Vol. IV. No. 96. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



399 



MARKET REPORTS. 



XiOndon,— November lU, 1905. Messrs. Keaeton, Pipee & 

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

 Committee Circulae,' 'The Liverpool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circular,' November 17, 

 1905; and 'The Public Ledger,' November 18, 

 1905, 



Aloes— Barb-idos, 15/- to (iO/- ; Curacjoa, 17/- to 55/- percwt. 



Aerowroot — St. Vincent, I'pl. per lb. 



Balata— Sheet, 1/4 to 1/Jl ; block, 1/4 to 1/4^ per ft. 



Bees'-wax— £'7 lOjf. to £7 17». M. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 51/- to 55/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 40/- 



to 52/- per cwt. 

 Cardamojis — Mysore, 72''- to 3/- per lb. 

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

 Cotton— West Indian, medium fine, 0-00(7. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium tine, Vid. ; fine, Hd. ; extra fine, 



lahd. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 5-/ to 0/- per bunch. 



Grape Fruit — 8/- to 10/- per box. 



Li.MES — 3/6 to 4/0 per box. 



Okanoes— Jamaica, 7/- to 10/- per l)ox of 170-200. 

 Fustic — £3 5s. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 38/0 to 40/- per cwt. 

 Honev — 25/- per cwt. ; tine pale, set in tins 28/-. 

 Isinglass— West Indian lump, 2/1 to 2/C ; cake, 1/4 per Hi. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to Gd. per ft. 

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



£10 per cask of 108 gallons ; hand-jn-essed, 2/6 tr, 2/'.t 



per lb. Distilled Oil, 1/4 per ft. 

 Logwood— £4 to £4 156'.; roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace— Fair pale, 1/3 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 74's, IQd.; 104's, Oi'/. ; ISO's, id. per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2id. to 2hl. ,i5r ft. 

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



per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 1 5/- per cwt. ; Bluscovado, 14/6 to 



15/0 per cwt.; Molasses, 11/- uO 14/- per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 15s. per ton. 



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

 KAV. (In bond quotations, c. & f.) 



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



to $25-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Ja)naica, medium, 10c. to lie per ft. 

 Ginger- -Ji'.maica, v.nble.iched, 7^c. to lOc. per ft. 

 MoLASCUiT— Deiuerara, $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 MoiASSES- -Barbados, 31c. ; Ar.fcigua, 20c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 NuiMF.GS — Grenada, llO's, ISc. per ft. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, $550 per barrel, duty paid. 

 Pimento- -Jamaica, 5jc. per ft. 

 Sugar -Grey crystals, 00°, $2-08 to $2-25 per 100 ft. 



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



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



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



-New York, — November 24, 1905.— Me.ssrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. & Co. 



Bees'-'v\'AX— No quotations. 



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



Trinidad, lljc. to life." Jamaica 9ic. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts -Jamaica, $27-00 to $28-00 ; and Trinidad, 



$25-00 to $20-00 per M. 

 Coffee- Jamaica ordinary, 8|c. to lOic. per ft. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 8|c. to 9c. per ft. 



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

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $3-50 to $5-00 per barrel ; $175 



to $2-50 per box. 

 Honey — Jamaica, Coc. to 07c. i^er gallon (duty paid). 

 Limbs — No (juotations. 

 Mace— 27c. to 31c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, 63's to C9s', 24c. ; 70's to 80'.s, 



20c. ; 105's to llO's, i:5c. ; 115's to 130's. 10c. per ft. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $3-25 to $4 00 per barrel ; $1-75 to 



$2-25 per box. 

 Pimento — 4|c. per ft. 

 Pine- APPLES — No tpiotations. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 3ie. to 3,'i,c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 



2Ji|c. to 3c. ; Molasses, 89°, 2]ic. to 2;;c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— December 2, 1905. — Messrs. T. S. Gaeea- 

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



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $350 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $9-50 to $10-00 per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — $11-25 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— $10-50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 



Hay— 84ic. to $100 per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $05-00 ; OhlendorfFs dissolved 

 guano, $56-00 ; Cotton manure, $48 00 ; Sulphate of 

 ammonia, $76-00; Sulphate of potash, $07 -00 per ton. 



Onions— Madeira, (bunched) $275 per 100 ft. 



PoTATOs, English — Nova Scotia, $2 50 per 160 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $4-45 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, $2-80 to 

 $2-90; Seeta, $3-20; Rangoon, $2-50 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — December 6, 1905. — Me,ssrs. Wietinq 

 ife Richtee. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $8-00 per b-arrel. 



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



Cacao — Native, 12|c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch— 14-50 to $5-00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $12-00 per M. 



Coffee— 13jc. to 13|c. \iei ft. 



Dhal- $4-40 to $4 -.50 per bag of 108 ft. 



Eddoes— 80c. to $1'00 per barrel. 



Onions— Lisbon, 3c. per ft. (ex store). 



Plantains — 8c. to 32c. per bunch. 



Potatos, English — $2-25 to $2-75 per barrel. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, 84c. per bag. 



Rice— Ballam, $4-30 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $4-00 to $4-10 



per bag. (ex store). 

 Split Peas- $5-90 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias— $1-50 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-10 ; Buck, $2-10 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $1-85 to $190; Yellow, $2 -.55 



to $205; White, $3-75 to $4-00 ; Molasses, $1-75 to 



$2-00 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 5oc. per cubic foot. 

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



Trinidad, — December 8, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 <& Co. ; and Messrs. Edgae Tripp >fe Co. 



Cacao — Ordinary to good red, $ll-]0 to $11"15 ; estates, 



$11-30 to $11-50 per fanega (110 ft.); 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 $295 per 100 ft. 

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

 Onions— $1-00 to $1-70 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Potatos, English — 70c. to 90c. per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-25 to $4-40 ; White, $4-50 to $5-50 per 



bag. 

 Split Pe.as— 85-10 to $5-25 per 2-bushel bag. 

 Sugar— White crystals. $4-50 ; Yellow ci-ystals, $2-75 to 



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



