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THE AGItlCULTUltAL NEWS. 



March 



1900. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— FLl'iiuiiy 2, I'JOG. Messrs. Keaktox, TiPKr. A- 

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

 Committee Cikculae,'; 'The LivEiirooL Cotton 

 Association Weekly Cii!cri.\r.,'; ami 'The 

 Public Ledcei;,' January 27, 100(i. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15/- to 00/- ; Curacoa, 17/- to 75/- per ewt. 



Arrowroot — St. ^^illcent, 2il. per lb. 



Bal.wa— Slieet, 1/4 to 1/11 ; l)lock, 1/4 to 1 /4i per It.. 



Bees'-wax — 4'7 lOs. to £7 12.V. llr/. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 52/- to 60/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 47/- 



to 51/ per cnt. 

 Cari'AMOMs — Mysore, 7'''. to 3/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Janiaira, gdud ordinary-, 38/- to 40/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian, medium tine, 0'70i'. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium tine, 13(/. ; tine, lid. ; extra tine, 



Ibhd. per lb. 

 Fruit- 

 Bananas — Jamaica, 5/- tn 7/- per buncli. 



GiiAi'B Frvit — No quotatinns. 



Limes — No (piotatioiis. 



Okanoes— Jamaica, (>/- to 8/- per Ixix of 170-200. 

 Fustic — £3 o..-. to £4 per ton. 



Ginger — Jamaica, 45/- to 50 

 Honey — 21/- to 25/- per cwt. 

 IsiNGLAS.s — West Indian lump 



jjer lb. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to Gd. i)er lb. 

 Lime Juice — I!aw, lid. tu 1 



per cwt. 



2 - te 



ake, 1 



to 1/4 



£10 lO.-.'. per cask of 108 gallons 

 2/0 per lb. Distilled (.)il, 1,4?. tc 



per gallon; concentrated. 



liand-pre.ssed, 2/3 to 

 I 1,5 per lb. 

 lU.s. to £4 per ton. 

 p(h1 red, 1, 4 ; broken. 



Logwood — £4 to £4 15s.; roots, £3 

 Mace— Good bold pale, 10 t.. 1 8; 'j 



1,1 to 1,3 per lb. 

 Nitrate OF SoiiA — Agricultural, £11 5n. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 05 '.s 1/2 ; 72'.s, 10./. ; 80\s, !»,/. ; itO's, Oi ; 108 'o, 



aid. ; i;ii5'.-:, 5(/. per lt>. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2id. to 2|(/. i>er lb. 

 Rum — Denierara, ]/- per iirt>t>f gallon; Jamaica, 2/1 per 



proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 13 '.t t,i lo/'.l jier cwt. , Musco\ado, 



1.5/- to 15/0 per cwt.; Molasses, 10 li to 14 per cwt. 

 Sulphate OF Ammonia — £12 15.<. per ton. 



Montreal, — January If, 190G. — Mr. J. Hussell Mua- 

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



CocOA-NUT.s- Jiiinaica, $27 '00 to $2!»00 ; Trinidad, J125-00 



to $20-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger —Jr.maica. v.nbleacbed, 7-'c. to 10c. per tti. 

 MoLASCUiT — Dcmerara, ^100 [.ei" 100 11,. 

 Mot ASSES- -Barbwlos, 20e. to 30c. ; An.cigua, 24c. per Im- 



j)erial gallon. 

 NlTMEGs — (Grenada, llO'i, 18c. per lb. 

 Orini!Es — No (piotations. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5|c. per 11'. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals, tlO". §2 00 to ?2-]5 per 1001b. 



— Mi7scovados,8[>°. §!]-oO to JS1-C5 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89", $1-35 to ?l-50 per 100 lb. 



—Barbados, 8tr, 81-45 to ?l-70 iier 100 ft. 



York, — February 2, 190G. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 PjROS. it Co. 

 Cacao— Cavi'.cas, ll-Jc. to 121c. ; Grenada, lC']c. to lOJc; 



New 



to '.tk-. per 'ft. 

 Trinidad, ^23-00 



Trinidad, lie. to Ilk-.; Jamaica O^'c 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, $2'5-00 to ¥20-00 ; 



to §25-00 per M. 

 Coffee- J.imaica ordinary, 8k\ to 8ic. ; good ordinary, 



8^c. to 9c. ; washed lOk-. jier ft. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 7jc. to 9^'c. jier ti'. 

 Goat Skins — Barbados, Dominica, and -\ntigua., C8c. 



to OCc; Jamaica, 01k- ; St. Kitt's, 51c. per ft. 



$4-00 to S7-00 per barrel : |2-75. 



17k ;. 

 >-00 t.- 



Grape Fecit- Jamaica 



to $350 per box. 

 Mace- 28k. to 32c. j.er ft. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, 80'.s-, 22k. OO'.s, lOc ; 100 



llO's, 14c. ; 120'.s, 12c ; i:?0'.s 10c. jier ft. 

 t)KANGEs— Jauiaic.i., $4-00 to $4-50 per barrel; 



$2-50 i)er box. 

 Pi.MKNTO — 4Jc. to .5c. per ft. 

 Pink- APPLES — No (juotations. 

 Sugar- Centrifugals, 90°, 3J 



Molasses, 89", 2i(c. per ft. 



Mil 



vados, 89°, 3c. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— February 24, 1906.— Mes.si.s. T. S. Garra- 

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

 February 20, 1906. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $380 to $4-25 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $9-00 to $9-50 iier 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-0(» per M. for busked nuts. 



Cofeef.— $10-50 to $11-75 Jier 100 ft. 



Hay— 95e. to $1 00 per 100 1),. 



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



guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, $48-00 ; Sulphate of 



ammonia, $7500; Sulphate of potash, $07-00 per ton. 

 Molasses— 14c. i>er g.-illon. 

 Onions— Lisbon, $3-00 per 100 ft. 



PoTATOS. English- Nova Scotia, $2-25 to ,$2-50 per 100 ft. 

 RiCF.— I'.allam, $4-70 to $5-25 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$2-80 to $3-25 ; Rangoon, $2-50 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 

 ScGAR— Muscovado.s, 89°, $1-30; Dark crystals, 96°, $l-80' 



I.erlOOtb. 



British G-uiana. — February 14, 1900. — i[e.ssrs. AViETiNG 



ife RlCHTEl!. 



Arrowroot — St. A'incent, $8-00 per barrel, 



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



Cacao — Native, I.jc. to 14c. per It.. 



Cassava Starch — $4 00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $1200 j.er M. 



Coffee— 13|c. to 13jc. per ft. 



Dhal- $4-90 to $500 per bag of 108 ft. 



EnnoES— 72c. to $1-44 j)er barrel. 



Onions — Lisbon, 3k-. jier ft. (ex store). 



I'lantains— 12c. to 48c. per bunch. 



PoT.vros, English— $2-50 to $2-00 jier liarrel. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, $1-32 per bag. 



Rice— Ballam, $4-50 to $4 00 per 177 ft, 



per bag (ex store). 

 Sim.it Peas- $5-80 per bag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias— $1-92 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $1-08; Buck, $2-10 per bai;. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $|-80 to $1-90 ;" Yellow, $2-30- 



to $2-40; White, $3-20 to $3-25; Molasses, $1-70 to 



$1-80 per ICO ft,, (retail). 

 TiMP.KPv — Greeiiheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Walla p. A Shingles — $3 00, $3-75, and $5 25 per M. 



Trinidad,— F'ebruaiy IG, 1906. — Me.ssrs. Gop.don, Grant- 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp it Co. 

 Cacao — Ordinary to good red, $11-00 to $11-25; estates, 



$11-40 to $11-00 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



$11-05 to $I2-(I0 per f.-xnega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 jier BI., f'o.b 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 70c. per Imperial gallon (casks included).,. 

 Copra- $3-10 to $325 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal--$4-C0 to $4-25 I'cr 2-bushel bag. 

 Molasses — 15c. per 'gallon. 

 Onions- $2-C0 t(. $2'^50 ]>er ICO 11). (retail). 

 I'oT.ATos, English- $1-40 to $1-50 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4 50 to $5-00 ; White, $5-C0 to $5-90 per 



bag. 

 Si'LiT Peas— f 5-00 to $5-25 per bag. 

 Sugar— Yellow crystals, $2-00 to "$2-25 ; molasses ; $1-50' 



to $1 75 per 1('h( lb. 



Creole, 04c. 



