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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



AucusT 26, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— August :;, 190.". Messis. Kearto.x, Piriiu it 

 Co. ; Me.ssis. E. A. de P.\ss A- Co.; 'The West Lndia 

 Committee Cip.culai;,' 'The Liverpool Conox 

 Association Weekly Circulai;,' July 2t>, 190-5 ; 

 and 'The Public Ledcer,' July 29, 190-J. 



Aloes— Barbados, 15/- to 45/- ; Curaqoa, 18/- to 50/- ptT cwt. 



Arkowroot — St. Vincent, 1|</. per lb. 



B.VLATA— Sheet, 1/(5 to 1/Jl ; block, 1/G per lb. 



Bees'- WAX— £8 2.s. C(/. to £8 15s. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 55/- to 62/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 4S'- 



to 52 (J per cwt. 

 Cari>amo:ms — Mysore, 7i''. to .S/- perlti. 

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

 Cotton- West Indian, niedimu tine, O'SSf?. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium tine, K'x/. ; fine, 14(/. ; extra tine, 



15j'./. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4,/- to 0/- per bunch. 



ORANtiES — Jamaica, 17/ C to 19/- per buy. 



PiNE-AVPLES — Jamaica. lOi'. to 1/- ]>er pine ; Antigua, 

 10/- per barrel. 

 Fustic— £3 55. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, ordinary to good (■rdinaiy, 42 - ti>45, - 



per cwt. 

 Hone V— IB- to 30/- per cwt. 

 IsiNor.ASS — West Indian lump, 2,3 to 2/7; cake, 1/2 t^ 1 4 



per ft). 

 Kola Nuts— 4(;. to U</. per lb. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, Ud. to 1/2 per gallon; concentrated, 



£10 ICs. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand-pressed, 2 tn 



2,9 per lb. Distilled Oil,'' 1/7 per lb. 

 LoGwoon— £4 to £4 15s.; roots, £3 lOs. to £4 per tun. 

 Mace— Fair to go(xl pale, 1/3 to 1/4 ; fair red, 1,2 per It.. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 2s. iiiL per ton. 

 Nutmegs— C4's-, 1/4 ; 85's, Ihl. ; lOl's, 7''. per ft. 

 Pimento— 2§(/. to 2hil- per ft.. 

 Rum— Demerara, 1/2 to 14 per proof gallon: Jamaica, 2/1 



per proof gallon. 

 Sugar— Yellow crystals, 17 <i per cwt. ; Muscovado. 14- to 



15,'- per cwt.; Molasses, 12/- to 15/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 7s. 0./. ]ier ton. 



Montreal,— July 10, 1905.— Mr. J. IIussm-L Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. i f.) 



Bananas- No quotations. 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, .«i22-00 t.,. $2490 ; Trinidad, $1900 



to $21-00 per M. 

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

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

 Limes — Jamaica, $0-00 |>er barrel. 

 MoLAscuiT— Demerara, $1'32 per ICO lb. 

 Molasses- Barbados, 33c. ; Antigua, 28c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 NuTMK.GS — Grenada, llO's, 20e. per lb. 

 Oranges— No quotations. 

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

 PlNE-APi>LES — No (| notations. 

 Sugar -Grey crystals, 90% $2-50 to $2-75 per 100 lb. 



—Muscovados, 89°, .?2 -00 to $2-25 per 100 ft.. 



—Molasses, 89% $r75 to $2-00 per lOO ft.. 



—Barbados, 89°, $1-85 to $2-10 per 100 ft.. 



New York,— Augu.-t 4, 1905.— Messrs. Gillespie Li;os. 

 Lt Co. 

 Cacao- Caracas, 11 Jc. to 12c. ; Grenada, lljc. toll.lc; 



Trinidad, lljc. to ]2e. ; .lamaiea. 9J,c to O^e. j.er ft.. 

 CocoA-NUTs-Jamaiea, $241)0 to $20-00: Trinidad $23-0(1 



to $24 00 per M. 

 Coffee— Jamaicas, 7Jc. to S-jc. i>er tt>. (ex store). 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 8ic. to lie. i)er ft.. 

 Go.\T Skins — Jamaicas, 57c. to58e. per ft.. 



Grape Fruit— $5 00 to $"-00 per barrel. 



Mace— 30c. to 35c. per ft>. 



Nutmegs— West Indian, .SO'.s, 22c. to 23c ; UOs, 15e to 



10c. ; 130's, lie per tti. 

 OraxgIvS— $2-50 to $2-75 per case; $5-00 to $5-50 per 



barrel. 

 Pimento — 4jc. per lb. 

 Pine- apples — Cc. to 15c. each. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals. 96°, 4,',..c to 4ic.; Muscovado?^ 



89°, 3-,\5C. to 3k-.: Molasses, 89% 3-,-;,e. ti,> 3|c. j.er ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— August 12, 1905.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

 it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch A- Co. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-50 to $3-75 per 100 ft). 



Cacao— $11-00 per 100 ft.. 



CocoA-NTTs — $1500 per M. for liu-sked nuts. 



Coffee— $10-tO to $11 00 j.er 100 ftj. 



HAY-87e. per 100 lb. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $0200 to $05(J0 : Ohlendorft's 



dissolved guano, $50-00 ; Special cotton manure, 



$48-00; Siilphate of aunnonia, $7500: Sulphate of 



potash, $07-00 per ton. 

 (.)Ni0Ns— Madeira. $3-C0 t.. S3-.50per 100 ftj. 

 PoT.ATOs, English— Bermuda. $3-00 po^r 100 ft), (retail). 

 Ric-E- Ballam, $4-40 per bag (190 ftj.) ; Patna, and Seeta, 



$3-10 to $3-20 ; Rangoon. $2-50 to $2.00 per 100 ftj. 

 Sugar— Yellow crystals, $4-25 : Muscovad..s, 89% $1-80 i)er 



100 ft). 



British Guiana,— August 10, 190.".— Messrs. Wietino 



1- RiCHTEK. 



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



Balata — Venezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft' 



Cacao — Native, 12c. per ftj. 



Cassava .Starch— $5-00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10 00 to $12 00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jan).-iica, 13|c. to 13^c. per ft. (retail). 



— Creole, 12c. ])ei lb. 

 DuAL-$3-(J0 to $375 per b.ag of 108 ft. 

 Ehooes— 80c. to $1-20 per barrel. 

 MoL.\ssES — No quotations. 

 Onions— Madeira, 2jc. to 3c. : Tenerife, l^c to 2c. per ft>. 



(retail ) 

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

 Plantains— 28c. to 40c. per bunch. 



PoTATOS, English— Bermuda, 2c. to 2ic. per lb. (retail). 

 PoTATos, Sweet— Barbados, $l-(i8 per bag ; $l-()8 per 



barr. 1. 

 Rice— Ballaui, $4-20 per 177 ft->. ; Creole, $3 90 per bag. 

 Tannias-$2-28 per barrel. 

 Yams- White, $2-28 Buck, $2 10 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crvstals, $2-40 to $2-50 ; Yellow, $3-40 ; 



White, $4-50"; Molasses, $2-50 to $2-00 per ItO ft.. 



(retail). 

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

 Wallaba Shingles— $3-00, $3-75, and $5-25 per M. 



Trinidad,— August 10, 1905.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 cfc Co. ;"and Messrs. Edgar Tripp & Co. 



Cacao— Ordinary, $11-10 to $11-25; estates, $11-20 to 



$11 -.50 per fanega (110 ft..); Venezuelan, $11-25 to 



$11 60 per fanega 

 Coco.v-NUTS-.?2(l 00 i.er M., f o,b 



Cocoa-nut (JiL— 07c. i)er Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — A'enezuelan, 10c per fti. 

 Copra- $2-00 to $2-.sO pur 100 ftj. 

 ()xiox>— stringed, $2-00 to $2-20 j.er 100 ftj. (retail). 

 Pot.\tos, English- $1-30 t.) $2-25 per 100 ftj. 

 Rice— Yellow. $4 25 to $450 ; White, $4-50 to $5-00 per 



bag. 

 Sugar— White crvstals. $4-00: Yellow crystals, $3-00; 



Molasses sugars, $2-50 to $3 00 per 100 ft.. 



