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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



An;iL 4, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— :\Iuivli 17, 190S, 'The West India Com- 

 mittee Circular ; Messrs. Keaktok, Piper &, Co., 

 Jlarrli 17. 190.'-' : Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 February il, 190S. 



Akkowkoot — 2i(Z. to 3|'/. 



Balata— Sheet; 2/3 to 2/4 ; block, l,7i to 1/8 j.cr tt,. 



Bees'-wax— Good quality £7 15s. 



Cacao— Trinirlad, 80/- to 90/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 7.">,'- to 



82/- per cwt. 

 Coffee— Santos, 30/- per cwt. ; Jamaica, 40.~. (»/. to 6(1.^-. 

 Copra— West Indian, £10 lO.s. per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, IS//, to 20,/ ; Bar))ad(is, 18|//. tolOi/. : 



St. Kitt's, Whl. to 20(/. ; Mont.serrat, 18,/. to lOi,/. 

 Fkuit— 



Bananas — Jamaica. 4 'fi to fi/- per bunch. 



Limes— 4/() to 5/ per box (.,f 20u. 



Pine-apples— St. Michael, 2/3 to 4/0 each. 



Grape Fruit— 14/0 to 20/- per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 5/ to 0/- per box. 

 Fustic— £3 lOs. to £'4 per ton. 

 Honey— 20s. to 27s. Gil. per cwt. 

 Isinglass— West India lump, 1/0 t,i 2/- per lb.; calce, no 



(juotations. 

 Lime Juice — Eaw, 1/2 to 1/5 per gallon; concentrated, 



£12 12s. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled Oil, 1/11 



per ft). ; liand-pressed, 4/3 to 4/0 per lb. 

 Loowoon — £3 5s. to £4 os. per ten; Roots, £2 10s. i'> 



£3 10s. per ton. 

 Mace — (^)uiet, no quotations. 

 Nutme(!S— O8'sto6f»'.s', 7(/. to9,/.:75's, 0,/. toOJ,,/.: 105'.'.-.4],/. : 



Ill's to llS'.s, 3'id. to 4],./.; 121's, 3i(/.; 138's, 3],/. 

 Pimento — 2§,/. per lb. 

 Rum— Jamaica, 2/11 to 3 3 ; Denierara, l/2i to 14: 



Trinidad, no quotations. 

 Sugar— Crystals, 17/0 to 20/0 ]>er cwt. ; Muscovado, 



14s. 10,/.; Mo!asses, 14/- to 14/0. 



New York, — .Manh G, 1908. — Messrs. Gillespie 

 Bros. Si Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, l.")C. ; Grenada, 1m. t<i 15,'c. ; Tiinidad, 



IGJc. to lOic; Jamaica, 13]e. to U.U. per Vk 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, select, $20-00 t^, §28-00: culls. 



$17-011: Trinidad, f-JO-00 to $27-00; culls, SlO-00 



perM. 

 CoKKEK — Jamaica, good ^ashid, 8U\ lo 1 Ir. ; good ordinary, 



O^c. to 8lc. per lb. 

 GiNi.Ei;— lole. to 12U-. perftj. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 55c. ; St. 'I'homas, St. Croi.x, St. 



Kitt's, 53c, to 55c., dry Miiit : 27e. to4lli.. diy salted, 

 (iRAPB Fri'IT — Jamaicas, $1-75 to S3-(l0 ],ri b.im-l. 

 Limes— Poniinica, 53-75 to $4-50 pi-r Ip.nirl. 

 Mack- 28c. to 3;ic. per lb. 

 NuTMEos— llO's, 9'i'c. jjer lb. 

 Or.ANOES— Jamaica, §2-."pO to $t.-'i-25 yn banil, 

 I'lMENTO — 5c. per tt'. 

 SroAR— Centritug.-ils, '.Mi'. .-i-S'.tc. to 3-!l2c : Muscv.-idos. 



8'J', 3-4'2o. ; Molasse.^;, 89°. 3c. per tli . duty paid. 



Barbados, — ^[essrs. James A. Lynch & Co., !March 24, 

 r,JOs ; Messrs. T. 8. Gai;i:a\vav A- Co., March 30, 

 l'J<J8. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent. S4-no to 84-50 per 100 lb. 



Cacao— Dominica, Sfl5-00 to SlO'CrO i)er 100 lb. 



Cocoa-nuts — SI 2 -25 per M. for liusked nuts. 



Coffer— JauKiici, S8-50 to SlO-50 per 100 lb. 



H.\Y—ilf 1-55 to $2-00 per 100 lb. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, $05 00 ; Ohlendorlfs dissolved 

 guano, $55-00; Cotton manure, $42-00; Cacao 

 manure. $42-00 to $4800 ; Sulphate of ammonia, 

 $72-00 to$75-00 ; Sulphate of potash, $07-00 per ton, 



MoLASsiis — 12c. : Fancy, 15c. per gallon. 



Onions— T\Iadeira, $2--iO per 100 tl). 



PoTA-ros, English— $2-40 to $:V0O per 100 ft. 



Peas— Spht, $0-20 toSO-50 ; Canada, $3-30 to $3-35 per bag. 



Rice— Demerara, $5-00 to $5-05 (180 lb.) ; Patna, $3-80 ; 

 Rangoon, $3-00 to $310 per lOD lb. 



Sugar— Muscovail.., 89 . $1 -90 |icr lOOftj. , package included ; 

 Dark crystals, $2-40 to .$2-50; Centrifugals, $2-00 to 

 $2-50 per lOO lb. 



British Guiana, - 



& RiCIlTER. 



-March 21, 1908.— Messrs. Wietino 



iRROWROOT — St. Vincent, $7-00 to $10-00 per barrel. 



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



Cacao — Na'uive, 17c. to 18c. per tb. 



Cassava — No stock. 



Cassava Starch — No (piotations. 



Cocoa-nuts— $12 00 to $10-00 per M. 



Coffee— Creole, K!c. ; Jamaica, 12e. per ft. 



Dhal- $5-(X) to $5-25 per bag of 108 ft. 



Enuos- 



2c. t( 



$1-44 per b:irrc 

 Molasses — Yellow, 19c. ; Dark, no i|uotarioiis 

 < ixioNs — Madeira, 4c. ; Li.sbon, 3ic to 4c. per ib. ; Dutcli. ."ic. 

 Plantains— 20c. to 04c. per bunch. 

 Potatos,- English, $2-40 per barrel. 

 PotatOs, Swekt — Barbados, $1-08 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $0-25 to $0-40; Creole, $5-00 for good; 



Seeta, $0-00 per bag. 

 Split Peas— $0-20 to $0-25 per bag (210 lb,); Lisliop, $4 .50. 

 Tannias— $3-00 |>cr liag. 



Yams— White, $2.10 to $2-40 ; Buck, $.".-24 per l)ag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-30 to $2-35 ; Yellow, $2-90 to 



$3-00; White, $3-.50 to $3tiO ; Molasses, $1-70 



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

 TiMKBH — Greenheart, 32c, to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaiia Shingles — $350 to $5 75 per M, 

 CoRiiWdOD— $2-40 to $2-04 per ton. 



to 



Trinidad,- Marcli 21, 

 .k Co. 



1908. — Messrs, Goudon, Grant 



Cacao— $17-00 to $20-00 perfanega. 



Cocoa-nuts — No c piotations. 



Cocoa-nut Oil— 72c. per Imperial gallon, cask included. 



CoFFEK — Venezuelan, no fpiotations. 



Copra- $2-00 to $2-80 per 100 tti. 



Dhal— S5-on to $5-25 per 2-bushel bag. 



Onions— $2-50 to $3.-00 per 100 tb. (retail). 



PoT.vTos. Knglisii— $115 to $1-25 per 100 ft. 



Uk-e -Yellow, $5-40 to $5-00 : Wliite, $5-251o$0-0li per bag. 



Split Peas- $.•,()() to $(i-0o per ba<4. 



StOAK— $5() I to $5-05 -per 100 ft.' 



