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TliE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



April is, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— -^luirb .".l, \\)0S, 'The West Lndia Com- 

 mittee CiECULAU : Jlessrs. Kkartox, I'ip;;?. .t Co., 

 March 31, 190S ; .^lessrs. E. A. de PAsr, &. Co., 

 jMarch 20, 1908. 



Arrowroot — 2r.J. to .'!|f?. 



Balata— Sheet! 2/1 to 2/4 ; block, 1/7A to 1/8 per lb. 

 Bees'-wax— Good quality, £7 If'-f. to £7 lo.s. per ewt. 

 Cacao— TriniHad, 80/- to ilO,- per cwt. ; Grenada, 72,- to 



80/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 28,(1 per cwt. ; Jamaica, 4lt.<. ('»'. to GOs. 

 CoPKA — West Indian, £10 lOs. per ton. 

 CoTToN^-St. Vincent, 18*/. to 20d. ; BarlKuh.s, 18|r/. to 19</. ; 



St. Kitt's, IM. to 172('.; IMontserrat, Kii/. toKii'/. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/6 to 6/- jier bunch. 

 Limes— 4/0 to 5, per l)ox of 20>i. 

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

 Grape Fruit— 14/- to 20/- per box. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, 5/ to 6,'- per box. 

 Fustic — £3 10s. to £4 10.s. per ton. 

 Honey — 20s. to 2:5.s. per cwt. 

 IsiNOi.ASS — West India knnp, 1/10 to 2/- per lb.; cake, no 



ijuotations. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/1 to 1/4 per gallon; concentrated, 

 £12 12.S. Gil. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled oil, 1 11 

 per lb. ; hand-pressed, 4/y to 4/5 per lb. 

 Logwood— £3 10.s. to £4 os. per ton; Roots, £2 lOi. to 



,£.':! lO.v. per ton. 

 AIace— 1/- to 1 10 )ier1b. 

 Nutmegs — OS'.stoG".)'.-:, 7<'. to9(/ 

 lll',s to ]15'.s, 3|f/. to 4|(/. 

 PiMUNTO — 2^d. per lb. 

 Ru.M — Jamaica, 2 10 to .3 

 Trinidad, no quotations. 

 Sugar— Cry.stalH, 17/0 to 20/0 i)ei 

 14.S. 10,/.; Molasses, 14/- to 14/0. 



■,':5\<.M. to()l,/. :10.")V.41./. 

 121'.s, UhL; loS's, 3]r/. 



; Demerara, 1 2.^ t.i 14 



cut. ; Muscovadi.1, 



New York,— Maivh 20, 1908.— Messrs. Gillespie, 

 Bros, i Co. 



Cacao— Caracas. ITt'jc. to 20c. ; Grenada, Hie. to 17).c. ; 



Trinidad, la/Jc. to 18c. ; Jamaica, 14c. to l.">lc. per lb. 

 Cocoa-mts— Jam.aica, select, $2.t-00 to §20-tl0 ; culls, 



$15-00: Trinidad, ?21ilO |o S2.")-00; culls, SUiHO 



per M . 

 Cokkek — Jamaica, ;4ood wasln-d, ,Sl,c. to lie. ; good ordinary. 



Ojc. to Sic. per Iti. 

 Gi.VGKi!— lie. to Uc. |>er lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, Ooc. ; St. Tli as. St. Croix, St. 



Kilt's, 'y.ic. to 5.5c., dry flint ; .'IDc. to 42c., dry salted. 

 (iitAPK FituiT- Jamaicas, ;^r75 to ?2-50 pel box and S'4-50 



to §5'50 ))cr bai-rel. 

 Limes — Dominica, $<425 to Sr)75 per barrel. 

 Mack— ."iOc. to 3Dc. per lb. 

 NUTMKGS— 110'.s, •■ic. to 9]c. per lb. 

 ( )iiANoES— Jamaica, .?2'50 to S4'nil per barrel. 

 PniKNTO — .5c. per lb. 



.SiGAR— Centrifu[;als, 0(1'. 4Jc. ; Muscovados, 89', S'SOr. ; 

 Molasses, 89°, Uc per lb , duty jiaid. 



Barbados,— Messrs. James A. Lynch A- Co., March 30, 

 19()S ; Me.-^si-s. T. iS. Gakeaway & Co., Ainil 13, 



19U8. 



AuuowuooT- St. Vincent. S4-(I0 to S4-20 per 100 lb. 



Cacao— Dominica, $1500 to S10(JO per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— $10-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee- Jamiuca, $8-50 to SlO'oO per 100 ft. 



Hay— §1-55 to $1 '70 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, .SOo'OO ; Ohlendoifl's dissolve(3 

 guano, §55 00; Cotton mauuie, S42-GO; Cacao- 

 manure, .S42-O0 to §48-00 ; Sulphate of ammonia, 

 S72-00 toS75-00 ; Sulphate of potash, §07-00 per ton. 



MoL'issKS— 12c. ; Fancv, 15c. per gallon. 



Onions— Madeira, $2-15 to $2-40 per 100 lb. 



PoTATOs. English— $2-40 to $3-00 per 100 Vl: 



Peas— Split, $020 to $0-50 ; Canada, $3-30 to $3-35 per bag. 



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

 Rangoon, $3-00 to $3-10 per 10;) '(b. 



Sugar— Musc(ivado, 89°, $1-00 per 1001b., package included ; 

 Dark crystals, $2-00; Centrifugals, $2.30 to $2-60 

 per 100 lb. 



British Guiana.— Mar. -h 31, 1908.— :*[essrs. Sandbach, 



Pakkkk I'i; (-'o. ; Messrs. \Vietin<; i PaoHTEP.,. 



April 4, 1908. 

 Arrowroot- St. Vincent, $7-00 to $1000 per barrel. 

 Balata — Venezuela block, 3.3c. to o5c. ; Demerara sheet, 



54c. ]}tiv tb. 

 Cacao— Native, 19c. to 2(lc. per ft. 

 Cassava — No stock. 



C\ssAVA S-rARCH- S7oO ].er barrel of 19(1 tb. 

 CocoA-NU-rs- $12-00 to $10(J0 per M. 

 Coffee— Creole, ]0c. : Jamiiica, 12c. per ft. 

 Dhai.- $5(1(1 to $5-25 iicr bag of JOS Hi. 

 EoDOS— $1 12 ))er barrel. 



Molasses — Yellow, 17c. to 19c. ; Dark, 15c to 16c. 

 Onions— Madeira, 4c. ; Lisbon, 4c to 4^c. per ft. ; Dutch, 3c. 

 Plantains— 20c. to 04c. iier bunch. 

 Potatos,— English, $2-411 per barrel. 

 PoTATos, Swek-c — Barbados, $1-00 per bag. 

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



Seeta, SO -00 per bag. 

 Split Peas— $0-2()to $025 per bag(210 ft.); Lisbon, $4-50. 

 Tannias-$2-.52 to $3-12 per bag.' 

 Yams— White, $2.10 to $2-40 ; Buck. $3 24 per b.-v-;. 

 Sugar- Dark crvstals, $204 to $297 : Vellovv, $2-90 to 



$3-00: White. $350 to $3 00: Molasses, $170 to 



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

 TiMBEi; — Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wai.laua Siiinoi.es— $3-24 to $0 00 i)er JNL 

 Co[;i. wool. $2-40 (o $2-04 per ton. 



Trinidad, .M. 



.t Co. 



21, 1908. — Messrs. Gop.oon, Grant 



Cacao— $17-00 to $20-00 perfanega. 



Cocoa-nu'is — No (luotatioiis. 



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



CopFEE — Venezuelan, no ipiotations. 



CopK.v- $2-00 lo$2-8') per 100 ft. 



Dual— $5-01) to $5-25 per 2-bushel bag. 



Onions- $2-.50 to $3-00 i>er 100 tt>. (retail). 



INn-A-ros. English— $1 15 to $1 25 per 100 ft. 



Kice— Yellow, $5-40 to $5-00 :\\'liite,$5-25toS0-C0 per bag. 



SpLPr Peas $5-90 to $0-00 jier b-ig. 



Si-OAR- $5 Oj to $5-05 pej- 100 ft. 



