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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



:\[ay IC, 190S. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



]iL'r cwt. 



Londrn,— April 28, 1908, 'The West India Com- 

 mittee CiECDLAE : Messrs. Keakton, Piper & Co., 

 April U, 1908 ; Messr.s. E. A. de Pasr & Co., 

 April 17, 1908. 



Arkowroot — 2S(/. to 2gi'. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/1 to 2/4 ; block, l/7i_to 1/8 j.er ft... 

 Bees'-wax — Good f|uality, £'7 lo.s. to £'7 17.'<. <>«/. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 74/- to 88/- per cwt.; Grenada, 74/- to 



70/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santus, 28.s. 4i(?. : Jamaica, 37 - to 57 

 Copra — West Indian, £1(J 10s. per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, 15(7. lolGi/ ;Barbad<..s ]."iJ. t 



St. Kitt's, 15./. to V\y.: INIont.serrat, 10,/. t 



per lb. 

 Fruit — 



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



Limes— 4/0 to 5/- per box of 200. 



Pine-ai'PLES — St Michael, 2/3 to 4/6 each. 



Grape Fruit — 14/- to 16/- per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 6/- to 7/- per box. 

 Fu-STic— £3 10s. to £4 10.s. per ton. 

 Honey — 19s. to 34s. per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West India lump, 1/i) to 1/11 per lb.; cake, no 



quotations. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/2 to 1/4 per gallon; concentrated, 



£11 12.S. 6'/. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled oil, 1/0 



per ft. ; hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4/6 per lb. 

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



£3 10s. per ton. 

 Mace— 1 '2 to 1/3 ].cr ft.. 

 NuTJiEGS— 68's to 69's, 7'/. to 9.7.; 7i>'s, 7./.; 105'». 4|rf. : 



Ill's to 115'.s, 3|./. to 4:>^cl; 121's, 3i</.; 143's, 4./. 

 Pimento — (^)uiet ; no quotations. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/- to 3/3 ; Demerara, 1, 



gallon ; Trinidad, no i|Uotations. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 18/6 to 19/6 per cwt 



16.S. 1./.; Molasses, 14- to 14/6. 



to 



l/4i per 

 Muscovado, 



New York, — .Xinil 17, 1908. — Messrs. Gille.spik, Bros. 

 i Co. 



Cacao — Caracas. 16c. to 20c. ; Grenada, 16.4c. to 17]c. ; 



Trinidad, 16.\c. to 17J.c.; Jamaica, 14c. to I45C. per lb. 

 CocOA-Ni'TS- Jamaica, select, $2600 to §28-00; culls, 



S15-00; Trinidad, $25-00 to $27-00; culls, $15-00 



to $1600 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good washed, Oic. to llic. ; good ordinary, 



7c. to 8^c. per ft). 

 Ginger— 12ic. to 13c. per ftj. 

 Go.vT Skins — Jamaica, 55c. ; St. Tliomas, St. Croix, St. 



Kitt's, 48c. to 51c., dry tlint ; 30c. to 42c., dry salted. 

 Grape Fkuit — Jamaicas, $1-50 to $275 )ier box and $350 



to $5-00 per barrel. 

 Limes — Dominica, $7 '00 to $7-50 per barrel. 

 Mace-2!)c. to 32c. per ft!). 

 Nutmegs— llO'.s, 8k-. to 9ic. per tti. 

 ('ranges— Jan'..->ica.'$2-75 to $3-25 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 4gc. to 4k- per ftj. 

 SroAR- Centrifug.ils", 96°, 4-36c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3-8Cc. ; 



Molasses, 89% 3-61c. per tti., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. James A. Lynch ik Co., May 5> 

 1908; Mes.srs. T. S. Garrawav & Co., May 11, 



1908. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $400 to$4-50 per 100 ft). 



Cacao— Dominica. $1400 to S1500 per 100 ib. 



CocoA-NU'rs — $14-00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffef, — Jamaica, $8-50 to $10-50 per 100 ftj. 



Hay- $1-25 per 100 ft. 



Manures — ISiitrate of soda, $65 00 ; Ohlendortl's dissolved 

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

 manure, $42-00 ; Sulphate of annuonia, $72-00 to 

 $75-00; Sulphate of potash, $67-00 per ton. 



MoL.ASSIS — Clioiee. 15c. : Fancy, 17e. per uanon. 



Onions— Madeira, $2-10 to $2-50 per 100 ft. 



Potatos, English — $2-75 per 160 ft.. 



Peas— Split, $6-50 ; Canada, $3-30 per has. 



Rice— Demerara. $6-10 (180 ft..) ; Patna,"^?4-00 ; Rangoon, 

 $3-00 to $3-10 per 100 ft). 



Sugar— Muscovado, 89\ $2-;50 per 100 ft)., package included ; 

 Dark crystals, $2-75 ; Centrifugals, $2-30 to $2-40 

 per 100 ib. 



British Guiana,— ilay 2, 1908, Messrs. Wietixg 



i nicnTEr.. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent. $0-.50 to $10-00 per barrel. 

 Balata — Venezuela 'ulock, 32c. ; Demerara sheet, 48c. 



per ft'. 

 Cacao — Kavive, 16c. to 18c. per ft. 

 Cassava — No stock. 



Cas,sava Starch — $7-56 per l)arrel of lOii llj. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $12-00 to $1600 per M. 

 Coffee- Creole, 12c. to 13c.; Jamaica, l'_'c. per ft. 

 Dhal- $5-50 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddos— 84e. i)er barrel. 



Molasses — Yellow, 19c. ; Dark, no quotations. 

 Onions— Madeira, .'Ic. to 3nc. ; Lisbon, 3c. to Sic. ; Dutch, 3c. 



per ib. 

 Plantains— 20c. to (i4c. per bnncli. 

 Potatos, — English, $2-40 to $250 |)er b.arrel. 

 Potatos, Swket — Barbados, $1-44 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $6-25 to $6-40; Creole, $5-25 f,.r good; 



Secta, $6-00 per bag. 

 Split Peas- $600 to $0-iOperbag(2101b.); Li.sbon, $4-50. 

 Tannias- $2-40 per bag. 

 Yams- White, $240 ; Buck, $2-40 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals. $2-70 to $300 ; Yellow, $3-00 to 



$3-10; White. $3-60 to $3-70: ]M..I;isses, $1-80 to 



$2-00 per lOO ft. (retail). 

 TiMiiEU — Greeiiheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles— SS-iiO to $5 75 per M. 

 Counwoon— $2-40 to $2-64 per ton. 



Trinidad,— May 

 &Co. 



1908. — Messrs. Gokdon, Grant 



Cacao— $I5-.50 to $16-25 perfanega. 



Cocoa-nuts-$24-0() per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 70c. per Imi>ei-ial g.allon, cask included. 



Coffee — Venezuelan, no (piotations. 



Copra- $2-40 to $2-65 per 100 ft). 



Dhal— $4-()0 to $4-80 j.er 2-busliel bag. 



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



Potatos, Enolish- $2-0(I to $225 per 100 Hi. 



Rice— Yellow, $5-40 to $5-6( 1 ; White, $5-25to$U-00 per ba". 



Split Peas— $590 to $6 00 jier bag. ° 



SuGAK— American crushed, $500 to $510 per 100 lb. 



