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THE AGRICULTUEAL NEWS. 



June 27, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



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London,— June l>, lyOiS, 'The West India Com- 

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

 May 29, 1908 : Messrs. Keaetun, Tu'er A- Co., 

 May 26, 1908. 



Arkowroot— 2('. to 2]i'. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/1 to 2/4 ; block, 1/7* to 1/8 per ft. 

 Bees'-wax — Good quality, £7 17s. 6i/. jier cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 08/- to 09/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 00/ 



05/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 29s. ; Jamaica, 37/- to 57,'- per cwt. 

 Copra — West Indian, £10 10s. per ton. 

 Cotton — St. Vincent, 15(/. to Hid. ; Barbados, Htl 



St. Kitt's, 14rf. to 15(/. ; Montserrat, 14.7 



per lb. 

 Fruit — 



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



Limes— 4/6 to 5/- per box of 20(J. 



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



Grape Fruit— 14/- to 16/- per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 0/- to 7/- per box. 

 Fustic— £:^ 10s. to £4 10s. per ton. 



GlNOFR-51'- to 80/ 



Honey— 20s. to :Ws. M. per cwt. 



Isinglass— West India lump, l/'.l to 1/11 per ft.; cake, 



no quotations. 

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



£12 10s. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled 



per ft. ; hand-pressed, 4/3 t(j 4/6 per ft. 

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



£3 10s. per ton. 

 Mace— Is. 1'/. to Is. 2'/. per ft. 

 Nutmegs — 60's to 08'.<, 8('. to 8.>(/.; 76 s, t'ul. 



105's to 118'.s-, 41(/.; 121's, 3Af/.'; 14i)'s, 31,/. 

 Pimento— Quiet ; 2l<l. to 2]'/. 

 Rum— Jamaica, 3/- to 3,3 ; Demorara, 1/0 t 



■iallon : Trinidad, no quotations. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 18/() to r.t/O jier cwt. 



16s. 2irV. ; Molasses, 14/- to 14/0. 



concentrated, 



il, 2/- 



!IJ • 



1 



5,/. ; 



per 

 Muscovado, 



New York, — lun.' 12, 1908. — Me.ssrs. drLLKspii:, Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cacao — Caracas, 1.3c. to 15c. ; Grenada, 12Jc. to 14c. : 



Trinidad, 124'c. to 14ic.; Jamaica, lUc.to]3.\c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-ntts— Jamaica, select, $20-00 to $22'00 ; culls, 



$\-i-m to $I5()0: Trinidad, |:-.'0-(IO;culls,S14-00 per I\l. 

 (,'oFFEE — Jamaica, gnud washed, !lc. to lie.; good cirdin.ii\-, 



7:,'c. to 8|c. 

 GiNGKR — 12Ac. to I7c. per ft. 

 (iOAT Skins -Jamaica, 50c. ; St. TIkhikis, St. Croix, St. 



Kilt's, 44c. to 47c., dry Hint, per Hi. 

 (Ikai'K Kri'it— Jamaicas, $.3-00 to $4-50 ]h-v Ihix and $5-00 



to »8-00 per barrel. 

 Limes — Dominica, $7'50 per barrel. 

 Mace— 19c. to 31c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs— no's, 8.i'c. per Iti. 

 Oranges— J.-imaiea, $1-70 to $3-00 per barrel. 

 PiME.NTO — 4c!c'. to 4.\c. per ft. 

 .Sicar— Centrifugals. !)(i°, 4-40c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3 !tOc. ; 



Molasses, 89°, 3l)5c. per ft., duly jiaid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. James A. Lynch &. Co., June 16,. 

 1908 ; Me.ssns. T. >S. Garraway A- Co., June 2.S,, 

 1908 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4 ■Hi) to $4-10 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— Dt.minica. $14-00 ti. $I5-IMI per lUU ft. 



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



Coffee- Januiica, $9-50 to $8-50 per 100 ft. 



Hay— $1-05 per lOU ft. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda. $i;'J-0O to $05-00 : OhlendortTs 

 dissolved guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manuie, $42-00 ; 

 Cacao manure, $421)0 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 

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



Molasses — Choice. 19c. ; Fancy, 21c. [ler gallon. 



Onions— Beruiuda loose, $1-21 to $1-50 per lOn ft. 



PoTATOS, English— $2-00 to $2-75 per lliU tt.. 



Peas— Split, $0-40 ; Canada, $3-10 to $3-20 pt-r liag. 



Rice— Denierara, $5-70 (180 It,.) ; Patna, $3-80 : Rangoon, 

 $3-00 to $310 per lOU ft. 



Sugar— INIuseovado, 89', $2-05 per 100 It.., package in- 

 cluded ; Dark crystals, $2-50 ; Centrifugals, $2'-;^5 to 

 $2-75 per IIX) ft." 



British Guiana, — luuc 13, 1908, 

 k IUchter; June 13, 1908; 

 Packer A' Co. 



Messrs. WiETiNG 

 Messrs. Saiidbach, 



48c 



3c. 



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

 Balata — Venezuela 'ulock, 32c. ; Denierara sheet, 



per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, IGc. to 18c. per ft. 

 Cassava — 80c. 



Cassava Starch— $900 per barrel of 190 II.. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $12-00 to $1000 per M. 

 Coffee— Creole, 12c. to 13c.: Jauiaica, 12c. per ft. 

 Dh.\l-$5-75 to $0-00 per 'oag of 168 ft. 

 Ennos- $1-28 per barrel. 



Molasses— Yellow, 19c. ; Dark, i-.o quotations. 

 Onions- Madeira, 3c.; Lisbon, 2ic. to 3c. ; Dutcl 



per ft. 

 Plantains— 20c. to 60c. i)er bunch. 

 PoTATOS, — English, $2-80 to $3-00 prr barrel. 

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

 Rice— BallaiM, $0-30 to $0 411; Creole, $,V75 for good ; 



Seeta, SO -00 per bau'. 

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

 Tannias— $1-92 per bag. 

 Yams- White, $2-10 ; Buck, $2-88 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-80 to $300 ; Yellow, $3-.50 ; 



White, $3-70 to $3-80; Molasses, $2-00 to $2-10 



per 100 ft. (retail). 

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

 W' allaba Shingles — $350 to $5 75 per M. 

 CoRnwoon— $2-40 to $204 per ton. 



Trinidad, — lune 

 ikCo. 



13, 1908. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 



Cacao— $13-25 to $14-25 perfanega. 



Cocoa-nuts— $22-00 per JI., f.i'.b. 



CocOA-NUT Oil — OOe. per Imperial gallon, ca.sk included. 



Coffee — Venezuelan. 9o. to 9[e. per ft. 



CopUA- $2.50 to $2-75 per 100 tb. 



Dhal— $5-00 to $5-15 i)er 2-bu.shel bag. 



Onions— $1 -75 to $1-90 ^,^■r 100 ft., (retail). 



Potatos, English- $1 - to to $r.5i) per 100 Hi. 



Rice— Yellow, $5-40 to $501); White, $5 -251086 00 per bag. 



Split Peas— $5-85 to $000 per bag. 



Sugar — .\uiciican crushed, $5-00 to $5-10 per 100 lb. 



