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THE AGIUCULTURAL NEWS. 



Rj^PTEMBKR 27, 1902, 



COMMERCIAL. 



With tlie view of assisting in finding a market for the 

 disjiosal of local iiroduce, arrangements have heen made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will ho prepared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best jirices for them. 



It is [particularly urged that no shii>ments be made until 

 an as.surance has bjen received froni th_' Agents themselves 

 that they are [irepareil to accept such .shiimients. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



DUITISII GL'I.\.NA--i;. S. Bayley, Water Street, Georgetown. 

 TRINID.\D— J. Ku.ssell Murray, Port-.if-Spain. 

 B.VKl'.ADOS— T. S. Garraway * Co., Bridgetown. 

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



MARKET REPORTS. 



35,'- ])er cwt. 



,].L to 2' 



; ordinary to good ordi- 



Lonclon, — Sept. 2, 1902. — Messrs. J. H.\les C.Air.n il- 



Co., Jlessrs. Gillesi'ie Bros, it Co. and ' Thk 



FuuLic Leikjer,' August 30, 1902. 

 Alok.s — CuraCj-oa 10- to 40 -; Barbados 13- b 

 Arrowkoot — St. Vincent, 2] to 4(1 pav lb. 

 Balata — Venezuelan, 2,111 to 2 1 per 11>. 

 Bees-wa.\ — Jamaica, fair ; West Indian 



£7 lot to £7 17s (ill per cwt. 

 Cacao — T'dad, (>3,'- to 71,- If cwt. 



Dominica 5i")/- to 57 - per cwt. 



Grenada, good 5(; - to 03/- per cwt. 



Jamaica, 57,- t(.) 00,- jier cwt. 

 Cardamojis — Mysore, 1/- to 3,'- per lb. 

 Cassia Fistula — 5,0 to 35, - i)er cwt. 

 Castor Oil — 4}yt to A'ld per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 31 - to 53 ; Peal)eriy 90 - to 100, (J 



jier cwt. 



Costa Kica, 40,'- to 83 - per cwt. 



Trinidad, 20 (i per cwt. 

 Cotton- Carriacou 4|,'i(/. per lb. 

 CoWA<iE — III to 2i/ j>er lb. 

 Fu.STic — little otl'ering. 

 Gin(;ku — Jamaica, good bold 52, 



nary 38,'- to 40- ])er cwt. 

 Honey — fair andjer 10 - to 17 - per cwt. 

 IsiNoi.A.ss — West Indian, gnod pale 1,'2 to 13? pur lb. 

 Jalai' — 4// to 0(' per lb, 

 Khus-Khus Hoot — 12,- per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts — b/ to 4(1 per lb. 

 LiMK Juice — Raw, 1,- to 1, 1 per gallon ; concentr; 



£'12 12.S. tjd per pipe. 

 Loowoon — No (puitations. 

 Mace — 10/ to 2/0 per lb. 



Nitrate OF SoHA-- Agricultural £8 17f. Or/, jier ton. 

 Nutme(;s— 80s f 1.2, 00s (■/ 2,4, per lb. ; in shell. 4./ t- 



per lb. 

 Oil OF Li.MES — Distilled 1,8 ; Hand pressed 4 - jier lb. 

 Pimento — 2J(/. per lb. 



SARsAi'AitiLLA— Jamaica fair 1;'3 to 1,4 per lb. 

 Sl'o A R- -Barbados l\l\iscovado 10 !1 to 11 duty paid ; 



Trinidail and Dcnierara i-ry.stalli'/.ed 12 to 14, '.• per cwt. 

 SuLFHATE OK AMMONIA - (!rey, 24 [ler cent., London 



£12 2s Oi/ per ton. 

 ToNCiUiN Beans— '.)(/ to 2 0./ per lb. 

 Fruit — Covent Gauden Market 



Chronicle,' August 30, 1902.) 



Bananas— 7,'- to 12,'- per bunch. 



Lemons — 8 to 25,'- i)er case. 



Oranoes — 20- per case. 



Pines— 3,'- to 5,'- each. 



Halifax N. S. — 'Tiie.MaritijieMerch am', July 



Lemons —ii4.(X) i>er case 



Molasses— Porto Kico 30c. to 31c., Barbados 24i 



per gallon. 

 PlKE-Al'l'LES— §2.0<3 i>er dozen. 



5/ 



(' Garden Eus' 



, 1902. 

 to 25e. 



Ne'W York,— .Vug. 22, 1902.— Messrs. Gillespie Bros. 

 .t Co. 

 Bananas — Jamaicas, 85c. for firsts, 8 hand bunches 65c. 



to 70c. 

 Cac.io— .African, ISJc. ; Caraca'-, IS^c. to 14.\c. ; Jamaica,. 



lOj'c. to 12c. 



Grenada, l.'?c. to 1 'ic. ; Trinidad 1.3c. to 14c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts; Small Trinldads §12.00 to S13.00 ; Jamaicas- 



5!-22.0(no §2<.00 i>er M. 

 Coffee — Rio, good ordinaiy 5i;c. ; Jamaica S^'c. to 6|c. 



p.'r lb. ; Manchester grades 8).c. to lie. I)er lb. 

 GiNiiER — 8c. to sic per lb. 

 Pi.mento — 5jC per lb. 

 RuBCKR — Nicaragua Scrap 50c. per lb ; sheet 40c. to 47c. 



per lb. ; Guaya piil Strii) 4,S\c. per lb. 

 Su.;ar — Muscovado, 8S)', 2j;e. to 2jc. ; Centrifugals, 90°, 3^ 



per lb. 



and S'.t.OO 



Oldendoi-ra 



Patna .53.75 per bag ; R.an- 



11, 1902.— Messrs. Wkitini; it 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antig'aa, — Sji-temlier 10, l'J02.— Messrs. C. W. Henxett, 

 I'.itvsox it Co., Ltd. 



Molasses — lOe. per imperial gallon, package included. 

 Sucar— Muscovado SI. 25 ji.^r KMJll). 

 Barbados,- Sept. 13, 1902.— Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

 it Co., and ile^srs. J. A. Lynch it Co. 

 Arrowroot — good cpiality. $3.50 per 100 lb. 

 CACAO--813.50 per 100 lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio §8.50, 



per 100 lb. resiiectively. 

 Hay— New Brunswick SI. 00 per 100 lb. 

 Manures— Nitrate of Soda .SOO.(M) per ton ; 



Dissolved Guano ; SOO.OO. Suljihate of Ammonia §80.00; 



Sulphate of I'otasli .*70 per ton. 

 MoL.\ssEs — No c (notations. 

 Onions— M.adeira §2..50 to .?2.75 per 100 lb. 

 Potatos— .t;3.40 per KiO 11 

 IllCE— Bdlam .S4.<iO per b: 



goon §3.(R) pur bag. 

 Shalots — 10c. per 11). 

 SutiAR — No (piotations. 



British Guiana,— Sept. 



llicii I'K!;. 



Arrowroot — §8.00 per barrel. 

 CACAo-native lie. to 12e. nominal. 

 Cassava Starch- §7.00 per liarrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— §8.00 ti> §10.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica lie. [ler lb. (retail.) Creole, 



He. to l'2c. per lb. 

 Eddoes — §1.44 per bag. 

 ( )NloNs — 3c. to 3ic. l)er lb. 



I'ea Nuts — Cur.ii;oa 3j,'e. ; .American 5c. (ret.iil.) 

 Plantains — '2ic. to .3ijc. per bunch. 

 PoT.wos Et70lisH--§4i to §5.00 per liarrel. 

 Rice Ballair. §4.80 to §4.".)0 ex store; Patna S5.00 to 

 §0.()0 per !)ag— Creole Rice 20c. per gallon, (reUiil.) 

 Sweet I'oT.vros- Barb.idos, none. 

 Tanni.vs -§1.0S per ba'4. 

 Yams-§3.00 per bag." 

 lMoLAssEs---N'acuum Pan yellow 14),c. tc 15c. per gallon, 



casks inehided. 

 Sugar— Dark Crystals .§1.021 ; yellow SS.lOjier cwt. 

 TiMiiER - Greenlieart 3'2c. to 55o. per cubic foot. 

 \V,vi.i,AiiA Shinoi.es— §.'{.00 to .S5.(MI per M. 

 Trinidad, — Septendier 11, r.»02. — Messrs. GoiiOON GraNT 

 .t Co , and September 12, 1902. --Messi-s. EncAK 

 Trii'i- it Co. 

 Cacao— Ordinary to good red S12.7."i to §l:;.0O ; estates 



§13.25 to §i:!.75 per Fanega. 

 Balata — Venezuelan. None. 



Coffee -Venezre'.aii. §13.40 to §13.00 per Fanega. 

 Onions- §2.50 to §.">.(MI pur HHIIl). 

 Pot.vtos Knclish -§l.:iO ti> §1.75 iK^'r 1001b. 

 Rice Yellow §t.70 ; White Table §5.75 per ba,'. 

 SucAR— For Grocery use, §l.(iO to §3.00 per lOOlb. 

 Molasses — No ipiotati<m. 



