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THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. 



Jam AKv 11, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— Dctemljer 23, 1907, 'The West India Com- 

 mittee CiRCULAii ;' Messrs. Kearton, Pipek &, Co.; 

 December l.S, Me.ssrs. E. A. de Pass d- Co.; 'The 

 LivEEFOOL Cotton Association Weekly Circu- 

 late,' December i'D, 1907. 



Arrowkoot— St. Vincent, 2.^('. per lb. 



Balata— Sheet, 2, I to 2,4 ; block, 1/7 per ft.. 



Bees'-wax — £7 15s. per cwt. 



Cacao- Trinidad, 114/- per cwt.; Grenada, t>2/- to 09- 



per cwt. 

 Coffee— Santos, 29;4i per cwt. 

 Copra — West Indian, £21 per ton. 

 Cotton— ISd. to 20i/. per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas— Jamaica, 4/G to 5/- per bunch. 



LisiES — Ko quotation ]ier box. 



PiNE-Ai-PLF..=— St Michael, 1/- to 2/3 each. 



Grape FRrn — 4/- to ti/- per bo.x. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 3/(> to 5/6 per box. 

 Fustic- £'4 5,'. to £4 15s. per ton. 

 Boney— 22s. to 22.S. G./. jitrcwt. 

 Isinglass— West In^lia lump, 1/4 to 2/4 per tb. ; cake, no 



quotations. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, ]/] to 15 per aabon: concentrated. 



£18 OS. per ca.'^k of 108 gallons ; Distilled Oil, J /'.t to 1 10 



per lb. : liand-pressed, 4/3 to 4 '6 per lb. 

 Logwood— £'4 5s. to £4 15.<. per ton; Uocjts, £3 o.s. to 



£4 5s. per ton. 

 Mack- Fair, l.s-. to Is. 3(/.; pale. Is. 4(/.; broken, 10'/. to 



ly. ; ordinary, 1i. to Is. It', per lb. 

 NUT.MF.G.S— 75'.s, 8</. : 77's, C>,l.: 92's to 103'.s, bhi. to dhd.; 



112's to ]34'.s'. 4jlil. 

 Pimento— Blarket (|uiet,^'.f/. to S\d. 

 RuBBKi; — Fine bard Para, 4s 3ld. 



4s. Zkd. to 4.?. 3i-'. jicr lb. 

 Rum— Jamaica, common, 2s. 9d. to 2s. Hi/.; good, no 



quot.-uions : fjv.e, no (|U<itntions ; Demerara, Is. \kd. to 



Is. 3(/. : Trinilad fair. Is. hi. per proof gallon. 

 Sugar— Cry stabs, 10,0 t(. Pt/G I'P'' ewi. ; Muscovado, '.14^ ; 



Mol?sses, 11/9 to 14/9. 



per lb. 



to 4s. 4hl. ; line soft, 



New York, — December 1">, 1907. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 linos. & Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 21c. to 



Grenada, 21c. to 22c. ; 



Trinidad, 22c. t<. 22ic.; Jamaica, 18c. to 20ic. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nut.s— Jamaica, select, .?25-00 to S2.s-()() ; culls, 



§12-00 : Trinidad, $18-00 to SP'-OO ; cidls, i$12-00. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, fair ordinary, Oic. to 8c. ; good washed, 



'.)|c. to lOic. : per lb. 

 Gi-'iG Kit- Small t(i scraggy root. 13c. to 13ic. per lb ; small 



to bright bold, 13Ji:". to I4jc. peril).' 

 Goat Skins— Jamaica. 45c. ; Parbatlos, Antigua, and litlur 



West India, 43c. to 52c. 

 Grape Fruit — J.-miaicas, no quotations per b.irnl, §1-C0 



per box 

 Tjmes — No iiuiitatii'iis. 



Mace— 27c. to IVlc. per lb. according to cobuir and qn.-ililv. 

 iN"iTMK(iS-110V, i»i.-. to !i.vc. per 1h. 

 Oranges- Jamaica, ii" (piotations per barnl, piotations 



per box. 

 Pl.MENTO— Oc. per lb. 

 Si-i:ar— Centrifug.als, !)(!°, to f 3 85 ; Muscov.-iJos, 89% 



3-;i5c. ; Molasses, 89^ 53-10 per lb., duty jiaid. 



Barbados, — Jlessrs. James A. Lynch ik Co., January 7^ 

 1907 : Messrs. T. S. Gareaway ct Co., January 6 

 1907 ; Messrs. Leacock it Co., January 7, 1907. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, S4-15 to S4-50 per 1001b. 



Cacao— Dominica, SIGOO tci §17-00 ].er 100 lb. 



Cocoa-nuts — SI 1-35 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— J.-\maica, §8-25 to $10-50 per 100 tb. 



Hay— $1-85 to $1-90 per 100 tb. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, SG2-C0 to SG5 00 ; Ohlendorff's- 

 dissolved guano, $55-00 ; Cotton m.anure, $42-00 ; Cacao 

 manure, $42-00 to .S48 00 ; Suljihate of ammonia, 

 $72-00 to $7500 : Sulphate of potasli, $07-00 [.er ton! 



Onions— ]Madeira, $150 to $2-50 per 100 lb. 



Potatos, English— $1-50 to $2-10 per IGO tb. 



Pea s -Split, $0 -Co to SG 50 ; Canada," $3 -50 t . . $3 -85 per bag. 



Rice— Demerara, $4-25 to $5-45 (177 to 180 It. ) • Patna' 

 $3 80 ; Rangoon, $3-00 to $3-10 per lOJ lb. 



.Sugar — i\o quotations. 



British Guiana. — De<-einl)er 2S, 1907. — Jles.srs. WlETIKO 



it llicHTER ; Messrs. Sandbach, Parkei: it Co. 



.■ViuiowROOT — St. Vincent, $1050 per barrel. 



Balata — Venezuela block, 32c. ; Demerara sheet, 48c. per lb. 



Oacao — ISa'dve, 20c. to 21c. per lb. 



Cassava — No stock. 



Cassava Starch — $9-00 jier barrel. 



Cocoa-nuts— $1200 to $1000 per M. 



Coffee— Creole, Pic. ; Jamaica, ]2c. per lb. 



Dhal-$4-75 to S4-80 per bag of IGS lb. 



Enijos— S2-l<i to $2-40 ])er barrel. 



MoL-\ssES — Yellow. 18ic. : Dark, no (piotations per "allon. 



Onions — Madeira, 3c. ; Lisbon, 2.^c. per ib. 



Plantains — 20c. to GOc. jier bunch. 



Potatos, — Jladeira, $3-(l() to $3-25 per barrel. 



Potatos, Swici-;t — Barbados, $1-20 per b.-ig. 



Rice— Ballam, $li-25 to $0-40 : Creole, $4-50 to $4-85 per 



bag ; Seeta, SG-00 per bag. 

 RiBiiEi; — 3 4 to 3 10 per ib. 

 Split Peas'— $4 -CO to $7-75 per bag (210 lb.). 

 Tannias — $3-30 i)er bag. 



Yams- White, SSoO ; Buck, $3 84 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-20 to 82-25 ; Y'ellow 



$3 00; White, $3-50 to $3-00: Mohisses, 



$1-95 per 100 ib. (retail). 

 Ti.MUBK — Greenlicart, 32c. to 55c. ])er cubic foot. 

 Wallaiia Shinglus — $3-50 to $550 per M. 

 Firew( on S2-40 to $2 04 per Ion (3feet lengtlis), 



$2-90 to 

 $1-70 to 



Trinidad,— Deeein 

 ik Co. 



K-r 28, 1907. — Messrs. GoiinoN, Grant 

 \'enezuelan, $20-00 



Cacao— $18-50 to §l!l-.->0 per fane 



per fanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts — No qui.t.-ilion. 

 Cocoa-nut On. — 70c. per Imperial gallon. 

 CoFFEK — A'cnezuelan, 7c. to 7Ac. per ib. 

 Copra- S2-75 to $3-00 per 100 Ib. 

 Dhai.— $4-25 to $4-40 per 2-busliel bag. 

 t)NioNS— $2-25 to $2 50 per 100 lb. (ret.ail). 

 Potatos, English — $1 00 to $1 -75 per 100 Hj. 

 Rror.— Yellow. $5-50 to $5-00 ; White, $5-50to$G-CO per ba<r 

 Split Peas— $0-00 to SG'IO |)er bag. 

 Sugar- $5 00 to $510 per 100 lb." 



