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THE AGlilCULTURAL NEWS. 



Decembek 9, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— November 10, 1905. Messrs. Keaktox, Piper A- 

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

 Committee Cifxulae,' 'The Liverpool Cottox 

 Association Weekly Circular,' November 10, 

 190.5; and 'The Public Ledger,' November 4, 

 1905. 



Aloes— Barbados, 15/- to GO/- ; Curagoa, 21/- tu ('>0/-perc«t. 



Arkowroot — St. Vincent, Iji/. per lb. 



Balata— S]ieet, 1/4 to 1/11 ; block, 1/4 to 1/4^ per ft. 



Bees'-wax — £7 10s. to £8 per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 51/- to 54/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 43/- 



to 5)/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7Af?. to 3/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinaiy, 40/- tu 42/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian, medium fine, 6-55(/. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium fine, 13(/. ; fine, 14(7. ; e.xtra fine, 



15j'7. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4 'G to V/- per bunch. 



Grai'e Fruit— 10/- to 12/- per box. 



Limes — 3/6 to 4/0 per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 5/C to 0/- per box of 170-200. 

 Fustic — £3 5,-.. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 38/0 to 43/- per cwt. 

 Honey — 17/- to 22,'- per cwt. ; tine pale, set in tins 28/-. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2/3 to '2,7 ; cake, 1/3 per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to Gd. per ft. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, 9-7. to 1/- per gallon; concentrated, 



£10 per cask of 108 gallons; hand-pressed, 2,0 per lb. 



Distilled Oil, 1/4 tc 1/5 per ft. 

 Logwood— £4 to £4 15s.; roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace— Fine heavy pale, I'O ; fair pale, 1/4 to 1/5; red, 



l/'2to ]/3per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £10 17s. Gil. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 50's, 2/-; 74's, 1/- : 90's, 8).i7.; lOo's, Gld. ; per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2^d. to 2i./. per ft. " 

 Rum— Demerara, 1/1 to 1/3 per proof gallon; Jamaica, 2/1 



per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 15,'- per cwt. ; Bluscovado, 14/0 to 



15,'0 per cwt.; Molasses, 11/- io 10/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £12 17s. 0''. per ton. 



Montreal,— October 18, 1905.— Mr. J. Russell Mur- 

 ray. (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, 8-27 "00 to $29 '00 ; Trinidad, $24-00 



to $25-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 7^0. to 10c. per ft. 

 MoLA-scuiT- Demerara, $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses- -Barbados, 31c. ; Antigua, 20c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 NuTMFGS — Gre-.iada, llO's, ISc. per ft. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, $5-50 per barrel, duty paid. 

 Pimento- -Jamaica, 5jC. per ft. 

 Sugar -Grey crystals. 90% $2-08 to $2-25 per 100 ft. 



—Muscovados, 89', $1-00 to $1-75 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89°, $1 -.35 to $1-50 per 100 ft. 



—Barbados, 89% $1-45 to $1-70 per 100 ft. 



New York, — November 

 Bros. &. Co. 



10, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie 



Bees'-wax — 31c. per ft. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 12ic. ; Grenada, lOic. to lie; 

 Trinidad, lljC. to life' per ft. Jamaica— No quota- 

 tions. 



CocOA-NiTs— Jamaica, $27-00 to $28-00 ; and Trinicl.ad, 

 $25-0(J to $20-00 perM. 



Coffee — Jamaica (Mdinary, 8|c. to lOic. per ft. 



Ginger— Jamaica, 8fC. to 9c. jjer ft. 



Goat Skins — Jamaica, 58c. -, St. Kitt's, 49c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $4-00 to $0-00 per barrel ; $2-00 



to .f 3 -00 per box. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 05c. to 67c. per gallon (duty paid). 

 Limes — No quotations. 

 Mace— 27c. to 31c. ])er ft. 

 Nutmegs — West Indian, 63's to 69s', 24c. ; 70'5 to 80's, 



20c.; 105's to llO's, 13c.; 115's to 130'.s. 10c per ft. 

 ()KANGES— Jamaica, $3-50 to $4 00 per barrel ; $1-75 to 



$2-25 per box. 

 Pimento — 4|c. per ft. 

 Pine- apples — No (juotations. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, 3,",5C. ; Muscovados, 89", 2Jc. ; 



Molasses, 89°, 23c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



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

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



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $4-50 per 100 Hi. 



Cacao— $10-00 per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — $15-00 jier M. for hu.sked nuts. 



Coffee- $10-50 to $11 00 per 100 ft. 



Hay— 84ic. to $100 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, $05-00 ; OhlendorfTs dis.solved 

 guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, $4800 ; Sulphate of 

 ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate of potash, $07^00 per ton. 



Onions— Madeira, $2-75 per 100 ft. 



Potatos, Engllsh — Canadian, $303 per IGO ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $4-90 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $3-15 t. 



Seeta, $3-26 ; Rang(.)on, $2-65 to $2-75 per 



$3 

 100 ft. 



British Guiana,— November 22, 1905 



& lllCHTER. 



-Me.SSrS. WiETING 



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



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



Cacao — Native, 14c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $5-00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $12-00 per M. 



Coffee — 9c. to 13.',c. per ft. 



Dh.al- $4-40 per oag of 108 ft. 



Eddoes— 84c. ])er barrel. 



Onions — Lisbon, 3c. per lb. 



Plantains— 8c. to 24c. per bunch. 



$2-'. 

 72c 

 ft. 



' ]jer 

 per 



barrel, 

 bas. 



Creole, $4-00 to $4-10 



Potatos, Engllsh — $2-25 ti 

 Potatos, Sw-eet — Barbadc is. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-30 per 17^ 



per bag. (e.x store). 

 Split Peas- $5-90 to $0-00 per bag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias — 90c. per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $1-92 ; Buck, $2-40 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $1-73 to $185 ; Yellow, $2-70 



to $2-75; White, $3-75 to $4-00 ; Molasses, $2-00 to 



$2-10 per 100 ft. (retail). 

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

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



Trinidad, — November 24, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

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



Cacao — Ordinary to good red, $11-25 to $11-50 ; estates, 



$11-70 to $11-75 per fanega (110 lb.); Venezuelan, 



$11-50 to $12-25 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $21-00 per M., f o.b. 



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

 Copra- $2-90 to $2-95 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal— $3-20 to $3-25 per 2-lnishel bag. 

 Onions— $1 -.50 to $1-70 i)er 100 ft. (retail). 

 Potatos, English— 90c. to $1-15 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $425 to $4-40 ; White, $450 to $5-60 per 



bag. 

 Split Peas — J5-10 to $5-25 ]ier 2-bushel bag. 

 Sugar — White crystals. $4-50 ; Yellow crystals, $2'75 t<> 



$300 ; Molasses, $2-75 to $3-00 per 100 ft. 



