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THE AGltlCULTLT.AL NEWS. 



October 25, 1902. 



COMMERCIAL. 



Witli the view of assisting in finding a marliet for tlie 

 disjiosal of local i>rodnce, arrangeinents La\e been made witli 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be [jrejiared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices for them. 



It is iiarticularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an assurance has been received from the Agents themselves 

 that they are jirepared to aeceiit such .shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BPaTlSH GU1.\NA— r...S. IJaylev, ^\ ater Street, Georgetown. 

 TRINIDAIJ— J. Kussell Murray, Vort-uf-Spain. 

 BARBADOS— T. S. G.uraway iV C'c, Bridgetown. 

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



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Sept. :3o, 1902.— Mes.sr.s. .J. H.vles Caii:!. ^t 

 Co., ilessrs. Gillespie Buo.s. i^- Co. and 'The 

 Public Ledcek,' Sept. 20, 1902. 

 Aloes — Cm-a(;oa, 10- tn 40,-; Barbados 13 - to 35 - jier c«t. 

 Arkowroot — St. Vincent, .3/' to oil per lb. 

 Bal.\ta — Venezuelan, 2 - to 2 5i jier lb. 

 Bees-wax — Jamaica, fair reddish to pale £7 .5 - to £7 17 



per cwt. 

 Cacao — T'dad, 5().'- to 8."> - ])er cwt. Dominica 56,'- to 57 - 



per cwt. Grenada, ordin.-uy to tine 52 - to 05 - per cwt. 



Jamaica, .54 - to (io (i jier cwt. 

 Cariiamoms — Mysore, 1 - to 3- per lb. 

 C.\ssia Fistcla — 5 (i to 35 - per cwt. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, '2'J t> to 125 - per cwt. Costa Rica, 37/- 



to i)!l - ]>er cwt. Peaberrj" 75 - to 115 ■ per cwt. 

 Cotton— West Indian 4J to o^d. per lb. 

 Fustic— £3. 10 - to £4. 10 -per ton. 

 Gixger — Jamaica, connnon to tine .35 (> to 50 - per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica 14 - to 21 - per cwt. 

 Jalap — iil to Gi/ per lb 

 KhusKuus Root — 12 - per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts — lil to 4il per lb. 

 Lime Ji'Ick — Raw, 1 - to 1/2 per gallon : concentrated, 



£11 10.S. t.i £12 per pii)e. 

 Loowoon — Jamaica, £4 2.'« 0''. to £4 7<. ()■'. per t<ai. 

 Mace- -1,2 to 2 10 per 11 >. 



KiTiiATE OF SoiiA-- Agricultural £8 1.5s. per ton. 

 KiirMi:i;s— '.lO's to OO'.s (o 1 1,/ to 2 7, 132's to 05s fj 7d t<> 



Is per lb. 

 I'lMK.vro— 2},-/. to 3./. prr lb. 



Sarsapauilla— Jamaii-a fair 8./. to l.s. 4/. per lb. 

 Sugar- -Mu.scovado, 11 (! to 1.3, (> duty paiil ; crj-stallized 



12 •» to 15/- [)er cwt. 

 ScLPUATK OK Am.moxh -Grey. 24 per CLUt., London 



£12 5i/ per ton. 

 Tamakimis- Barba<los 12 - to 15 0i)ercwt. 

 ToxyciN Bkaxs — l.s. to 2 (>(/. per lb. 



I'ltlUT— CoVENT GaUDEX J[aI!KET (' G AIIDUXKRS' 



Chronicle,' Septendier 25, 1902.) 

 Bananas- 8- to 12- per bunch. 

 Okances — Najiles 15 - to 2() - per case. 

 Rinks — 2,<i to 4/- each. 



HalifaxN.S.--'TnEMAi;rriME.MEi!( hant', Srpf. 2.', 1902. 



r.vNANAS — $1.75 to .*!2.25 per bunch. 

 Mor.AssKs— liarbailos 24c. to 25c. i)er gallon. 

 Oraniiks. - .Jamaica, .*5.00 por case. 

 .Si i:ahs — Demand veiy active, market tirnier. 



New York, October 3, 1902.— Mes.sr.s. GlLLEspiE Bp.os. 

 it Co. 



Cacao— .Vfric.ui. l.">.lc. to 13; ; Caracas, 13^'c. to 14]c. ; 

 Jamaica, no stock ; fair onliuary, Iljc, good fermented 

 12e. to 12.',c. ; (ircuada, 13|c. to 13.U-. ; Trinidad V.ic. 

 to 14;c. per lb. 



CocoA-xcTs ; Small Trinidads no demand $12.00; Jamaicas. 



?23.00to S'25.(XI per M. 

 Coffee — Rio, good ordinary 5,',;C. to 5.\c. ; Jamaica good 



ordinary (Je. to 7c. per lb. ; Manchester grtides 8ic. 



to lie. per lb. 

 Grape Fkcit— ?7.0<) to .?12.<H( pi-r barrel. 

 (tRAXoEs— S3.75 to §4.25 jier IkktcI. 

 Pi.MEXTO — 4i to 45c. per lb. 

 ReiiiiER— Nicaragua Seraj) 52c. to 53c. per lb ; sheet 42c, 



to 44c. ]ier lb. ; Gua_va<piil Strip 4Hc. to 51c. per lb. 

 Sugar — INIuscovado, 89', 3c. per U). ; Centrifugals, S»0% 3ic. ; 



molasses, 8'.l , 2^ per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,— October S, 1902. — .Messrs. G. W. IJen.xett, 

 l!i:vsoN it Co., Ltil. 

 MoLA.ssES — 10c. i)er inijierial gallon, package included. 

 Sugar — Muscovado SI. 30 per ItHllb. 



Barbados,— Octok-r 11, 1902.— Messrs. T. S. Gaer.vvv.vy 



it L\>., and .Messrs. James A. Lynch it Co. 

 Arrowroot— good quality, .*4.00 per 100 lb. 

 C.\CAO--S14.00 per 100 'lb. Wanted. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio .S8.00 to §9.00 



per 100 lb. respectively. 

 H\Y— New Brunswick '.ML-, iier KW lb. 

 Maxures— Nitrate i>f Soda SCiO.OO to Sb5.0(l ; ( (bk-ndorft's 



Dissolved Guano ; StiO.IM*: Sulphate of Anunonia S75.0C> 



to .«80.00; Suliibate of I'otasb .?70.0<l per ton. 

 Molasses — No ijuotations. 

 OxioNS— Madeira S<1. 80 to 82.17 per 1<M( lb. 

 PoTATos— 82.35 to 82.50 per KiO n>. 

 Rick— Ballam -84.00 i>er ba<4 (100 lb.) ; Patna 83.75 per 



bag (100 111.) ; Rangoon"83.00 per bag (100 tli.) 

 Sugar— 82.40 j.er 100 It.. 



British Guiana,— October 9, 1902.— Messrs. Weiting i: 

 RicHTKi;. 



Arrowroot — 810.(X) per barrel. 

 Cacao — native 11c. to 13c. sales. 

 Cassava Starch — 88.00 pur barrel. 

 Cocoa-nuts— 88.00 to 810.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and J.aniaica lie. to ll.'.c. per lb. (retail.) 



Creole, lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Eddoes — 81.80 per barrel. 

 Onions— Retail 3c. to 3jc. (Jarlic 8c. jier lli. 

 Pea Nuts — CuraQoa .3Jc. ; .\inerican 5c. (ret.iil.) 

 Plantains— 20c. to :>0c. per l)unch. 

 PoT.VTos ENGLISH— 83.00 per b.irrel. 

 Rice— Ballan; 81.75 to 84.80. cv .store ; Patna §5.80. to 



85.00 per bag. Seeta 85.80 to 85.SM) 



--Creole Rrt. 20c. [ler gallon, (rcbiil.) 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados 8r.t>8, Creole 81.20 pi-r barrel. 

 T,VXNIAS— 81.80 per bag. 

 YAMS--82.04 per bag. 

 MoLAssKs — Vacuinu Pan, yellow. I4!;C. tc li)c. per gallon, 



ca.sks included. 

 Sugar— White .8.3. .50 ; D.irk Crystals 81.71 to 81.78; 



yellow 82.10 to §2.2.5. ; Mola.s.ses— 81.5(1 to 81.00 



(nomiu.'il) per cwt. 

 Ti.MiiKK (Jri'enheart 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wai.i. \p.A SiiiNGLKs — 83.00 to 85.0iO per M. 



Trinidad,— October 9, 1902.— Mes.srs. Goiidox 



it Co. and Messrs. i''.i>i;\p. Tpipp it Co. 



10. 1902. 

 C.i^CAo— Onlinarv to good red 812.75 to 813.00; estates, 



813.25 to 81.3.50" i)erFanega. 

 Balata — Venezuelan 42]c. to 43c. per lb. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan 7e. [ler lb. 

 Onions 82.25 per KX) lb. 

 PoT.VTos English 81.20 to 81. .30 per lOOlb. 

 Rice— Yellow 84.55 to 84.75 : Wliite Table 85.25 t. 



per bau. 

 SuGAP.-For (;rocery use. 81.00 t.. $3.IH) [.er 1001b. 



Grant 



October 



85.7; 



