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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



November 3, 1906. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— October 9, 1906. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper & 

 Co.: Me.ssrs. E. A. de Pass it Co. October 5, 

 'The West India Committee Circular,' October 

 9, 'The Liverpool Cotton Association Weekly 

 Circular,' October 5, and ' The Public Ledger,' 

 October 6, 1906. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15/- to 00,'-: Ciiragoa, 18/- to 55/- per cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 2hl. per lb. 



Balata — Slieet, 1/5 to 2j- ; block, 1/1 to 1/5; per ft. 



Bees'- wax — £7 l'2s. Gd. to £8 per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 08/- to 75/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 01/- 



to 60/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mj'sore, 7h<l- to 3/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary', 40/- to 42/- per cwt. 

 Cotton — Medium tine, C'05i7. ; West Indian Sea Island, 



medium fine, 13f^ ; fine 14(/.; extra tine, 152('. per ft. 



Prices paid Or?, to 142(/. j)er lb. 

 Fruit- 

 Grape Fruit — 7/- to 10/- per bo,x. 



Bananas — Jamaica, 5/0 to 6/- per bunch. 



Limes — 4/0 per box of 200. 



Oranges — 0/6 to 14/- per box. 



Pine-apples — St. Michael's, 2/0 to 0/- each. 

 Fustic — £4 to £4 lO.s. per ton. 

 Ginger— Jamaica, 53/- to 65/- per cwt. 

 Honey — Fermented to dark li(iuid, 15/- to 10 ; pale to 



good bright, 20 - to 25/0 per cwt. 

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

 Kola Nuts— 2irf. to 1/- per ft. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, lid. to 1/2 per gallon; concentrated, 



£21 17s. 6i7. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand pressed, 3/- 



per lb. Distilled Oil, 2/8 per ft. 

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

 Mace — Fair to good pale, 1/5 to 1/7 : fair to goiid red, 1/2 



to 1/4 ; broken, 1/2 per lb. 

 Nitrate of Soda — Agricultural, £12 lO.s-. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 60's, 1/7 ; 70's, 1/1: 78'.s, lOhd.; 88's, lOd.; 98'.v, 



7</.;110's, 6hl.; 118's, 5A<(.; 135's, bid.; 150's, 5d.; 



174's, 4-i[(?. per ft. 

 Pimento — Fair, 2{;i7. to 2J(/. per ft. 

 Rum — Jam.aica, 2/2 ; Demerara. lid. to lihl. per proof 



gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 10/0 per cwt.; I Muscovado, 14/- 



to 14,0 per cwt.; Molasses, 10/0 to 11/0 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £11 18s. 0(/. to £12 per ton. 



Montreal, — September 1 4, 1906. — Mr. J.Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. & f.) 



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



to $20-00 per M. 

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

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

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

 MOL.A..SSES — Bai-bados, 20c. to 27c. ; Antigua, 21c. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 Nutmf.gs — Grenada, llO's, 18c. per ft. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 6Ac. per ft. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals," 96°, $2-50 per 100 ft. 



—Muscovados, 89°, $2-00 per 100 ft. 



—Molasses, 89°, $175 per 100 ft. 



York, — October 5, 1906. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. & Co. 



Cacao — Caracas, 15c. to 16c. ; Grenada, 15c. to lOo. ; 



Trinidad, 15c. to 16ic.; Jamaica, 13c. to 14.1iC. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, $30-00 to $31-00 ; Trinidad, $30 00 



to $3100 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica ordinary, Sjc. to Sic; gooil ordinary, 



8fc. to 8Jc. per ft. 

 Ginger — Dark scraggy root, 9c. to lOic. ; white to briL;ht 



bold, 10|c. to 12|c per ft. 



New 



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



St. Kitt's, St. Thomas, and St. Croix, dry tiint, 49o. to 



51c. ; dry salted, 36c. to 48c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $4-00 per barrel ; $2-00 to $3-00- 



per box. 

 Limes— $5 -.50 to $0-50 per barrel ; $2-50 to $3 00 per box. 

 Mace— 30c. to 35c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs— West Indian, 75's to 80's, 19c. to 20c. ; 90's to 



lOO'.s, 14ic. to 15c.; llO's, 12ic. to 13c.; 130's, 10c. to 



llAc. per ft. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, $2-00 to $2-50 per box ; $4-50 to 



$5-00 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 5i,'c to 5jc. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 4c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3^c. 



Molasses, 89°, 3jC. per ft., duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— October 22, 1906.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

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



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4-50 to $4-75 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $12-50 to $15-0U per 100 ft. 



CocOA-NU-rs — $10-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— $10-50 to $1100 per 100 ft. 



H.iY— 8.5c. to 90c. per 100 ft. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $60-00 to $65-00 ; OhlundorfTs 

 dissolved guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, $42-00 : Cacao 

 manure, $4200 to $45-00 ; Sulphate of annuonia, 

 $75-00; Sulphate of potash, $07-00 per ton. 



Onions— Madeira, $2 00 to $3 50 per 100 ft. 



Potatos, English— $2-40 to $250 ; Nova Scotia, $2-50 

 to $2 06 per 100 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $5-65 to $6-25 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 

 $300 to $3-50 ; Rangoon, $2-70 t(i $2-75 per 100 ft. 



Sugar — No iiuotations. 



British Guiana. — October 27, 1900. — Messrs. Wieting 

 & Hichter. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, no quotations. 



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



Cacao — Na'uive, 12c. to loc. per ft. 



Ca.ssava Starch — $5 00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $1200 per M. 



Coffee — 14c. per ft. 



Dhal- $400 per bag of 108 ft. 



Eddos— 00c. to 80c. per barrel. 



Molasses — lOic. per gallon. 



Onions— Madeira, 2|c. to 3c. per ft. 



Plantains— 20c. to 30o. per bunch. 



Potatos, English— Nova Scotia, $2-75 to $3-00 per barrel. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, $1 44 per bag. 



Rice— Ballam, $6-15 to $(i-25 per 177 ft. ; Creole. $5-35 



per bag (ex store). 

 Split Peas- $5 90 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias — $r68 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-16 ; Buck, $2-40 per bag. 

 Sugar— Darli crystals, S2-12i to $2-60 ;" Yellow, $2-60 

 V/hite, $3-60 to $3-65 ;" Molasses, $1-Ii0 to $1-60 

 per lOO ft. (retail). 

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

 Wallaua Shingles— $300, $3-75, and $525 per M. 

 Trinidad,— t)ctober 27, 1900. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 ik Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to good red. $15-.50 to $10-00 ; estates, 

 $1650 per fanega (110 ft.) ; Venezuelan, no ((uota- 

 tions. 

 CocoA-NU'is- $21-00 per M., f.o.b. 



CocOA-NiT Oil — 73c. per Imperial gallon (cask included). 

 OopiiA- S::-80 to $3 90 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal--$4-50 to $4-00 i)er 2-bushel bag. 

 Onions— $1-89 to $2-00 per 100 ft. (retoil). 

 Potjvtos, English— 75c. to $125 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yell.jw, $550 to $6-75 ; White, $5-75 to $0 25 per 



bag. 

 Split Peas— $5-70 to $5-80 per bag. 

 Sugar— Grocery, $2-25 to $3-00 per 100 ft. 



