Vol. V. No. 122. 



THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. 



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MARKET REPORTS- 



LiOndon,— December 4, 1906. Messrs. Keaeton, Piper & 

 Co. ; Messrs. E. A. de P.\ss & Co., November 30 ; 

 'The AVest Indi.\ Committee Circul.\r,' December 

 4 ; 'The Liverpool Cotton Association Weekly 

 Circular,' November 30; and 'The Public Ledger,' 

 December 1, 1906. 



Aloes— Barbados, 15/- to 60/-; Cura<joa, 18/- to 55/- per cwt. 



Aesowroot — St. Vincent, 2g(L per lb. 



Balata— Sheet, 1/6 to 2/- ; block, 1/6 to 1/7 per ft. 



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



Cacao— Trinidad, 81/- to 86/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 71/- 



to 75/- per cwt. 

 CARt>AMOMS — Mysore, lid. to 3/- per ft. 

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

 Cotton — Medium tine, 6-85(i.; West Indian Sea Island, 



good medium, lOjf?. ; medium fine, 17|rf- ; fine, 19rf. ; 



extra fine, 24cl per ft. Prices paid, bid. to 22d. 



per ft. 

 Fruit — 



Grape Fruit— 6/- to 8/- per box. 



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



Limes— 3/- to 3/3 per box of 200. 



Oranges — 10/- to 12/- per box. 



Pine-apples — St. Micliael's, 1/6 to 3/4 each. 

 Fustic — £4 5s. to £4 15s. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, common, 53/- to 58/-; middling to fine, 



60/- to 85/- per cwt. 

 Honey — Fermented t" dull yellowish set, 18,- to 21/6. 



per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West Indian lump, 2/- to 2/4 ; cake, 1/1 per ft. 

 Kola Nuts — 2id. to 6d. per ft. 

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



£21 12s G(/. per cask of 108 gallons ; hand pressed, 



3/6 per lb. Distilled Oil, 2/4 per ft. 

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

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

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

 Nutmegs— 68's, llrf. ; 79's, 9d. to 9hL ; 94's, 8d. ; lOO's, 



Gid.; llS'.s, Gd.; 126's, 5|(?.; 140's, 5rf. per ft. 

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

 Rum — Jamaica, 2/3 per proof gallon. 

 Sugar — Yellow crystals, 16/0 to 17/6 per cwt. ; Bluscovado, 



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

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £12 7s. G(^. per ton. 



Montreal, — September 14, 1906. — Mr. J.Russell Murray. 

 (In bond quotations, c. &, f.) 

 Coooa-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, 16c. per ft. 

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

 Molas.ses — Barbados, 2Gc. to 27c. ; Antigua, 21c. per 



Imperial gallon. 

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

 Pimento — Jamaica, 6jc. per ft. 

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

 —Muscovados, 89°, $2-00 per 100 ft. 

 —Molasses, 89°, $1-75 per 100 ft. 



^ew York, — November 30, 1906. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. &. Co. 

 Cacao— Caracas, 17c. to 19c. ; Grenada, 15|c. to 16c.; 



Trinidad, 17c. to 18c. ; Jamaica, 14^c. to loic. per ft. 

 CocoA-Ni'Ts — Jamaica, §33-00 to $34-U0 ; Trinidad, $31-00 



to $32 GO per M. 

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



per ft 

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



bold, 12c. to 14c. per ft. 



Goat Skins — Jamaica, Antigua, and Barbados, 61c. ; 



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



51c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, $1-25 to .§2-00 [ler box. 

 Honey — No quotations. 

 Limes — No quotations. 

 Mace— 33c. to oCc. per ft. 

 Nutmegs— 85's to 90's, 17c. ; 95's to lOO's, 14ic. ; 105's to 



llO's, 13Ac.; 115's to 120's, 12c.; 120's to 140's, lie. 

 Orange.s — Jamaica, $1-50 to $2-00 per box. 

 Pimento — 5c. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, Sf.lc. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3.!Je.; 



Molasses, 89°, 3.,:lc. per ft., duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — Decemberl7, 1906. —Messrs. T. S. Gareaway 

 <fc Co., and Messrs. James A. Lynch <fe Co., Decem- 

 ber 10, 1906. 

 Arrowroot- St. Vincent, $4-50 to $5-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cacao— Dominica, $12-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $12-00 per M. for husked nuts. 

 Coffee— $10-50 to $12-00 per 100 ft. 

 Hay— 85c. to $1-20 per lOU ft. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, .$6500 ; Ohlundorfl's dissolved 



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



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



Sulphate of potash, $67-00 per ton. 



Onions— Madeira, $4-00 to $5-00 per 100 ft. 



PoT.vTOS, English— Nova Scotia, $1-80 to $2 -00 per 160 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $6-15 per bo.g (190 ft.) ; Patna, .?300 



to $3-75 ; Rangoon, $2-70 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar — No quotations. 

 British Guiana. — December 22, 1906. — Messrs. WiExiNa 



ik lllCHTEE. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, no quotations. 



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



Cacao — Native, 15c. to lOc. per ft. 



Cas.sav.\ — 72c. per barrel. 



Cassava Staejh — $5 50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 to $12-00 per M. 



Coffee — 14c. per ft. 



Dhal- $4-40 to S4-50 per bag of 168 ft. 



Eddos— 96c. to $1-08 per barrel. 



Molasses — 16 Jc. per gallon. 



Onions— Madeira, 4c. to 4ic. per ft. 



Plantains — 20c. to 44c. per bunch. 



PoTATOS, English — Nova Scotia, $2 50 to $3-00 per barrel. 



Potatos, Sweet — Barbados, $1-68 per bag. 



Rice— Ballam, $5-90 to $6-10 per 177 ft. ; Creole, $4-50 



to $4-75 per baa (ex store). 

 Split Peas- $610 to '"'6-20 per bag (210 ft.). 

 Tannias — $1-68 per barrel. 

 Yams— White, $1-68 ; Buck, $1-68 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-00 to $2-10 ; Yellow, $2-50 to 



$2-60; White, $3-50 to $3-60; Molasses, $1-40 to 



$1-75 per 100 ft. (retail). 

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

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

 Trinidad, — December 22, 1906. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 & Co. 

 Cacao — Ordinary to good red, $19 00 to $19-25 ; estates, 



$10-50 to $2000 per fanega (110 ft.); Venezuelan, 



$18 00 to $18 50. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $21-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 75c. per Imperial gallon (cask included). 

 Copra— $4 15 to $4-25 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal— $4-35 to $4-40 per 2-bushel bag. 

 Onions— $2-50 to $30U per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Potatos, English— 80c. to $1-25 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $550 to $5-75 ; AVhite, $5-50 to $5-75 per 



bag. I 



Split Peas— $5-40 to $5 50 per bag. 

 SuG.iE— Grocery, $2-25 to $2-50 : molasses, $200 to $2-25 



per 100 ft. 



