YoL. I. Xo. 17. 



THE AGrxICULTUP.AL NEWS. 



271 



COMMERCIAL. 



■\Vitli 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 prepared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices lor theni. 



It is particularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an assurance has been received from the Ageuts themselves 

 that they are prepared to accept such shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



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

 TRINIDAL>— J. Uussell Murray, I'urt-of-Si)ain. 

 BARBAD(JS— T. S. Garraway .t Co., Bridgetown. 

 ST. LUCIA— Cai)tain H. Jlenville, Cunt.ract(jrit Agent, Castries. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



duty 



Coffee— Rio, good ordinary 5Jc. to 5|c. ; Jamaica, fair 



to good ordinary Cc. to 7c. per lb. ; Manchester 



gravies 8},c. to h'hc. per lb. 

 Grape Fruit— $3.0(1 to $7.00 per barrel. 

 ORAN(iEs- Jamaica, §4.75 to §5.50 per Iwrrcl. 

 Pimento — 4Sc.to4{itc. per lb. 

 RuBBEH— Nicaragua scrap 55c. to 55lc. per lb ; Guayaquil 



strip 52i'c. per lb. ^ 



Sugar- Muscovado, 89% 3,^- per lb.; Centrifugals, 96, 



3r;k.; molasses, 89°, 2|Jc. per lb. 



London,— November 11, 1902.— Messrs. . J. Hales Caird 



it Co., Mes.srs. Gili-espie Bros, ifc Co. and 'The 



Public Ledcer,' November 8, 1902. 

 Aloes— Curai;oa, 30'- to 40/-; Barb.ados 1:5/- to 35/- j)erc\vt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 3(/, to 5J'/. per lb. 

 Balata — Denu rara s leet, '2/Oi to 2/(i per lb. 

 Bees- WAX — Jamaica, fair to good pale £7 5s. to £7 ISs. 



per cwt. In good demand. 

 Cacao— T'dad, 58/- to 85/- i>cr cwt. ; Dominica 56/- to 57/- 

 percwt. ; Grenada, common to tine 56/- to 62/- per cwt. ; 

 Jamaica, 54/- to 63/6 per cwt. Market steady. 

 Cardamoms — Mysore, 1/4 t(j 4/- per lb. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, 37 - to 125/- per cwt. Costa Rica, 42/- 



to 99/- per cwt. ; Peaberry 75/- to 115/- per cwt. 

 Cotton- West Indian 4J,\ to 5,;i(/. per lb. 

 PusTic — £3 10.S. to £4 5n. per ton. In moderate demand. 

 GixoER — Jamaica, common to tine 35/6 to 50/- per cwt. 

 Honey — Jamaica 14/- to 23/- per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts — 1(/. to id. per 11). 

 Lime Juice— Raw, lOil. to Ihl. per gallon : concentrated, 



£11 10.1. per pipe. 

 Loowooi) — Jamaica, £4 2.s. IJd. to £'4 7s. 6'/. per ton. 

 Mace— 1/2 to 2,10 per lb. 



Nitrate of Son a-- Agricultural £9 5.s. per ton. 

 Nutmegs— 90'.s to 60'.-( @ 1/1 to 2,7, 132's to 95's (•:• 7d. to 



Is. per lb. 

 Pimento— 2|'/. to 2^-/. per lb. 

 Rum— Demerara 8(^ to 10J(/., Jamaica 1/7 to 2,7 per 



proof galbjii. 

 Sugar— Barbados Muscovado, 12/- to 13/- per cwt. 



Jamaica Muscovado 10/6 to 13/6 per cwt. 



Trinidad and Demerara 9/- to 15/9 per cwt. 



paid. 

 Sulphate of Ammonia — £11 12.S. Cxi. per ton. 

 Tamarinds— Barbados 12/- to 15/6 [ler cwt. 

 Fruit — Covent Garden Market ('Gardener'.s 



Chronicle,' November 8, 1902.) 



Bananas— 7/- to 10/- per bunch. 



Oranges— 8/- to 17/6 per case. 



Pines — 3/- to 4/- each. 



New York,— November 14, 1902.— IMcssrs. Gillespie 

 Bros, it Co. 

 Bananas — Jamaica tirsts, !)0c. to !,.5(-. ; eight to seven 



hands, 65c. 

 Cacao— African, IS^c. to 13gc.; Caracas, 13^c. to Ujc. ; 



Jamaica, Hi to lljc, ; Grenada, 13ic. ; Trinidad 



13c. to 14c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Small Trinidads $11.00, no demand; Jamaicas 



§21.00 to $22.50 per M. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Antigua,— November IS, 1902.— Messrs. G. W. Bennett 

 BUYSON &. Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — Market closed. 

 Sugar— Muscovado S1.37i per 103 lb. 



Barbados,— November 22, 1902.-Messrs. T. S. Garraway 

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

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, g;4.00 per 100 lb. 

 CACAO-$12..50to j;i:5.00 per 100 lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio $8.o0 to i}.).oO 



per 100 11). resiiectively. 

 HiY— New ISruuswick 80c. to SI. 00 per 100 1b. 

 M.O-URES— Nitrate of Soda $60.00 to $65.00 ; ( )hlendorfl's 



D:s5olvjdGii.i:i) S:>9.0;); Sulphatj of .Vmuioaia $75.00 



to $80.00; Sulphate of Potash $70.00 per ton. 

 Molasses — No (piotations. 

 Onions— Madeira $2.75 to .?3.00 per 100 lb. 

 Potatos— $1.75 to $2.16 per 160 lb. 

 Rice— Ballam $4.50 per bag (190 lb.) ; Patna $3.50 per 



(100 tt>.) ; Seeta $3.50 per (100 lb.) 

 Sugar- $2.40 per 100 lb. 



BritishGuiana— November 19, 1902.— Jfessrs. Weiting 



& Bichtee. 



Arrowroot— $9.00 per barrel. 

 Balata— 40c. to 42c. per lb. 

 Cacao— native lie. to 13c. sales per lb. 

 Cassava Starch— $7.00 to $7.50 sales. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $8.00 to $10.00 per M. 

 Coffee— Rio and Jamaica llAc. to 12c. iier lb. (retod.) 



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

 Eddoes— $1.92 per barrel. 

 Onions— Retail 3c. t.) 3ic ; Garlic 8c. per lb. Wanted. 



Pea Nuts Curaijoa 3fc. ; American 5c. per lb. (retail.) 



Plantains— 20c. to 3(>c. per bunch. 



Potatos Eng:-ish -$2.75 to $3.00 i)er barrel. 



Rice -Ballam $4.75 to $4.80, ex store ; Patna $5.50 to 



$5.60 per bag ; Seeta $5.70 to $5.80 



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

 Sweet Potatos— Barbados $1.08, Creole $1.00 per barrel. 

 Tanni.4^s— $1.92 per bag. 

 Yams— $2.64 per bag. 

 MoL.issES- A'acuuin Pan, yellow, 15c. to 16c. per gallon, 



casks included. 

 Sugar— White $3.50 to $4.00; Dark Crystals $1.8o to 



$1.91i; YeHow $2.10 to $2.25.; Molasses $1.40 to 



$1.60'(u<iminal) per cwt. 

 TniBER— Greenheart 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles- $3.00 to $5.00 per M. 



Trinidad,— November 20, 1902.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 & Co., and Messrs. EDfi.A.R Tripp & Co., November 

 21, 1902. 



Cacao— (.)rdiiiary to good red $12.75 to $13.00 ; estates, 

 $13.75 l)er Fanega. 



Balata— Venezuelan 42c. to 43c. jier lb. 



Coffee — Venezuelan. No quot;ition. 



Onions— $2.25 to $3.50 per 1001b. 



Potatos English— $1.35 to $1.70 per 1001b. 



Rice— Yellow $4.50 to $4.75 ; White Table $5.25 to $5.75 

 per DUff. 



Sugar— For Grocery use, $1.70 to $3.50 per 1001b. 



