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THE AGEICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 25, 1906 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— August 1, 190G. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper & 

 Co.; Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co. ; 'The West 

 IxDiA Committee Circular ' July 2-5; 'The 

 Liverpool Cottox Association Weekly Cir- 

 cular,' July 27 ; and ' The Public Ledger,' 

 July 28, 1906. 

 Aloes — Barbados, 15/- to 00/-; CuraQoa, 20/- to 55/- per cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 2(1. per \h. 

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

 Bbes'-wax— £8 to £8 lOs. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 57/- to 63/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 49/- 



to 54/- per cwt. 

 Carhamoms — Mysore, 72''. to 3/- per ft. 

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

 Cotton — West Indian, medium iine, G'ood. ; West Indian 



Sea Island, medium tine, 13'i. ; tine, 14i/. ; extra fine, 



152f?. per ft). Prices paid, 5]'?. to hid. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Grape Fruit — 12/- t(i 14 - per bo.x. 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/0 to 0/- per bunch. 



Limes — 4/- to 4 per box. 



Oranoes — 7/- to 8/- per case. 

 Fustic— £4 to £4 10.;. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 57/- to 63/- j)er cwt. 

 HoNEV — Dark to stood reddish, 17/- to 22/- per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 1/9 to 2/3 ; cake, 1/1 per ft. 

 Kola Nuts— 4rf. to 6(7. per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1\J. to 1/3 per gallon; concentrated, 



£21 per cask of 108 gallons ; hand-jjressed, 2, to 2 9 



per ft. Distilled Oil,"^ 2/6 per ft. 

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

 Mace — Fair pale, 1/7 ; pale reddish, 1/5 to 1/6 ; fair red, 



1/4 ; liroken, 1/- to 1/3 per ft. 

 Nitrate OF Soda — Agricultural, £11 15s. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 53's, 1/10; 64's, 17; 73's, MhL; 82's, 9^./,; 



94's, 8(/. ; lOO'.'.-, 7'/.; 114's, (id.; 128'.s' to 149's, Shi. 



per ft. 

 Pimento — Fair, 2J(/. per ft. 



Rum — Jamaica, 2/1 ; Demerara, 9^d. per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow cry.stals, 14,9 to 15/6 per cwt.. Muscovado, 



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

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £11 12s. 6(/. per ton. 



Montreal, — July 20, 1906. — ilr. J. Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. it f.) 



Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, $26o0 to $28-50 ; Trinidad, ?25-00 



to $20-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, 14c. i)er ft. 

 MoLASOUlT- Demerara, $1-00 per 100 it,. 

 MoL.tssES — Barbados, 27e. to 28c. ; Antigua., 22c. to 23c. 



per Imperial gallon. 

 Nutmkgs — Grenada, llO's, 18c. per ft. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 6c. per ft. 

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



—Muscovados, 89°, $1-05 to $1-80 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89°, $1-45 to $1-05 per 100 ft. 



—Barbados, 89°, $1-00 to $1-85 jjer 100 ft. 



New York, — July 27, 1906. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 &. Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 122C. to ISAc. ; Grenada, lljc. to llic. ; 



Trinidad, ll}c. to 12c.; Jamaica, Oic. to lie. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, $2(;00 to $27-00'; Trinidad, $25-00 



to $20 00 per INl. 

 Coffee — Jamaica ordinary, 8|e.; good ordinary, 8.'c. to 



8|c. per ft. 

 Ginger — Dark scraggy vvnt. 10c. to He. ; white to bright 



bold. Hie. to ]3ic. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Barbados, Dominica, and Antigua, 59c. ; 



Jamaica, 59c. ; St. Kitt's, 58c. ])er ftj. 



Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $5-00 to $7-00 per Iianel ; $2-50 



to $3-50 per box. 

 Limes — 50c. to $2-50 per barrel. 

 Mace- 29c. to 33c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, 80's, 20c.; 90's to lOO's, 15k.; 



llO's, 13c. to 13k. ; ISO's, lie ]ier ft. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $3-75 to $4-50 per Oarr^,-! ; $1-75 to 



$2-25 per box. 

 Pimento — 5|c. to 5k. per ft. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals. 96°, 3-75c. to 3 78k. ; Muscovados,. 



89°, 3-2.5C. to 3-28k. ; Molasses, 89', 3c. to 3-03|c. 



per ft., duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— August 4, 1906.— Messrs. T. S. Gakkaway 

 ik, Co., and Me.ssrs. James A. Lynch Si Co., 

 Aua-ust 13, 1906. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4-00 to $4-10 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $10-50 to $11-25 per 100 ft. 



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



Coffee— $10-50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 



Hay-$100 to $110 per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $60-00 ; Ohlendorft's dissolved 



gnano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, $48 00 ; Cacao manure, 



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



potash, $07-00 per ton. 

 Onions— Bermudas, $2-50; Madeira. $1-51 t.. $200 per 



100 ft. 

 Potatos, English — $325 per 160 ft. ; Nova Scotia, $3-25 



per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $545 to $600 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-30 to $3-40 ; Rangoon, $2-98 to $3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — No ([notations. 



British Guiana.— August 11, 1906.— Messrs. Wieting 

 ife Richtep.. 



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



BALATA--Venezuela block, 2oc. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 12c. to l3c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $450 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10 00 to $12 00 per M. 



Coffee— 13|c. to 14c. per ft. 



Dhal- $4-.50 per bag of 168 ft. 



Eunos— $l-5() ]ier barrel. 



M0LA.SSES — 15k. per gallon. 



Onions— Tenerife, 2c. ; Madeira, 2ic. per ft. 



Plantains — 3-2c. to 48c. per bunch. 



Potatos, English — 2k. per ft. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barliados, $1 20 per bag. 



Rice — Ballam, $5-75 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $5 50 per bag 



(ex store). 

 Split Peas- $6-00 per bag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias — $2-40 jier barrel. 

 Yams— White, $L'-40; Bnck, $3-00 per b.-ig. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, J? 2 -10 to $2-15 ; Yellow, $2-30 to 



$2-.50 ; V/hite, $3-25 to $3-50; Molasses, $1-40 to 



$1-60 [ler 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timuer — Greenlieart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wali.aba Suinglbs- $3-00, $3-75, and $525 per M. 



Trinidad,— August 10, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 .k Co. 



Cacao — Ordniary, $1175 ; estates, $1225 per fanega 

 (HO ftx); Venezuelan, $12-75 to $1300 per fanega. 



CocoA-NiTN— $20-00 per M.. f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 69c. per Imperial gallon (cask included). 



Copra- $3-85 to $4 05 per 100 ft. 



Dhal— $4-40 to $4-50 per 2-bushel bai;. 



Onions— $1-90 to $-2-0O per 100 ft. (retail). 



I'otatos, English- $2-00 to $2 25 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Yellow, $5 25 to $5 50 ; White, $5-L'0 to $6-00 per 

 bag. 



Split Peas— $5-00 to $5-70 i)er bag. 



Sugar— Grocery, $1-90 to $2-25 per 100 ft. 



