Vol. I. No. 5. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



79 



COMMERCIAL. 



Witli tlie viow of ii.s.sisting in finding a nuiikt't for the 

 disposal of local i>io<luce, anaiigenients have been made with 

 tlie following Agents in the.se Colonies who will be jnepared 

 to receive consignments and obtiiiii the best prices for them. 



It is desirable that inijuiry be made, beforehand, as 

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

 whether the market is favimrable or not. 



It is particularly urged that no .shijiments be made until 

 <vn assurance has been received from the Agents themselves 

 that they are prepared to accept such shij)ments. 



New 



& 



York, 



Co. 



-May 16, 1902. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH GUIANA— 



B. S. Bayley, Water Street (Jeorgetown. 



TRINIDAD— 



J. Russell Murr.iy, Port-of-Spain. 



BARBADOS— 



T. S. Ganawaj' & Co., Bridgetown. 



ST. LUCIA— 



Captain H. Ilenville, Contractor and Agent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London, -May -27, rjUl>.-Messrs. J. HALKsCAIKU.t C..., 

 and Messrs. (Iillesi'ie Bros, it Co. 



Bees-wax — Jamaica, £'7. 15. to £8. per cwt. 



Cacao — Trinidad, noddling to good 02/- to 64/- ; good to 



fine red, (i5/- to <>7/- per cwt. 



(irenada, fair mixed to fine red, 55/ to GO <! per cwt. 



Jamaica, fair 50/- to 54,(> per cwt. 



Dominica, fair to fine red 50/- to 59/- per cwt. 53/- to 



54 0. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good cjidinary 30/- to 37/- ; good bold 



59,6 jjer cwt. 



Costa lUca, smalls 43/- to 50/3 ; bold 73/- to 93/- per 



cwt. 



Peaberry 03/- to 80/6 per cwt. 

 Cotton— Carriacou, Oj'gc. per lb. 

 fiiNOEE — Jamaica, good bold bright .50, to 55- ; common 



3G,'G to 37/6 per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, bright clear amber 18/ to 18 6, dark 



14/6 to 15/- per cwt. 

 Lime Juice- Raw, 1/- to 1,2'/ per gallon. Concentrated, 



£12. per pipe. 

 Mace — good red, 1/2 to 1,5; good to fine jiale 1,6 to 2;(j 



per lb. 

 NrTME(iS — Slielled, no auctions. In sliell 5f/ to i}\il per 11). 

 Oil of Limes — Distilled 1,6 )>er lb. Hand pressed 4/ per lb. 

 Pimento — 2J</. per lb. 

 Sarsapabilla — Jamaica, fail- 1,2, native red, llJii/ to llhl. 



per lb. 

 Sugar- -Barbados Muscovado 12/9, Crj'stalli/.ed 13/G Ut 



14, '4g i)er cwt. 

 Tamarinds— Quiet. Barbados 11/ per cwt. in bond. 

 Logwood — Jamaica <piiet. 

 Fustic — Jamaica £4. 15,'- )jer ton. 

 Fruit — Covent Garden Market (Gardener'.s 



Chronicle, May 3rd. 1902.) 



Bananas — 7/- to 10/- per bunch. 



Lemons — 6/- per case. 



Mangos G/- per dozen. 



Oranges — 16/- to 20,'- per case. 



Pines — 3/- to 4/- each. 



Bananas — Jamaica, 9 Iiands §1.20 to §1.25, 8 hands 80c. 



to 90c., 7 liands 45c. to 50c. ]>nr buncli. 

 Cacao .African 12^0. , to 1.3c. Caracas, fair to good ordi- 

 nary I44C. to l.'ic. Jamaica, good fermented 1 1 ,jC. 



Grenada 13c., Trinidad 13c. to 14c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaicas, .'ij20.00 per M. Small Triiiidads 



S12.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, good ordinaiy Sic. .lamaica ordinary 5jc. 



to 6c., and good ordinary (i|c. p-^r lb. 

 Ginger — 8c. to She per lb. 

 Pimento — 54C. to Gc. per lb. 

 Rubber — Nicaragua Scrap 51Jc. to 52c. per lb, sheet 46c. 



to 47o. per lb. Guayaquil Stri]) 49c. per lb. 

 Sugar — Muscovado, 89", 2§c. to 3c. Centrifugals 96°, 3lc 



j)er lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — June 4,1902. — Messrs. G. W. Bennett, Bry- 

 soN it Co., Ltd. 



Molasses — 8c. per gallon, package included. 

 Sugar Muscovado §1.10 per 10<Jlb., nominal. 



Barbados, — June 7, 1902. — Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

 & Co. 



Arrowroot — good quality, §3.50 per cwt. 



Cacao — 813.50 per cwt. 



Coffee — Jamaica and or<linaiy Rio $10.50 asiJ .§9.50, 



respective!}'. 

 Eschalottes — 12c. to 14c per lb. 

 Hav— lotting §1.75 per 1001b. 

 Molasses — 8c. per gallon and ^4.<X) for package. 

 (Jnions— Bermuda §2.25 per 1001b. 

 Potatos — Bermudas §4.25 per bairol. 

 ItiCE — Ballam .'J4.90 per bag. Patna .¥3.75 {)er bag. 

 Sugar — in hogslieads ; §1.(X) per HKtlb. iuid ^.00 for 



liogshead, in bags $1.20 per lODlb. 



British Guiana,— June .5, 1902. — Messrs. Weiting & 

 Richter. 



Arrowroot — .?6.50 per barrel. 



Cacao- -native lie. to 12c. nominal. 



Cassava Starch -§(>.00 to §6. .50, per barrel. 



CocoA-NUTS--.*8.(X) to §10.0<J per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaicii 12c. to l.'?c, {>er lb, (retail.) 



EDDOE.S— §1.44 per 1001b. 



Onions — string .'ilc, per lb. 



Pea Nuts — American 4|c. U) .jc. (retail.) 



Plantains — 20c. to 30c. per bunch. 



Potatos ENia.iKH — §3.00 per ban-el. 



Rice— Ballam .§4.80, Patna .§5.65, ))er bag. 

 — Creole Rice 20c. per gallon, retail. 



Sweet Potatos — Barliados §2.16 per liWlb. 



Tannias— §1.44 per 10(31 b. 



Yams— §1.92 per 1001b. 



Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellovvr IGc. per gallon, casks in- 

 cluded. 



Sugar — Dark Crystals §1.66, yellow $2.15 to $2,30 per cwt. 



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



Wallaba Shingles -§3.00 to §5.00 per M. 



Trinidad, — June .5, 1902. — Mes.sr.s. Edgar Tripp. 

 C'acao — no quotation. 



Onions- §2.00 to §2.15 per 1001b. 



Potatos En(!Lish— .S1..30 to $1.40 per 1001b. 



Rice— Yellow $4.70. White Table $5.90 per bag. 



Sugar — no (iuotati<in. 



Molasses — " 



