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THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. 



Jaxiaey G, 190G. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— December S, I'JO". Messrs. Keaeton, Pipee it 

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

 Committee Circulai;,' 'The Liverpool Cotton 

 Association AVeekly CiRCULAr,' December 1, 

 1905; and 'The Public Ledger,' December li, 

 190.5. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15,'- to (iO,- ; Curact.a, IV, - to 55'- percw t. 



Arrowkoot — St. A'iiiceiit, l^i/. )]or lb. 



Balata— Sheet, 1/4 to 1/11 ; block, 1/4 to l,4i jicr ft.. 



Bees'-wax — £7 10s. to £7 17.<. !->'-'. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 52;'- to 50/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 40'- 



to 52'- i>ev cwt. 

 Carpamoms — Mysore, 7i''. to 3/- perftj. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 3',c- to 40, - per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian, modiLnu tine, (j'75(/. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium tine. K'l'. ; tine, 14(/. ; extra tine, 



15i.7. per lb. 

 Fkuit— 



Banana.s — Jamaica, 4.1; to 0,- jier bunch. 



Grape Frvit — 7/- to 10,'- jier box. 



Limes — 4/- to 4 per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 4 li to 'J - per box of 170-200. 

 Fustic — £3 us. to £4 jier ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 38;'0 to 4i"> - per cwt. 

 Honey— 20,'- to 23 - per cwt. 



Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2 1 to 2 5: cake, ],'4 per ft. 

 Kola Is vts — 4d. to Gil. per fti. 

 Lime Juice — Eaw, 9(/. to 1,- per g.allun; concentrated, 



£10 per cask of 108 t,'allons ; hand-pressed, 2,3 to 2 



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

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

 Mace— Good pale, 1,5 ; red, l,'l to 1/2 per ft>. 

 Kitr.we OF Soda — Ai:;ricultural, £11 2.<. Or/, per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 102's, C(?. ^10.5^, ohJ. to (hi. ; IIGV, o'iil. per ft.. 

 Pimento- Fair, 2j!(7. to 2i-/. per ft.. 

 Rum — Deuierara, 1,1 to 1 '21 per proof gallon ; Jamaica, 2, 1 



per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow cry.stals, 14,'- to 17,0 per cnt. ; Muscovado, 



15/- to 15/0 per cwt.; Mol.asses. 11- lo 14- i^er cwt. 

 Sulphate of Abimonia — £12 10.<. per ton. 



Moutreal,— October It^, 190:..— Mr. J. Eusseli, Mue- 

 r.AY. (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, 8-27-00 t... ?2'.i-(!0 : Tibiidad, $24 00 



to $25-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Ja,maica, meJiiuu, 10c. to lie. j.er fti. 

 Ginger- -Jf.maica, •.-.nbleached, 7ic. to lOc. per ft.. 

 Molasccit— Dc/nerara, $1-00 pel' 100 ftj. 

 Molasses- -B.'ivbados, 3Jc. ; Antigua, 20e. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 NcTMK.GS — (j'rc'.iada, llO'.-.-, l.'^c. per ft.. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, $550 ;.er liarrt-l. duty paid. 

 Pimento- -Jamaica, 5|c. per ft.. 



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

 — Mi>.scovados.80\$]-00 to SI "75 per 100 ft.. 

 —Molasses, 89%$l-.35to $1-50 i.er ICO ft.. 



■ —Barbados, 80°, $1-45 t.. ?l-70 per 100 ft.. 



New York, — December 8, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros, it Co. 



Bees"-wax— ]^o quotations. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 12.',c. ; Grenada, lO.k-. to lie; 



Trinidad, ll^c. to lltic.-" Jamaica 9^1-. to "UU per lb. 

 Coro.\-NiTs— Jamaica, .?20-00 to $'_'7-00 : roid Trinulad, 



$23-00 to $24-00 per Bt. 

 Coffee- Jamaica ordinary, 8jc. t.. 10.U-. per ft.. 

 Ginger- Jamaica, 7c. to 9c. i)er ft.. 

 Goat Skins — Barbados, I)(.minica, ai\il Jamaica, 58c. ; 



St. Kitt's, 50c. per lb. 



Grape Fruit- Jamaica, $3-00 to §4-00 per barrel ; $1-50' 



to $2-50 per box. 

 Honey — Jamaica, C5c. to C7c. per gallon (duty j.aid). 

 Limes — No quotations. 

 Mace- 27c. to 31c. per ftj. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, 63".s to 09s', 24c. : 70's to 80X 



20c. ; 105's to llO's, 13c. ; 115'« to 130'.^, 10c j.er ftj. 

 Oi:angk.s— Jamaic.-i, $2-75 to $3-50 per Imrrel ; $1-40 to 



$175 per box. 

 Pimento — 4|c. per lb. 

 Pine- APPLES — No (quotations. 

 SuG.\R— Centrifugals, 96°, 3,''|.c.; Muscovados, 89', 3c. :- 



Jb.lasses, 89°, 2i'c. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — December 16, 1905.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 WAY it Co., and Messrs. Jame.s A. Lynch it Co. 

 December 23. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-50 per 100 ft.. 



Cacao— $9-00 to $9-50 per 100 Rj. 



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



CoFFER-$10-50 to $11-75 per 100 ftj. 



H.A.Y- $1-00 per 100 lb. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, $05 00 ; C)hlendorft"s dissolved 

 guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, $-1800 ; Sulj.h.ate of 

 annmmia, $75-00: Sulphate of potasli, $07"00 jiur ton. 



Onions— Madeira, $250 per 100 ft,. 



PoTATOs, English— Nova Scotia, $2-00 to $2 40 per 100 ft.. 



Rice— Ballam, $4-20 t(, $4-40 per bag (190 lb.) ; Patna, 

 $3-15 to $3-25 ; Rangoon, $2-05 to $275 per 100 ftj. 



British Guiana, — December 20, 1905. — Me.ssrs. Wietinq 



it ItlCHTEE. 



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



BALATA-Venezuela block, 25c. ; Demerai'a slieet, 38c. per lb. 



Cacao — Native, 12ic. jier ftx 



Cassava Starch — $4-50 pjer barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $1200 per M. 



Coffee— 13|c. to IS^c. per ftj. 



Dhai.- $400 to $4-05 per i^ag of 168 lb. 



Edi.oes-$1-20 to $1-44 per barrel. 



t)NIONS — Lisbon, 3c. per lb. (ex store). 



Plantains— 8c. to 32c. per bunch. 



PoT.vros, English— $2-50 to $2-60 per barrel. 



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



Rice— Ballam, $430 per 177 flj. ; Creole, $4-00 per bag. 



(ex store). 

 Si'i.iT Peas- $5-80 per bag (210 ft..). 

 Tannias— $1-20 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-10 : Buck, $2-52 per bau. 

 Sugar— Bark crystals, $1-95 to $2-00 ; Yell .>w, $2-.5a 



t.. $2-05; White, $3-75 to .$4-00; Molasses, $1-75 to 



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

 Timi:er — Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wai.i.ap.a Shingles — $3-00, $3-75, and $6-25 per M. 



Trinidad,— Decendier 22, 1905. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edgap. Tripp it Co. 



Cacao — Ordinary to good red, $11-10 to $11-15 : estates, 



$11-30 to $ll-.50 per fanega (110 ft..); Venezuelan, 



$11-50 to $12-25 per f,-inega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $21-00 per M., t'o.l.. 



CoGOA-NUT Oil- 72c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Copra- $290 to $2-95 per 100 ftj. 

 Dhal- $3-20 to $3-25 per 2-bushel hag. 

 Omoxs— $1-O0to $1-70 per 100 ft., (retail). 

 I'oT.vros, English— 00c. to 70c. per 100 ft.. 

 Uige— Yellow, $4-25 to .$4-40 : White, $4-90 to $5-50 per 



bac,'. 

 Split Peas— J5-20 to $5-25 per 2-bushel bag. 

 SUG.\R— White cr\stals. 14-50; Yellow crvst.als, $2 75 to 



$3 00 ; Molass'es, $2-75 to f;i-Ui» per 100 ft.. 



