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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



OCTOBKU 11, 1902.. 



COMMERCIAL. 



Witli tlie view of assi.sting in finding a market foi* the 

 di.sposal of local [troduce, arrangenient.s have been nwde^with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be i)rej)ared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices for them. 



It is particularly urged that no shii)nients be made until 

 an a.ssurance has been received from the Agents themselves 

 that the)' are [irejiared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



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

 TRINIDAD— J. Ru.ssell Murray, I'ort-of-Spain. 

 BARBAD<>S— T. S. Garraway it Ci>., Britlgetuwn. 

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



MARKET REPORTS. 



2>er cwt. 



per 



Peaberry 

 cwt. 



(O 



to 115- 



London, — Sept. 16, 1902. — Me.ssrs. Gillesi-ie Beos. it 

 Co. and 'The Pudlic Ledoee,' Sept. 13, 1902. 

 Aloes — Cura^oa, 10 - to 32 -; Barbados l:i - to 35/- j)er cwt. 

 Akkowroot — St. Vincent, 3i/ to 5'/ per lb. 

 Balata — Venezuelan, 1 ID to 2 5j [ler II). 

 Bees-«ax — Jamaica, £7 5.v. to £" J2.<. tji/. 

 Cacao — T'dad, CO,'- to 85/- 1? cut. 



Dominica 56/- to 57 - per cwt. 



Grenada, good 50/(5 to O.'i- per cwt. 



Jamaica, 55/- to (53 (i- per cwt. 

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

 Cassia Fistlla — 5 (5 to 35/- jjer cwt. 

 Castor Oil— 3ir? to 4^r/ per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 37 - to 12.5/- 



per cwt. 



Costa Rica, 42/- to 9'.V. 



Trinidad, 2(> ii jier cwt. 

 Cotton- 41 to 5|>/. per lb. 

 Cow.u:e — 1</ to 2ii per lb. 

 Fu.sTic— .3 10 to 4 5. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, 3(3/- to 55/- per ■ cwt. 

 Honey — fair andier 14 - to 21 - per cwt. 

 IsiN(iL.\ss — West Indian, 1;'- to 3/- per lb. 

 Jalap — 4r/ to iiil per 11). 

 Khus-Khus Root — 12/- per cwt. 

 Kola Ni'T.s- 1./ to 4-/ per lb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1- to 11 per gallon 



£'12 lO.w . per pii)e. 

 Locwoon — Jamaica, £'4 2.s iiil. to £4 7-''. (j/. 

 Mace— 1,3 to 2,10 per II). 



Nitr.\te op SonA— .\gricultural £8 15.-.-. per ton. 

 Ni-TMKos- 80s @ 1/5, (iOs @ 2,7, per lb. ; in shell 4'/ tu 



per lb. 

 Oil of Limes — Distilled IS ; Hand pressed 4 - per lb. 

 Pimento — fair to good 2'^/ to 'Ail. per lb. 

 Saiisai'AKILi.a— .Jamaica, 8i/. to 1 3 per lb. 

 SciiAR-ltarbados Muscovado, 12/- to 13,'- iluty paid ; 



Trinidad and Demerara crystallized 12/- to 14, '.I j)er cwt. 

 ScLi'iiATK OF Ammonia — Grey, 24 per cent., London 



£12 5,s. per ton. 

 Tamarinds -l5arbados 12- to 15,(>; other \\'est India 



5- to 12 -. i)er cwt. 

 Tonquin Beans — \)il.Ui2Gil. peril). 

 FraiiT — Covext Garden Market 



Chronicle,' .September 11, 1902.) 



Bananas— 5/- to 8 - per bunch. 



Lemons — 12, G to 25, - per case. 



Oranoes — no (piotatiou. 



I'iNKs — 3/- to 5,(1 each. 

 Halifax N. S. — 'TheMaritime. Merchant' 



Men. asses l*(.rto 

 per gallon. 



New York,— )Sept. lo, 1902. 

 & Co. 



Concentrated, 



0,1. 



(' Gardeners' 



Aug. 14, 1902. 

 Rico 30c. to 33c., Barbados 24c. to 25c. 



-Messrs. GiLt.EsnE Bros. 



Bananas — Jamaicas, 00c. to '.t5c. for firsts, 8 hand bunches. 



70c. t I 75c. 

 CACAO^.-Vfrican, 13.Jc. to l;?f ; Caracas, 13|e. to 14]c. ;. 



Jamaica, lie. to I24C. 



Grenada, 13c. to 1 '.^c. ; Trinidad l:3c. to 14k. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts ; Small Trinidads §12. (JO to §13.00 ; 'Jamaicas- 



823.00 to §25.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, g' od ( rdiiiarj' 54c.; Jamaica (ic. to 7c_ 



per lb. ; Manchester glades 8ie. to lie. per lb. 

 GiN(iER — 8Ac. per lb. 

 Pi.MENTO — 44 to 5c. per lb. 

 RuDBER— Nicaragua Scr.ii) 52c. to 53 per lb; sheet 48c. 



to 50c. per lb. ; Guayaipiil Strip 50e. to .52c. per lli. 

 Sugar — Muscovado, 89", 3e. ; Centrifugals, !Mj°, 3ic_ 



peril.), molasses, 89°, 24. 



Patna 3.50 to §3.75 per bag ; 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,— Scj tend ler 21, 1902. — Messrs. G. W. BENNETT,. 

 Bryson it Co., Ltd. 



IMoL.AssEs — lOo. per imperial gallon, jiackage included. 

 ScoAR— Muscovado SI. 25 per lOOlb. 

 Barbados,- Sep. 27, 1902.— Messrs. T.S. GAER.AAVAYiCc. 

 Arboavroot — good quality, §3..50 per 100 lb. 

 Cacao -§13..50 per 100 lb. Dominica §14.00. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio §8.00 to §9.00- 



per 100 lb. respectivel}-. 

 Hay- New Brunswick 9 )c. to .?1.00 per 100 1b. 

 Manures— Nitrate of Soda §(15. (H.I jier ton; ( )hleudorft"s. 



Di.s,sol veil Guano; §(50. 00; Sulphate of .Vnnnonia §75.00 



Sulphate of Potash §70 per ton. 

 MoL.vssES — No (piotations. 

 Onions— Madeira .^1., SO to .§2.11 per 100 lb. 

 POTATOS— §3.40 per KiO lb. 

 Rice — Ballam §4.()0 per l)ag ; 



Rangoon §3.(0 per bag. 

 Shallots — No (pintations. 

 ScoAK — No (piotations. 



British Guiana,— Sept. 2.5, 1902. — Messrs. Weitinc &: 



liICHTEi:. 



Arrowroot— §10.00 to §12.00 per barrel. 



Cacao — native lie. to Kk. nominal per lb. 



Ca.ssava Starch — §8.00 per barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— §8.00 to §10.00 [ler i\L 



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



lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Eddoes — §1.44 per bag. 

 Onions— 3c. to 3ic. per lb. 

 Pea Nuts — Curai;oa .34C. ; American 

 Plantains— 20c. to 32c. per buncli. 

 Pot.atos EnousH— §4.25 per barrel, declining. 

 Rice— Ballan; §4.75 to §4.80 ; Patna §5.90, Seeta §5.!)0' 



per l>ag.--CREOLE Rice 20c. per gallon, (retail.) 

 Sweet Pot.atos— Barbados, none, Creole §1.44 

 Tannias— §1.80 per bag. 

 Yams— §2.88 per bag. " 

 Molasses — Vacuum I'an, tirst jellow. no stock, no s.iles ;. 



nominal value 14c. ti 15c. per gallon, casks included.. 

 SucAR— Dark Crvst.ds §1.()7.', to §r.70i ; vcUow §2.10 to 



§2.20 per 1()() lb. 

 TiMiiEK — (jlrecnbeart 32c. to 55c. ])er cubic foot. 

 WvLi.AiiA SniNiiLEs— §3.00 to §5.(MJ per M. 



Trinidad,— Septend)er 24, 1902.— Messrs. Gordon Grant- 

 A- (.'o, and September 2(1, 1902. — Messrs. Edcar 

 Triim' i^i- Co. 

 Cacao- Ordinary to good red §12.75 to §13.00; estates, 

 §i:!..50 per F.iuega. Venezuelan §13.(M_» to §13.70 per 

 bag. 

 Balata — Venezuelan 424e. to 43]c. per lli. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. 7c. ]icr lb. 

 Onions— §2.25 to §:<.(!() per 10011). 

 PoTATos EX(;i.lsii —81.12 to §1.35 pii 10011). 

 Rice— Yellow §4.55 to .'?4.75 ; White Table §5.25 to §5.75 



per bag. 

 SuoAR— For Grocery use, §1.00 to §3.(.MI per lUOlb. 

 Mol.A.ssKs — No cpiotation. 



(ret.iil) per lb. 



