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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



JcLY 11, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London, — lnm' "i^i. 1908, 'The West India Com- 

 mittee CiKGULAE ; ilessrs. E. A. de Pass &: Co., 

 JuiH- 12, 1908 : Messrs. Keaetox, Pii-ek A' Co., 

 .Tune 2;'., 1908. 

 I. . . 



Akrowroot— 2](r til Xiji/. 



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

 Bees'-wax — (loud (juality, £7 ITs. 6(7. to £8 per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, (i.S/- to 80/- per cwt. ; Grenada, .o9/- to 



(i.">/- per cwt. 

 OoFFEE — Santos, 2yN. ; .laiiuiica, 48/- to .02/- jier cwt. 

 CoPKA — West Indian, i'Ki 10.s. per ton. 

 CoTTO> — St. Vincent, 1.5('. to Ifirf. ; Barbados, 14ii/. to lo^'/. ; 



St Kitt's, 14k/. to ISirf.; Montserrat, ll,l. to 15(/. 



per lb. 

 Fruit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/<J to .j/- per bunch. 



Limbs— 4/li to 5/- per box of 200. 



I'lNE-APFLES— St. Michael, 2/3 to 4/ 



(jKAPE Fruit — 12/- to 14/- per box. 



OraSOES — Jamaica, 11- to 12/- i)er box. 

 Fustic— £'3 10s. to £'4 ]0s. per ton. 

 Gl-NHFR- 51 - to 80/- 

 HoNEy — 20s. to 32.S. per cwt. 

 IsiNOi.ASS — West India lump, 1/10 to 2/1 



Hi./, per lb. 

 Lime J'liicf, — Raw, 1/1 to 1/4 per gallon; concentrated, 



£12 10.^■. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled oil, 2/ 



per 111. ; hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4,t; per lb. 

 Locjwooii— £3 10s. to £4 5s. per tern; roots, £2 10s. ti 



£3 JO.s. per ton. 

 M.4,.E_l,s-. 1,1. to Is. 2(/. per ft. 

 NuT.MEOs— CC.'s to (>8'.s, S(/. to Shil.; TH---, <i'/. 



KCi'.s 4]./.; 12r.s 3ii/.; 149's, 3J,/. 

 Pimento— Quiet ; 2,1-/. to 2,1./. 

 Rum— Jamaica, 3/- to 8/-; Demerara, Ml i 



sjallon : Trinidad, no quotations. 

 SucAR— Crystals, 18,(i to 19/6 ])er cwt 



iniMl : Mola.sses, 14/- to 14/(i. 



L-h, 



l"'i- 



ik( 



<.ir 



J 



5i/. 



per 

 Mu.scovado, 



New York, — Innc 20, 1908. — Messrs. Gillespie, Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cacao — Caracas, 13c. to 14jc. ; Grenada, 12ic. to ISJc. ; 

 Trinidad. 12Jc. to 14c.; Jamaica, lie. to 13c. per lb. 



CocOA-Ni'Ts -Jamaica, select, $23 00 ; culls., $14-5(1: Trini- 

 dad, $2200; culls, §14 00 jier M. 



CoiKEE — Jamaica, sjooiV washed, Oc. to He; f;ood ordin.ii y, 

 Tj'c. to .Sjc. 



GiNcKK— lll-Jc. to 14c. perfti. 



Goat Skins . Jamaica, .50c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. 

 Kitt's, 4(ic. to 4Tc., dry Hint, per lb. 



(iKAi-K. FRUn- .Iamaio,H.s, $300 to $4-50 per 1mi\ and $5(10 

 to $8-00 )ier liarrel. 



LiMKs — Dominica, $()'."iO per barrel. 



Mack— lOc. to 31c. ptr ft. 



Nii'bmecs — llO'.s, '.)c. per Hi. 



OjiANCKs — Jamaica, SITO to $:;0O per barnl. 



Pimento — 4|i'. per H.. 



SccAR— Centrifugals, 06°, 4-40c. ; Mu8covad<is, 89°, 3 OOe. ; 

 Molasses, SO", 3(i.5e. per tti., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. James A. Lv.nch it Co, June 30,, 

 1908; Mes.srs. T. S. G;,kkavm iV: Co., July 4, 

 1908. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, 84 -00 to 84-10 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— Dominica, 814-00 to 815(10 [.er lUO ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — 818"00 per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— Jamaica, 88-50 to $10-50 per 100 Hi. 



Hay— 81-65 per 100 ft. 



Manures— ^'itrate of soda, SG2-C0 to 865(10 ; Ohlendortfs 

 dissolved guano, 855-00 ; Cotton manure, $42-00 ; 

 Cacao manure, 842-00 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $7200 

 to 875-00 ; Sulphate of potash, $67-00 per ton. 



Molasses — Choice. 10c. ; Fancy, 21c. pci gallon. 



Onions— Bermuda hiose, $110" to 81 20 per lOu ft. 



PoTATOS, Enclish — 8300 per 160 ft. 



Peas— Split, $6-25 ; Canada, 83-20 per baif. 



Rice— Demerara, $615 (180 ft.) ; Patiia. $3-80 : Rangoon, 

 $3-00 per 100 ft. 



Sugar- Mu.scovado, 80', $2-05 pei lOO t1.., package in- 

 cluded; D.-u-k crystals, $2-50; Centrifugals, $2-35 to 

 $2-75 per 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — lime 



lie lUCHTER. 



190?. Messrs. W1ETIX& 



48c. 



.\rro\vroot — St. Vincent, $0-50 to $1(»-00 per barrel. 

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



per ft. 

 Cacao — Kative, ICc. to 18c. per ft. 

 Cassava — 80c. 



Cassava St-irch— $9 00 per barrel of 196 lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— 812-00 to $1600 per M. 

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

 Dhal- 85-00 to $6-00 per bag of 108 ft. 

 EliDOS— 90c. iier barrel. 



Molasses — Yellow-, 23Ac. ; Dark, no (juot.-vtions. 

 Onions — Madeira, 24C. ; Lisbon, 2ic. to 3c. ; Dutch, ."c. 



per fti. 

 Plantains — .36c. to 60c. jier bunch. 

 Potatos, — English, $2-(iO to 82'75 per barrel. 

 PoTATOS, Sweet — Barbados, $1-68 per bag. 

 Rice — Ballam, $6-4(1; Creole, $575 for good; Seet«, 



86-00 pel- bag. 

 Si'LiT Peas— 86-25 to $6-50 per bag (210lb.); Lisbon, $4-50 • 

 TaNNIAs— 8144 ])er bag. 

 Yams— White, $2-16 ; Buck, $400 ])er bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2.50 to $3-00 ; Vellow, $325 ; 



to $3-50 ; White, $370 to $3-80; Molasses, $2 (io 



to $2-10 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. 10 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba SHiN(iLBs — $3-(>0 to $575 per M. 

 CoRiiwooD- $2-40 to $2-64 per ton. 



Trinidad, — lurie 

 >S: Co. 



Ii908. — Messrs. Gokoon", Grant 



Cacao— $I.'!-25 to $14-L'5 jn-r f.-uieg.-i. 



Cocoa-nits— $20-0(l.per M., f.o.b. 



CocoA-Nt'T Oil — 60c. [ler Lnperial gallon, ca.sk included. 



Coffee — Venezuelan, 9c. to 9jc. per lb. 



Coi-RA-$2-.Vi to$2-75 per 100 tb. 



Dhal— $4 -'.HI to $5-00 i)er 2-bushel b;u;. 



Onions— $1-75 to $190 per 100 ft. (retail). 



Potatos. En.;i.ish $1 -40 to $r.")0 per 100 lb. 



Rice— Vellow, 85-40 to $5-i;5 ; White, $4 -9010$;-. 75 per bag. 



Si'LiT Peas— $5-,So to $(i-00 per bag. 



Sugar- American orH.'<lud, $5-00 to $5-10 per 108 lb. 



