ToL. T. No. 7. 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



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COMMERCIAL. 



With the view of assisting in (iiuliiig a market for tlie 

 disiidsal of local produce, arrangements liave been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be prejtared 

 to receive consignments and obUiin the best jirices for them. 



It is desirable that imjuiry be made, beforehand, as 

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

 whether the market is favourable or not. 



It is particularly urged that no sliipments be made until 

 an assurance has bssn recaiveJ from the Agents themselves 

 that they are-jn-epared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH GUI.\N.A.— B. S. Bayley, \N'ater Street, Georgetown. 

 TRINIDAD— J. Russell Murray, P.irt-of-Spain. 

 B.\RB.\DOS— T. S. (iarraway .t Co., l!ridgeti)wn. 

 ■ST. LUCI.\ — Cajitaiu H. Heuville, Cuntractorit .\geiit, Ca.stnes. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



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XiOndon,— June 24, 1902.— Messrs. .1. Halks Caij-.d & Co., 

 Messrs. Gillespie Bros, it Co. and The Public 

 Ledger, .lune 7, 1902. 

 .\loes — Barbados 13/- to 35/ ; Socotrine 70/- to 80/- ])er cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, fair 4(1 per lb. 

 B.^LATA — Denierara sheet 2 4 per lb. 



Bees-wax — Jamaica, fair palisli £7 17.s 0'/ to £8 per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, diirk defective .'')8/- to (i2/- ; good to fine 



red 04/- to 70/- per cwt. 



Grenada, ordinary to fair od;'- to 02/- ; good t(.) tine 



01/- to 05 - ])er cwt. 



Jamaica, fair ordinary o4/- to 50/- ; tine fermented 



01 - to ()2 jier cwt. 



Dominica, fair 50/0 to 59/- ; fermented ,59 per cwt. 

 " Cardamoms — 1/10 to 2/3 per lb. 

 Cassia Flstula — 5 (i to 35/- per cwt. 

 Castor Oil — 4^1 to 4J(/ per lb. '' 



Coffee — Jamaica, line ordinary 43/- to 45/ ; good 



00/- to 75/ ; tine Ijold '.)S/- ]jer cwt. 



Costa Rica, 42 '- to 88 j)er cwt. 



Peaberry, 08 to 81/0 i)er cwt. 

 CoTTOX - Carriaeoii, i-jil. per lb. 

 Cowage — !</ to 2(/ i>er lb 

 Fustic — Jamaica, ijuiet. 

 GiNoER — Jamaica, good bright 48/- to .57/- 



to 35/- jjer cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica, bright pale andjer 18/- 



red 14/- to 14/(i per cwt. 

 Jalap — 4(/ to Or/ per lb. 

 Khus-Khus Root-- 12- per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts — l(/to4r/ per lb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/2 to 1/5 per gallon ; 



£12. per |iijie. 

 Logwood — Jamaica £4 .5s to £4 1.5.s- \nir ton. 

 MACE--no (piotations. 



KitrateofSoda- - Refined £9 15.s ;cjrdinary£9. 2 (iil perton. 

 Nutmegs — No (piorations. 

 Oil of Limes— Distilled 1/11 to 2/- per lb. ; hand pressed 



none offering. 

 Pimento — 2J(/. to 2i(/ per lb. 

 ■Sarsaparilla — Jamaica, fair 1/3 to 1/4 i)er lb. 

 Sugar— Muscovado 10/- to 14/- ; crystallized 12/10^ to 15/- 



per cwt. 

 ■Sulphate of Ammonia— Grey, 24 per cent., Lcmdon £1.'} 



per ton. 

 Ta5iarinds — Barljados 12/- to 13/- per cwt. 

 ToNQUiN Beans— !)(/ to 2/9 per 11). 

 Fruit — Covent Garden Market (Gardener's 



Chronicle, June 14, 1902.) 



Bananas — 7 1- t.o 10/- i]er bunch. 



Lemons — 8/- to 14/- j)er case. 



Mangos C/- to 12/- per dozen. 



; common 34/- 

 to 19/6 ; dark 



concenti'ated, 



Oranges — 10/- to 20/- per case. 

 Pines— 3/- to 4/- each. 



NewYork,— Jimel3, 1902.— Mes.srs.GiLLESPiEBRos. &Vo. 

 Bananas— Jamaica, 9 hands $1..30, 8 hands 95c.. 7 hands 



00c. to 05c. per bunch. 

 Cacao — .\frican 12Jc. to 13c. ; Caracas, fair to good ordi- 

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



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

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaicas, §20.00 per M. ; Small Trinidads 



S12.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, good ordinary Sjc. ; Jamaica ordinary Oc. ; 



good ordinary 7c p^r lb. 

 Ginger— 8c. to 8Ac per lb. 

 Pimento — .5Jc. to 5ic. per lb. 

 Rubber— Nicaragua Scr.ip 51c. per lb ; sheet 4Gc. per lb. ; 



Guayaquil Strip 48c. per lb. 

 Sugar— Muscovado, 89", 2Jc. to 3c. ; centrifugals, 90% 



3j"jjC ))er lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,--July 2, 1902.— Messrs. G.W.Bennett, Bry- 

 soN i Co., Ltd. 



Molasses — 8c. per gallon, package included. 

 Sugar— Muscovado .SI. 00 per 1001b., nominal. 



Barbados,— July 5, 1902.— Messrs. T.S. Gaeraway & Co. 

 Arrowroot — good (juality, $3.50 per cwt. 

 Cacao--$13.50 per cwt. 

 Coffee — Jam.-iica and ordinary Rio §9.00 and $9.50, 



respectively. 

 EscHALOTTEs — 12c. to 14c per lb. 

 Hay— hjtting i)0c. per lOOIb. 

 Manures— Nitrate of Soda §00.00 per ton. Sulidiafcs of 



Ammonia — §75.00 per ton. 

 Molasses — 8c. jier gallon and S4.00 for package. 

 Onions— Bernuida §1.80 per lOOIb. ; stringed at .§2.14 per 



100 lb. 

 Potatos— §3.00 per barrel. 



Rice— Ballam §4.!)0 per bag ;Patna .§3.75 per bag. 

 Sugar— in hogsheads, 85c. per lOOIb. and §5.00 for 



hogshead ; in bags §1.05 per lOOlb. 



British Guiana, — Inly 3, 1902.— Messns. Weiting ik 

 Richtek. 



Arrowroot — $8.50 per barrel. 

 Cacao — native lie. to 12c. nominal. 

 Cassava Starch — $6.50 per barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— .$8.00 to §10.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica 12c. to 13c. per lb. (retail.) 



Creole, lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Eddoes— $1.20 per lOOIb. 

 Onions— sold out at 4c. per lb. 

 Pea Nuts — American 4^0. to 5c. (retail.) 

 Plantains — 20c. to 40c. per bunch. 

 Potatos English— §4.00 per barrel. 

 Rice— Ballam $4.80, Patna $5.80 per bag. 



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

 Sweet Potatos — Barbados 5/- per 1001b. 

 Tannias— $1.20 per 1001b. 

 ,Yam.s— 10/- to 12/(i- per 1001b. 

 Molasses — 12/0 Vacuum Pan yeUow I4hc. to 16o. per 



gallon, casks included. 

 Sugar- Dark t^rystals $1.00 ; yellow $2.00 to $2.10 per cwt. 

 Timber — Greenheart 32c. to 40c. ]ier cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingle.s — $3.00 to $5.00 per M. 



Trinidad, — June 18, 1902. — Messrs. Gordon Grant & Co. 

 and .Messrs. Edcjar Tripp & Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to good red $13.35 to $13.00; fine 



fermented estates $13.75 to $14.()fJ jier cwt. 

 Balata — 38c. to 39c. per lb. 

 Coffee — No (piotations. 

 Onions— §2.00 per lOOIb. Scarce 

 Potatos English— $2.00 per lOOIb. Market bare. 

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

 Sugar— For Grocery use, $1.70 U) $3.00 per lOOlb. 

 Molasses — No quotation. 



