Vol. I. No. 1. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



15 



LAWN MOWINGS AS MANURE. 



The value of dead leaves and other vegetable 

 matter as a mjans of increasing the fertility of the soil 

 has (jften been insisted on in publications of the 

 Department. The fidlowing extract fi-oni the (innli'ii- 

 Y'/w' Chroiiifle for January ll, 1!>02, indicates the valu<^ 

 of a too often neglected 'waste product': — 



'A gardener having an accumulation of rotten grass 

 wliich had been deposited in a heap wlion tlie lawn was 

 mown, tested its value as manure, and he found it to be a 

 verv strong and etticient fertili.ser. Since that he has always 

 luul set aside the mown grass a.s nvmure, instead of taking it 

 to the i-ubbish heap, as is the custom with many.' 



COMMERCIAL. 



Witli the view of assisting in finding a market for the 

 •<li>posal of local produce, arrangements have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be prepared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices for them. 



It is desirable that impiiry V)e made, befm-ehand, as 

 to the terms on which such produce will be received, and 

 whether the market is favouralile or not. 



It is particularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an assurance his bjsn received from th3 Agents themselves 

 that they are prepared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH or I.\NA- 



B. S. Bayley, Water Street, Georgetown. 

 TRINIDAD 



.1. R\issull Murray, Port-of-Spain. 

 BARBADOS 



T. S. (iarraway A' Co., Bridgtjtown. 

 ST. LUCIA- 



Captiiin H. Henville, dmtractor and .^geut, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



Sdoar- -Crystals, lu,9 to 10/ per cwt. 



Muscovado — nominal. 



Molasses — nothing di ling. 

 Tamarinds — 14/- per cwt. 

 Loo WOOD — No sales 

 Fi'STic — No s;iles 



New York,— March 21, 1902.— :Messrs. CJillespie Bros. 

 it Co. 

 BAXASAS—Jainaicas, 9 hands $1.05 to .§1.10, 8 hands 75c. 



to 80c. per bunch. 

 Cacao— African 12ifc. to 1.3c. Caracas 14ic. to 15jc. 



Grenada. 12]c. to 127c. Jamaica lie. to ll|c. 



Trinidad 13.\c. to 14|c. per lb. 

 CoGOA-Nurs— Jamaicas .'§21.00 per M. Small Tiinidads 



$14.00 per M. 

 C;)FFEB — Good ordinary Rio 5Jc. and fair (juality Jamaica 



@ 6e. to 7c. p3r lb. 

 Ginger — :Ordiniry to small medium 7c. to 8c. per lb. 

 Pimento — Gf>od quaHty oijc. per lb. 

 R'JBBEa — Nicaragua Scr.ip oOi to 51c. per lb. 

 Guaya piil Strij) 44j. to 48o. per ft. 



London, April l, 19U2. — Messrs. J. Hales Caikd i<; (Jo., 

 and Gillespie Bros, it Co. 



Aloes — Socotrine 80 - per cwt. Cape, :iO.- to 'M,'- jjcr cwt. 

 Bkes Wax — Jamaica, £7. 12. (i. to £8. 0. 0. per ewt. 

 Cacao — (irenada fair to good 5(i - to (i0/() per cwt. Trinidail 



H.5 - t<j 70/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoxs — Mysore 1'2 to 3 - jjer lb. 

 Coffee. Jamaica good ordinary, '.W - to 39/. Fair W - to 



()6 -. Costa Rica good to fine 88/- to 105/- i)er cwt. 



Peaben-y 103/- to 110 - per cwt. 

 Ginger — .Jamaica Bold dark, 40 - per cwt. Fair and clear 



4.5 - to 53 fi per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica in barrels 1.3, ti to 17, - i)er cwt. In tins 



15 - to 20,- per cwt. 

 Lime Jitice — Raw 1 - to 12 per gallon. Concentrated £12 



))er ])ipe. 

 5Iace— 1 4 to 17 per lb. 

 NiTMEGs— lOd. to 2 - ))er ll>. 

 Oil of Limes — Dominica distilled 1/- per lb. Hand jn-essed 



4 4 per lb. 

 I'iMENTo — 2|d. to 3J. ))er lb. 

 RiBBER— Para, 2 1 t<j 3 2 ]ier lb. Central American 1,8 



to 2 4 jier lb. African 1 H to 2,9 per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— -Vpiil 12, Messrs. T. S. Uarraway & Co. 



Akkowroot — good ipiality, §2.75 per cwt. 



t'AOAO — none in market. 



CoFFEE^Jamaica and Rio $9 to $10.25 per lOOlb. 



Hay— $1.30 per lOOlb. 



Molasses— 8c. per gallon and •'54.00 for package. 



Onions— $4.00 per 1001b. 



Potatos— Nova Scotia $1.75 to $2.00. Bermudas $3..50 per 



barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam $4.50 per bag. Patna $3.7-5. 

 Su(iAR, Muscovado, in hogsheads,— $1.05 per UWlb. and 



$5.00 for hogshead 



in bags,— $1.25 ].er 1001b. 



British Guiana— March 27, 1902. :Messrs. Weiting & 



Richtcr. 



Arrowroot — $(5.50 per barrel. 



Cacao- -(nominal) lie. to 12c. per lb. 



C.vssAVA Starch — $5.00 per liarrel 



Cocoa-nuts— $8.00 to $10.00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica 12c. to 1.3c. per lb. 



Eduoes— $1.20 per l(X)lb. 



Onions — Lisbon (reUiil) 4c. to .oc per lb. 



Pea Nuts — American (retail) 4ic. t<j 5c. per lb. 



Pl.4_ntains — 24c. to 40c. i>er bunch. 



Potatos English $2.00 to .$2.50 per barrel. 



Rice— Ballam $4-90, Patua $5.(55 jier bag. 



— Creole Rice 2(.)c. per gallon, retail. 

 Sweet Potatos — .$1.20 per lOOlb. 

 Tannias-$1.20 i)er 10011). 

 Yams— $2.00 per 10011). 



Molasses — First Yellow 17c. per gallon inchuling jjackage. 

 SuGVR— Dark Crystals $1.(55 per 1001b. Yellow Crystals 



$2.25 to $2.40 per 10011). 

 Timber— Greenheart .32c. to 40c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shlngles— .$3.00 to $5.00. per M. 



Trinidad. .March 2(5, (Messrs. GoROOX, Grant it Co.) 

 .March 27, (Messrs. Rust, Trowbriixje it Co.) 



Cacao— $13.(X) to $14.(X) per cwt. 

 Coffee- -(Venezuelan) 7'c. per lb. 

 Hay— (scarce) $1.40 per'KJfJlb. 

 Onions — (retail) 3c. jier lb. 

 Potatos En(!LIsh— $1.(50 to $1.05 per l(I01b. 

 Rice— Ballam $4.70. White Table $5.75 per bag. 

 Molasses— 12c. per gallon and $5.00 for package. 

 Su<;ar — (for local consumption). Yellow Crystals $2.20 to 

 $2.40 iier lOOIb. 



