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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Fkijruaey 3, 190G. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Jamiaiy 5, 1906. ]\Ies.sis. Ke\rton, Piper & 

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

 Committee Cieculai:,' December 22, 1905 ; 'The 

 LiVEErooL CoTTO>' Association Weekly Cie- 

 CULAE,' December 28, 1905; and 'The Public 

 Ledgee,' December 30, 1905. 



Aloes — BarbMlos, 15/- to GO/- ; Curaqoa, 17;'- to 75/- per cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, '2(7. per lb. 



Balata— Sheet, 1/4 to 1/11 ; block, 1/4 to ]/4i per lb. 



Bees'-wax — £'7 17<. '"'. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 52/- to OU/- per cwt. ; Grenada, iC>^'- 



to 52/- jjer cwt. 

 CarI'AMOMs — My.sore, 7'''. to .3/- perlh. 

 CoFi'EE — Jamaica, good ordinary, 38/- to 40/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian, niediuni fine, 0'85(/. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium fine, loil. ; tine, 14(?. ; extra tine, 



15i'?. per ft. 

 Fevit— 



Banan.as — Jamaica, l/G to 0/- per bunch. 



GraI'E Fruit — (i/- to 7/- per box. 



Limes — 4/- to 4/0 per box. 



Okanoes— Jamaica, 6/- to 8/- per box of 170-200. 

 Fustic— £3 5o. to £4 per ton. 

 GiNCiER — Jamaica, 42/- to 53/- per cwt. 

 Honey — 20/- to 25 - per cwt. 

 Isinula.ss — "West Indian luniii, 2/1 to 2,0: cake, 1 - to 1/4 



jier ft). 

 Kola Nuts — 4d. to 6d. per ft. 

 Li.ME Juice — Raw, 9</. to 1/- per gallon; concentrated, 



£10 i)er ca.sk of 108 gallons ; hand-pressed, 2,3 to 2,0 



per lb. Distilled Oil^ l/4i- to 1 5 per lb. 

 LoGwoori— £4 to £4 \os.; roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace — Fine pale, 2,'4 ; fair to good pale, 1,4 to 1/0 ; red, 



1/- to 1/3 per lb. 

 Nitrate OF SoiiA — Agricultural, £11 2.s. Ot'. per ton. 

 Kutmegs— 70'.s 10-/.; So'x, 'M.; OO'-s 7,i,/. ; 101'.v, ]10'.s, 6d.; 



5i'/.; 125'.s 4i-;. per ft. 

 Pimento — Fair, 2"^'-?. to 2i(/. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, 1/1 to 1,2), per j.roof gallon ; Jamaica, 2,1 



per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 14 - to 17,3 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



15,'- to 15/0 per cwt.; Molasses, 11/- 16/- to per cwt. 

 Sulphate or Ammoni.». — £12 7s. Oi/. to £12 8s. Od. per ton. 



Montreal,— Decemijer 12, 1905. — Mr. J. Ru.ssell Mur- 

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



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



to $25-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jr.maica, unbleached, 7ic. to 10c. jier fti. 

 MoLASCUiT— Demerara, $1-00 pei' 100 ft. 

 MoiA.ssES- -Barbados, 30c. ; Antigua, 20c. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 KtiTMKGS — Grenada, llO's, 18c. per ft. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, $2 65 per barrel, duty paid. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5jc. per ft. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals, 90\ $2-12 to $2-20 per 100 lb. 



—Muscovados, SO', $1-00 to $1-75 per 100 ft. 



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



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



Ne-W York, — December 22, 1905. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Beos. it Co. 

 Cacao— C.ar:'.cas, 12c. to 12),c. ; Grenada, 10 Jc. to lie; 



Trinidad, ll|c. to llijc.-' Jamaica 9gc. to'lO.Vper ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts -Jamaica, .^23-00 to .$25-00 ; and Trinidad, 



$22-00 to $25-00 per M. 

 Coffee- J.imaica ordinary, 8|c. to lOic, per tti. 

 Ginger- Jamaica, 7c. to 9oC. per ft). 

 Goat Skins — Barbados, Dominica, 



St. Kitt's, 51c. per lb. 



Grape Fruit — Janiaic? 



to $350 per bo.\. 

 Honey — Jamaica— No 

 Ll.MES — No (piotations. 

 Mace— 27c. to 31c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs — West Indian, 70's t 



l:!c.; 11.5's to 130'.^ 10c. i)er ft. 

 t>KANGES— Jamaica, $4-00 to $4-2 



$2-50 per box. 

 Pimento — 4^e. per lb. 

 PiNE-APPLES— No (juotations. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals. 90°, 3i; 



Molasses, 89', 2Jc. per ft. 



$4-00 to $0-00 per barrel; 

 juotations. 



$3-0O' 



SO'.s 20c. ; 105's to llO's,, 

 I.er barri.-l ; $2^00 to 



Muscovados, 89°, 3,ic. 



and Jamaica, 58ic. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— January l;'., 1906.— Me.ssrs. T. S. Garra- 

 ■\vay & Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co.,. 

 January 20, 1906. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-80 to $4-25 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $9 00 per 100 ft. 



CocoA-NUT.s— $10-00 pur M. for liusked nuts. 



Coffee— $10-50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 



Hay— $1 00 per 100 ft. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, $0500 ; Ohlendorffs dissolved 

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

 ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate of i)otash, $07^00 per ton. 



Onions— Jladeira, $2-75 per 100 ft.. 



PoTATOS, Englisu— Nova Scotia, $2-25 to $2-75 per 100 ft>. 



Rice— Ballam, $4-20 to $4-35 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 

 $3-15 to $3-25 ; Rangoon, $2-05 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana.— -Tanuary 17, 1906.— Messrs. Wietino 



iS: lllCHTEE. 



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



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



Cac.^o — Native, 122C. to 13c. per Rr. 



Cassava Starch — $400 to $4-50 2)er barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $1200 per M. 



Coffee— 13]c. to lo^c. pei ft. 



Dhal- $405 to $4-70 per bag of 108 ft. 



Eddoes — $1-44 ]ier barrel. 



Onio.n'S — Lisbon, 3c. per lb. (ex store). 



Pl.antains — lOe. to 32c. per buncli. 



PoTATos, English — $2 -OU to $3-00 per barrel. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, 90c. per bag. 



Rice — Ballam, $4-35 per 177 ft). ; Creole, $4-10 per bag 



(ex store). 

 Split Pe.vs- $5-80 per bag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias — $2-10 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $1-92; Buck, $2-40 per b;ig. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $1-90 to $2-00 ; ^ Yellow, $2-40 



to $2-50; White, $3-25 to $3-50; Molasses, $1-75 to 



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

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

 Wallaba Shingles — $300, $3-75, and $5-25 per M. 



Trinidad,- January 19, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 t!c Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp ik Co. 



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

 $11-40 to $11-75 per fanega (110 ft..); Venezuelan, 

 $11-50 to $12-00 per fanega. 



Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 per M., f o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 72c. per Imperial galk.n (casks included). 



Copra- $2-90 to $300 per 100 ft... 



Dhal— $3-90 to $4-C0 per 2-bushel bag. 



Onions— $1-00 to $1-70 per 1(.;0 ft., (retail). 



I'OTATos, Engllsh— $1-25 to $1-40 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Yellow, $4 40 to $4-00 ; White, $4-50 to $5-00 per 

 bag. 



Split Peas— $5-00 to $5-25 per bag. 



Sugar — No quotations. 



