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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 11, 1906. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— July 18, 1906. Messrs. Kearton, Piper i 

 Co.; Me.ssrs. E. A. de Pass & Co. July 13 : 'The 

 West India Committee Circular ' July 1 1 ; 'The 

 Liverpool Cotton Association Weekly Cir- 

 cular,' July 13; iuid 'The Public Ledger,' 

 July 7, 1906. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15,'- to (10 -; Curaqoa, 20/- to 55,'- per cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 2i!. per lb. 



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



Bees'- WA.x — £8 5s. to £8 lo.s. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 57/- to G3/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 50/- 



to 55/- per cwt. 

 Cardamo.iis — Mysore, 7hl. to 3/- per lb. 

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

 Cotton — West Indian, medium tine, Obbil. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium tine, Mi^il ; fine, 14hl.\ extra fine. 



Hill, per ft. Prices paid, 9(/. to 16d. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4,'G to (5,- per buncli. 



Limes — 4/- to 4 (J per box 

 Fustic— £4 to £4 10;;. per ton. 

 Ginger— Janiaii a, 58- to fi5'- per cwt. 

 Honey — (iood liri,'.{ht licpiid to white set, 21/- to 25/0 ; 



dark to fair li([uid, 10/0 to 20 per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 1/10 to 2/3 : cake, 1/2 to 1/3 



per ft. 

 KoL.\^ Jsi'TS — 4(1. to G(/. per ft. 

 Lime Ji-ice — Raw, lli/. to 13 per gallon; concentrated, 



£20 l.").s. per cask of 108 gallons; hand-pressed, 2 



to 2 9 per lb. Distilled Oif, 2 per ft. 

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

 Mace — Fair pale, 1 ; fair red, 1/4 to 1/5 ; broken, 1/- tn 



1, 1 per ft. 

 Nitrate OF Soda — Agricultural, £11 12.v. GJ. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 80's, lO-hl. ; 95's, 7i(/. ; llO's, Oi-/. ; 1.30's, C</. 



per ft. 

 Pimento- Fair, 2i<7. to 2lil. per lb. 



Rum — Jamaica, 2/1 ; Demerara, Ohl. per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 14 (i to 15/- per cwt. , Muscovado, 



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

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £11 10s. to £11 12s. Oil. per ton. 



Montreal,— July 20, 190G.— i[r. J. Rlssell Murray 

 (In bond quotations, c. cfc f.) 



Cocoa-nuts- .Jamaica, $2G-50 to 828-50 ; Trinidad, $25-00 



to ¥20-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jp.niaica, unl)leaehed, 14c. j)er lb. 

 MoLA.'iCUiT— Demerara, §10(1 per 100 ft. 

 Mix-a-sses— Barbados, 27e. to 28c. ; Antigua, 22c. tc 2.3c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 NuTMF.GS — Gre;iada, llO's, 18c. per ft. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, Oo. per ft. 



Sugar— Grey crystals. 90°, S?-15 to $2-20 per 100 ft. 

 — Mu.'^covados.SO", §1-05 to ?l-80 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89', Sr45 to Sl'OS per 100 ft. 

 —Barbados, 89', SI 00 to ?l-85 |)er 100 ft. 

 New York,— July 20, 1906. — ilessrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 it Co. 



Cacao- Caracas, 13c. to lok. ; Grenada, lljc. to lUc ; 



Trinidad, ll]c. to 12c. T Jamaica, lie. to llic. per ft. 

 CocoA-NiTs— Jamaica. §2200 ; Trini<lad, ?23-0G per M. 

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



8Jc. per ft. 

 Ginger— Dark scraggy root, 10c. to Ilk-. ; white t. 



bold, J life, to I3lc per ft. 

 Goat Skins— Barbadlis, Donnnica, and Antigua, 



Jamaica, 58c. ; St. Kitt's, 51c. to 52c. ])er ft 



Grape Fruit— Jam;iica, 

 to §4 00 per box. 



J.^-OO to ?8-00 per iKvrrel 



inight 

 58c ; 

 §3-00 



Limes— §5-50 to §6-00 jier barrel. 



Mace- 28c. to 31c. per ft. 



Nutmegs— West Indian, 80's, 21c. to 22c. ;90's, 17c. to 18c ;. 



llO's, 14ic. ; 130's, 12c jier ft. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, §4 00 to §4 50 per barrel ; §2 -CO to 



§225 per box. 

 Pimento — 4s;c. to 5ic. per lb. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 90°, oOlc. to 3 04c. ; Muscovados,. 



89°, .3'-llc. to 314c. ; Molasses, 89°, 2-80c. to 2-89c 



per ft. , duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — .Vugust 4, 1906.— Messrs. T. S. Garrawav 

 & Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co.,- 

 July 31, 1906. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, §4 00 to §425 per 100 ft. 



Cac.\o— §10-50 to $11-25 j)er 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — $15-00 per M. for hu.sked nuts. 



Coffee— $10.50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 



Hay— §1 00 to $1-10 per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $00-00 ; Ohlendorfl's dissolved. 



guano, §55-00 ; Cotton manure, $48-00 ; Cacao manure, 



$45 00; Sulphate of ammonia, §7500; Sulphate of 



potash, §07-00 per ton. 

 Onions— Bernuidas, $2-.J0 ; Madeira, §1-51 to §200 per 



100 ft. 

 Potatos, English- $3-25 per 100 ft. ; Nova Scotia, §2-50- 



per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Ballani, $5-45 to .$0 00 per b.ag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-00 to $3-40 ; Rango,,n, $2-75 to §:!-00 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— Muse.. vados, 89% S1-.5U per 100 lb. 



British Guiana.— July 28, 1906. — Messrs. WiETiNG- 



i P.ICHTER. 



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



BALATA-Venezuela block, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 12c. to 13c per ft. 



Cassava Starch — §3 50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts- §10 00 to §12 00 per M. 



Coffee— 13jjc. to 14c. per ft. 



Dhal- $4-75 to $4-90 per bag of 1G8 ft. 



Eddoes— $1-32 jicr barrel. 



Mol.\.sses— 15c to 15Ac. ]ier gallon. 



Onions— Tenerife, 2c. ; Madeira, 2nC. per lb. 



Plantains— 20c. to 40c. [>er bunch. 



Potatos, English — 22C. per ft. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, §1 ()8 per bag. 



Rice — Ballam, §575 per 177 ft. ; Creole, §5-50 jier bag. 



fex store). 

 Split Peas- .90-00 to §0-15 per Viag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias-$204 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, §108 ; Buck, §204 per bag. 

 Sugar— D.-irk crystals, * 195 t.) §210 ; Yellow, $2-30 to 



$2 50 ; White, §325 to $3-50; Molasses, $1-40 to 



$1-00 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 TiMUER — Greenheart, 3"2c. to 55c. per cu'oic foot. 

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



Trinidad,— July 28, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 ct Co. 



Cacao — Ordniary, §11-75; estates, §1225 ]}er fanega 

 (110 ft.); %'enezuelan, §1275 to §1310 per fanega. 



CocoA-NUis— §20-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 09c. per Imjieri.al gallon (cask included).. 



Copra- $3-85 to §4 05 per 100 ft. 



DhaL--§4-40 to $4-50 jier 2-bu.shel bai:. 



( )NI0NS— $1 -25 to $-2-00 iier H ft. (retail). 



PoT.\Tos, English— §2-25 to $2-.30 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Yellow, §5 20 to §5 50 ; White, §500 to §0 00 per 

 bag. 



Split Pe.vs— §5-50 to $5-()0 per bag. 



Sugar— YeUow crystals, §2-00 to §2 25; Molasses, §l-50- 

 to §2 00 per 100 ft. 



