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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



July U, 1905. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— June 13, 1906. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper & 

 Co. ; Messrs. E. A. de P.\ss & Co.; 'The West India 

 Committee Circular'; 'The LivEKrooL Cotton 

 Association Weekly Circular,' June 13; and 

 'The Public Ledger,' June 9, 1906. 

 Aloes— Barbados, 15/- to GO,'-: Ciiracoa, 20/- to 05/- per cwt. 

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

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

 Bees'-wax — £8 10s. to £9 per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 57/- to 03/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 52/- 



to 57/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7 if', to 3/- per ft. 

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

 Cotton — Wfst Indian, niedimn tine, G50</. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium fine, iZhl. ; fine, lihl. ; extra fine, 



16(;. per ft. Prices paid, 9^/'. to 19-7. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas— Jamaica, 4'- to G/- per bunch. 



Grape Fruit — 8/- to 9/- per case. 



Limes — 4/- to 4;0 per box. 



Oranges — Jam.aica, 0/- to 7/- per box. 



PlNE-Ai'Pl.ES— St. Michael, 1/9 to 4/- each. 

 Fustic— £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 58/- to 65/- per cwt. 

 Honey— Good to bright amber, 22/- to 24/0 ; dark to 



fair liipiid, 17/- to 21/6 per cwt. 

 IsiNGi.A.ss — We.st Indian lump, 1,7 to 2,2; cake, 1/2 to 1/3 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 4(7. to Gd. per ft. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, lli7. to 1/3 per g.illon; concentrated, 



£20 15.<. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand-pressed, 2,3 to 



2/4 per lb. Distilled Oil," 2 - to 2 1 per ft. 

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

 Mace— Fair red, 14 to 1/5 per ft. 



Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £11 7s. Gd. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 83'.s 9J. ; 'J4's, 8i(/. ; 108's-, 7M. ; 113's, 7</. 



per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2fi?. to 2g(/. per ft. 



Rcjl — Jamaica, 2;1 ; Denierara. OhI. per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow ciystals, 14 3 to 10/- per cwt. , Muscovado, 



13,- to 14 i>er cwt.; Molasses, 10/6 to 14,6 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £12 per ton. 



Russell Murray^. 



Montreal,— June 1, 1906.— Mr. J. 

 (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 

 C0C0A-NUT.S- Jamaica, $26-00 ; Trinidad, $24-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 16c. per ft. 

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

 Molasses— Barbados, 2830. ; Ancigua, 23ic. per Imperial 



gallon. 

 Nutmegs — Grenada, llO's, 17c. to 19c. per ft. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 5sc. per ft. 

 Sugar— Grey ci-j-stals' 96°, Sl-93^ per 100 ft. 



-Muscovados, 89°, §1-30 to Sl-40 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89°, $1-25 to $1-40 per 100 ft. 

 — B.arbados, 89% $1-40 to $1-50 per 100 ft. 

 New York, — June 1j, 1906. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 &, Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 13c. to 14ic. ; Grenada, lO^c. to 



Trinidad, lli^c. to 12c. f Jamaica, 9ic. to lOJc. per ft. 

 Coco.a-nuts— Jamaica, $19-00 : Trinidad, $13-00 per M. 



for culls, and $10-00 per M. for good. 

 Coffee— Jamaica ordinary, 8c. to S^c. ; good ordinary, 



Sic. to lOJ.c per ft. 

 Ginger— Dark scraggy root, lOc. to Ilk-. ; white to bright 



bold, life, to ISlc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins— B.arbados, Dominica, and Antigua, 55c. tc 



57c. ; Jamaica, 57c. ; St. Kitt's, 51c. to 52c per ft. 

 Grape Fruit- Jamaica, $5-00 to $8-03 per barrel; $3-00 



to $4 00 per box. 

 M.*.ce— 30c. to 34c. i>er ft. 



Bros 



llj 



Nutmegs— West Indi.an, SO's, 21c. to 22c. ; 90's, 17c. to 18c ;; 



llO's, 14ic ; ISO's, 12c per ft. 

 Oranges— Ja'maica, $4-00 to $4-50 per barrel; $2-00 to 



$2-25 per box. 

 Pimento — 4§c. to 5gc. per ft. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, SJc. to 3'51ic. ; Muscovados, 



89°, 3c. to 301c. ; Mo'lasses, 89°, '2-75c. to 2-76c. 



per ft., duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — May 31, 1906.— Messrs. Geo. W. Bennett 

 Bryson & Co., Ltd. 

 Sugar— $1-40 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses— 1 8c. per gallon. 

 Barbados, — June 25, 1906. —Messrs. T. S. Garra-^vay 

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

 Arrowroot- St. Vincent, $4-00 tn $4-25 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— $10-50 to $11-50 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $11 -00 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— $10-00 to $1 1 -75 per 100 ft. 

 Hay— $1 10 per 100 ft. 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, $60-00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, $4800 ; Cacao manure, 



$4500; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate of 



potash, $07 '00 per tcm. 

 Molasses — Muscovado, 14c. per gallon (puncheon included). 

 Onions- Bermudas, 85c to $1-30; Lisbon, $0 -00 to $4 00 ■ 



per 100 ft. 

 PoiATOs, English— $2-88 per 160 ft. ; Nova Scotia, $3-00- 



per 160 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $5 20 to $5 75 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$300 to $3-40 ; Rangoon, $2-75 to $300 i)er 100 ft. 

 Sugar— Mu.scovados, 80", $140 ; Dark crystals, 06',— No 



(juiitations. 



British Guiana, — June 30, 190G. — Messrs. Wieting 

 ife Richter. 

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

 Balata— -Venezuela block, 2i5c. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft. 

 Cacao — Na'i^ive, 12c. to I3c. i)er ft. 

 Cassava Starch — $3' 50 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $12 00 per M. 

 Coffee— 13c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Dh.al- $500 to $5-20 per bag of 168 ft. 

 EoDOES — $1-80 per barrel. 

 Molasses — 15c. to l,5ic. i>ergall(in. 

 Onions— Tenerife, 2^0. ; Bermuda, 2c. per lb. 

 Plantains— 20c. to 00c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS, Engllsh — $4-00 p_n' barrel. 

 PoTATos, Sweet — Barbados, $2 40 per bag. 

 Rice — Ballam, $5-50 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $5-00 per bag 



(ex store). 

 Split Peas- $6-25 to $650 per bag (210 lb.). 

 Tanxias — $1-92 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $300 ; Buck, $3-36 per b.ag. 

 Sugar— Dark crvstals, $1-95 to $2-00 ;" Yellow, $2-20 



to $2-30; \Vhite, $3-25 to $3-50 ; Molasses, $1-40 to 



$1 -60 per lOO ft. (retail). 

 Tijirer — Greenheart, o2c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 AVallap.a Shingles— $3-00, $3-75, and $5-25 per M. 

 Trinidad,— June 30, 1906. — ile.ssi-s. Gordon, Gr.\nt 



Lt Co. 



Cacao — Ordin.ai-y to good red, $ir75 to $1200; estates, 



$12-25 to $12-50 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



$13-00 tn $1:5 -.50 per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $20-00 jier :M., f.o.b. 



Coco.\-NUT Oil — 08c. per Imperial gallon (cask included). 

 Copra- $3-45 to $3 60 per 100 tii. 

 Dhal— $4-40 to $4-50 j.er 2-busheI ba<;. 

 O.MONs— $1-25 to $2-00 per lUO ft. (ret.ail). 

 PoT.\Tos. Eni:usii— $1-50 to $2-00 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $5 10 to SooO ; White, $5-25 to $600 per 



ba'x. 

 Split Pras— $5-50 to $5-70 per bag. 

 Sugar— Yellow crystals, $2-00 to $2 25; ]\Iolasses, $1-50- 



to $2-00 per 100 ft. 



