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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



November 22, lOOi 



COMMERCIAL. 



With the view of assisting in finding a market for the 

 disposal of local produce, arrangements have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be prejiared 

 to receive consignhionts and obtain the best prices for them. 



It is particularly 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 GUIANA— U.S. Bayley, Water Street, Georgetown. 

 TRINIDAD— J. Rus.sell Murray, Fort-of-Spain. 

 B.\RBAD()S— T. S. Garraway & Co., Bridgetown. 

 ST. LUCIA — Cajjtain H. llenville, Contracture; .\gent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Oct. I'S, 11)02.— Mes.srs. .1. ll.M.Ks Caiki) it 

 Co., Jlessrs. GiLLESi'iE Bnos. A Co. and 'Tun 

 PuuLic Ledoeb,' Oct. 2.5, 1902. 

 Aloes — Curai^'oa, 10/- to 40/-; Barl)ados 1.'!'- t(j IJa/- ])ercwt. 

 Arrowkoot — St. Vincent, Sil. to S^'/. per Il>. 

 Balata — Deiiierara slieet, 2/(H to 2/7 per 11). Dearer. 

 Bees-wax — Janiaica, fair to good pale £7 5.s. to jCi lo.v. 



per cwt. In fair demand. 

 Cacao — T'dad, 58 - to 85/- i>er cwt. Dominica 5(5/- to 61/- 



per cwt. Grenada, ct>unuon to line 55 - to tili/- per cwt. 



Jamaica, 54/- to (io ti per cwt. Market (piiet. 

 Caruaimoms — Mysore, 1/4 to 4/- per lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 'Mi- to 125/- per cwt. Costa Rica, ;i8/li 



to 9!(/- per cwt. Pealjerry 75;- to 115, - per cwt. 

 Cotton— West Indian 4^ to 5g(/. per lb. 

 FusTio — £'.'> lO.f. to £'4 5.S. j)er ton. 

 GiNOER — Jamaica, conmiontu tine .'3.5 ti to 50/- per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica 14 - to 22 per cwt. Ratlier de;uer. 

 Kola Nuts — Itl. to 4i/. i)er ll>. 

 Ll.MK Ji'icE — Raw, lOi/. to 1/- per gallon; concentrated, 



£11 5.<. to £11 lO.s. per pijie. 

 Lo(iwooi) — Jamaica, £4 '^s. Oi7. to £4 7.'<. (>''. Jier ton. 

 Mace— 1,:J to 2/10 per Itj. 



Nitk.\te ok Soda-- -Vgricidtural £9 5.s. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— yo'.s to (lo'.s O" 1,1 to 2,7, i;i2',s to '.)5's (■' 7il. to 



la. j)er II). 

 Pimento — 24^/. to 2^1/. per lb. 

 Hum — Denierara 8^/. to lOii^, Jamaica 1,8 to 7 [ler 



gallon. 

 Sugar — Barbados Muscovado, 12,'- to 1."! - per cwt. 



Jamaic;i Muscovado 10/- to 13 (i i)er cwt. 



Trinidad and Deuierara 13,'- to 15- i)er cwt. duty 



paid. 

 SuLi-UATK OH- .\mmoma — £11 15.S. per ton. 

 Tamahinhs — Barbados 12/- to 15,0percwt. 



Fruit — Covknt Garden Market (' Gardeners 



CmtoNicLE,' October 23, 1902.) 



Bananas— ()/- to 10/- per bunch. 



Oranges- 8/G to 11 (i per case. 



Pines — 3/- to 4/- each. 

 Halifax N.S.—' The Maritime JIerchant', Oct. 9, 1902. 

 Molasses — Barbados 24c. to 25c. Porto Rico :iOc. to 3;!c. 



per gallon. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, S:5.50 to S4.00 per box. 

 SroAits— Bright yeHow, 8.3.70; No. 1 yellow, ?:; 40. 



New York, — October 17, 1902. — Messrs. GlM.Esi'iE lluos. 

 it Co. 

 Cacao— .\frican, 13]c. to 13^c. ; Caracas, 134C. to 14|c. ; 



Jamaica, no stock ; fair orilinary, lllc, good fermented 



12c. to I2ic. ; Grenada, no stock ; l-Uc. ; Trinidad 13e. 



to 14ic. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Small Trinidads nodemaiul; 81 1.<K) to $12.00; 



Jamaicas 822.00 to .S24.00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio, gooj ordinary 5|?c. to 5§c. ; Jamaica good. 



ordinary tic. to 7c. per lb. ; Manchester grades 8|c_ 



to lie. per lb. 

 Grai'E Fruit— 85. (MJ to 810. OIJ [.t-r barrel. 

 Oranges— 83.50 to S4.';5 per b;>riel. 

 Pimento — 4h to 4|c. per lb. 

 Rui'.ber — Nicaragua scrap 53.',e. to 54c. per lb ; sheet 4Gc. 



to 47c. per lb. ; Guaya(pnl strip 51c. to 51^c. per lb. 

 Sugar — Muscovado, 89', 3c. per 11). ; Centrifugals, 96% 3ic. \. 

 molasses, 89 , 2jc. per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Antigua, — November 4, 1902.— Mes.srs. G. W. BennetT 

 liuvsoN it Co., Ltd. 



Mola-sses — 10c. ])er imjierial gallon, package included. 

 SujAR— Mjs3ovalo 81.3") pjrlOHb. 



Barbados,— Nov jinberS, 1902.— Mes.srs. T. S. Garraway 

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

 Arrowroot— St. ^'incent. 84.00 to §4.12 per 100 lb. 

 Cacao— 813.00 per 100 lb. 

 Coffee— Jamaica and ordinary Rio 88.50 to 89.50 



per 100 11). respectively. 

 Hay- New Brunswick 81.il'> per 100 II). 

 Manure.s— Nitrate of Soda 800.(JO to 8<i5.0O ; Oldeiidortl's 



D^SiolvjdG ii-i) SO.')); Su'p!i;ita o: Anuu )uia 875.00 



to 880.00; Sulphate of Potash 870.00 {,er ton. 

 Molasses — No (piotations. 

 Onions— Madeira 82.25 to 83.00 per 100 lb. 

 Pot ATOs- 81.00 to 81.85 per 160 lb. 

 Rice— P.all.-uu 84.50 )per ba^' (P.MIlb.); Patna 83.50 per 



(IW lb.) ; Seeta 83.50 per (KM) lb.) 

 Sugar— 82.40 i)er 100 lb. 



British Guiana, — November."), 1902. — Messrs. Weiting 



it KiCHTER. 



Arrowroot — 89.00 per barrel. 



Balata -40c. to 42c. per lb. 



C.icAO— native lie. to 13c. sales. Balata — 40c. to 42c. 



])er lb. 

 Cassava Starch- 88.00 sales. 

 Cocoa-nuts— 88.tXI to 810.00 per M. 

 Coffee — Rio and Jamaica lie. to Ilk', per lb. (retail.) 



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

 Eddoes — 81.44 i)er barrel. 

 Onions— Retail 3c. (iarlic 8c. ]ier lb. 

 Pea Nuts — Curai^^oa 3;'c. ; .\merican 5c. per lb. (retail.) 

 Plantains —24c. to 40c. i)er bunch. 

 Pot.\tos Emgush— 82..50 to 8:!.00 i)er I)arrel. 

 Rice — Ballaii. 81.75 to 84.81), ex store ; Patna ?5.75 to 



85.80 per bag. Seela 85.75 to 85.80 



— Creole Rice 20c. per gallon, (retail.) 

 Sweet Potatos Barbados 81.44, Creole 81.20 per barrel. 

 Tannias— 82.40 per b.-vg. 

 YaM-1- 82.64 per bag. 

 Molasses — Vacuum Pan. j-ellow, I5c. per gallon, casks 



included. 

 Sugar- White 83.,">0 to .84.00; Dark Crvstals 81.80i to 



81.90i ; YeUow 82.10 to .82.25.; Mlila-sses- §1.40 to 



81-*')0 (uoDUM.'d) per cwt. 

 Timiii;k -Greenheart .32c. to .~)5c. i)cr cubic foot. 

 Wai.lat.a Shingles — .83.00 to $0.00 per M. 



Trinidad, — November G, 1902.— Messrs. Goupo.v, Grant 

 it Co , and Messrs. Edi;\i: Tripp it Co., Noveinber 

 7, 1902. 



Cacao Ordiuarv to good red 812.75 to S13.00 ; estiites, 

 813.30 to 813.<i0' per Faneu'a. 



Balata — Venezuelan 4.3e. per lb. 



Coffee — Venezuelan 6.U'. per lb. 



Onions 82.50 to 83.(M)'p(.r 1011 lb. 



PoTAi'os English 81.25 to 81.75 per HKI lb. 



RiiK -Yellow .84..50 to 84.75 ; White Table 85.25 to $5.75 

 [ler bail. 



Sugar For Grocery use, 81.60 to §3.00 per 1001b. 



