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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



June 1G, 190&. 



MARKE T R EPORTS. 



Lend on,— May IG, 1906. Messrs. IvEArxox, Pii-ee Sc 

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

 Committee Cieculae'; 'The Liveepool Cottois' 

 Association AVeekly Cieculae,' May 11; and 

 'The Public Ledgee,' April 28, 1906. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15,'- to 00/-; CuraQoa, 20,'- to 65/- per cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent. 2il. per ft. 



Balata— Slieet, 1,'4 to l/Jl ; block, 1/4 to l;'4i per lb. 



Bees'-wax — £8 to £8 10s. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 55,'- to 62/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 50/- 



to 54/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 'ihJ. to 3- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary. 39/- to 4]/- per cwt. 

 Cotton" — West Indi.an, medium fine, 6'65rf. ; West Indian 



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



16rf. per ft. Prices paid, 9|,/. to 2Urf. j.er ft. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4,'- to 6,'- per bunch. 



Grape Fruit — 16/- to 18,'- per box. 



Limes — 4/- to 4/6 per box. 



Or.^>'C!ES — Jamaica, 5 6 to 8/- per case. 



Pine-apples— St. Midiael, 1/9 to 4/- eacl). 

 Fustic— £4 to £4 IOj. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 57/- to 63/- per cwt. 

 Honey — Good to fine pale amber, 25,'- to 33,'- ; dark to 



good pale, 17/- to 24/- per cwt. 

 IsiJJGLASS — West Indian lump, 1/6 to 2 2; cake, 1/1 to ],'3 



pel- ft. 

 Kola Nuts — id. to 0.?. per ft. 

 Limb Juice — Raw, 11;/. to 13 per gallon; concentrated, 



£20 5.S. per cask of 108 Millions; hand-pressed, 2 3 to 2 4 



per ft. Distilled Oil, ^1,0 to 1 10 per ft. 

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

 Mace — Fair to good pale, 15 to 1/6 ; red, 1,3 to 1/4 per ft. 

 Nitr.\.te OF SoD.v — Agricnliural, £11 12s. 6i'. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 64'.s 1 5 ;70's, 11,/ ; 82's, 10.?.; OOV, 8i,/. ; 114's, 



7(/. ; 125'.s, 6r/. per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, 2^,/. to 2hd. per ft. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 2/1 ; Demerara. 9i7. to 11''. jier proof 



gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 14 6 per cwt. ; Jluscovado, 13,'- 



to 15- per cwt.; Molasses, 10 6 to 14 6 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 3s. dd. to £12 15s. per ton. 



Montreal,— Mavcli 19, 1906.— Mr. J. Russell Mueeay. 

 (In bond quotations, c. ct f.) 

 Cocoa-nuts- Jamaica, §26-50 to ?2SoO ; Trinidad, §25-00 



to §26-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jp.maica, unbleached, 10c. per ft. 

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

 Molasses — Barbados, 27c. to 28c. ; An.cigiia, 23c. per Im- 

 perial gallon. 

 NuT.MF.GS — Gre-.iada, llO's, 15c. peril. 

 Pimento — J.amaica, oic. per ft. 



Sugar— Grey ci-j-stals' 96°, S2-10 to S2-20 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89°, §1-60 to Sl-75 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89', $1-40 to $1-50 per 100 ft. 

 — B;irb.idos, 89°, $1-55 to $1-80 per 100 ft. 



New York, — May 18, 1906. — Messrs. Gili^kspie Beds. 



& Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, llic. to 13c. ; Grenada, lO^c. to lie ; 



Trinidad, ll^c. to llic: Jamaica, 9JiC. to lOic. per ft. 



CocOA-Nims- Jamaica, $21-00 to S22-C0; Trinidad, $18-00 



to $19-00 per M. 

 Coffee — J.imaica ordinary, 8|c. to Sic; good .mliiikiry, 

 8Jc. jier ft. 

 " GiNcER — Dark scraggy root, 10c. to ll'.c. ; white to bright 

 bfild, 1 ] |c to I 'She. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Barbados, Dominica, and Antigua, 57c. tc 



58c. ; Jamaica, OOc. ; St. Kitt's, 50c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $5-00 to $800 per barrel; $300 

 to $5 00 per box. 



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



Nutmegs— West Indian, 80's, 23c.; 90's-, 20ic.;100's, 19c ^ 



llO's, 152C. ])cr ft. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $3-75 to $4-25 per barrel; $1-75 to- 



$225 Jier box. 

 Pimento — 5c. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 3 420 to 3 48c. ; Muscovados^ 



89°, 2 -92c. Molasses, 89°, 2-G7c. per ft. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,- May 31, 190G.— Mes.srs. Geo. W. Bennett 

 ]j1;vson & Co., Ltd. 

 SuGAK— $1-40 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses— 18c. per gallon. 

 Barbados,— May 28, 1906.— Messrs. T. S. Gareaway 

 tt Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co> 

 Aruowkoot- St. Vincent, $400 to $425 per 100 lb. 

 Cacao— $11 -25 to $11-50 per 100 ft. 

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

 Coffee— $10-50 to $11-75 per 100 ft. 

 H.AY-8115 $1-20 per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $6500 ; Ohlendorfl's dissolved 

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

 |45 00 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate of 

 potash, $67-00 per ton. 

 MoLASSE.'; — Musc(Jvado, 17c. to 18c. jier gallon. 

 Onions— Lisbon, $3-00 to $4 00 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATOS, English — Nova Scotia, $2-50 per 160 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $560 to $5-75 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$3-30 ; Rangoon, $2-65 to $275 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— Muscovados, 89°, $1-35; Dark cryst.als, 96', $l-80' 

 per 1 00 ft. 

 British Guiana. — Juno 2, 1900. — Messrs. WiETiSG 



it RlCHTEE. 

 Arrowroot — .St. Vincent, $8-00 per bai-rel. 

 Balat.a — Venezuela block, 25e. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft. 

 Cacao — Na'ave, 1 2c. to 1 3c. per ft. 

 Cassava Starch— $4 00 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $1000 to $12 00 per M. 

 Coffee— 13c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Dhal- $5-40 to $5-50 per b.ag of 108 ft. 

 Eddoes— $1-44 ])er barrel. 

 Mola.sses — 15ic. per gallon. 

 Onions — Lisbon, 6c. to 7c. per ft. (ex store). 

 Plantains— 20c. to 40c. jier bunch. 

 PoTA-ros, English- $2-40 to $3-00per barrel. 

 PoTATos, Sweet — Barbados, $2-04 per bag. 

 Rice — Ballam, $5-35 per 177 ft.; Creole, $4-40 to $4 ■50' 



pier baa (ex store). 

 Split Peas- $5-85 to $590 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias— $1-20 Jier barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-28 ; Buck, $3 50 per bat;. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $1-85 to $1-90 ;" Yellow, $2-20 



to $2-25; White, $3-40 to $3-50 ; Molasses, $1-40 to- 



$1-80 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 5.5c. jier cubic foot. 

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

 Trinidad, -May 18, 1900.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. ; and Mes.srs. Edgae Teipp & Co., May 19, 

 1906. 

 Cacao — Ordin.-vry to good red, $11-50 to $11-75 : estates, 



$12-00 to $12-25 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



$1275 to $13-00 per fane<,'a. 

 Coco.i-NUis— $20-00 per 31., f'o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 05c. per Imperial gallon (casks included). 

 Copra- S:!-25 to $3 40 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal--.?4-50 to $4-70 jier 2-bii.shcl bag. 

 IMoLAssEs — 18c. per gallon. 

 Onions— $3 -CO per 1( ft. (ret.ail). 

 PoT.iTO.s, ENGLi.sn—$l-30t.. ,51-50 Jier 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $4 60 to $5-00 ; NMiite, $4-80 to $6-00 per 



bag. 

 Split Peas— $5-00 to $5 75 per bag. 

 Sugar- Yellow crv-stals, $2 00 to $2 25; Molasses, $1-00- 



to $2 00 per lOO ft. 



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