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THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. 



Sei-tembkii 13, 1903.. 



COMMERCIAL. 



With tlio view of assisting in findiiig a market for the 

 disjicisal of local produce, arrangements have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be prejjared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best [)riees for them. 



It is iiarticularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an a.ssurance has b33n received from thi Agents tlunnselves 

 that they are prepared to accept such shii>nients. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



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

 TRINIDAD— J. Ru.s.sell Murray, Port-of-Spain. 

 BARBADOS— T. S. Garraway ><:. Co., Bridgetown. 

 ST. LUCIA — Captain H. Henville, Contractor it .\gent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— August 19, 1902.— Messrs. J. Halus C.\ii:n & 

 Co., Messrs. C!iLi.i:si'iE Buos. it Co. and 'The 

 Public Lei>i;ei:,' August IG, 1902. 

 Aloes — Curacoa 1 (i/- to 40'-; Barbado.s 1.'! -to '.i~>.'- ]>cv cwt. 

 Arrowuoot — St. Vincent, '2:1(1 *-" •^'' P^''' "'• 

 B-\L.\T.\ — Venezuelan, ^1 to 2,4 i>er 11). 

 Bi:ks-w.4.x — Jamaica, fair reddish and pale £7 17s Oi/ to £8. 



per cwt. 

 Cacao— T'dad, 62/- to 70,'G 1? cwt. 



Dominica 57/t> per cwt. 



Grenada, good 55,'(i to (50,'- ; choice (5:> - per cwt. 



Jamaica, 5(),'- per cwt. 

 C.^RiiAiMOMs — Mysore, 1,'- to 3/- per lb. 

 Cassia Fistula — 5 (J to 35,'- per cwt. 

 Castor Oil— 4i(/ to 4i'./ per lb. 

 Coi-'Ff^K — Jamaica, none ottered. 



Costa Rica, 44,'- to 74/- per cwt. 



Peaberry, 4.5,'- to .57, G per cwt. 

 CoTTt>x - West Indian, 4i to oil. per lb. 

 CowACE — III to 2il per lb. 

 Fustic — little ottering. 



GlN'<iER — Jamaica, good bold 52- ; ordinary to goo 1 ordi- 

 nary 38/- to 40, - per cwt. 

 IIoNEY — fair and)er IG - to 17/- per cwt. 

 Jalat — ill to Gi/ per lb, 

 Kuus-Kuus Root — 12/- j)er cwt. 

 Kola Ncts — lil to 4</ per lb. 

 Lime Juick — Raw, 1/3 per gallon ; concentrated, £12 10s. 



to £12 12.S. G(/ ]ier pipe. 

 Loinvoon — No i|H(. tat ions. 

 Ma(:e--1,2 to 1/7 per lb. 



Nitrate OK Soua- .\gricnltnral £8 17-'''. CiL per ton. 

 NuTMEcs— 103.S f.i '.hi 74.S f" l/(!, G8.V 1 Ihl peril). ; in s::en 



4d to 5il per lb. 

 Oil oi' Limes — Distilled I '.l ; Hand pressed 4/- per lb. 

 Pimento — 2J'/. per lb. 

 Saksai'AIiilla— Jamaica fair 1 ."> per lli. 

 SuciAR--Muscovado 1.3/- to 14/- duty paid ; ciystallized 



12/3 to 15/- per cwt. 

 SuLVHATE OK Ammoxia — Grey, 24 per cent., London 



£12 2.S G(' per ton. 

 Taimarixiis — IIG to 14,'- ]ier cwt. 

 ToNt^ci.N Beans— 9(/ to 2 G-/ per lb. 

 FuuiT — Covent Gaudex Mauket ('Gardeners' 



CiiuoxiCLE,' August IG, 1902.) 



Bananas— 7/- to 12/- per bunch. 



]jE.>uins — 15/- to 25/- per case. 



( )RASiiE.s — 10/- to 12/- per case. 



Pines — 3/- to 6/- each. 



Halifax N. S.— 'TiiE:\rAi:iTiMKMi:i;(iiANT', July31, 1902. 

 Li'.MoNs ^4.00 per case 

 Mousses — Porto Rico 30e. to 31c., Barljados 24c. to 25c. 



per gallon. 

 1'im; .\i'n,ES— §2.00 j>er dozen. 



New York, — Aug. 8, 1902. — ;Me.ssrs. Gillespie Bnos.it Co. 

 Bananas— Jamaica, 9 hands S^l-OO to 81.10, 8 hands 75c., 



7 hands 45c. per bunch. 

 Cacao — .\fric:in I24C. to 13c. ; Caracas, IS^c. to like. ; 



Jamaica, good ordinary lie : g 1 fermented 12c. 



Grenada 13c. to 1 'tjC. Trinid.id 13c. to 14c. i)Br lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts ; Small Trinldads .$12.00 to 813.00 ; Jamaicas 



82 1. 00 to .$1'3.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, good ordinary ojc. ; Jamaica good ordinary 



Cc. to 7c. p..'r lb. ; Manchester grades l»c. to lie. 



per lb. 

 Ginger — Sc. to Sic per lb. 

 Pimento — 5ic per lb. 

 Rui;i;er— Nicaragua Scr.ip 4!)ic. per lb ; sheet 43c. to 45c, 



j)er 11). ; Guay.aquil Strip 472c. per lb. 

 SuoAR — Muscovado, 8'J', 2ge. to 'ijc. ; Centrifugals, 9G', 3g 



jier lb. 



P.itaa 83.75 jier bag ; R;m- 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,— Augnst 27, 1902.— Messrs. G. W. Bennett,. 

 Brv.son it Co., Ltd. 



MoL.vssEs — 9c. per imperial gallon, package included. 

 SuoAR— Muscovado 81.17i p'er lOOlb. 



Barbados,— Aug. 30, 1 9o'2. —Messrs. T. S. GAnr.AWAY 

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

 Arrowroot — good (luality. 83.50 per 100 lb. 

 CACAO-813..5(t per JOO 11). 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio 89.00 and 89.50, 



per 100 lb. respectivelv. 

 Hay— New Brunswick 90e. per 100 lli. 

 Maniires- Nitrate of Soda 8G0.00 per ton ; Ohleudorff's. 



Dis.sol veil Guano ;8G0. 00. Sulphate of Ammonia 880.00;. 



Sul\)hate of Potash 870 per tun. 

 Molasses — No (piotations. 

 Onions— Madeira 82.50 t.. 82.75 per 100 lb. 

 PoTATas— 83.00 per IGO 1 

 Rice — B vllam 81.G0 per 1 



goon 83.00 [)er b.ag. 

 Shalots — 10c. per lb. 

 Suoar — No (piotations. 



British Guiana,— August 2S, 1902.— Mes.srs. Weitinc. i- 



IJlCHTKU. 



Arrowroot — 88.00 i)er barrel. 



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



Cas.sava Staik-ii — 87.00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts- -88.00 to 81t».00 per M. 



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



Creole, lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Eddoes — 81.20 ])er bag. 

 Onions— bulk sold at 4c. per lb. 

 Pea Nuts — Cura(^oa 3|c. ; American 5c. (retail.) 

 Plantains— 20c. to 3Gc. per bunch. 

 Potatos Erioiisii— wanted. 

 Rice— 15allam 84.80 to 84.90 e.x store; Patna 85.00 to 



8G.00 [ler bag— Creole Rice 20c. per gallon, (retail.) 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados 81.5ti per barrel. 

 Tannias — 81.44 per bag. 

 Yams— 83.00 per bag. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan yellow 14^c. te 15e. per gallon,. 



casks included. 

 Su(iAR—Dark Crystals 81. G2i ; yellow 82. 10 per cwt. 

 Timber — Greenheart 32e. to 55c. jier cubic foot. 

 Wallaua Siiinoles— 83.00 to 85.00 per M. 



Trinidad,— .\ugust 28, 1902. — Messrs. Gordon Grant 

 it Co. 

 Cacao — Ordinary to good red 812.75 to 813.0J ; estates 



813.25 to 813.75 per F.anega. 

 Balata — Venezuelan. 421c per lb. 

 Coffee — Veneznelan. 7c to 74C. peril). 

 Onions— 82.tH) to §3.00 per 1001b. 

 Potatos Enolish— 81-70 to 81.75 per 1001b. 

 Rice— Yellow 84.75 ; White Table 85.75 per bac;. 

 Su<iAU— For (ir.icery use, §1.75 to 83.00 per 1001b. 

 Molasses — No cpiotation. 



