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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Maf,ch r.l, 190G. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— ]\ [a rcli 2, I'JOG. iSressrs. Kearton, Pii-er it 

 Co. : Messrs. E. A. de Pas-s & Co. ; 'The West India 

 Committee CiRcuLAr,,'; 'The Livekpool Cotton 

 Association Weekly CiucuLAr.,' Febniaiy 2.3 ; 

 and ' The Public Ledcer,' February 24, 1900. 



Aloes — Biivbados, 15/- to GO/- ; CuraQoa, 17/- to 00/- percwt. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, llil. U>2d. per lb. 



Balata— Sliect, 1/4 to 1/]1 /block, 1/4 to I '4^ per ft.. 



Bee8'-wa.\— £7 lO.v. to iE:7 12,f. (id. per cwt. " 



Cac.\o— Trinidad, 52- to 60/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 47/- 



to 52/- per cwt. 

 Cariiajio.-\ik — My.sore, 7i''. to 3/- perfti. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, [;ood ordinaiy, 38/- to 40 - per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indi.-m, niediinu tine, 030i/. ; \Ve.st Indian 



Sea Lsland, niediuin fine, ]3(/. ; fine, 14(?. ; extra fine, 



li>hl. per ft. 

 Fri'it— 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/(> to 7;'- per bunch. 



Grate Friit— 8 - to 10/- per bo.x. 



Okanoe.s — Jamaica, (i to 9'- per bo.x of 170-200. 

 Fustic— £3 5.;. to £'4 per ton. 

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



16/- to 18' 



>'oo(l liriiilit, '25/- 



1 to '2/4; cake, 11 to 1/2 



Honey — Dark to ordinary, 



to 25 6 per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 



per ft). 



Kola Nits — id. to (>d. per ft.i. 

 LiiME JiicE — Raw, lOi/. to );1 per gallon; concentrated. 



£17 per cask of 108 (jallons ; hand-pressed, 2,3 to 2/6 



per lb. Distilled Oil," 1 5 per Ri. 

 LoGwoon— £4 to £4 15.t. ; roots, £3 10s. to £4 i)erton. 

 Mace-- Good bold pale. 1/5 to 1/11 ; g..od red, 1/0 tL> 1,7 ; 



broken, 12 per Hi. 

 Nite.vte OF SoD.A — A'41'icultural, £11 7.v 6./. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— oS'.s, 1 ; 74\v, ] 4 ; S.-)',-;, ] 1 ; [H\-^. 0]-/. ; 105'.s 



ihl. per tti. 

 Pimento— Fair, ild. per ft>. 

 Rum — No ({notations. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 1-t 6 to 17/- per cwt. ; Muscovado. 



15/- to 15/0 per cwt.: Molasses, 11/- to 15- jier cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammoni.v — £12 7~. 0('. per ton. 



Montreal,- January 18, 190G.— Mr. J. Rlssei.t, JIvk 

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

 CocoA-NUT-s- .Jamaica. 8*27-00 to §2900 ; Trinidad, ?250O 



to §26-00 per Jl. 

 Coffee — Ja)naica, meaiuni, 10c. to He. per lb. 

 Ginger — Jr.maica, '.-.nblcachcd, 7ic. to 10c. per fti. 

 MoLASCUiT— Dcmerara. §1-00 jiei" 100 ft. 

 MoTASSES — Barbados, 20c. to 30c. ; Ai-.iigua, 24c. per Im- 

 perial gallon. 

 NuTMKGs — Grenada, UO'.s ISc. jier fti. 

 Oranges — No ipiotations. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5]c. per ft.. 



Sugar— Grey crystals, '.16 , §2-00 to S2-15 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89°. §1-50 to $l-t;5 per 100 ft.. 

 —Molasses, 89'. $1-35 to S1-.50 per 100 ft.. 

 —Barbados. 89', §1-45 to $1-70 j.er 100 ft.. 

 Ne-W York, — March 2, 190G. — Me-ssrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 &. Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, lll.c. to 12c. ; Grenada, lOjc. to lO^c. ; 



Trinidad. lO^'c. to lUc: Jamaica !)c. to lOAc. per ft). 

 CocoA-Ni-Ts— Jamaica, §25-110 to §27-00 : Trinidad, ¥24-00 



to §25-00 per M. 

 Coffee- Jamaica (.rdin.arv, 8|c. to 8i;c. ; good ordinary-, 



8]c. to 9]c. i)er lb. 

 GiNGEn — Dark seraugv rrot, 7/'c. to 8c. ; small white t.. 



bright b.ild. Oic. n. 10c. ].er ft. 

 (JoAT Skins — Barbaih s, Dominica, and Antigua, 5'.ic. to 



61c. ; Jamaica, 62c. : St. Kitt's, 5Ic. per ft.. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica. $600 to §800 per barrel ; f3-50 



to $5-00 per boN. 



Mace— 20c. to 34c. per ft.. 

 Nutmegs — West Indian, 80'.^, 



llO's, l(ic. jier ft.. 

 C)I!ANGEs— Jamaica, §4-75 to 



S3 -00 per box. 

 Pimento — 4^c. per lb. 

 Pine-.\pples — No quotations. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 'J6°, 3.'.r;c. t 



2SSc. to 2!;]c.; Molasses',' 80 , 



4c. ; 90'*, 20c. ; lOO's, 18ic. ;. 

 §5-25 per barrel ; i!2-50 to- 



',V,c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 

 .^c. to 2},\e. per tti. 



MARKETS. 



Geo. W. Bennett 



INTER-COLONIAL 



Antigua, -il.uch 14, 190G. — Me^.'^l•s, 



liRY-soN & Co., Ltd. 



SiG.VR— §l-27i per 100 ft>. 



Molasses— 15c. per gallon. 



Barbados,— :\Iarch 24, 1906. -Messrs. T. S. Gakraway 

 ifc Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch A Co.,. 

 ilarch 19, 190G. 



Arrowroot- St. Vincent, §:!-80 to ,§4-25 per 100 ft). 



C.A.CAO— §ll-.50 to 81 1-75 j.er 100 ft.. 



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



Coffee— §10-50 to §11-75 per 100 ftj. 



Hav-95c. to §1 CO per lOU ft.. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, §6500 ; Ohlendorft's dissolved 



guano, §55-00 ; Ctitton manure, §4800 : Sulphate of 



ammonia, §75-00; Sulphate of potash, §67"00 j.er ton. 

 IMoLASSEs— 14c. to 15c. per g.allou. 

 Onions— §3 50 to §4 00 per'lOO ft. 



Pot.atos, E.SGI.ISH— N(.va .Scotia, §2-40 to §3-00 per IGO ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, §4-40 to §4-70 per bag (190 ft..) ; Patna, 



§2-96 to §3-25 ; Rang. .on, §2-50 to §2-75 per 100 ft.. 

 Sugar— Muse(jvados, 89% §1-40; Dark crystals, 06 , §1-75- 



to §1-80 per 100 lb. 



British Guiana,— March M, 1900.— Messrs. Wietino 

 tt Richter. 

 Arrowroot — .St. Vincent. §8-00 per barrel. 

 BALATA--"\'enezuela block, 25c. ; Dcmerara slicet, 38c. per ft.. 

 Cacao — Native, 1.3c. to 14c. per ft.. 

 Cassava Starch — §4 25 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §10-00 to §1200 per M. 

 Coffee— 13.\c. to IS^c. per ftj. 

 Du.\L- §5-40 ti. §5-50 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Ei.uoEs— 84c. to §1-20 jjcr barrel. 

 Onions — Lisbon, 4c. per lb. (ex sti.re). 

 I'lantains- 12c. to 36c. per bunch. 

 PoT.wos, English— §2-OU t.. §2-40 jier barrel. 

 Potatos, Swekt — Barbados, .§1-08 per bag. 

 Rice — Ballam, §4 90 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §4-25 



(e.\ store). 

 Split Peas- §5-60 to §5-65 per V>ag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias— §1-32 to §1-44 per barrel. 

 Yams— White. §2-00: Buck, §2-40 per Uag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, §1-80 to §1-90 ;" Yellow, 



to $2-40; White, §3-20 to §.-,-25; Molasses, ^L' 



§1-80 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Tl.MUKP, — Greenhciirt, 32c. to 5.5c. per cubic foot. 



per 



baa. 



§2-30 



ro tc 



Wai.lai'.a Shingles — §3-00, §3-75, and §5-25 per 



M. 

 Grant 



Trinidad,— ilarch IG, 190G.— Me.ssrs. Gordon 

 it Co. ; and Me.ssrs. Edgar Tripp i Co. 

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



§11-50 to §11-75 per fanega (110 lb.); Venezuelan, 



§11-75 to §12-25 i>er fanega. 

 Coco.^-nuts— §20-00 ])er M., fai.h 

 C0CO.A.-NUT Oil — 75c. per Imperial 

 CoPKA- §:!-10 to §3-25 per 100 ft.. 

 Dual— §4-50 to §4-80 per 2-bnshel 

 Molasses— 16c, per gallon. 

 Onions— §2-00 to §250 i)er ICO fti. (retail). 

 Potatos, English— §1-20 to §150 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Y'ellow, §4 75 to §510 ; White, $5-00 to $590 per 



bag. 

 Split Peas— f4-!)0 to §5-n0 per bag. 



gallon (casks included), 

 bag. 



SUG».R— Y'elU.w crvstals, §2-00 t(_ 

 to §2 00 per 100 ft. 



§225; u:olasses ; $1-75 



