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THE AGRICULTUEAL NEWS. 



OCTOBEK 



1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Sei'teinber 14, 190.?. Messrs. Kkaktox, Pipee tV 

 Co. ; Me.?srs. E. A. de Pass & Co.: 'The Wkst India 

 Committee Cir.cuLAE,' 'The Liveupool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circul.ai:,' September 8, 

 1905; and 'The Public Ledgeh,' September !i, 

 1905. 



Aloes — Barbarlos, 15'- to 45 - : Curacoa, 15,'- to (iO/- percwt. 

 Akrowkoot — St. Vincent, 1|</. to IJi/. per fti. 

 Baiata— Slieet, 1/G to 1,]1 ; block, 1/5-1 U> l/(i per lb. 

 Bees'-wax — £7 12s. Gil. to £8 5s. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 54 - to 57- per cwt. ; Grenada, 48 - 



to 52 - per cwt. 

 Cariiamoms — Mj-sore, 7A('. to :V- per lb. 

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

 Cotton — West Indian, medium fine, C-1C</. ; West Indian 



Sea Ishmd, medium fine, KW. ; fine, 14('. ; extra fine, 



15i(/. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4 U> 5/C per buncli. 



Grape Frvii — 12;- tu 13, G per box. 



Li.MES — 4/6 to C- jjer box. 



Ob.\nc:es — Jamaica, 17,'- to 18- jjer bcix nf 170-200. 

 Fustic — £3 5s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, Inw middlin.g to middling, 4G-to47/-: 



good ordinary small, 42 - [)er cwt. 

 Honey — 17, - to 23 per cwt. 

 IsiNoi.ASS — West Indian lump, 2 2 to 2 7; cake, ]/-tol3 



per Hi. 

 Kola Nuts— 4;?. to 6il. per lb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, Oi'. to 11 per gallon; concentrated, 



£18 per cask of 108 gallons ; band-pressed, 2/G to 2/9 



per lb. Distilled Oil/ 1,8 per ft. 

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

 Mace— Fair to good bold pak-. 1/4 to 1/10 : red. 1/1 to 1,2 



per lb. 

 Xitrate of Soda — Agricnbural. £11 per ton. 

 Kutmegs— 75's, 11,/. ; SO's, 10,/. ; lOl'.s to llO'... 7i'/. : 



127's, Or/. ; and in shell at 4if/. to 5(/. 

 Pimento— 2,'g(/. to 2§r7. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, 1,1 to 13 per proof gallon; Jamaica, 2 1 



per ]iroof gallon. 

 Su(;ar — Yellow cry.'itals, 17,- per cwt. ; Muscovado, 14'- to 



15,'- per cwt.; IMolasses, 12,- to 14,6 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 8s. 9,7. to £12 10s. per tt>n. 



Montreal,— August 10, 1003. — Mr. J. Pussell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, $22-00 to §24 00 ; Trinidad, $19-00 



to $21 -00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, Iflc. to lie. per ft. 

 Ginger- -Jamaica, unbleached, 7ic. to lOc. per ft. 

 Limes — Jamaica, §000 per barrel. 

 MoLASCUiT- Demerara, §132 per ICO ft.. 

 MoT.ASSES — Barbados, 31c. ; Antigua, 26c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

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

 Pimento- -Jamaica, 5c. to .5jc. per ft. 

 Sugar -Grey crystals. 9fi'. §2-00 to §2-85 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89°. §2-10 to §2-35 per 100 ft.. 

 —Molasses, 89%?l-.'!5to §2-10 per 100 ft.. 

 —Barbados, 89% §1-95 to §2-10 per 100 ft.. 



New York, — September 1, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 A- Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 11 Jc. to 12c. ; Grenada, lljc. 



Trinidad, llic. to Ujc. per ft). 

 Cocoa-nits- Jamaica, §2600 to §28 00; Trinid; 



to §29-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 8Je. to 9c. per ft. (ex store). 

 CiiNGER— Jamaica, 8c. to 9c. per fti. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 57c. per ft). 



t.. lUc; 

 id §26-00 



Grape Fruit— §600 to §800 per barrel. 



Limes— §3-00 to S4-00 per barrel. 



Mace— 28c. to 31c. per lb. 



KuTMEGs— West Indian, 80"s, 23c. to 24c.; UOs, lojc. ; 



120's to 130'.s, lie. to 12c per ft). 

 Oranges— §5 -00 to §6 00 per barrel. 

 Pi.MENTo — 4'lc. per lb. 

 PiNE-AiPLEs— 8c. to 12c. per barrel. 

 Sugar- Centrifugals. 96°, 3f;^c. to 4c. ; Muscovados, 89% 



3gc. ; Molasses, 89% SJc. per ft.. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — September 2.5, 1905.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

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



Arrowroot— St. Vincent. §4 50 per 100 ft,. 



Cacao— §11-00 per 100 ftj. 



Cocoa-nuts— §9-25 to $14-00 per JI. b.r liusked nuts; 

 §8-.50 for nuts in husks. 



Coffee— §10-.5l) to §11-00 per 100 lb. 



Hay— 95c. t,) §110 per 100 ft.. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, §()5 00 ; Ohlendorfi's dissolved 

 guano, $55-00 ; Special cott.im manure, $48-00 ; Sul- 

 phate of ammonia, §75-00; Sulphate of j)otash, §67-00 

 per ton. 



(»mons— Madeira, §224 to §3-25 ptr 100 ft). 



Pot.\tos, English— Bermuda, $2-50 per 100 ft), (retail). 



Rice— Ballam, §4-20 t,, §475 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 

 §2-86 t,, $3-20 ; Seeta, §3-26 ; Rangoon, §2-50 to 

 §2 55 jier 100 ft. 



Suc;ar -Yellow crystals, §4-25 per 100 lb. 



British Guiana, — September 1.?, 1905. — Messrs. Wietixg 



it PiICHTER. 



Arrowroot — .St. A'incent, §8-00 per b-irrel. 



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



Cacao — Native, 1 4c. per ftj. 



Cassava Starch— $5-00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— §10-00 to §1200 per M. 



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



— Creole, 14c. pei ftj. 

 Dual- §3-90 per bag of 168 ft. 

 EoLiOES — §1 '20 per barrel. 

 Onions— Madeira, $270 i)er bc.x of 100 lb., ex ship ; 



Tenerife, ]|c to 2c. per ft. (retail). 

 Pe.\. Nut.s — -American, 5Ac. i>er ft), (ret.-iil). 

 Plantains— 12c. to 28c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, Engli.sh — 2ic. to 2^c. per lb. ; Tenerife, 2|e. 



per ft), (retail). 

 Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, $1-20 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-40 to $4-50 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §4-30 



to §4-40 per bag. 

 Tannias— $1-20 per barrel. 

 Yam.s— White, §3-00: Buck. $3-.3(i per bas. 

 Sugar— Dark crj-stals, $2 35 to §2-40 ; A'ellow, §3-40 ; 



Wiite, §4-50 ; Molasses, $2-40 to §2-50 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

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

 W.^^LLABA Shingles— §300, $3-75, and §525 per M. 



Trinidad,— September 19, 1905. — Messrs. Goedon% Grant 

 tt Co. ; and Me.ssrs. Edgar Teipp <t Co. 



Cacao — Ordinary to good red, $11-25 to $irf'0; estates, 



§11-50 to §12-00 per fanega (110 ft).); Venezuelan, 



$11-25 to §1 1-90 per fanega 

 Cocoa-nuts— §20-00 per M., f o.b 



Coco.v-NUT Oil — 67c. ])er Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — A'enezuelan. 10c per lb. 

 Copra- §2 90 to §300 per 100 ft). 

 Onions— Stringed, §2-00 to §230 per 100 ft), (retail). 

 I'oT.tTos, English— §1 00 to §2-15 ])er 100 ft. 

 UiCE— Yellow, $4-25 to §4-50; White, §4 50 to §5-60 per 



bag. 

 SuG\R— White crystals, §4-00 to §4-50 ; Yellow crystals, 



$3-00 ; Molasses sug.-irs, §2-50 to §3-00 per 100 ft. 



