YoL. I. No. 6. 



THE AGltlCULTUllAL NEWS. 



95 



COMMERCIAL. 



Witli the view of ii.ssisting in fiiidiiiL,' a market for the 

 disposal (if loeal produec, airangeinents have been made witli 

 tlie following Agents in tlie.se Colonies wlio will be iireiiared 

 to receive consignnient.s and olitiiin the best jiriccs for them. 



It i.s de.sirable that impiiry be made, Ijcforehand, as 

 to tlie terms on which such iiroducc will be received, and 

 •wliether the market is favourable or not. 



It is jiarticularly urged that no shiimients be made until 

 an assurance has bjjn received from th3 Agents themselves 

 that they are prejiared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH GUIANA- 



B. S. Bayley, NN'ater Street, Georgetown. 



TRINIDAD— 



J. Russell Murray, Port-of-Spain. 



BARBADOS— 



T. S. Garraway «t t'n., Bridgetown. 



ST. LUCIA— 



Captain H. Henville, Contractor and Agent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London, — Tune 10, 1902. — ^Messrs. 3. Hales Caikd &. Co., 

 and Messrs. GillesI'IK linos. & Co. 



Balata — Demerara sheet 2 4 per lb. 



Bees- WAX — Jamaica, f7. 12. 0. to £8. ])er cwt. 



Cac.vo — Trinidad, dark to fair red 00,0 to (13,- ; good to 



tine red ()4;'- to 70/- per cwt. 



Grenada, dark red, 58, <) ; good to tine Gl (i to 04/- 



per cwt. 



Jamaica, fair ordinary, 51.);- ; good red fermoited 



57 (i to til/- per cwt. 



Donunica, fair 53/- to 55/G per cwt. : good 50/- to .50/- 



per cwt. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good ordinary .'W/- to 35, (i; good bold 



00 - to Of)/- ]ier cwt. 



Costa Rica, smalls 45/0 to 5S/(i ; bold 71/- to 02/0 per 



cwt. 



Peaberry 59/0 to 00,0 per cwt. 

 Cotton - Carriacou, 5,',jC. per lb. 

 GiNOER — Jamaica, g(!od middling 45/- to 48/- ; common 



34 to 3(), per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, bright pale amber 17/0 to 24/- ; dark 



15/- to 18/0 per cwt. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/- to 1/.5'/ per gallon ; Concentrated, 



£12. per pipe. 

 Mace — medium to good pale 1,2 to 2/0 per lb. 

 NUTMEOS— Slielled, 140.'( to 80.s 7d to l;:i,l. ; 80.s to OO.s. 1/3 



to 2/4 per lb. In shell o.l to iihl per lb. 

 Oil of Limes — Distilled 1,2 per lb. ; Hand pressed 4/- 



jjer lb. 

 Pimento — 21(1. per lb. 

 Sarsavarilla — no (piotati<}ns. 

 SfoAR — Muscovado 12/0 to 12,0 ; Ciystdlized 13/- to 14/0 



per cwt. 

 T.^M.iRlNDS — no quotations. 

 Logwood — Jamaica (piiet. 

 Fustic — Jamaica (piiet. 

 Fruit — Covent Garden Market (Gakdener'.s 



Chronicle, May 31, 1902.) 



Bananas — G/- to 10/- per buncli. 



Lemons — 7;C to 20,'- per case. 



MAN(iOs 4/- to 0/- per dozen. 



Oranoes — 15/- to 20/- per case. 



Pines — 3/- to 4/- each. 



New York, -May 29, 1902. 



it Co. 



-Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 



Banan.vs— Jamaica, Iiau<ls $1.25 to 31. .30, 8 hands OOo. 



to 05c., 7 hands 00c. to 0.5c. per bunch. 

 Cacao — .\fric.in 12^c. to 13c. ; Caracas, fair to good <u'di- 



nary 14c. to 14j'c. ; Jamaica, good fermented ll^c. ; 



Grenada 1.3c., Trinidad 13c. to 14e. |ter lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts — Jamaicas, .*«20.00 jier M. ; Small Triuidad.s 



$12.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, giol ordin.ary 5§c. ; Jamaica ordinary o^c. 



to Oc, and good ordinary Oj'c. to 7c. per lb. 



GiNoER— 8!c. to 8i'c 



per 



lb. 



Pimento — Oc. per lb. 



RuiiUER — Nicaragua Scr.ip 5I2C. to .52c. per lb ; sheet 40c. 



to 47c. ]ier lb., Cii:iya(piil Strip 40c. per ft. 

 Suoar — Muscovado, »0', 2sC. to 3c. ; Centrifugals, 00°, 



33;:jc jier lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



lOOi 



-Messrs. G. W. Bennett, Bry- 



Antigua,— June 18, 



SON tt Co., Ltd. 



Molasses — 8c. per gallon, ]iack.age included. 

 Su(iAR — Muscovado 4'1.25 per KWlb., nominal. 



Barbados, — June 21, 1902. — Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

 J: Co. 



Arrowroot — good quality, .$3.50 per cwt. 

 Cac.a.o — $13.50 per cwt. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio -§10.00 and .S0.50, 



respectively. 

 Eschalottes — 12c. to 14c per 11). 

 Hay— lotting .'$1.20 jier 1001b. 

 IManukes— Nitrate of Soda SOO.OO per ton 

 SuLi'HATE OF Ammonia — §75. (W per ton. 

 MoLASSE.s — 8c. ])er gallon and S4.00 for jiackage. 

 Onions— Bernnula $1.80 per 1001b. ; Stringeil at $2.14 per 



100 lb. 

 PoTATOs — Bernuulas $3.25 per Ijarrel. 

 Rice — Ballam $4.00 per bag ; Patna $3.75 fjer !»<;. 

 SucAR — in hogsheads, $1.07A per 1001b. and .$.5.00 fox- 

 hogshead ; in bii,gs$1.27rper 1001b. 



British Guiana, — June 19, 1902. — Me.s.srs. Wkitini; & 



KlClITEK. 



Arrowroot — $0.50 per bari-el. 



Cacao— native lie. to 12c. nominal. 



Cassava Starch— $(>. 00 to $0.50 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $8.00 to $10.00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica 12c. to 1.3c. }>er lb. (retail.) 



EiiiioEs— .$1..50 ]ier 1001b. 



Onion.s — string ■i'x. per lb. 



Pea Nuts — .A-merican 4ic. to 5c. (retail.) 



Plantains- 10c. to 32c. per bunch. 



Potatos ENiiLisii— $4.00 per barrel. 



Rice -Ballam $4.80, Patna $5.00 per bag. 

 — Creole Rice 20c. per gallon, (retail.) 



Sweet Potatos— Barl)ados 8/- p>er 1001b. 



Tannias— $1.20 per 1001b. 



Yams— 10;'- jier 1001b. 



jMolasses— Vacuum Pan yellow 16c. per gallon, cask.s in- 

 cluded. 



SuoAR— Dark Crystals SI. CO ; yellow $2.15 to $2.30 iter cwt. 



TniKER— Greenheart 32c. to 40c. jier cubic foot. 



Wallah A Suinoles— $3.00 to $5.00 i>er M. 



Trinidad, — June is, 1902. — Mes.srs. Gordon Grant A Co. 

 and Messrs. Eooak Tripp & Co. 

 Cac.vo — $13.35 to Sl.i..50 per cwt. 

 Balata— 37c. to 30c. per lb. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan 74C. per lb. 

 OxioNs— $2.25 to $2..50 per 1001b. 

 PoT.\TOs Engllsh- $1.50 to $1.00 per 1001b. 

 Rice— Yellow $4.50. White Table $5.75 per bag. 

 Sugar, Crystals— $1.75 to $3.';5 per ]iWlb. 

 MoL.vssBs — no quotation. 



