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THE AGKICULTUKAL NEWS. 



:May 30, 1908 



MARKET REPORTS- 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Lcndon,— May li', laO.s, 'The West India Com- 

 mittee CiECULAE ; -Messrs. E. A. de Pass &: Co., 

 May 1, 1908. 



Arrowroot — llil. to 2iil. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/1 to 2;'4 ; block, l/7i^to 1/8 per ft. 

 Bees'-wax — Good quality. £'7 lo.<. to J-.'7 17-'. Gil. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 7^'>l- to 84;- per cwt. ; Grenada, 0'.>;- tu 



7"-! ■ per cwt. 

 CoFFKE — Santos, 2'.h. ihl.: Jamaica, 37- to 57/- per cwt. 

 Copra — West Indian, £10 per ton. 

 Cotton — St. Vincent, 15f/. tol7(/. : Barbado.s, 15(/. to 17i(/. ; 



St. Kitt's, 15c/. to 17i</. ; Montserrat, 1.5(;. to 1(U(/. 



per ih. 

 Fruit — 



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



Limes— 4/(J to 5/- per box of 20U. 



PiNE-APrLES — St. Micliael, 2/3 to 4/G each. 



Grape Fruit — 14/- to l(i/- per box. 



OitANOES — Jauiaica, 0/- to 7/- per box. 

 Fustic— £3 lOs. to £'4 lO.s. per ton. 

 Honey — IDs. to 34s. per cwt. 

 IsiNCi.ASS — West India lump, 1/'.) to 1/11 per lb.; cake, no 



(quotations. 

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



£12 per cask of 108 gallons ; Distilled oil, 1;'( to l.s. KW. 



per ft. ; hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4/(> per ft. 

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



£3 lO.s. per ton. 

 Mace — 1/2 to 15 per fti. 

 Nutmegs— 6f;'.s to 68's, 8,/. to 8.W.; 70's, G-/.; Dl's, 5(/.: 



lOo's to 118'.s, 4id.; 121',s, Sirf.JUD's, 3|f/. 

 Pimento— Quiet ; 2!./, to 2ld. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/3 to 8'- ; Demerara, 1/3 to l/4i per 



aallon : Trinidad, no quotations. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 18/6 to 19/6 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



17-<.; Molasses, no ipiotatinns. 



New York, — Miiy 1, 190.s. — Messrs. Gillf.spik, Bros. 

 & Co. 



CaiAO— Caracas, Itic. lu 20c. ; Grenada, IGjic. to 17c. ; 



Trinidad, lOc. to KUc; Jamaica. l.'Jlc to l;{.\c. per ft. 

 CocoA-NiT.s— Jamaica, select, $2200 to $23-00: culls, 



no (piotations ; Trinidad, $200<t to $21-00; culls, no 



quotations. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, good washed, 7c. to lljc. ; good ordinary, 



no <|Uotati(ins. 

 Ginger — 12io. to I4c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 53c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. 



Kitt's, 4Hc. to 4»c., dry Hint jier ft. 

 Gkape Fruit — Jamaicas, $1-75 to $2-50 per box ;ind $3-75 



to $4-50 per barrel. 

 Limes — Dominica, $7 '50 per barrel. 

 Mack— 20c. to :i3c. j.er lb. 

 Nutmegs- llO'.s, lOje. U, \Oke. per It.. 

 ' )r.AN<:ES — Jan-.,ticM, $2-75 to $:!-50 [ler barrel. 

 Pimento — 4c. ti« 4Ic. |ier lb. 

 StGAR— Centrifugals, '.Hi", 4-42c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3-t>2c. ; 



Molasses, 89°, 3't)7c. per ft., dut}- paid. 



Barbados, — ilessrs. James A. Lynch &. Co., ^May 19,, 

 1908; Me.ssr.s. T. S. Gakeaway A: Co., May L'C. 



190S 



Arrowi;oot— St. Vincent. $4 -(10 to S4-50 per lUOft. 



Cacao— Dominica, SW'OO to SUrW per 100 ft. 



CocoA-NUTs — $14-00 per M. fur husUed nuts. 



Coffee— J:i:naica. $8-50 to $li)-50 per 100 ft. 



Hay— $1-50 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, $05 00 ; Ohlendortl's dissolved 



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



m;uiure, $40-00 to $42-00 ; Sulphate of ammonia. 



$720(1 to $75-00 ; Sulphate of potasji, $07-00 per ton. 

 MoL.\ssi:s — Choice. 15c. ; Fancy, 17c. per g.illon. 

 Onions— Hermuda loose, 4*1 ^l to $] -6!l per lOO ft. 

 Potatos, liNGi.isu- $2-30 to $;!-U0 per 100 ft. 

 Peas — Split, $0-50 : Canada, $M-20 per bag. 

 Rice— Demerara, $5-25 to $6-10 (180 ft.) : Patna, $3-50 to 



$4-00: i;:ingoon, $3-00 to $3-]iJ per 100 ft 

 Sugar- Mii.scovado, 8!) , $10l) to $2-00 |ier lOOft., i.acUage 



included ; Dark crystals, $2-50 : Centrifugals, $2-25 to 



$2-00 per 100 lb. 



British Guiana, — jMay 10, 1908, Messrs. Wietinc; 



it rilCIlTKR. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $9-50 to $1000 per barrel. 

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

 pel- lb. 



Cacao — Na;ive. 16c. to 18c. per ft. 



Cass.wa— $1 (HI. 



Cassava Starch — 89-00 per barrel of 190 ft. 



CocoA-Nurs— $12-00 to $1000 per M. 



Coffee— Creole, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, 12c. per ft. 



Dhal- $5-50 lo $5-60 per bag of 16S ft. 



Enuos— $1-20 per barrel. 



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



Onions — Madeira. .3c. to 3ic. ; Lisbon, 3c. to 3.i,c. per ft.; 



Dutcli, n.Mpiotations. 

 Plantains— 3(ic. to 00c. per bunch. 

 Potatos, — Englisli, $2'4(l to $2-.">0 per barrel. 

 Potatos, Sweet— Barbados, $1-12 to SI -20 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $0-25 to $0-40; Creole, $5-50 for\good ; 



Seeta, $6-00 per bag. 

 Split Peas— $0 00 to $0-10 per bag(210 ft.); Lisbon, $4-50. 

 Tannias— $2-28 per bag. 

 Yams— White, $264 ; Buck, $2 16 per bag. 

 Sugar- D.-u-k crystals, $270 to $3-10 ; Yellow, $:!-10 to 



$3-20; White, $370 to $3-80; Molasses. $180 to 



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

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

 Wallai-.a SHiN(iLES — $350 to $5-75 per M. 

 CoRiiw-oon— $2-40 to $264 i)er ton. 



Trinidad,— May 

 iCo. 



16, 1908. — Messrs. Gokdon, Gkant 



Cacao— $14-25 to $15-25 perfanega. 



Cocoa-nuts— $24 00 per M., f.i>.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil- OOc. jier Imperial gallon, cask included. 



Coffee — Venezuelan, no {piotations. 



Copra- $2-25 to $2-40 per lOO ft. 



Dhal— $5-(iO to $5-1(1 i>er 2-bushel bag. 



Onions— S3-0(( to $:'.-.'>(l j.er 100 ft. (retail). 



Potatos. Emm.isii— $1-'.I(I to $2-(I(I per 100 lb. 



Rice— Velb.w, $5-40 to $5-00 ; White, $5-25to$0 00 per bag. 



Split Peas— $5-90 to $6 00 per bag. 



Sugar — American crushe<l, $5-00 to $510 per 100 lb. 



