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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Mai!CH it, 190G. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— February 1('>, 1900. Messrs. Keaetox, FiPEi: it 

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

 Committee CiiituLAE/; 'The Liverpool Cotton 

 Associatiox Weekly Cir.cuLAn,' February 9 ; 

 and 'The ruuLic Leduer,' February 10, 1900. 



Aloes — Barb;.fl<is, 15,'- to (iO/- ; Cura(;oa, 17,'- to (iO/- percwt. 



Areowkoot — St. A'incent, '2iJ. per lb. 



Balata— 81ioet. 1'4 t« I'll ; blutk. 1/4 to ];4A per lb. 



Bees'-wax — £7 10s. tu £7 li'-'^. C>il. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidail, 52- to CU,- per cwt. ; Grenada, 47,'- 



to 51, per cwt. 

 Cakdamo.ais — Mysore, 7 .' (?. to V> - per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordiuaiy, 38,- to 40, - per civt. 

 Cotton — West Indi;ui, luediioii tine, G'40(/. ; \\'e»t Indian 



Sea Lsland, medium tine, iiid. ; tine, 14</. ; extra fine, 



IbhL : Barbados Sea Island, ]5(/. to \7'l. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4,0 to 7/- per buncb. 



GitATE Frvit — C, - tu 7,- per box. 



Limes — No (quotations. 



Oranoes — Jamaica, 5,'- to S- per box i^f 170-200. 

 Fustic— £',1 '<■?. to £4 per tun. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 48,'- to 56,'- per cwt. 

 Honey — Dark, IK,- : brown set, 17,0 to 18 - : gre\ish white 



set, 20 to 25,'- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lumj), 2 1 to 2 '4; cake, 1 1 to 1/2 



per lb. 

 Kola Kt ts — !<'. to (Jil. per lb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 10(^ to 1 1 per gallon; concentrated, 



£10 lO.s. per cask of 108 gallons ; b.and-pressed, 2,3 to 



2/0 per lb. Distilled Oil, 1 '5 per ft. 

 Logwood— £4 to £4 )5s. ; roots, £3 10s. to £4 per ton. 

 Mace — Goiid bold pale, 1 to 1 8; '.;<.M.d red, 1 4 ; brok./n. 



1,1 to 1,'3 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agriculuiral, £11 

 Nutmegs- C5"s, 1 2 ; 72s. 10./. ; 80'; 



i)':ld. : 1 ?5's, 5(/. per ft. 

 Pimento — Fair, 2irf. to 2J</. per ft. 

 Rum — No quotations. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 1.". (! to 17,- 



1.5 - to 15 per cwt.: M(->lasses, 



per ton. 

 M. ; OOx fii ; 108s. 



SuLPn>.Ti: OF ,\MMONi'.— £12 12s. (i./. ])er tim. 



j)er cw t. ; Muscovado, 

 lOfi to 14'- per cwt! 



Ii. 



Montreal,— -I anuary 18, 1900. — Mr. J. RfsSELL Muii- 

 KA's . (In lionil cjuotations, e. it f.) 

 Co(!OA-Nl-Ts- .Jamaica, f27-00 to ?2!t-00 ; Triniilad, .S2.^■00 



to ?20-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger-- J;,m."iica., v.nbleacbed, 7io. to lOo. per lb. 

 MoLASCUiT— Dciuerara. fl'OO pci'lOO ft. 

 MorASSES--lJarb;'d(is, 29c. to 3t)c. ; Antigua, 24c. p 



pcrial gallon. 

 Nutmegs — Grc.sada. llO's, ISe. per P'. 

 Granges -No ijuotations. 

 Pimento - Jamaica. i>]c. per lb. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals. ".Ki ', §200 to .?2-] 

 —Muscovados, 80'. .*! -.-lO to $1 -i.; 

 —Molasses, 89', U-->'> to §i:,i) p^y lOO ft. 

 —Barbados 80^ ?l-45 to ?l-70 j.er 100 ft. 

 New York, — February ll'i, 1900. — Messrs. GlLLEsriE 

 Br.os. & Co. 

 Cacao- Car;'cas, ll.U-. to 12lc. ; Grenad.a, lOc. to lOjc 



per 100 lb. 

 i.er loot).. 



Trinid.ad. lie. to ll.'.c. : Jamaica 9ie. to 9.U 



to s:' 



CocoA-Ni Ts-.Januiica. ?25-00 t.^ §27-00 ; 



to §25 00 per 31. 

 Coffee- Jamaica ordin.-n\ . 8]c. 



8|c. to 9Ic. Jier \h. 

 (iiNGEir Jamaica. 7jc. to Ojc. per 

 <ioAT Skins - B.irbados, Doujiiiica 



COc. : J.unaica. i>\}.r. : St. KitI 



idad 



-Vntigua, 

 . iier n.. 



jier lb. 

 824IMI 



.)8c. t. 



Grape Fkuit— Jamaica, §0-00 to ?8-00 per barrel ; $3-50- 



to §4 00 per box. 

 MACE-28;',e. to 31k. per ft. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, 80's, 22;c. 90's, 18ic. ; lOO's, 17c ; 



llO's. 14c. per ft. 

 ORANGKs-Jamaica, ?4-00 to 84-50 per barrel ; $2-50 to 



53 50 ]ier box. 

 Pimento — 4^0. per ft. 

 PiNE-.U'i'i.KS — No quotations. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 3^c.: Mu.scovados, 89°, 21^. 



Molasses, 89', 2i:c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— March 10, 1900.- Messrs. T. S. Gaerawav 

 it Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch it Co.^ 

 March 8, 1906. 



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



Cacao— 810-50 per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— §10-50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 



Hay— 9.JC. to $1 00 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, $05 00 ; Ohlendoi-ffs dissolved 



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



pAnmonia, ^75-00; Sulphate of potash, $07 -00 per ton. 

 Molasses — 14c. to 15c. per gallon. 

 Onions— LLsbon, Si3-50 t.) §4 00 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATOS, English— Nova Scotia, $2-25 to S3-()0 per 160 ft. 

 Rice- Ballam, $440 to $4-70 j.er hag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



S2-8(i to $3-25 ; Rangoon, $2-50 to $2-75 per 100 ft.. 

 Sugar — Muscovados, 89°, $1-35; Dark crystals, 96% $l-75- 



per 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — February 28, 1900. — Messr.?. 'Wietisg 



ifc IvICHTEK. 



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



Bal.at.a — Venezuela block, 25c. ;Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 13c. to 14c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $400 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts- $1000 to $12 00 per M. 



Coffee — 13'c. to 134c. per ft. 



Dual- $5-2a to $5-40 per bag of 108 ft. 



EnDOEs-84c. to $1-20 per barrel. 



Onions— Lisbon. 4c. per ft. (ex .store). 



Plantains — 20e. to 40c. per bunch. 



PoTATOs, English— $2-00 to $2-.50 per barrel. 



I'oi-ATos, Sweet — Barbados, $1-20 per bag. 



Ru-E- -Ballam, $4-80 to $490 per 177 ft. : Creole, $4-25. 



per bag (ex store). 

 Si-i.rr Peas- $5-00 per bag (210 ft..). 

 Tannias — $1-44 per barrel. 

 Yams— White. $1-80 : Buck, $2-40 per baL.'. 

 Sugar— Dark crvst.als, $1-80 to $1-90 ;" Yell.. w, $2 3(> 



t.. $2-40; White, $3'20 to $3-25: Molasses, $1-70 to 



$1-80 per 100 ft., (retail). 

 TiMiiER — Greenhcart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba SniNt^LES- $3-00, $3-75, and $5-25 per .M. 



Trinidad,— ilarch G, 1900. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Teipp it Co. 

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



$ll-.50 to $11-01)' per f.anega (110 ft..): A'enezuelan, 



$11-00 to $12-tlO per fauega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 per 31., f'^o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — TOc. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 CoiT..*.— $3-10 to $3-25 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal— $4-50 to $4-80 per 2-bushel bag. 

 Molasses — 15c. per 'gallon. 

 < )NioNs— $2-00 t.. $2-50 per ICO ft. (retail). 

 PoTVTOs, English- $1-20 t(. $1-50 per 100 ft.. 

 Kick- Yellow, $4 75 to §5-l() ; White, $5-Co t.. $5-90 pec 



bag. 

 Sri IT Pea.s— ?5-00 to $5-25 per bag. 

 Si i.'.R— Yellow evv.stals, $2 00,tof2-25; m...la,s~es ; $l-50 



to $1-75 per 100 ft.. 



