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THE AGEICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 15, 19C6. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— November 20, 1906. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper i 

 Co.; Messrs. E. A. de Pas.s & Co., November 16; 

 'The West India Coiimittee Circular,' November 

 20; 'The Liverpool Cotton Association Weekly 

 CrECULAR,'Novembei'23:ancrTHE PucLic Ledger,' 

 December 17, 1906. 



Aloes — Barbados, 15/- to GO.'-; CuraQoa, 18,'- to 55/- per cwt. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 2jf/. to '2^d. per lb. 



Balata — Sheet, 1/5 to 2 - ; block, 1/6 to IT per ft. 



Bees'-wax — £7 ICs. tu £7 15s. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 75/- to 82/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 66/- 



to 72 - per cwt. 

 Cari>amoms — Mjsore, lid. to 3/- per lb. 

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

 Cotton — Medium tine, 6 45(/. ;West Indian Sea Isbxnd, 



good medium 14j''. ; medium fine, lo|'7. ; fine, 17f^; 



extra fine, 22(?. i)er ft. Prices paid, 4'7od. to 8"50rf. 



per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Grape Fruit — 7/- to 10- [ler box. 



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



Limes— 3/- to 3/3 per box cf 200. 



Orances — 8- to 10;- per box. 



PiNE-AiTLES — St. Michael's, 1.6 to 3;'4 each. 

 Fustic — £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, ordinary to good ordinarj', 57/- to 59/-; 



middling. 63 - tu 64/- per cwt. 

 Honey— Darkish fluid, 20.s. to 20s. 6-/. per cwt. 

 IsiNGL.ASS — West Indian lump, 1,8 to 2, 2 ; cake, ]/- to 1/1 



per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 2hd. to 6(7. per ft. 

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



£2 



to £22 10.5. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand 



pressed, 3 6 per ft. Distilled (Jil, 2 4 per ft. 

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

 Mace — good pale, 16 ; fair to goo<l red, 1,3 to 14 per ft. 

 KiTRATE OF Soda — Agricultural, £)2 12s. Gil . per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 58'.s 2 3 ; 68s, 1 2 ; 7<J's, 1 -; 90'.s 8(/., 106's, 



Ghl.: 120'.s, 5|rf.; 1.30X 5]-/. ; 154'.s, 5-/. per ft. 

 Pimento — Fair, 2j(/. to 'I^d. per ft. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 2,2 per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow cr3Stals, 16,'- tn 17 6 per cwt. ; Sluscovado, 



14, - to 15/- per cwt. ; Molasses, 11- to 11 6 per cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 7s. 6'/. per ton. 



Montreal, — September 11, 1900. — Mr. J.EussellMurray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. & f.) 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, §26-50 to $2850 ; Trinidad, 82500 



to 826-00 per M. 

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

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

 Molascuit — Demerara, 81 00 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses — Barbados, 26c. to 27c. ; Ancigua, 21c. per 



Imperial gallon. 

 KuTMF.GS — Grenada, lIO's, 18c. per ft. 

 Pimento — Jamaica, 6Ac. per ft. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals' 96°, 82-50 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89^ 82-00 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89% 81 -75 per 100 ft. 



New York, — November 30, 1906. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros, it Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 17c. to 19c. ; Grenada, Lo^c. to 16c. ; 



Trinidad, 17c. to 18c.; Jamaica, 14Ac. to 15:' c. per ft. 

 CocOA-NTTs— Jamaica, 833-00 to 834-00 ; Trinidad, 83100 



to 832 00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica ordinary, 8|c. to Sic ; good ordinary, 8Jc. 



per ft 

 Ginger — Dark .scraggy root, 10c. to lie. ; small to bright 



bold, 12c. to 14c per ft. 

 Goat Ski.ns — Jamaica, Antigua, and Barl)ados, 61c. ; 



St. Kitt's, St. Thomas, and St. Croix, di-j- flint, 49c. to- 



51c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, 81-25 to 82-00 per bos. 

 Honej' — No rjuotations. 

 Limes — No quotations. 

 Mace- 33c. to 36c. per ft. 

 NuT.MF.GS- 85's to 90's, 17c.; 95's to lOO's, 14ic. ; 105's t& 



llO's, 13ic.: 115's to 120'«, ]2c.; 120's to l40'.s, lie. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, 8 1 50 to 82-00 per box. 

 Pimento — 5c per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals. 96°, Sr-.^c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3?;Jc.;, 



Mol.asses, 89', Srp^c. per ft., duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — December 3, 190C.— Messrs. T. S. Garra-^vat 

 i Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch ifc Co. Decem- 

 ber 10, 1906. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, 84 50 to 85 00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— 813-PO to 815-00 per 100 ft. 



CocoA-Nurs — S1200 per ^I. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— 810-50 to 812-00 per 100 ft. 



Hay- 85c. to 81-20 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, -SOo GO ; Ohlendorffs dissolved 



guano, 855-00 ; Cotton manure, 842 "00 ; Cacao manure, 



84200 to 845-00: Sulphate of ammonia, 875-00; 



Sulphate of potash, 867-00 per ton. 

 Onions— Madeira, $5 00 per 10(1 ft. 

 PoTATOS, English — Nova Scotia, 81-92 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, 8615 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 83-(X>- 



to 83-75 ; Rangoon, 82-70 to 82-75 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — No 'juotations. 



British Guiana. — December 8, 190G. — ^Messrs. Wilting- 

 it Hichter. 



Arrowroot — St. A'incent, m.i quotations. 



BALATA-Venezuela 'olock, 25e. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft>. 



Cacao — Native, 12c. to l3c. per ft. 



Cass.ava — 60c. per barrel. 



Cassava Starch — 85 25 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— 810-00 to 81200 per M. 



Coffee — 14c. per ft. 



DH.AL- 84-40 to 84-50 per bag of 168 ft. 



Eddos— 64c. to 96c per barrel. 



Molasses — lO.^c. per gallon. 



Onions — Madeira, 4c. to 42c. per ft. 



Plantains — 20c. to 40c. per bunch. 



PoTATOS, English — Nova Scotia, 82 50 to S3 00 per barrel. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, 81 44 per bag. 



Rice— B.allam, 8610 per 177 ft. ; Creole, 84-5U to 64-75- 



per baa (ex store). 

 Split Pe.\.s- 86 10 to 86-20 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias — 81 -68 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, 8200 ; Buck, 82-00 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crvstals, $200 to 8215 ; Yellow. 82-50 to 



82-60; V.'hite, 83-50 to 83-CO ; Molasses, ' 81-40 to 



81-75 per lOO ft. (retail). 

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

 Wallaba Shingles — 8300, 8375, and 8525 per M. 



Trinidad, — December S, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 li: Co. 



Cacao — Ordinary to good red, 818 CO to 818 25 : estates, 



818-50 to 819-00 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



818-00 to 818-50. 

 Cocoa-nuts— 821-00 per M., f.o.b. 



CoccA-NXT Oil — 75c. jier Imperial gallon (cask included). 

 CopuA- 84-25 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal— 84-30 to 84-40 j.er 2-busliel bag. 

 Onions— 82-59 to 8300 per 100 ft. (relail). 

 Potatos, English- 60c. to 81 20 per 100 ft. 

 Rice — Yell.ow, 85 50 to 85 75 ; White, 85-50 to 86-00 per 



bag. 

 Split Pe.-vs — 85 60 per bag. 

 Sugar— Grocei-3% 82-50 to 82 75 : molasses, 82 00 to $2-25 



per 100 ft. 



