Vol. I. No. :^>. 



THE AraiicrLTiKAr, NKWS. 



\T 



COMMERCIAL. 



With tlie viuw of assi^stillg in finding; u market for the 

 di^ji'isal of loeal [H'oduce, aiTaugeiiient.-; have l)een made vvitli 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will lie [irejiared 

 to receive consignments and olitain the best jiriees for them. 



It is desiralile tint ini|uiry lie made, beforehand, as 

 to the terms on which such |inidncc will he received, ami 

 whether the market is favourable or not. 



It is [larticularly urged that no .shijunents be made until 

 an assurance h.is l>:!oii received fr mi tli • Ajents tli'uiselves 

 that they are prei'ared to accejit such shi|iments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BlUTISH GlIANA- 



B. S. Bayley, Water Street Georgetown. 



TRINIDAD 



.1. Ilussell Murray. I'ort-i.f-S|iain. 



BAI!B.\D<»S 



T. S. Garrawa}- iV Co., llridgetnwn. 



ST. LUCIA— 



Captain H. Heuvilk-, Contractor and Agent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— April l".", HJU2. Messrs. J. H.vlks Caiko it Co., 



Bees-wax — .Jamaica, £7- !•">. 0. to f8. 2. (i. per cnr. 

 C-\CAO — Demerara, tine, (i.'i - to G4 - 



Dominica, ordinar}- to good 5J,- to ;">(! (i. 



(irenachi, connnon to fine 52 - to (iO,-. 



.Jamaica, ordiuai-y to fair 50,- to 53,- 



Trinidad, weathered to fine 50- to 08 - per cwt. 

 Coffee — .Jamaica, oidinary mixed and hroken. 27 ti. to 



2!> ti, good ordinary ".1 - to '.Hi -, fine ordinary to mid- 

 dling 4:? - to t>2 -, liolil 70 C. to 82 -, Peal>errv 4H - to 



00 - per cwt. 



Costa Kica, mi.xed to bolil .",'.1 (i to 111 <> ; |icalierrv 



C5 <i to !I5 (} jier cwt. 

 (ilsoEK — .Jamaica, common to g(.(,(l Miid<lling M4 - to 45- 



per cwt. Fair to good luiglit 47 - to 57 - ]ier cwt. 

 HoXEY — Jamaica, in packages lo - to lit ti per cwt. 

 Oil of Limes Dominica 1 5 to 1 [ler lb. 

 Pi.MENTO- 2I1I. U> 'Ad. [Jcr II). 

 Sarsai'arii.la -.Jamaica, native, connnon to good red. .""/ 



to ] -, inferior to fair 1 2 to I 4 per lb. 

 Si(:AR--West India Crystals, 14 - to 15 ti per cwt. diitv 



))aid. 



Molasses — nothing doing. 

 Tamarinds— 12 H to It; - per cwt. 

 Loijwoon — (no quotation). Market ijuiet. 

 Ff.STic— (no ((notation). In more demand, but \er\ little 



offered. 



New York, .Ma\ 2, i;i02. Messrs. OjLt.KsiTt: P.itos. 

 .t Co. 



Bananas— Jamaic-is, !l hands Sl.fHI to .?l.lt», 8 h.-nids 75c. 



to BtJc, 7 hands 4llc. tii 45c. per bunch. 

 I'acao— .\frican 12jc. to l:!c. Caracas, g(.od ordinary 14]c. 



to 1.5e. 



Grenada i'-lc. Jamaica lie. to ll^iv 

 Trinidad I.'Jc. to 14c. peril). 



1" 

 C(.coA-NrTs .lamaicas. S<l'.l.(IO to $20.flfl per M. Small 



Trinidads S:12.0t) t" ."^l.'J.Ott per M. 



C'oKFEK — Good ordinary, Kio, 5^c. to 5oC., and Jamaica, 



ordinary 5;'c. to Gc. jier lb., good ordinary (iic. to (l;'c. 



Manchesters 8.1c. to Itl.'.c. 



GiNiiER--7|c. to 8|c per lb. 



Pimento (ik-. to CJc. per lb. 



RiBBER Nicaragua Scr.ip 51c. to .52c. per lb, sheet 48e. 



to 4".tc. Guayacpiil Strip 48c. to 4Hc. [ler lb. 

 SicATi- Muscovado, 8!t' 2 {^c. to :*.c. Centrifugals <Hi' ;Uc. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Antigua, .May 7, 1<X»J. .Mess-.s. (I. W. Hknnktt, V.i-.y- 



SON it Co., Ltd. 



.M01.ASSE.S Sc. per gallon [lackage included. 

 Sic^U! Muscovado 4^1.25 to ¥1.27i per Itltllb. 



Barbados, -May 10, 1902. Messrs. T. S. ( !ai;);a\\ a^ A Co . 



Ai;i;o\vnoOT — good quality, §2.75 per cwr. 



Ca< Ao - $12.35 per lOOlb. 



Coffee- Jamaicii and Rio .S;!l.5fl and .«<ltl.25 per ItlOlb. 



respectively. 

 Hay- . ¥1.70 i)er KMtll,. 



MoL.vssEs- 7.ic. per gallon and .SJ.tMl for package. 

 Onions— .94. 7'5 to ¥5.00 per ItJOIb. Waiiteil. 

 PoTATOS Nova Scotia .*!1.8lt tt. .92. (tO. I'.ernmdas .94.00 per 



barrel. 

 Rice— -Ballam 95.IHt per liag. Patna $150.75. H.nigcpon So.tK) 

 Sir<;AR— Muscovado, in hogsheads, 91.15 [ler Ktlllb. and 



§i5.00 for hog.sliead. 



British Guiana, -May S, 19U2. .Messrs. Weiting k 

 Jtichter. 



Arrowroot — §(i.5tJ per barrel. 



C.\C'AO-llc. to 12c. per lb. 



Cassava Starch — $5.0(J per barrel 



Cocoa-nuts— .98.00 to .910.0(t per i^f. 



Coffee — Rio aiul Jaujaica 12c. to l.'lc. per lb. (ret 



EiuiOEs- S1.44 per lt)Olb. 



Onions- Lisbon (retail) .strung 4c., loose ."le per lb. 



Pea Ncts -American (retail) 4ic. to 5c. per lb. 



Plantains- -Kic. to 32c. per bunch. 



PoTATos Enolish- §2.5t) to .92.75 i)er barrel. 



1{|CE--Ballam .94.00, Patna $5.1)5. Seeta ¥5.75 



— Creole Ric:e 20e. per gallon, retail. 

 Ss\ RET PoTATos — Barb.ulos .91.20 per ltK)ll>. 

 Tannhs 91.20 per 1001b. 

 V A MS -Barbados, ¥1.80 per lOOIb. 



Mol.A.ssEs First Yellow Kic. per gallon includnig jiackage. 

 Si oar- Dark Crvstals Of." 91.01 to ¥1.71 jar lOOlb. 



Yellow Crystals .92.15 to .92.:!0 per lOttlb. White 



Sugars, .93.. 50 

 Timber -t.ireenheart .'{2c. jier cubic foot. 

 \V u.LABV Shinoles— .93.00 to ¥.5.<J0. 1 'cr M. 



.il.) 



[ler l);ig 



Trinidad, .May t*, 1902. .Messrs. Ei«^\i; Tkiiu' .t Co. 



Cacao— ¥13.(M;) to ¥13..50 per cwt. 



Hay — (nothing doing). 



( »MoN.s -¥1.50 to .91.55 per 1001b. He.avy snpjily -weak. 



PoTATos En<;lish ¥L5lt to 91. .55 per'UKtlb.' Supjdy 



ample. 

 Rue Ballam ¥4.05. Seeta ¥5. Ot I per bag. 

 Molasses — No demand whatever. 

 St CAR — (no ([uotation). 



A common parasitic fungus. That plants are 



often killed an<l damaged by fungoid diseases is well known. 

 The cause of the.se disea.ses, namely, parasitic fungi, are 

 however, nfd .so well understood primupally on account of 

 their mimite size. A good e.xami.lc of one of the.se fungi 

 can be .seen in ahno.st every garden in the West Indies. The 

 leaves of the common cannas are frecjiiently attacked by a 

 ' lUst fungus' which is visible as yellow jiowdery s[iots on the 

 underside of the leaves. The.se yellow spots are composed of 

 the spores or .seeds of the fungus by which it is able to spread 

 ami infect other plants. 



