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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



November .'^, 1902, 



COMMERCIAL. 



Witli the view of assisting in finding a market for tlie 

 disposal of local jjroduce, arrangements have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies wlio will be prepared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices for them. 



It is i)artifnlarly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an assurance has been received from the Agents themselves 

 that they are prepared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH (.U'I.A.N.\- -l;. S. Itayloy, Water Street, Georgetown. 

 TRIMDAD— J. Rus.sell Murray, I'ort-of-Spain. 

 BARI5.\DOS— T. S. Garraway it Co., Bridgeti.wn. 

 ST. LL L'lA — Captain H. Henville, Contractor iV: .\gent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Oct. U, 1902.— Messrs. .1. H.u.ks C.\iri> X- 

 C'o., Messrs. GiLLEsriE Bi:os. & Co. and 'Thk 

 Public Ledoei;,' Oct. 4, l'J02. 

 Aloes — Cura^oa, JO'- to 40 -; Barbailns V.'> - tn :>ri/- jiercwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, '.id. to '.ikil. per lli. 

 B.MATA — Venezuelan, l! - to '2 oh per 11). 

 Bees-wa.\ — Jamaica, fair reddish to pale £'7 o.s. to £7 lo-- 



per cwt. 

 Cacao — T'dad, (>(V- to 85,'- ]ier cwt. Dominica .00 - to 57 - 



jiercwt. Grenada, ordinar}' to tine .jli ■ to tlU - per cwt. 



Jamaica, 54 - to 03 ])er cwt. 

 Cardajio.ms — Blysore, 1. - to 3/- per lb. 

 CASSIA Fistula — 5 to 35/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 30 - to 125/- per cwt. Ccjsta Rica, 42/- 



to '.)!),'- per cwt. Peaberry 75;- to 115 - per cwt. 

 CoTTOS- West Indian 4};'; to H'^'l. per lb. 

 Fustic — £'3 lO.s. to £'4 os. per ton. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, conuuonto tine 35 to 50'- per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica 14 - to 22 per cwt. 

 Jalai" — '.'il. to 5oi/. per lb 

 KursKaus Root — 12- per cwt. 

 Kola Nut.s — hi. to 4'l. per lli. 

 LiMK Juice — Raw, 1 - to 1 ■_' per gallon: concentrated, 



.I'll lO.s. per pipe. 

 Loci\V(.)on — Jamaica. £4 2.s. OJ. to £4 7~''. Oi'. per ton. 

 Mace— 1,3 to 2,10 per 11). 



NiTR.ATE OF >SonA~- .\gricultural £8 15s. i)er ton. 

 KuTMEos--!)0'.s to OO's e 11 to 2 7, 132's to <.l5's (" 7(1. U> 



l.s. ])er lb. 

 Pimento— 2i-/. to 3,/, per 11.. 



Sars.vi'ARILLA— Jamaica fair iS;/. to l.s. 4./. per lli. 

 Sui:ar-- Muscovado, Jl to l.'> (J duty paiil ; crystallized 



12,() to 15,- per cwt. 

 SuLi'HATi: OF A,MMi)MA — £12 per ton. 

 Tamarinds — Barbados 12- to 15 (i ])ercwt. 

 ToNyuiN Beans— 1 ■ to 2 per ll>. 

 FUUIT — C'OVENT GaRDE.V ^MAltKKT (' G .\UI)K>'EU.s' 



Cjiuo.mcle,' October 'J, l'.i02.) 

 Bananas- 0,- to 10,- per hunch. 

 ()RAN(iES — 13,0 to 23 - per case. 

 Pinks — 3,'- to 5- eacli. 



Halifax N.S.—' Tin; .Maimtimk .Mkkciiant, Oct. 9, 1902. 



Molasses— Barbados 24e. to 2'>c. I'orto Kieo 30c. to 33c. 



per gallon. 

 Okanoes Jamaica, §3.50 to $-4. 00 per box. 

 SroAKs -Bright yeUow, ?3.70; No. 1 yellow, *3 40. 



New York, Ortr.b.r 17, 190-j. -:Messis. On.i.nsfiE P.kos. 



^t Co. 



Cacao— .\frican, )3]c. to 13i;c. ; Caracas, 13;X". to 14jc. ; 

 Jamaica, no stock : fair ordinary, Hie, good fermented 

 12j. to i2ic. ; Urjuadii, noHtocU ; 1 lAc. ; Trinidad 13c. 

 to 14lc. per lb. 



CocoA-NUTs- Small Trinidads n.. demand: .S'lLOOto §12.00; 



Jamaicas 822.00 to Si4.00 j.er M. 

 Coffee — Rio, good ordinary 5i|c. Do 5Jc. ; Jamaica good 



ordinary Oc. to 7c. per lb. ; Manchester grades 8fc. 



to He. i)er lb. 

 Grare Fruit— S5.00 to 810.00 purbarri'I. 

 Oranoes— 83.50 to 84.25 per li;orel. 

 Pi.MENTo — 4r, to 44C. per II). 

 RuiuiKR — Nicaragua .scrap 53oC. to 54c. i)er lb : sheet 40c. 



to 47c. per lb. ; Gu.vyapiil strip 51c. to 511.c. per ft. 

 Si OAR — Muscovado, 8'J , 3c. ])er lb. ; Centrifugals, '.)0', 3Ac. ; 

 molasses, 80 , 24'c. ])er lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua,— OctoV)er 22, 1902.— Messrs. G. W. Be.s-.vett 

 JiltYSON it Co., Ltd. 



MoL.v.ssEs — 10c. per im])crial gallon, package included. 

 Si-.:.KR— aiuscovado 81.321 per 1001b. 



Barbados, — October 2.5, 1902. — ^Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

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

 Arrowroot — good ipiality, 84.00 per 100 lb. 

 Cacao- 814.00 per 100 lb. Wanted. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinar}- Rio 88.00 to 89.00 



per 100 lb. res])ectivelv. 

 HvY— New Brunswick 81. 'OO i)er 100 1b. 

 TH A NU RES— Nitrate of Soda 8C)I».1"I to 805.00 : ( ^dendorffs 



Dissolved Guano ; 8'>0.0(l; Sulph.ite of .\mmonia 875.0O 



to .880.00: Sulphate of Potash 870.00 per ton. 

 MoLAssE.-i — No ipiotations. 

 Onions— Madeira sl.,SO to 82, 1 1 per 100 11,. 

 Pot ,\Tos— 81.00 to 81.80 per 100 II.. 

 Rice— Ballam 84.00 per bag (100 lb.) ; P^itna 83.75 per 



bag (100 111.) ; Rangoon 83.00 per bag (100 ft.) 

 SuOAR— 82.40 per 100 lb. 



British Guiana,— October 23, 1902.— ^lessrs. Weitisc it 



RiCHTER. 



Arrowroot —.80.00 to .S'il.50 per barrel. 



C-VCAO — native lie. to 13j. s.ile.?. 



Cassava Starch— 88.00 s.des. 



Cocoa-nuts— 88.00 to 810.00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and J.iiii:iic.i lie. to lUc. per lb. (ivtnil.) 



-Creole, lie. to 12c. per lb. 

 Eddobs — 81.02 ])er barrel. 

 ( )NloNS— Retail 3c. to 3ic. (Jarlic 8c. Jier lb. 

 Pea Nuts — Curacjoa 3ije. ; American 5c. (ret.iil.) 

 Plantains — Kic. to 30c. i>er bunch. 

 PoTATos Eria::jsH 82.75 i)er barrel. 

 Rice— Ballan-. 84.75 to 84.80. e.v store : Patna 85.80. to 



85.00 per bag. Seeta 85.80 to 85.00 



--Creole Rice 20e. iiei gallon, (retail.) 

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados 81.44. Creole 81.20 per barrel. 

 Tanmas 81.02 per bag. 

 Yams — 82.40 per bag. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan, yellow. 1,5c. per gallon, casks 



inchuled. 

 Suc.AR— White 83.50 to .84.00; D^u-k Crv.stals 81.705 to 



81.801; y ell,, „■ 82.10 to 82.25.; Mola-sses- 81.40 to 



•81.00 (nominal) per cwt. 

 Ti.Misr.i; - (ireenlieart 32c. to 55c. i)er cid)ic foot. 

 Wallara Shincles— 83.00 to 85.0(J per M. 



Trinidad,- -October 23, 1902. Messr.s. Gordox, Grant 

 it Co, and .Messrs. ]'J)oar TRirr it Co. October 

 21, l'.i()2.' 



CaiWi, Ordinary to gooil red .812.75 to 813.00; estates, 

 813.25 to 8B>.50 per Fauoga. 



Bal.vta — Venezuelan 42 jc. to 4.3c. per lb. 



Coffee- Venezuelan (i.'.c. per lb. 



()Nn>Ns 82.25 per 100 H). 



Potatos KNta.isii -OOc. to 81.50 per lOOlli. 



Rick Vellow 84.55 to 84.75 ; White Table 85.25 to $5.7* 

 per ba;;. 



Suc.AK— For Gr<,cery use, 81.00 to 83.00 per 1001b. 



