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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



iilAV 2, 1908 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— Apiil 14, 1908, 'The AVest India Com- 

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

 April 14, 190S ; Jlessrs. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 April 3, 1908. 



Arrowroot — '2ld. to 2^il. 



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



Bees'-wax— (iood qiinlity, £7 12.s. (ifl. per cwt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 78/- to 8(i/- per cwt.; Grenada, 7-' • to 



80/- per cwt. 

 Coffee— Santos, 28s. 7i(/.; Jamaica, 40s. G-/. to 6Us. per cwt. 

 Coi-RA— West Indian, i'lli per ton. 

 CoTTox— St. Vincent, loi/. to 16,1; Barbados, 17-/. to 19,/.; 



St. Kill's, 10,/. to 17i'/. ; Montseirat, 1(1,/. to l(iJ(/. perlb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas— Jamaica, 4/6 to G/- per bunch. 



Limbs— 4/() to 5/- per box of 200. 



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



Grape FiiuiT—14/- to IG/- per box. 



Guanoes— Jamaica, (i/- to 7/- per box. 

 Fustic— £3 10s. to £4 10s. per ton. 

 Honev — 20s. to 28s. (id. per owt. 

 IsiNGi,A.ss— West India lump, l/".> to 1/11 per tb. ; cake, no 



(piotations. 

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



£11 12s. G(/. per cask of 108 gallons ; Distdled oil, 10 



to 1/10 per ft). ; hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4/() per lb. 

 Logwood— £3 10s. to £4 5s. per ten; roots, £2 10s. to 



£3 10s. per ton. 

 Mace— 1/- to 1/10 per lli. 

 Nutmegs— 68's to 69's,7('. to 9f;.;75's,G</. to G.li</.;105's,4|</.; 



Ill's to 115'.s, 3Jf/. to 4i(/.; 121's, '6hd.; loS's, 3|-/. 

 Pimento— 2J(/. per it. 

 Rum— Jamaica, 3/- to 3,3 ; Demerara, 1/2^ to 1/4 per 



uallon ; Trinidad, no quotations. 

 Sugar— Crystals, 17;G to 20/G ])er cwl. ; Muscovado, 



16s. ],/.; Molasses, 14/- to 14/(i. 



New York, — .\pril •''>, 1908. — Messrs. GiLLE.srn:, Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cac vo — Caracas. IGic. to 18c. ; Grenada, 17c. to 17ic. ; 



Trinidad, 17c. to 18c.: Jamaica, ]4o. to 14.\c. per lb. 

 CocoA-NUTS-'Jamaica, select, $2(5-00 to $28'00 ; culls. 



.«:l.")(lll : M'riuidad, .?2.")-00 to $27-00: culls, .«!|GnO 



per M. 

 CoFKKK — Jamaica, good washi-d, Sic. to llic. ;goodordiiiar3-, 



O^c. to 8ic. per Hi. 

 Ginger — He. to 14c. per lb. 

 CioAT Skins — Jamaica, 5oc.; St. Thomas, St. Croi.\, St. 



Kilt's, 53c. to oiJc, dry flint ; 37o. lo 42e., dry sailed. 

 (iiiM'K l''i!i'[T— Jamaicas, !?l-50 to $2-7.") |ier box and $3-^0 



to $0-00 per b.-u-rel, 

 Ll.MES — Domiuica, $()',">(l to $iS(JO per barrel. 

 M.\CK-2!)c. lo :52c. per lb. 

 Nutmegs— 110'.s, 8ic. (o 9|c. per It.. 

 OiiANGES — Jamaica, $2-75 to $3-2;") ]jcr barrel. 

 PiMEN'io — .5c. ])er lb. 

 SlKiAR — Centrifugals, W)", 4ic. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3-8Gc. ; 



Molasses, 89°, ."{c. per ft,,, duty paid. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados,— Messrs. James A. Lynch i Co., April 21, 

 1908; Messrs. T. S. Gakeaway & Co., April 27, 

 1908. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4-00 to$4-.-.0per lOOft. 



Cacao— Dominica, $14'00 to $15-(!0 per 100 ft,. 



Cocoa-nuts— $14-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— Jamaica, $8-.50 to $10-50 jier 100 ft.. 



Hay— $1-50 per 100 lb. 



Manui;e.s— Nitrate of soda, $65 00 ; Ohlendorffs dissolved 

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

 nianure, $42-00 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 to 

 $75-(l0: Sulidiate of potash, $G7-00 per ton. 



MoLAssis— Choice. 15c. ; Fancy, 17c. Jior gallon. 



Onions— .Madeira, $210 to $2-50 per lOO tl>. 



PoTATos. English— $2-85 to $3-00 per 160 ft>. 



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



Rice- Demerara. $5-60 to $5-80 (180 %.) ; Patna, $3-80 ;. 

 Rangoon, $3-00 to $3-10 per 100 "(b. 



Sugar— IMu.scovado, 89% $2-30 [ler lOOtb., package nicUided ; 

 Daik crystals, $2-60; Centrifugals, $2-3(J to $2-o(>- 

 I)er 100 lb. 



British Guiana,— March 31, 1908.— Messrs. Sandbach, 



Parker ct Co. ; Messrs. Wietixc i Richtee, 



April 18, 1908. 

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

 BAL.vrA — Venezuela block, 32c. to 35e. ; Demerara sheet, 



48c. i)er ft). 

 Cacao- Native, 20c. to 21c. per ftj. 

 Cassava — No stock. 



Cassava Starch— $7-56 per barrel of 196 lb. 

 CocoA-NUTS-$12-00 to $16-00 per M. 

 Coffee— Creole, 13c. ; Jamaica, 12c. per fti. 

 Dhal- $525 to $5-35 per bag of 168 lb. 

 Eiiijos- 96c. to $1-32 per barrel. 



Molasses — 'i'ellow, 19c. ; Dark, 1.5c. to 16c. ])er gallon. 

 Oxio.ss— Madeira, 3ic. to 4c.; Lislion, 3k-. to 4c. Dutch, 3c.- 



per lb. 

 Plantains— 20c. to 64o. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS,— English, $2-40 to $2-50 per barrel. 

 PoTATos, Sweet— Barb.ados, $1-44 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballaui, $C)-25 t.> $6-40 ; Creole, $5-25 for good j 



Seeta, $6-00 per bag. 

 Split Peas— $60Oto S6-10perbag(210 lb.); Lisbon, $4-50. 

 Tannias- $1 -80 per bag. 



Y^jis—White, $2-16 to $2-40 ; Buck, $2 64 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-.50 to $2o5 ; Yellow, $L'-90 to 



$3-00; White, $3-60 to $3-70; Molasses, $1-80 to 



$1-95 i)cr 100 ft>. (retail). 

 TiMisEP.- Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles— $3-50 to $575 per M. 

 CoRi'WoOD— $2-40 to $2-(it per ton. 



Trinidad,— Marcli 21, 1908.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant 

 it Co. 

 Cacao— $17-00 to $20-00 perfanega. 

 Cocoa-nuts— No quotations. 



CocoA-NUT Oil— 72c. per Imperial gallon, cask included. 

 CoFFEi; — Vene-/.uclan, no i|Uotations. 

 Copra- S2-(;iMo $2-80 per 100 ft.. 

 Dhal--$5-0 1 to $5-25 jier 2-l)ushel bag. 

 UNIONS— $2 50 to $3-00 per 100 ft., (retail). 

 PoTATOs. Knoi.ish- $1-15 to $1-25 per 100 lb. 

 Rick— 'i'ell.u, $5-40 to $5-60 :Wliitc,$5-25to$6-00 pei bag. 

 Split Peas $5-90 to $6-0(t per bag. 

 Sugar- $500 to $5-05 per 100 ib. 



