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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



OcToBKE 20, 1906. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London, — Seiitember 2.5, 1906. Messis. Kearton, Piper & 

 Co.; Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co. September 21, 

 'The West India Committee Circular,' Septem- 

 ber 26, 'The Liverpool Cotton Association 

 Weekly Circular,' September 21, and 'The 

 Public Ledger,' September 8, 1906. 

 AxoES — Barbados, 15/- to 00,'-; CuraQoa, 18/- to 55/- per cwt. 

 Arhowroot — St. ^'incent, 2^^d. to 2hl. per lb. 

 BAL.iTA— Sheet, 1/,") to 2/- ; block, 1/5 to ]/5i per ft. 

 Bees'- wax — £7 12.s. (!'/. to £7 17s. (id. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, (18/- to 7.3/- per cwt. ; Grenada, tiO/- 



to 6(5/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 7Arf. to .3/- per ft. 

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

 Cotton— Medium tine, 6-lOf/. ; West Indian .Sea Island, 



medium fine, 13d.; 6ne lid.; extra tine, I'Ail. per ft. 



Prices paid (ih<l. to 15'/. St. Kitt's, lid 'to 12hd.; 



Antigua, 14i/. to 15(/. ; Xevis, Id/, to 13t/.: Carriacou, 



lOd. to 14i</., and Montserrat, 14A./. per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Grape Fruit— 8/- to 10/- per l)ox. 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/0 to 6/- per bunch. 



Limes — 5/0 to (i/O per box of 200, 21/- to 25/- per barrel. 



Oranges— 8/6 t(,) 12/- per b(.ix. 



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

 Fustic— £4 to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 50/- to 62/- per cwt. 

 Honey— Darkish licpiid to set, 17- to 11)6 ; good licpiid to 



tine white, 21 - to 28- per cwt. 

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

 Kola Nuts — id. to 0'/. per ft. 

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



£21 15.S. per ca.sk of 108 gallons ; hand pressed, 2/;.! 



per lb. Distilled Oil, 3/- to" 3/3 per ft. 

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

 Mace— Good palish, 10 to 1/9 : fair red, 1/4 to 1/5 ; dark 



red, 1/8 ; broken, 1/- to 1/3 per ft. 

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

 NUTMEO.S— 64's, 1/5 ; 72's, 1'-; 82'.s lOhL; 93's, Sd.; 102's, 



Ghl. ; 118's, 6(/. ; 130's, 5^-/. ; 156',v, 5*,/. per ft. 

 Pimento— Fair, ^d. to 3(/. per ft. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 2 2 ; Demerara, lOhd. to 11'/ per proof 



gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow cr3'stal.s, 16/- to 17/- per cwt.; Muscovado, 



14/- to 14/0 per cwt.; Molasses, 10/6 to 14/0 per 



cwt. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia— £11 18s. !)'/. to £12 per ton. 



Montreal,— September 14, 1906.— Mr. J. Ru.s-sell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. & f.) 



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



to $26-00 per M. 

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

 Ginger — Jamaica, unbleached, lOc. per ft. 

 M0LA.SCUIT— Demerara, $100 per 100 ft. 

 Molasses— Barbados, 2Gc. to 27c. ; Antigua, 2Ic. per 



Imperial gallon. 

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

 Pimento — Jamaica, (>7iC. per ft. 

 Sugar— Grey crystals,' 90°, $2.50 per 100 ft. 

 —Muscovados, 89°, $2-00 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89°, $1-75 per 100 ft. 



Ne-W York, — October 5, 1906.— Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. &, Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 15c. to IGc. ; Grenada, 15c. to 10c. ; 



Trinidad, 15c. to lOAc: Jamaica, )3c. to 14.'.c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, $50-00 to $31-00 ; Trinidad, $30-00 



to $31 CO per M. 

 Coffee— Jamaica ordinary, 8]c. to She; good ordinary, 



8gc. to 8|c. per ft. 

 GiN(!ER— Dark scraggy root, Oc. to lOk-. ; white to bright 



bold, 10|o. to ]2icperft. 



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



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



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

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $400 per barrel ; $2 00 to $3-00 



per box. 

 Li.MEs— $5 50 to $6 50 per liarrel ; $2-50 to $3 00 per box. 

 Mace— 30c. to 35c. per ft 

 NuTMKos— West Indian, 75'.s to 80's, 19c. to20c.;90's to 



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



Ilk. per ft. 

 Oranges- Jamaica, $200 to $2-.j0 per box; $4-50 to 



$5-00 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 5fc to 5k. per ft. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, 4c. : Muscovados, 89°, 3ic, 



Slolasses, 89', 3jC. per ft., duty jiaid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Barbados, — October 8, 1906.— Messrs. T. S. Garra- 

 \fAY ifc Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch &, Co. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4-10 to $4-75 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— $12-00 to $1400 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — SIOOO per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— $10-50 to $11 00 per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 85c. to 9()c. per 100 ft. 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda, $60-00 ; OhlendorfTs dissolved 



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



$4200 to $45-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00: 



Sulphate of potasli, $07-00 per ton. 

 Onions— Madeira, $1-55 to $3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos, English — $3-50 per barrel ; Nova Scotia, $3-42 



to $3-53 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $575 to $5 90 per bag (190 ft.) ; Patna, 



$300 to $3.50; Rangoon, $2 '70 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — No (| notations. 



British G-uiana, — October 13, 190C. — Messrs. Wieting 



&, lIlCHTER. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, no quotations. 



Bal.vi A- -Venezuela 'olock, 25c. ; Demerara sheet, 38c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 1 2c. to 1 3c. per ft. 



Cassava Starch — $500 per barrel. 



CocoA-NU-rs- $10-00 to $12 00 per M. 



Coffee— 14c. to 14k. per ft. 



DH.iL- $4-70 per b.ag of 168 ft. 



Eddos— 64c. to 84c. ]>er barrel. 



Molasses— 10k. per gallon. 



Onions— Madeira, 2|c. per ft. 



Plantains — 20c. to 36c. per bunch. 



Potatos, English — Nova Scotia, $2-50 per liarrel. 



Potatos, Sweet— Creole, $1-20 to $1 44 ; Barbados, $1-20 



to $1 44 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $6-00 to $0-25 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $5-35 



per baa (ex store). 

 Split Peas^- $0 00 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias-$1-56 to $1-08 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $2-40 ; Buck, $300 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crvstals, $2-00 to $2-65 ; Yellow, $2-00 



to $2-70 ; VHiite. $3-00 to $3-05 ; Molasses, fl-5C 



to $1-70 per 100 ft. (retail). 

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

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



Trinidad, — October 13, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 & Co. 

 Cacao — (Ordinary to gi.iod red. $15-25 t(:> $15-50 ; estates, 



$16-25 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, $15-00 per 



fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— S21 -00 per M., f.o.l). 



Coco.v-NUT Oil— 73c. per Imperial gallon (cask included). 

 Copra- $3-65 to $3 75 per 100 ft. " 

 Dhal--$4-65 to $4-75 per 2-bushcl ba:;. 

 Onions— $1-80 to $2-00 per 100 tt.. (re'tail). 

 Potatos, ExNglish-$1-25 to $140 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $6 25 to $6-50 ; White. $5-75 to $G-2o per 



bag. 

 Split Peas— $5-80 to $6-00 per bag. 

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



