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THE AGEICULTUEAL NEWS. 



Ju.NE 2, 1906.. 



MARKE T R EPORTS. 



London,— ilay 2, I'JOG. Messrs. Keaeton, Tiper it 

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

 Committee Cikcular'; 'The Liverpool Cotton 

 Association Weekly Ciucular,' Ajiril 27 ; and 

 'The Public Ledger,' April 28, 1906. 

 Aloes — Barbados, 15,'- to GO/-; Curagoa, 20/- to 05/- per cwt. 

 Arkowroot — St. A^incent, 2(7. per ft. 

 Balata— Sheet, 1/4 to 1 'J 1 ; block, 1/4 to 1/4^ jier Ri. 

 Bees'-wax — £'8 per civt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 52/- to 60/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 48/- 



to 53/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Myscjre, 7hJ. to 3/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary, 39/- to 41/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — West Indian, niediuui line, Coiii/. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium fine, ].'3ni?. ; fine, Hit/.; extra fint-, 



1G(?. per ft. 

 Fruit- 

 Bananas — Jamaica, 4/- to G/- per buncli. 



Grape Fruit — 14/- to ] 6/- jier box. 



LiME.s — 4/- to 4/fi i)er box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, V/- to 10/- per case. 



Pine-apples— St. Michael, 1 '9 to 5/- each. 

 Fustic— £4 to £4 lO...-. per ton.' 

 Ginger- Jamaica, GO/- to Go,'- per cwt. 

 Honey — 18/- to 27/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 1,9 to 2/2; cake, 11 to 1/3 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 4d. to Gd. per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, Dd. to 12 per gallon; concentrated, 



£20 per cask of 108 s;allons ; liand-iiressed, 2,2 to 2/C 



per ft. Distilled Oil," 1/7 to 1/8 per ft. 

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

 Mace— Fair to good pale, 1 ,'5 to 1/6 per ft. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 12s. 6d. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— GO'S, 1/7 ; G5'.s 1,'4 ; 72's, lOd. ; 9<A's, 7d. ; 108's, 



G(/. per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2frf. to 2M. per ft. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 2/1 pev proof gallon ; Demerara. no 



quotations. 

 Sugar — Yellow ciystals, 14/- to 15,'- per cwt. , Jluscovado, 



13/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 11/- to 15/- per cwt. 

 Sulph.^te of Ammoni.\ — £12 3.>;. 9</. to £12 15.<. per ton. 



Montreal,— March 19, 190G.— Mr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, S2C-50 to f28-50 ; Trinidad, $25-00 



to 8^2600 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, medium, lOo. to lie. per lb. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 10c. per ft. 

 MoL.ASCUiT— Demerara, $1-00 per 100 ft. 

 MoT.ASSES — Barbados, 27c. to 28c. ; Aucigua, 23c. per Im- 

 perial gallon. 

 NuTMKGS — Grenada, IlO's, 18c. per ft. 

 0R.4NGES — No quotations. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, oic. per ft. 



Sugar— Grey crystals/.lO°, ?2-10 to $2-20 per 100 ft. 

 — Mu.scovados, 89% .?l-60 to S:l-75 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, «!!'. $1-40 to Sl-50 i>er 100 ft.. 

 —Barbados, 80 . SI -55 to ^I'SO i>er 100 H.. 

 New York, — May l, 190G. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 &: Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Gronada, 10]c. to lOjc. : 



Trinidad, lie. to llAc. ; Jamaica. 9.\c. to 10c. per ft. 

 CocoA-NT-TS— Jamaica, .^21-00 ti. §22-00; Trinidad, §18-00 



to §19-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica ordinaiy, SJc. to 8|c. ; good cirdinary, 



8Jc. per ft. 

 Ginger — No (juot.ations. 

 Goat Skin.s — Barbados, Dominica, and Antigua, 56c. tc 



58c. : Jamaica, 58c. ; St. Kitfs, 49c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit- Jamaica, §5-00 to §8-00 per barrel; $2-50 



to$4 00pevb"X. 

 Mace- 29c. to 34c. per ft. 



Nutmegs— West Indian, 80's, 22ic.;90't<, 20c.;100's, ISJ.c; 



llO'.s 15io. per ft. " ' 



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



§2-25 per box. 

 Pimento — 45c. to .5c. per ft. 

 Pine- APPLES — No quotations. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 06°, 3 48c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3c.;. 



Molasses, 89°, 2|c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — May 17, 1900. — Messrs. Geo. AV. Bennett 

 Bryson & Co., Ltd. 

 Sugar- §1-45 to §1-50 per 100 tt>. 

 Molasses— 18c. per gallon. 

 Barbados, — May 14, 190G.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

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

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, §4-00 to §4-25 per 100 Rj. 

 Cac.\o— §11 -25 to $11-50 per 100 ft.. 

 Cocoa-nuts— SIO-OO j.cr M. fur luisked nuts. 

 Coffee— SUI-50 to §1 1 -75 per 100 ft. 

 Hay- §1-20 per 100 ft. 

 Manures — Nitrate of soda, §65 00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



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



ammonia, §75-00: Sulphate of potash, §ti7-00 per ton. 

 Molasses — Muscovado, 18c. j>er gallon. 

 Onions— Lisbon, §405 b, §5 V8 per 100 ft. 

 POTATOS. Engllsh— Nova Scotia, §2-10 to §i;-25 per IGO ft. 

 Rice— BaKam, §540 to §5 50 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



§3-."0 ; Rangoon, §2-65 to §2-75 per 100 ft. 

 Su(^\R— Muscov.idos, 89°, §1-45; dark ervstals. '.Mr, §1-85 



jicr 1011 til. 



British Guiana, — ^lay 19, 1906. — Messrs. Wieting 



it IvICHTER. 



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



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



Cacao — Native, 13c. to i4c per ft. 



Cassav.\ Starch — §3-50 ti> §3-75 per barrel. 



CocoA-Ni-TS— §1000 to §12 00 per M. 



Coffee— 14c. to 15c. per ft. 



Dhal- §5-40 to §5-.50 per bag of 108 ft. 



Eduoes — §1-32 per barrel. 



Mol,\sses — loAc. per gallon. 



Onions — Lisbon, 6c. ti> 7c. per lb. (ex store). 



Plantains— 20c. to 40c. per bunch. 



Potatos, English— §2-30 to §2-40 per barrel. 



PoTATos, SwKBT — Barbados, §1-50 per bag. 



Rice— Ballam, §5-25 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §4-25 to §4-ja 



jjer baa (ex store). 

 Split Peas- §5-85 to §5-90 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias-§1-92 per barrel. 

 \'ams— White, §1-92; Buck, §240 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, §2-00 to §2-10 ; " Yellow, §2-40 



to §2-50; White, §3-5U to §3-60 ; Molasses, §1-80 to 



$1-90 per ICO ft. (retail). 

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

 AVatlada Shingles — §3-00, §3-75, and §5-25 per M. 

 Trinidad,— May 18, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and Messrs. Edgar Tripp it Co., May 19, 

 1906. ' 

 Cacao — ()rdinai-j- to good red, §11-50 to §11-75; estates, 



§12-t0 to §12-25 per fancga (110 ft.); A'enezuelan, 



§12 75 to §13-00 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §20-00 pt-r M., f"o b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 65c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Copra- S3-25 to §3 40 per 100 ft.. 

 Dual— §4-50 to §4-70 i)er 2-bu.shel bag. 

 Molasses — 18c. per gallon. 

 Onions— §3-00 per U>() Vl>. (retail). 

 P0TAT0.S, English— §1-30 to §1-50 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, §4 60 to §5-00 ; White, §4-80 to §6-00 per 



bag. 

 Split Peas— §5-00 to §5-75 per bag. 

 Sugar— Yelhiw crystals, §2 00 to §225; molasses, $1-90 



to §2-00 per 100 ft. 



