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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 16, 1902. 



COMMERCIAL. 



With the view of assisting in finding a market for the 

 diKjiosal of k)Ciil iiroduce, arrangements have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will bo prepared 

 to receive consignments and obtiiin the best prices for them. 



It is desirable that inquiry be made, beforehand, a.-s 

 to the terms on which .snch produce will be received, and 

 whether the market is favounible or not. 



It is particularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an a.ssui-ance h:ts been received from the Agents themselves 

 that they are prejiared to accei)t such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



URITISII GUI.\NA~B.S. Bayley, Water Street, Geoi^etovrn. 

 TKINIDAD-J. Russell Murniy, 'I'ort-of-Si.ain. 

 B.MIIJADOS— T. S. Garraway & Co., Bridgetown. 

 ST. LUCIA — Captain H. Henville, Contractor it Agent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London, — July L'l', 1902. — iMes.sr.s. J. H.\LEs Caikd i Co., 

 Messrs. GiLLEsriE Bugs. & Co. and The Public 

 Leiw:er, July 19, 1902. 

 Aloes — Barbados 13/- to 35/- ; Socotrine 70/- to 80/- per c« t. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, good to tine 2^U to id jjcr lb. 

 Balata— 2/4i per lb. 

 Bees-wax — Jamaica, gecd to fine £7 17.'< (»/ to £8. 2. 0. 



per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, middling to good red C4/- to (57/- ; fine 



72/- iier cwt. 



(irenada, good reddish 58/- to CO/- ; fair to fine Gl/- to 



C4/(i ])er cwt. 



Jamaica, good to fine GO/- to C3/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 1/- to 3/- per lb. 

 Cassia Fistula — 5/(i to 35/- ])er cwt. 

 Ca.stor Oil — 4ii( to 441/ per lb. 

 CortEK — Jamaica, small greyish 38/- to 44/() ; bold coloury 



(" 73/- 2)er cwt. 



Costa Rica, 40/- to 78/- [)er cwt. 



Peaberry, 43/(i to G2, (> ]ier cwt. 

 Cotton - Caniacou, 4J(/. per lb. 

 Cotton Seed — £7. J. 3. pi^r ton ex ship. 

 Cow.\OE— ](/ to 2d per lb. 

 Fustic — Jamaica, quiet. 

 GiNOER— Jamaica, fair bright 44/- to 53/- ; good common 



;W,6 to 3G,(> per cwt. 

 Honey — Rale brownish 17/- to 18/(i ; clear anilicr 17/0 ; 



dark 14/li per cwt. 

 Jalac— 4(/ to (»/ j>er lb. 

 KhusKuus Root — 12/- per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts — ](/to4(/ per 11). 

 Lime Ji'I<,'E — Raw, 1/.'! [ler gallon ; concentrated, £12. 5s. 



to £12. ]()/- per pipe. 

 Lo(i wo( ) I) — Jamaica, ( piiet. 

 Mace- 1/- to 2,G per lli. 

 Nitrate of Soua- Agiicult.ural £8. 

 NuTMEdS— 140's to 80'h, (U to l,:i(/ 



4(1 to 5i(/ per ll>. 

 Oil of Limes — no quotations. 

 Pimento — 2|(/. per lb. 

 Sarsai'arilla— 10(/ to l/2(/ j.er lb 

 fSuoAR Mu-scovado 9/1) to 14/G ; 



13 it [ler cwt. 

 SuLi'iiATK OF Ammonia — Grey, 24 per cent., London £12. 



lO.s per ton. 

 Tamauiniis Barl)adosl3'- ; Antigua 12 '- per cwt. 

 ToNi^uiN Beans — ".)(/ to 2 Cxi per lb. 

 Fruit — Covent Garden Market (Gaudeners* 



Chronicle, July 19, 1902.) 



Bananas- 8/- to 12/- ])er bunch. 



Lemons — 18/ to 25/- i)er c.vse. 



Mangos- -2y- to 4/- per dozen. 



7.S. ("/ 



go's t( 



per ton 

 2 4 ;in 



11 



crystallized 12/lOi to 



Oranoes — 20/- to 35/- per case. 



I'iNEs — 2/- to 4/- each. 

 NewYorlc, — July 11, 1902. — Mes.srs.Gn,LEspiEBEos.it Co. 

 Bananas — Jamaica, 9 hands §1.05, 8 hands 70c.. 7 hands 



40c. t<j 45c. jier bunch. 

 Cacao — .\fric;m 124'c. to 13c. ; Camcas, fair to good ordi- 



narj' 14c. to 14lc. ; Jamaica, good lOJc. jgood fer- 

 mented ll'c. 



Grenada l.'jc. to 1 "ic. Trinidad 13c. to 14c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts ; Sni.ill Triindads $12.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, g< od ordinary 5c to 51c. ; Jamaica good 



ordinary Gc. to 7c. per 11). ; Manchesters 8c. to lOic, 

 GiNOEK— 8c. to 8^c ])er lb. 

 Pimento — b^c. per lb. 

 IluBBKR- Nicaragua Scrap 50c. to 5O3C. per lb ; sheet 4-lc. 



to 45c. jjer lb. ; Guaj'aquil Strip 47c. to 48c. per lb. 

 Sugar — 3Iuscovado, 89', 2§c. ; centrifugals, 96°, 3§ per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL JMARKETS. 

 Antigua, -July 30, 1902.— Me.ssrs. G. W. Bennett, Bi:y- 



.SON it Co., Ltd. 



Molasses —!)c. per gallon, jiackage included. 

 Su<!AR — Bluscovado §1.10 per 1001b., nondnal. 



Barbados,— Aug. 2, 1902.— Messrs. T.S. GakuawayACo. 

 Arrowroot — good q\iality, S3. 50 per cwt. 

 Cacao — S13..50 per cwt. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinar)' Rio §9.00 and S'9.50, 



respectivelv- 

 Hav— lotting §1.00 i)er 1001b. 

 Manures— Nitrate of Soda S'liO.OO jier ton. Sulphate of 



Ammonia — S75.00 per ton. 

 Molasses — 8c. per g.allon and S^4.00 for package. 

 Onions— Madeira S^3.75 per 100 lb. 

 I'oTATos — $3.00 (ler Ijarrel. 



Rice — Ballani §4.'.H) per bag ; Patna S3. 75 per bag. 

 Shalots — 12c. to 14c per lb. 

 Sugar — in hogsheads, SI. 00 per 101)11). and $5.00 for 



hogshead -"in bags SI -20 per 1001b. 



British Guiana,— July 31, 1902. — Messrs. Weiting &, 



ItlCHTKi:. 



Arrow ROOT— S8. 00 per barrel. 



Cacao- native lie. to 12c. nominal. 



Cassava Starch— SG. 00 per barnl. 



Cocoa-nuts— S8.00 to SIO.OO per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica lie. to 12c. per lb. (retad.) 



Creole, lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Eddoes— S1.20 per 1001b. 

 Onions— sidd out at 4c. per lb. 



Pea Nits — Curacoa 3jc. to 3Jc. American 4ic. (retjvil.) 

 Plantains — 20c. to 48c. per bunch. 

 Potatos EtiGLasii— S4..50 per barrel. 

 Rice— B: llan-. S4.S0, toS4.!tO; P.atna S5.«) to SG.OOpcrbag 



— Creole Rice 20e. pei gillon, (retail.) 

 Sweet Potatos - Barbados SI. •"■2 per lOOlli. 

 Tannias— SI..51; per 1001b. 

 Yams— S3.00 \kv 1001b. 

 Molasses — Vaeiuim Pan yellow 14f.c. ti I5e. per gallon, 



casks included. 

 Su(;ar- Dark Crystals Sl.CO ; yellow $2.10 i)er cwt. 

 Timi;er— Greeidieart 32c. to 55c. i)er cubic foot. 

 Wallaba SiiiNcii.Es— 83.00 to So.Ob per M. 



Trinidad,— July 30 & Aug. 1, 1902.— Messrs. Gordon 

 (iKANTitCo. and Me.ssrs. Kdcar Tiuri' it C^o. 

 Cacao— Ordinary S12.itO to 81.3.00 ; estjites 813.25 to 813.50 



per cwt. 

 Bai..\ta — no (|uot.iti(ins. 



Coffee— Venezuelan. Ordinary 71e. per lb. 

 Onions- S2.25 to S2.50 ])er looll). 

 Potatos Enolisu 82.50 to S-'.GO jur 1001b. 

 Rice -Yellow 84..">0 to §4.75 ; White Table S5.25 to 85.75 



per bag. 

 Sugar— For Grocery use, 81.70 to 83.00 jier lOUlb. 

 Molasses — No quotation. 



