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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 20, 1902 



COMMERCIAL. 



■\Vitli tlie viL-w of assisting in finding a niuiket for tlie 

 disposal of local in'oduce, arrangements have been made with 

 the following Agents in these Colonies who will be prepared 

 to receive consignments and obtain the best prices for them. 



It is particularly urged that no shipments be made until 

 an as.surance has been received from the Agents themselves 

 that they are preiiared to accept such .shipments. 



Agents in the West Indies. 



BRITISH GCl.VNA— B. S. liayley, Water Street, Georgetown. 

 TRINIDAD— J. RiLssell Murray, Purt-of-Spain. 

 BARBADOS— T. S. Garraway it Cm., Bridgetown. 

 ST. LUCIA— Captain H. Ilenville, Contractor iV: Agent, Ca.strie,s. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London, — Xovember -'.'>, 1902. — Mes.sr.s. .1. H.\LKs Caii;I) 

 A: Co., Messrs. Oili.e.si-ie Bkos. & Co. and 'The 

 Public Ledcek,' N()vend)er 22, 1902. 

 Aloes — Cura^'oa, ]4;tito 40/-; Barbados 113 -to .'Jo/- ])er cwt. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, '.id. to iijd. per lb. 

 BAL.vr.v — Denierara .sheet, 2- to 2, (iper lb. 

 Bees-wax — Jamaica, fair to good pale £7 on. to £7 15s. 



per cwt. In good demand. 

 Cacao — T'dad, 58/- to 85/- per cwt. ; Dominica 5C;'fi to 57/- 



per cwt. ; Grenada, common to tine otj/- to (i2 - per cwt. : 



Jamaica, 54/- to 03 (i per cwt. 

 Cardasio^is — Mysore, 1;'4 to 4;'- per lb. 

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



to 90/- per cwt. ; Pealierry 75 - to 115^ - per cwt. 

 CoTTOX- West Indian 4j to ii{]^(l. per lb. 

 Fustic— £"i lO.s. to £4 bs. per ton. Steady. 

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

 IIoXEY — Jamaica 18- to 23 (J per cwt. 

 Kola Nuts— IJ. to 4(/. per lb. 

 Li.me JncK — Raw, lOi'. to 1- per gallon; Concentrated, 



£11 lO.s. per pil'e. 

 Lo(^\\oon — Janiaic:i, £4 2.s. M. to £4 7^. (>'/. per ton. 

 Mace— 1,3 to 2 10 per lb. 



NlTR.\TE OF ScniA-- .\giicultural £9 .">.>■. per ton. 

 NCTMEOS— 90',^ to lill'i (.J 1 I to 2 7, 132'.s to ',»5'.SJ" 7(/. to 



1.S-. per lb. 

 P1.MENTO— 2.1'/. to 2:;(/. iier 111. 

 RvM — Demerara !>(/. to llt^/., Jamaica IS to 7- per 



proof gallon. 

 ScOAR--I>arl)ados Rlascovado, ]2- to 13- per cwt. 



Jamaica Muscovado 10 3 to 13 per cwt. 



Trinidad and Demerara 13 to 15- jier cwt. duty 



paid. 

 ScLrUATK OK .\>rM()MA £11 lO.s. to £11 ll.v. :»/. pL'r ton. 

 TAMAiiiNns — Barbados 12/- to 1.5/0 jiercut. 

 Fiii'iT — CovENT Carijen JIarket (' C1ai:iieneu'.s 



CiiROXicLE,' November 22, 1902.) 



Baxanas — 8/- to 14- per bunch. 



( )ran"(;es — 9/- to 14 - per case. 



Ptxes — 3/- to 4/- each. 

 Halifax, N.S.— The 'Maritime Merchant,' X..\enibcr 20, 

 P.IOl'. 



Molasses — Barbados 24c. to 35c. Porto Rico 31c. to 34c. 

 Oraxoes — Jamaica, S2.75 to 83.00 per box and §5.|)U 



per barrel. 

 Si-cAits-Bright yellow, $;!.7(i ; No. 1 yellow, §3.40. 



New York, - NoNcmbrr 2.'<, 1902. — Mess.-s. Cili.espie 

 linos. & Co. 

 Baxaxas — Jamaica lirsts, '. Cc. to .^1.00; .six to eigl t 



hands, 45c. to 70c. 

 Cacao— African, 12i'c. to 13|c. ; Caracas, iSjc. to 18c. ; 

 Jamiuca, llA to il','c., : Grenada, 13]c. to 13ic. ; Trini- 

 dad 13c. to 14c. i>er lb. 



CocoA-xcTS - Trhiidads $10.00 to S18.00 ; Jamaicas §21.00 



to S23.C0 per M. 

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



to good ordinary 5;c. to Oc. fi.-r IVi. ; IManchester 



grades 8Ac. to Idic. per 11>. 

 Grape Frcit— §4.00 tT. S7.00 per barrel. 

 ORAMiEs — Jamaica, §4.25 to §4.75 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 43c. ex wharf, and 4:jC. per lb. ex store. 

 RcDDER — Nicaragua scr.ip 55c. to 50c. per lb ; Gu.ayaipiil 



strip .53c. to 54c. per \h ; Esmeralda sausage 57c. to 



58c. jier lb. 

 SuG.iR — Mu.scovado, 89*, 3j\c. to 3gC. per lb. ; Centrifugals, 



90% 3{,';c.; molasses, 89, 3|,\c. to 3Jc. per lb. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 

 Antigua, — December 2, 1902. — ile.ssrs. c;. W. Bennett 

 Bkvson it Co., Ltd. 

 Molasses — Jlarket closed. 

 SrtiAR — Market closed. 

 Barbados, — December G, 1902. -Messrs. T. S. Gaijraway 

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

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, §4.00 per 100 lb. 

 Cacao— §12.00 per 100 lb. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio §8.50 to §9..50 



per 100 111. respectivelv. 

 Hay— New Biunswick 80c. to §1.00 per 100 1b. 

 Maxures— Nitrate of Soda §00.00 to §05.00 ; Olilendurfi's 



Dissolved Guano §00.00; Sulphate of .Vinmonia §80.00 



to §85.00; Sulphate of Potash §07.00 per ton. 

 MoL.tssEs — No (piotations. 

 ( )xioxs— Madeira §3.00 to .§4.50 per BIO lli. 

 PoT.wos— §2.21 to §3.25 per 100 lb. 

 Rice— Ballam .§4.35 to §4.70 per bag (I'.tO lb.) ; Patiia 



§3.50 per (100 lb.) ; Seeta §3.50 per (KX) lb.) ; Rangoon 



§2.00 to §300 per (100 lb.) 

 ScoAR— .§2.40 per 100 lb. 



British Guiana, — Decendxr 3, 1902. — Me.ssr.s. Weitiko 



it llR'IITKl;. 



Arrow ROOT— .§9.00 per barrel. 



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



C.\C-VO— native lie. to 13c. per lb. 



Cassava Starch — §7.00 per Oarrel. 



Cocoa-xuts— §8.00 to §10.00 per M. 



Coffee — Rio and Jamaica llic. to 12c. per lb. (retail.) 



- Creole, lie. to l'2c. peril). 

 EimoEs — §l..j(i ]ier barrel. 



Onions— Retail 3ie ; Garlic !)c. jier lb. Wanted. 

 Pea Nut.s — Curai^oa 4c.; American 5c. per lb. (ret.iil.) 

 Plantains— 10c. to 44c. jier bunck. 

 Potatos Eri.LisH -§2.75 to §3.t»0 per barrel. 

 Rice- Ballan. §4.75 to §4.80, ex store ; P.itiia .?5.7,-) to 

 §0.0) i>n- bag ; Sjeta §5.75 to §0.00 



- -Creole Rice §4.00 per bag. 



Sweet Potatos - Barbados §1.44, Creole .§1.2lt p^r iiarrel. 



Tanxias -§1.'.I2 per ba;;. 



Vams— §2.50 per bag. ~" 



MoL.vssEs- \iiciuiiu i'an, yellow, 15c. to lOc. per gallon, 



casks i lie hided. 

 SroAR— White §3.50 to §4.00; Dark Crystals Sl.;>2 to 

 §2.10; Yellow §;5..")0 to §4.tO; Mo'ki.sses §1.40 to 

 §1.00 (nominal) jier cut. 

 TiMlsr.i; — Grceiiheart .32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wall.vt.a SiiiNoLEs— §3.00 to §5.(M per M. 

 Trinidad, — December 4, 1902. — Messrs. Cordon, Grant 

 it Co, and Messrs. Kih.ar Timim" it Co.. December 

 ."), 1902. 

 Cacao— Grdinary to good reil §12.75 to §l;;.50. 

 Bal.vta — Vene/.uelan 42e. to 43c. per lb. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. No (piot.ition. 

 OxiONs-§2.25 to §3.75 per KKHb. 

 Potatos ExiiLisn- Sl.Ol) to §1.75 per lOOlb. 

 Rice— YeUow §4.70 to §4.75 ; Wiite Table §5.50 to S.->.75- 

 per bag. 

 • SccAR— For Grocery use, §1.70 to §3..".o pm- BHIlb. 



