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THE Ad I ; [CULTURAL NEWS. 



June 1?., 1908- 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



per cwt. 

 i UM. 



London,— M;i,y 26, 1908. 'The West India Com- 

 mittee Circular ; Messrs. E. A. de Pasr & Co., 

 May 15, 1908: Messrs. Keaeton, Piper c*.- Co., 

 May l>6, 1908. 



Arkovvroot — 1^1^ to 2^^'('. 



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

 Bees'-wax— Good quality, i'7 l<*s. to £'7 12.s. <;</. per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 07/- to 8.5/- per cwt.; Grenada, (il/- to 



07/- per cwt. 

 Coffee— Santu.s, 29.s. 7i'/-; Jamaica, 37/- to ." 

 Copra — We.st Indian, £l() per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, 15(/. tci 17(/. ; Barbados, lt<,l. ti 



St. Kitt's, 15(/. til 17Ai'. ; Montserrat, V>il. td 



per lb. 

 Fruit — 



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



Limbs— 4/fi to 5/- per box of 20(1. 



Pine-apples— St. Michael, 2/3 to 4/6 each. 



Grape Fruit— 6/- to 10/- perbox. 



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

 Fustic— £3 10s. to £4 10s. per ton. 



( ilNOKR— .51/- t<l 80/. 



UoNEV— 20s. to 33s. i)er cwt. 



Isinglass — West India luniii, 1/7 to 2/3 per lb.; cake, 



11./. to 1- per lb. 

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



£13 10s. per cask of 108 gallons; Di.stilled oil, 1 10 t<. 



Is. 11(/. per lb. ; hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4/(> per lb. 

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



£3 10s. per ton. 

 Mace — No (|uotations. 

 Nutmegs— 66's to 68'5, 8i/. to Shi.; 76's, 6//.; '.H's, .o./. ; 



lOii's to 118'.s 4i(/.; 121's, 3if/.; 149's, 3|,/. 

 Pimento— t^iiet ; 2J-/. to 2ld. 

 Rum— Jamaica, 3/3 to 8/- ; Demerara, 1/6 per gallon ; 



Trinidad, no quotations. 

 guf-AR (Jrystals, 18/6 to 19/6 per cwt. ; Muscovado, 



l.^is. 7''. ; Molasses, no quotations. 



New York,— May 29, 1908. — Messrs. Gille.si>ii;, Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, l:'.,',c. to l.")C. ; Grenada, i:!c. to ir)ic. ; 



Trinidad, l:ic. to Kic; Jamaica, lUc. to 12c. per lb. 

 CocoA-Nirrs-Jamaica, select, $22-00 'to 323-00; culls, 



no (luoiations ; Trinidad, $18-50 ; culls, $l(l-.">0 per M. 

 ("OFFEE — Jamaica, good washed, 9c. to lie; good ordinary, 



7Jc. to 8ic. 

 Ginger — Vlhc. to I4c. i)er ft. 

 Goat Skins— Jamaica, nilc. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. 



Kill's, 4.5c. to IKc, dry Mint per \h. 

 ( IRAPK Fruit— Jamaicas, $2-2.""> to §2-70 per box and S4-50 



to $6-00 per liarrel. 

 Limes — Dominica, $7'f>0 jier liarrel. 

 Mace- 29c. to :'.3c. per lb. 

 Nutmegs— UO's, lOje. to lOlc. per lb. 

 ( iRANiiKs- Jamaica, $1 70 to $;'.00 per barrel. 

 Pimento — 4-^'c. to 4ie. ]ier lb. 

 Sugar Centrifugals, '.)6°, 4-42e. ; Muscovados, 89 , 3-86c. ; 



Molasses, 8'.>', 3-(>lc. per Hi., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. James A. Lynch & Co., .Tune 2, 

 1 908 ; ilessrs." T. S. Gaeraway i Co., June 9, 

 1908 



Arrowroot- St. Vincent. S4-00 to$4-.50 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— Doniiuica, Sfl4-00 to Slo'OO per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — SI 4 -00 per M. for liusked nuts. 



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



Hay— $1-40 to $l-,o0 per 100 ft. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda. $62 00 to $65-00 ; 01ilendorft"s 

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

 Cacao manure, $42-00 ; Sulphate of aunnonia, $72-00 

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



Molassks — Choice. lOc ; Fancy, 21c. jier gallon. 



Unions— Bermuda lo,,se. $1 -21 to $1 -75 per 10(1 ft. 



PoTATOS, En.u.tsh— $2-00 to $3-00 per 100 ft.. 



Peas— Split, $0-40 ; Canada, $3-20 per bag. 



Rice— Demerara. $5-85 to $6-10 (180 fli") ; Patna, $3-80 ; 

 Rangoon, $3-00 to $310 per ]00 ft 



Sugar— Muscovado, 89 . $2-00 per KM) ft,., jiackage in- 

 cluded; Dark crystals, $2-50 ; Centrifugals. $2-35 to 

 $2-75 iier 1(10 lb. 



British Guiana,— :May 



i ItlCHTEK. 



1(), 1908, Messrs. WiETlXd 



•50 to $10-00 iier barrel. 

 32c. ; Demerara sheet, 



ler ft. 



per fti. 



48c. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 

 Balata — Venezuela block, 



per lb. 

 Cacao — Native, 10c. to 18c 

 Cassava — 80c. 



CASSAVA Starch— .39-00 j.er barrel of I'.IO 11,. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $1200 to $10-00 per M. 

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

 Dh.\L- $5-75 to $(i-00 per bag of 108 ft. 

 Eddos— 9()c- per barrel. 



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

 Gnions — Madeira, 3c. t(,3ic. ; Lisbi,n, .3c. to 3ic. per 



Dutch, IK, (juotations. 

 Plantains — 40c. to OOc. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS,— English, $3-00 to $3-50 per ban-el. 

 PoTATos, SwKET — Barbados, $1-32 ))er bag. 

 Rice— Ballain, $0 40 ; Creole, $575 fo 



$6-00 per liag. 

 Split Peas— $0 00 to $0-lOperbag(2I0 lb.); Lisbon, $4 50. 

 TaNNIAS-$1-()8 per bag. 

 Yams— White, $2-00 ; Buck, $2-64 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-70 to $:; (10 ; Yellow, $3-50 to 



$3-10; White. $370 to $3 80; Molasses, $2-00 to 



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

 Timber — Greenlieart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaisa SniNOLKs— $3-.50 to $5 75 per M. 

 CoRi,w-ooi, $2-40 to $2-64 per ton. 



ft..; 



good ; Seeta, 



Trinidad,— May 

 A Co. 



.30, 1908. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 



Cacao— $13-0(1 t., $14(MI i,erfanega. 



Cocoa-nuts— $22 00 per M.. f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Gii. OOc. per Imperial gallon, cask included. 



Coffee — Venezuelan, no (|Uotations. 



Copra- 82-50 to S2-75 per 100 lb. 



Dhal- $5 (10 to $515 per 2-bushel bag. 



t>NioNs— $1-75 to $!■'.») per 100 ft), (retail). 



Potatos, En(;lish—$1-75 t<, $1-0(1 per 100 lb. 



Rice— Y'ellow, $540 to $5-0(i ; White, $5-25to$6-00 per bag. 



Split Peas- $590 to $0-00 per bag. 



Sugar- American crushed, $5-00 to $510 per 100 ft). 



