra — $260 to $275 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— Stringed, $l-80u. $220 per IdO ft. (retail). 

 Potatos, English— $1 50 to $200 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4 25 to $440 ; White, $4-50 to $5-60 per 



bag. 

 Sugar— White crystals, $4-iX) ; Yellow ciystals, $3 00; 



Molasses sugars, $250 to $300 per 100 ft. 



