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THE AGRICULTUEAL NEWS, 



January 20, 1906. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— December 22, 1905. Jlessrs. Kearton, Piper & 

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

 Committee Circular,' 'The Liverpool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circular,' December 1.5, 

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

 1905. 



AiOES— Barbados, 15/- to GO/- ; Curaqoa, 17/- to 75/- percwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 2(1. per lb. 



Balat.a.— Sheet, 1/4 to 1/11 ; block, 1/4 to l/4i per ft. 



Bees '-wax — £'7 17s. dd. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 52/- to GO/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 4G/- 



to 52/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7ld. to 3/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 38/- to 40/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — Wi-st Indian, medium fine, G'85(/. ; West Indian 



Sea IsUmd, medium fine, 13ii. ; fine, IM. ; extra fine, 



Ibh'l. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/6 to 7/- per bunch. 



Grape Fruit— 7/- to 10/- per box. 



Limes — 4/- to 4/G per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 8/3 to 11/- per box of 17G-200. 

 Fustic — £3 5s. to £4 per ton. 

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

 Honey — 20/- to 25/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2/1 to '2/5; cake, 1/- to 1/4 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 4d. to dd. per ft. 

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



£10 per cask of 108c;allons; liand-pressed, 2/3 to 2/6 



per lb. Distilled OiC l/4i to 1/5 per ft. 

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

 Mace— Fine pale, 2/4 ; fair to good pale, 1/4 to 1/6 ; red, 



1/- to l/'3 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 2s. Oi'. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 70's, 10-/. ; 83'.s 9.7.;00's, 7 Id.; lOl's, i)d.; llG's, 



.5i'/.; 12.5's, 4A./. per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2^i/. to 2M. per ft. 

 Rum — Demerara, 1/1 to lj2h per proof gallon; Jamaica, 2/1 



per proof gallon. 

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



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

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 lOs. per ton. 



Montreal, — December 12, 1905. — Mr. J. PiUSSell Mur- 

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



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



to $25-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Janiaica, medium, 10c. to lie. per ft. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleaclied, 7ic. to lOc. per ft. 

 Molascuit— Demerara, $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses- -Barbados, 30c. ; Antigua, 2Gc. per Imperial 



gallon. 

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

 Oranges — Jamaica, $2-65 per Ijarrel, duty paid. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5jc. per ft. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals, 9G", $2-12 to $2-20 per 100 ft. 



—Muscovados, 89°, $1-60 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, — December 22, 

 Bros. &, Co. 



1905. — jNIe.ssrs. Gillespie 



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



Trinidad, ll]c. to llgc. ; Jamaica 9ijc. to lOi per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts -Jamaica, .S23-00 to $25-o6 ; am! tnnidad, 



$22-09 to $25-00 per M, 

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

 Ginger— Jamaica, 7c. to 9ic. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Barb.ados, Dominica, and Jamaica, 58.' c. ; 



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



110'; 



Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $4-00 to $0-00 per barrel; $3-00 



to .'?3-50 per box. 

 Honey — Jamaica— N(j i juotations. 

 Limes — No quotations. 

 Mace— 27c. to 31c. per ft. 

 NuTME<is— West Indian, 70's to 80's, 20c. ; 105's to 



13c.; 115's to 130',s 10c. iier ft. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $4-00 to $4-25 per barrel ; $2-00 to 



$2-50 per box. 

 Pimento — 4|c. per ft. 

 Pine- APPLES — No ijuotations. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, 3§c.; Muscovados, 89°, ojc. ; 



Molasses, 89°, 2Jc. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — January 6, 1906. 

 way ife Co., and Messrs. 

 December 30, 1905. 



—Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 James a. Lynch & Co., 



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



Cacao— $900 per 100 ft. 



CocoA-NU-rs — $11-00 per BI. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— $10-50 to $11-00 per 100 ft. 



Hay— $100 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, $65-00 ; OhlendorfFs dis.solved 

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

 ammonia, $75-00: Sulphate of potash, $67 "00 per ton. 



Onions— Madeira, $2-75 per 100 ft. 



Potatos, English— Nova Scotia, $2-40 to $3-60 per 160 ft. 



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

 $3-15 to $3-25 ; Rangoon, $2-65 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 



190G. — Messrs. Wieting 



British Guiana. — Januaiy 3, 



tt lllCHTER. 



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



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



Cacao — Native, 12ic. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $4.50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $12-00 per M. 



Coffee — 13|c. to 13'lc. pei ft. 



Dh-AL- $4-65 tci $4-70 per bag of 108 ft. 



Eddoes-$1-68 to $1-80 j-er barrel. 



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



Plantains— 20c. to 40c. per bunch. 



Potatos, English— $2-60 to $3-00 per barrel. 



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



Rice — Ballam, $4-.35 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $4-00 per bag 



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



Tannias— $1-00 per barrel. 



Yams— White, $1-68 ; Buck, $2-40 per bag. 



Sugar— Dark crystals, $1-95 to .S2 -00 ^ Yellow, $2 -.50 



to $2-65; White, $3-75 t(j. $4-00 ; Molasses, $1-75 to 



$2-00 ]ier ICO ft. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to .5.5c. per cubic foot. 

 AVallaija Shingles— $3-00, $3-75, and $6-25 per M. 



Trinidad,— January 5, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 &■ Co. ; -and Messrs. Edgar Tripp &■ Co. 



Cacao— Ordinary t(.. good red, $11-00 to $11-10; estates, 



$11-25 to $11-40 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



$1200 to $12-50 per fanega. 

 Coco .t-NUTS— $21-00 per M., f o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 72c. per Imperi.al gallon (casks included). 

 Copra— $2-90 to $2-95 per 100 ft. 

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

 Onions— $1-60 to $1-70 per 1(10 tti. (retail). 

 Potatos, English — 60c. to 70c. per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4-25 to $4-40 ; White, $5-00 to $500 per 



bag. 

 Split Peas— J5-20 jier 2-busliel b.ag. 

 Sugar — Wliite crystals. $4-50 ; Yellow crj-stals, $2'75 to 



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



