96 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Makch 21, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



MessiSj Jamks a 



London,— March .'5, 190S. 'Thk 'Wkst India Com- 

 mittee CiRCULAH : Messrs. Keaktox, Pipi;?. ct Co., 

 l-'el.niary 7. 190S : Messrs. E. A. de Pash & Co., 



Frl.iuary -M, 1908. 



.\RUO\VKOOT— Xii (ill.ituliollS. 



Balata— Sheet, 2 4 ; block, 1,7 per tt>. 



Bees'-wax — Gooel fiujility ±.'7 los. 



Cacao — Trinitlad, 70/- to 88- jier cwt.; Grenada, (!!»'- to 



75/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 30/- ])er cwt. ; Jamaica, im i|Uotations. 

 CopUA — West Tiulian, £1(3 10.s. per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, 19/. to 2.'W ; Barbados. 18]./. tolOi/.; 



St. Kitt's, 18.W. to 20'/.; Montserrat, iSiHolOkil. 

 Fkoit — 



Bananas — .Jamaica, 4/G to 0/- per biincli. 



Limes — No (juotations 



PiNE-APPi.ES — St Mi;hael, 2/3 to 4/(j each. 



Grape Fruit — 4/0 to 0/6 per box 



Oranges — Jamaica, .'i'3 to 7/- per box. 

 Fustic — £4 to £4 10,'!. per ton. 

 HoNEV — 20s. to 27.S. 0</. per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West India lump, 2/4 per Iti. ; cakf. no 



quotations. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/2 to 1 T> per gallon; concentrated, 



£15 5s. per caslc of 108 gallons; Distilled Oil, 1 ID 



to 1 11 per lb. : liand-pressed, 4/3 to 4 per lb. 

 LoGwoon— £4 to £4 10.s per ton; Hoots, no ([nutations. 

 Mace— Ouiet. no (j notations. 

 Nutmegs— O8'.st..0ir.<.7rf. to'J(/:;75's, G«/. toOj</.: I05X4]./. : 



lll'.s to lU>'.s-, Sid. to 4|rf..; 121'.s, Sirf.; i:l8\s, .0]./. 



no i|iii.ialions : 



Pimento— 2i(/. per ft. 



Rum — Jamaica, nn ijuotations ; Demi rara, 



Trinidad, no i|Ui.lations. 

 Sugar — Crystal.--, 17 to20/(> jiercwi. ; BLi.scov.ido, 12.-.. 3(7. 



Molasses, 14/- to 14/0. 



New York,— I'd. riiary -Jl, lOO.^. — Messrs, C.ii,li:si>u: 

 Bros. JL- Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, lOjc. to 17c. ; Grenad.i, lot. to lo.jfe. ; 



Trinidad. lOc. to 17c. ; Jamaica, I3c. t.i 13ic. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, select. S2000 lo 827"00 ; culls. 



SlOOd to $17-00: Trinidad, ,*2.".llil i,, 52000: culls. 



.Sl.'.OO t.. SIOIHI per M. 

 Coi'FEE — Jamaica, good wa'-licl, 8>c. to K'o. ; good ordinary. 



S'c. to 8io. per ft. 

 Ginger- 7ie. to Uc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins- Jamaic.i, .">0c. : .S|. Thomas, .^r i mix. ^i. 



Kitt's. 50c. 1.. 5k-., dry Hint: 27c. t(. 4tle., diy salted. 

 ilr.Ai'E Fruit— .lamaicas, J2-.">0 t.. §4(10 j.er band. 

 Limes — l>..iiiini(.i. ?-l25 ti. li^o-.'iO per barr<;l. 

 MA(i:-:'.0e. t.. Xw. per tb. 

 iNiTMEGS— llO', '.i'|c. iier lb. 

 I 'RANGES- Jamaica, no i|iiolal inns. 

 I'IMENTO— .5.!c. per lb 



.•ni ..VR— Centrifugals. '.HI. ".f.ri-, I.. ;!'7-"i-, : Muscovado.-. 

 8'.t°, .'!'-'5i-. ; Mola.«scs, 89', :!e. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados, 



1 90.-< : Messrs?. T. H 

 1908. 



Lynch &. Co., March 17, 

 Gakraavav i^- Co.. March 16^ 



.ARROWROOT— St. Vincent, §4 00 to S4-20 per 1001b. 



Cacao— Dominica, SIC '00 to S17-00 \<ev lUU lb. 



CocOA-NUjs — .?12"25 per M. iui- husked nuts. 



Coffee— Jam:-.ica, ?8-50 to SlO-50 per 100 lb. 



Hay— S2 OO [ler 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda. .§05 00 ; Ohlendorlfs dissolved 

 guano. S55-00 : ('..ttoii manure. S42CO; Cacao 

 manure. S4800 ; Sulpluite of ammonia. $72'00 to 

 875(10 : Sulpliate of ;>ot.asli, SG7 00 per ton. 



MoLAssis — 15c. ; Fancy, lOc. per gallon. 



Onions — Madeira, §350 per 100 tli. 



PoT.\TOs. Engt,isii--81-40 to 8225 per 100 11.. 



Peas— Split, SO 20 to SO 50 ; Canada. S3:!0 to .S:!-35 per b.ig. 



Rice— Demerara. $5-00 t.. 85-05 (180 ft.) ; Paina, S.'i-StJ; 

 Rangoon, 830(1 to 8310 per lOn lb. 



Sugar— 'i^In.sc.vado. 80 81-!)0per 100 ft. pacUa-e included ; 

 Dark crystals, '82-25 ; Centiifugals, ,?2 00 to §2-30 per 

 100 lb. 



British Guiana. — Mai.h 

 it PilcnTEi:. 



1 908. — M essrs. Wi eti.vo 



\RROWRoox — St. \'incent, 87'"0 i.. SluOOjier barrel. 



Balata — Venezuela block, 32c. : Demerara sheet, 48c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 17e. to 18e. per ft. 



Cassava — No stock. 



Cassava Starch — 89-00 per barrel (ri-h.il) 



Coco A-Nui-s— 812 OO to SIO OO per Jl. 



Coffee- Creole, 13c. ; Jamaica, 12c. per 1).. 



Dhal- 85 00 to 85-25 per oag of lO.s lb. 



Eddos— 8144 per barrel. 



Molasses — Yellow, lite. ; Dark. m. i|uotatio;;s per "allon. 



< >Nli)NS — Madeira, 4c. : Lisbon. 4c. i)er lb. 



Plantains— 20c. to (iOc. per bunch. 



PoTATOs, — English, 8225 per bariel. 



Potatos, Swekt — Barbados, Sl'32 per bag. 



Rice— Ballam, 8(>-25 to 8040 ; Creole, 85-(HI for <-ood ■ 



Seeta, JtidO per bag. 

 Split Peas- 80-20 to 80^25 per b.ag (210 lb.). 

 Tankias— 83-84 per bag. 

 Yams- White. 82 40 ; Buck, 84 00 per b.-ig. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, ?2-20 to 8225 ; Yellow, $2-90 to 



83-{IO ; White. 83-50 to 83-00; Jlol.-isses, SI "70 to 



SI -'.15 j.er 100 ft. (reUil). 

 TlMUER — Greenlieart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallara Shingles— S3-50 to S5 75 per i\I. 

 CoRi.w..(.i. 82-40 I,. !S2-01 i)er ton. 



Trinida(i,— Maicli 7. 



lie Co. 



1908.— Messrs. GoubON, Gkasi 



Cacao— $15-25 to 810.50 perfanega. 



Cocoa-nuts— No quotations. 



iJocoA-Ni'T Oil— 70c. per Lnperial gallon, cask included. 



Coffee -Venezuelan, nc i|iiotati..ns. 



Copra- 82-75 to S.'.-OO per 100 ft. 



DiiAl. -85-11(1 to 85-25 per eimshel bag. 



ONIONS— 82-.50 to $:;-OlP per 100 ft. (retail). 



Potatos. Engmsh— 81 -25 to 81 -40 per 100 ft. 



Ri, i._-\ ellow.85-.30 to 85-00 ; White, 85-25to80-0(i per b.i2 



."^PLiT Pk.vs-80-oii to SO-25 per ba'-. 



M lAl;— 85-O0 to S5-05 per 100 ft.' 



