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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



June 3, 1905. 



MARKE T R EPORTS. 



London,— M.iy 9, 1905. Messrs. Ke.ustox, Piper ct 

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

 Committee Cikculai;,' April 20; 'The Livekpool 

 Cotton Association Weekly Circular,' May 5, 

 1905; and 'The Public Ledger,' May 6, 

 1905. 

 Aloes— Barbados, 1.5/- to 45,'- ; Cura(;(ia, 13,'- t" 45;'- percwt. 

 Arrowkoot— St. A'iucent, I'^il. per lb. 

 Balata— Sheet, 1,(5 to l,il ; block, 1,0 per tb. 

 Bees'-wax — £7 lO.s to £7 lo.<. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 50;'- to 61/- per cwt. ; Orenada, 53'- 



to 54 per cwt. 

 Carhamoms — Mysore, Tii?. to 3/- per ft. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinarj', 37,- to 38- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian Sea Island, medium tine, 12},d. ; tine, 



\ohl. ; extra tine, Ibhl. per ft. 

 Fkuit — 



Bananas — 4,'- to 5,'- per bunch. 



Grape Fruit — 5,'- to (5,'- per case. 



Oranges — 8,'- to 10,'- per case. 



PlNE-APi'LEs — .-Antigua, 15,'- to 17,- per barrel. 

 Fustic — £3 o.^. to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, middling to fair bright, 42/G to 47, - ; 



ordinary to good ordinary, 32,'- to 37,'- per cwt. 

 Honey — 10 - to 28- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2,5 to 2,1); cal<e, 1/- to 1,1 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 4(/. to 0^/. per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 0./. to 1/- per gallon; concentrated, 



£14 10.5. to £15 per ca.sk of 108 gallons ; hand- 

 pressed, 2;G to 2,'9 per lb. ; Distilled t )il, 1,5 to l,<i 



per ft. 

 Logwood— £4 to £4 I5s. ; roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace— Good pale, 1 G to 1/8; fair pale, l,'3;red, 1/1 to 



1/2 ; broken, lUd. to 1/- per ft. 

 NiTR.iTE OF Soda — Agricultural, £11 5.s. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— C3's to 64'.s, ],'4 to 1,6 ; 70'.s, 1,- ; 82's, 91 J. ; 



98'.s, 8'/. to Shd. ; 120'.s-. 5i(/. per ft. 

 Pimento— 2J('. to 21'7. per ft. 

 Rum— Demerara, Is. 2hl. to Is. 4irf. per proof gallon; 



Jamaica, 2.s-. ]('. per proof gallon. 

 Sugar— Yellow crystals, IS,'- to 20/- per cw-t. ; Muscovado, 



Barbado.s, 19, - to 19 per cwt. ; Molasses, 13,'- to 17;'- 



per cwt. 

 SuLPH.^TE of Ammonia— £12 13». 9,/. to £12 15s. per ton. 



Honey — 39c. to 41c. per gallon. 

 Mace — West Indian, 30c. to 34c. per ft. 

 NuTMEG-s- West Indian, llO'.s, 14c, 80'.s 21c per ft. 

 Pimento — 4fc. per lb. 

 PiNE-AiTLKS — SloO to S2'50 per case. 



Sugar — Centrifugals. 96°, 4ic. ; Muscovados, 80", 3^c. ; 

 Molasses, 89', .3^c. per ft. 



Montreal,— May 9, 1905.— Mr. J. Russell ^Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. tl- f.) 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §25-00 to §27-00 ; Trinidad, §21-00 



to §23-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 7.Vc. to 10c. per Hi. 

 Molascuit— Demerara, §132 per" lOO ft. 

 Molasses— Barbados, 35c. ; Antigua, 00c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 Nutmegs— Grenada, llO's, 19c. per ft. 

 Oranges — No ijuotations. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5c. to 5]c. per ft. 

 PiNE-Apri.Es — No ([notations. 



SCOAR—Grey crystals, 90', §3-10 to §3-35 per 100 lb. 

 -Muscovados, 89', §2-43 to §2-50 per 100 ft. 

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

 —Barbados, 89°, §2-10 to §2 30 per 100 ft. 

 New York, — ilay 12, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 & Co. 

 Cacao — Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Grenada, llgc. to 11 Jc; 



Trinidad, 12o. to 12Jc. per ft. 

 Coffee— .Tamaicas, 8J,c. to 9c. jier ft. (ex store). 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 0|c. to 6},c. per tl>. 

 Goat Skins— Jamaicas, 57c. to OOic. per lb. 

 Gr,\i-e Frcit- Jamaicius, §5 00 to §6-00 per barrel. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — ^iay 17, 1905. — !Messr.s. Geo. W. Bennett 

 Bkvson it Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — 24c. per galkm, package included. 

 Sugar— 89°, §2-20 per 100 ft. 

 Barbados,— May 20, 1905.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

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

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, §3-40 to §3-60 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, §12-50 to §13-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — §1.5 00 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— §10-50 to §12-00 per 100 ft. 

 H.4.Y— §1-05 per 100 ft. 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, §62 00 ; Ohleudorffs dissolved 



guano, §60-00; Sulphate of ammonia, §75-00; Sulphate 



of potash, §07 '00 per ton. 

 Molasses— 22c. per gallon. 

 Onions— Madeii-a, §2 02 per 100 ft. 

 PoT.iTOS, English — §175 per 160 ft. (retail). 

 Rice— Ballam, §4-40 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, §3-25 



per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— Muscovados, 89°, §1-90; Dark ervstals, 96°, §2 70 



per 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — May 18, 1905. — Messrs. Wietinq 



& lilCHTEK. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent. §8-00 per birrel. 



Balata — ^^enezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 35c. 



per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, 12c. per ft. 

 Cassava Starch — §5-C0 per barrel. 

 C0CO.A.-NUTS— §1000 to §1200 per M. 

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



— Creole, 12c. pel ft. 

 Dhal-§3-60 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddoes — 72c. to 96c. per barrel. 

 Molasses — Vacuum pan yellow, 16c. per gallon (casks 



included). 

 Onions— Lisbon, 42e. per ft. 

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

 Plantains — 24c. to 44c. per bunch. 

 PoT.\Tos, English— $1-90 to §2 00 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam, §4-2.5 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §3-90 per b.ag. 

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados, §l-'20 per bag ; $1-32 per 



barnl. 

 Tanni.\s— §1-44 to §2-04 per b.arrel. 

 Yams— White, §2-16 per ba<:. 

 SuoAR—Dark crystals, §320 to §3-25; Yellow, 1350 to 



§3-70; White, §4-50 to §4-75; Molasses, §2-60 to 



§2-80 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Ti.mijer — Greenheart, 32c. to 65c. per cubic foot. 

 \\ ALLAiiA Shingles — §3-00, §375, and §550 per M. 



Trinidad, — May 18, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, Ge.int 

 k Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp ct Co. 

 C.\CA0— Ordinaiy to good red, §11-80 to §12-00; estates, 



§1225 to §12-75 per f.anega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



§12-25 to §13-00 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §20 00 per M. 



CocoA-NUT Oil — 74e. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 9c. to 9|c. per ft. 

 Coi'RA- §2-70 to §2-80 per 100 ft. 

 Onions— West Indian, §185 per 100 ft. (retail): 

 Potatos, English — 85c. to §105 per 100 ft. 

 UlCE— Yellow, §4 .30 to §4-40; white, §450 to §5-60 per 



bag. 

 Sugar — White crystals, §4 50 ; Yellow crystals, $3 00 



to §3-50 ; Molasses sugars, §250 to §3 50 per 100 ft. 



