518 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Juxn, 1900. 
Curese.—New Zealand eboicest, 60s. to 61s. per cwt.; American, 60s. to 
61s.; Canadian, 61s. to 62s. Prices will inevitably advance owing to short 
supplies and increased consumption. Queensland cheese sold at from 40s. to 
44s. per ewt. Coloured cheese remains as firm as ever, 94s. having been made 
for it on 6th April. 
Sucanr.—Sugar continues to advance. The Colonial Sugar Refinery Com- 
pany notified a further advance in May of 20s. per ton, making quotations :— 
‘Tablets in 56 lb. cases, £25 per ton; brewers’ crystals, £18; No. IX., £17 10s.; 
No. 1A, £17 10s.; No. 2, £16; No. 3, £15; Java, £9 15s. to £10 10s. per 
ton ; German beet, 88 per cent., 9s. 9d. per ewt. 
Synups.—4s. 9d. to 11s. per ewt. 
MoztasseEs.—5s. to 6s. per ewt.; Queensland, none. 
Ricre.—Patna, 20s. to 24s. ; Java, 21s. to 26s. per ewt. 
Correr.—Finest Coorg peaberry, 130s. per ewt.; Ceylon plantation, 116s. 
per cwt.; bold blue, 124s.; Santos, 58s.; Long berry Mocha, 102s. 
Arnowroor.—Natal, 64d., St. Vincent, 73d. per lb., all duty paid; 
Bermuda, 1s. 9d. to 2s. per lb. 
Wuear.— Australian, 29s. 6d. per quarter; about 3s. 7d. per bushel. 
American, 30s. to 31s. 6d. per quarter; German, 34s. to 35s. per quarter. 
New Zeananp Oars.—22s. to 26s. per 384 Ib. 
GixcEr.—Calicut, rough, 22s. to 23s. per ewt.; medium new crop, 70s. to 
90s. Jamaica: Ordinary, £3 10s. 
Prpprr.—Long red chillies, 56s. to 75s. per cwt. 
Tosacco.—Prices for pipe tobacco on Ist April, 1900—Pipe tobacco :— 
Kentucky Leaf: Common to fair, 3d. to 54d.; coloury, good to fine, 73d. to 93d. 
Kentucky Strips: Common to good, 33d. to 74d.; fine, 8d. to 11d. Virginia 
Leaf: Common to fair, 8d. to 6d.; coloury, good to fine, 8d. to 183d. Virginia 
Strips: Common to good, 4d. to 8d.; fine, 8d. to 124d. Cigar—Sumatra, 7d. to 
Os.; Manila, 3d. to 4s.; Havana, 8d. to 5s. 
WineE.—Fair red wine (Australian claret type) in bond, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per 
gallon ; fine old quality, 4s. 6d. per gallon; ordinary London port, £10 per 
pipe of 110 gallons; Marsala, £12 per pipe of 96 gallons. 
Green Frurr.—aApples: South Australian New Yorks, 228. to 268.5 
Tasmanian, 11s. to 12s. 6d ; New Yorks, 18s. 6d. to 21s.; Victorian, 11s. to 
I3s. 6d. per case. Pears, 8s. to 12s. per case. Pineapples, 2s. 6d. to 6s. each. 
Oranges: 10s. to 13s.; selected, 22s. to 32s.; others, 9s. 6d. to 11s. per 420. 
Grapes: Australian, 2s. to 8s. per case, fruit inferior; Almeria, 20s. per barrel. 
Bananas: 10s. to 14s. per bunch. Shipments of Tasmanian apples per “India” 
and “Salamis” on 10th May brought 6s. to lls. per case, the fruit being 
overripe and heated. Victorian and South Australian, 5s. to 15s. A few good 
parcels realised from 16s. to 18s. per case. Previous high prices are not likely 
to be maintained. 
Eeas.—Australian, none offered; Irish, 11s. to 12s. per 120; Danish, 
6s, 9d. to 8s. 3d. per 120; French, 8s. to 8s. 6d. 
Honzy.—British, 45s. per cwt.; colonial, no quotation. 
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