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THE AGKICLLTURAL NEWS. 



August 30, 1902. 



COMMERCIAL. 



AVitli tlie view of assisting in finding a nuiiket for the 

 disjiosal of local pioiluce, airangenients have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be iirejiared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices for tlieni. 



It is particularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an assurance h:is been received from tli' Agents tlKMUselves 

 that they are jirejiared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH GUIANA— B.S. Kayley, Water Street, Georgetown. 

 TKINIDAD-J. Russell Murray, Port-of-Spain. 

 BARBADOS— T. S. Garraway it Co., Bridgetown. 

 ST. LUUIA — Captain H. Hunville,ContractoriV: .\gent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



to £8. 

 1? cwt. 



r, 



London, — Augu.st •">, Hl02.— .Ales.sr.s. J. Hales ( 'aii:i> .t Co., 

 Messrs. tJiLLESi'lK Bros. & Co. and The ruitLic 

 Lki>(;ek, July 19, 1902. 

 Al.OES — CuraQoa ]U.s to 43.s ; Barbados i:!.'.- to .'i.j.f i)erc»t. 

 Arkowkoot — St. Vincent, good to line ^^i? to 4i/ per 11). 

 B.\LAT.\— 2;4^r per lb. 

 Bees-w.\x — Jamaica, fair to good j)ale £7 17s Or/ 



per cwt. 

 Cauao — T'dad, good red ().">/- to G7/- ; fine ()8 ■ to 71/- 



Dominica 57- to 58/- ])er cwt. 



(ireuada, good to tine o'-i'ti to (54 per cwt. 



Jamaica, fair to good 51)/- to 01/- per cwt. 

 Cardamoms — IMy.sore, 1/- to 3/- per lb. 

 C.\.ssiA Fi.sTUi.A — 5 to 35/- per cwt. 

 Castor Oil — 42(/ to i^d per lb. 

 CoKKEK, — Jamaica, ordinary ]iale mixed 32 <! ; tine coloury 



(" 75'() i)er cwt. 



Costa Rica, 41/- to 72- i)er cwt. 



Peaberry, 00- i)er cwt. 

 Cotton - Carriacoii, 4i to 5i/. per lb. 

 Cow.\oE— \il Ui 2)/ per lb. 



FvsTic — Little demand. Small sales (n £5 1+ ton. 

 GiNCBR — Jamaica, tine bold 50/- ; ordinary to 



nary 38 - to 41 1- per cwt. 

 HoSEV — Pale reddish 18- ; brownish red 



dull 15 - to II) - per cwt. 

 Jal.\1' — 4i/ to (>)/ per lb. 

 Kill's Kuus Root — 12- per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts — lil U> -Id per lb. 

 Lime Juk^e — Raw, 1/3 [)er gallon ; concentrated, £12. 



per pipe. 

 Loiiwooi) — No (piiitations. 

 Mace-I 2 to I; 10 per lb. 



NrrRATE OF SooA-- .Vgricultural £8 17-i. Gil. per ton 

 NuTMEo.s— 140'3 to 80's, 5./; 80's 1/1 to 1 3 ; OO's, 2,1 to 



2/3 ; in shell 41,1 per lb. 

 Oil ok Limes — no (piotations. 

 Pimento — 2-lil. jier lb. 

 Sarsai-arilla Jamaica fair 1/3 per lb. 

 Su(;ar- -Muscovado 11/3 to 12/3 duty paid ; crystallized 



12/() to 14 (■> per cwt. 

 SuLi'H.\TE OF Ammonia — Grey, 24 per cent., London 



£12 2.S 0(( per ton. 

 Tamarind.s — 11/0 to 14/- per cwt. 

 ToNgiiN Beans— 9)/ to 2/0<? per lb. 

 Fruit — Covent Cakden JLvrket 



Chronicle, August 2, 1902.) 



Bananas- 7/- to 12/- per bunch. 



Lemons — 13/ t<) 30/- per case. 



Manoos- 4/- to ()/- per dozen. 



Okanoes — 12/- per case. 



Pines — 4/- to 0/- each. 

 Halifax N. S.— The Jlaritime Merchant 

 Lemons 4.00 per case 

 MoLA.ssEs — Porto Rico 30c. to 31c., Barbados 24c. to 25c. 



per gallon. 



oidi- 

 pale 



10s. 



(Oauden Kits' 



Julv 31, 1902. 



Pine .\prLEs — $2.00 per dozen. 

 New^York, — Aug. 8, 1902.— Messrs. Gillespie 15ro.s. it Co. 

 Bananas— Jamaica, 9 hands §1.01 to $1.10, 8 hands 75c., 



7 hands 45c. per bunch. 

 Cacao — .\frican 12|c. to 13c. ; Caracas, 13|c. to 14ic. ; 



Jamaica, good ordinary lie ; good fermented 12c. 



Gren.ida 13c. to l:^ic. Trinidad 13c. to 14c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts; Small Trinidads 812.00 to -Slo.OO ; Jamaica.* 



§2l.()0to §23.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, gooil ordinary S^c. ; Jamaica good ordinary 



Oc. U> 7c. p.-r lb. ; Manchester grades He. to lie. 



per lb. 

 GiNiiEK — 8c. to 81c per lb. 

 Pimento — 51c per lb. 

 Rui'.isER— Nicanigua Scr.ip 40lc. per lb ; sheet 43c. to 45c. 



per lb. ; Guayaquil Strip 471c. per t1). 

 Suoar — Mu.scovado, 89', 2^e. to 2ic. ; Centrifugals, 96°, 3^ 



per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Antigua, — .\ugust 13, 19U2.— Messrs. G. W. Bennett, 



Bkvson it Co., Ltd. 



Molasses— 9c. per imperial gallon, package included. 



Su(iAR — Mu.scovado $1.10 per lOOlb., nominal. 

 Barbados, — Aug. 16, 1902. — Messrs. T. S. Garraway 



it Co , and Messrs. J. A. Lynch it Co. 



Arrowroot — good quality, §3.50 per ItM) lb. 



Cacao -$13.50 per 1011 lb. 



Coffee- Jamaica and ordinary Ttio $8..'J0 and $0.50, 

 per 100 lb. respectively. 



Hay- New Brunswick OOc. jier 100 lb. 



Manures— Nitrate of Soda SliO.Ol) per ton ; Ohlendorft'a 

 Dissolved Guano ; .?00. 00. Sulphate of .VmmoiiiaSSO.OO; 

 Sulphate of Potash $70 per ton. 



Molasses — No ( | iiotatic ms. 



Onions— Madeira $4.00 per 100 lb. 



Pot atos- $3.00 to $3.50 per 100 lb. 



Rice — Ballam $4.00 per bag ; Patna $3.75 per bag ; Ran- 

 goon $3.00 per bag. 



Shaxots — 12c. to 14c i>vv lb. 



SufiAK — No i|Uotations. 

 British Guiana, — August 11, 1902. — iMessr.?. Weitinc. it 



JiHMITEl;. 



Arrowroot — $8.(K) per barrel. 



Cacao — native lie. to 12c. nominal. 



Cassava Starch — $8.00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $S.(MJ to $10.00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica lie. to 12c. per lb. (ret;\il.) 



Creole, lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Kddoes — $1.20 ])er bag. 

 Onions bulk .sold at 4c. per lb. 

 Pea Nuts — Curai^'oa 34C. ; .\mericaii 4lt 

 Plantains— 20c. to 48c. per bunch. 

 Potatos EsoLisn— $4.tK) per barrel. 

 Rice — Ballam .$4.80 to $4.00 e.\ store: 



$0.00 per bai; — Creole Rice 20c. per 

 Sweet Potatos- Barbados $1.68 per barrel. 

 Tannias $1.08 per bag. 

 Yams— $4.00 |)er bag. 

 Molasses -Vacuum Pan yellow 14lc. U 15c. per gallon, 



casks included. 

 SuoAR— Dark Crystals $1.60 ; yellow $2. ID per cwt. 

 Timber Greenlieart 32c. to 55c. i)er cubic foot. 

 Wai.laha SiiiNiii.Es— $3.00 to $5.01) per M. 

 Trinidad,— August 14 it 15, 1902.— Messrs. Gordon 

 (iRANTitCo. and Messrs. Edcar Trut it Co. 

 Cacao- Ordinary to i;ood red $13.00 to $13.25; 



$I3..50 to $13.75 per cwt. 

 Balata— 110 ipiotations. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. No quotations. 

 Onions-$1.20 to $1.25 per lOOIl). 

 Potatos Enolish -$1..")0 to $'J.OU i)er 1001b. 

 Rice- Yellow $4.75 ; White Table $5,.jO per bag. 

 Suoar— For Grocery use, $1.70 to ?3.1X) per 1001b. 

 Mol.vssf.s — No (piotation. 



(retail.) 



Patna $5.90 to 

 tail, n, (retail.) 



estates 



