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THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS, 



July 26, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,-. July T, 1908, 'Thk "West India Com- 

 mittee Circular ; ilcisi-.s. Keailtux, ru'Eu A Co., 



.July 7. 1908. 



Arrowroot— 2J(/. per Iti. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/- to 2/4 ; block, no (luutjitions. 

 Bees'-wax — Good quality, £7 17s. (id. tu £8 per cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, O.'J/- U< 75/- per cwt.; Grenada, 5-1/- to 



58/- per cwt. 

 Coffee— Santos, 29s. per cwt.; Jamaica, no (piotations. 

 Coi'RA— AVest Indian, £17 per ton. 

 Cotton — St. Vincent, 14(/. to 15'/.; Barbados, 14'7. to ]5(/.; 



St. Kitt's, 14(/. to 15(/. ; Montserrat, lid. to 1.5rf. 



per lb. 

 Fbuit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/6 to .5/- per bunch. 



Limes — Unsaleable. 



Pine-apples — St. Michael, 2/:5 to 4/- each. 



Grape Fruit— 12/- to 14/- perbo.x. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 11/- to 12/- per box. 

 Fustic— £3 10s. to £4 lO.f. per ton. 

 Oisofr — (^uiet. 

 Honey — 2Us. to 32s. per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West India lump, l/ti to 2/1 per lb.; cake, 



no quotations. 

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



£i:! lOs. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled (jil, 2/1 



to 2,2 per tti. ; hand-jjressed, 4/3 to 4,() per lb. 

 LoGWOon — £3 lO.s. to £4 os. jier ton; roots, no quotations. 

 Mace— <,)uiet ; no (piolaticns. 

 Nut.meos — <.,luiet. 

 Pimento— Quiet ; 2J./. to 2\d. 

 Ruji_Jamaica, 3/- to 8/- ; Demerara, i'(< to l/7i ]>c\- 



yallon ; Trinidad, no quotations. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 18;0 to 19/6 ])er cwt. ; JIuscovado, 

 lU/2.^ ; Molasses, 14/- bo 14/6. 



New York, — June 26, 1908. — Me.ssrs. Gilli:si'1E, Bros. 

 &, Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 13c. to 14ic. ; Grenada. 1.2.\c. to ly^c. ; 

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



Cocoa-nuts — Jamaica, select, .S2300 ; culls., $1 4 ."lO; Trini- 

 dad, S22-0I); culls. $14-00 ])cr M. 



CoKFKE — Janiaica, good washed, 9c. to lie; good ordinary, 

 7Jc. to 8.|c. 



Ginger — lnj|c. to 14c. peril). 



Goat SuraB —Jamaica, 50c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. 

 Kilt's; 4()c. to 47c., dry flint, per lb. 



Grape Fkuit— Jamaicas, §3-00 to ?4-50 per l)ox and S5lHt 

 to S8-00 |icr bai-rel. 



LiMr.s — Dominica, !S()'.50 per barrel. 



Mack— 19c. to 31c. j.er lb. 



Ni'TMKGS- 110'.<, 9c. per tti. 



<)iiaN<:es — Jamaica, S1'70 to $")'(I0 per barrel. 



I'lMKNTo — 4.1c. per lb. 



tiiGAR- Centrifugals, 96°, 4'40c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3 90c. ; 

 Molasses, 89°, 3 65c. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. Li':acock &. Co., July 20, 1908; 

 Messrs. 't. S. G.!.reaway & Co., July 21, 

 190.S 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4-00 to?4-10per 1001b. 



Cacao— Dominica, 814 00 to $15 00 per lUO lb. 



Cocoa-nuts — SIO'OO i>er M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— Jauuiica, S8-50 to $9-00 per 100 lb. 



Hay— SI -65 per 100 lb. 



Manures — Mitrate of soda, $05 00 ; OhlendorfJ"s dissolved 

 guano, $55'00 ; Cotton manure, §42"00 ; Cacao manure, 

 §48'<K) ; Sulphate of ammonia, 875 '00 ; Sulphate of 

 potash, S07'00 per ton. 



MoL.vssKs— No I plot at ions. 



Onions— Stiiugs, S!2 <M) to $2-25 per 100 tb. 



PoTATOS, English — §3'00 per 160 ft). 



Peas — Split, $660 ; Canada, $3'25 per bag. 



Rice— Demerara. 85-90 (180 tb.) ; Patna, $3-80 ; Rangoon, 

 $3-00 per 1011 tb. 



Sugar — Mu.scovado, 89', $2'05 per 100 lb., ]);ickage in- 

 cluded ; Dark crystals, §2-60; Centrifugals, $2-35 to 

 $2-75 i)er 1(10 lb. 



Britisli Guiana, — Ojic)i((;ETo\vN Chambki; of Com- 

 mei;ik Foutniohtly market IiEPort. .luly lu, 

 1908. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $9'50 i)er barrel. 



]>a;.ata — Venezuela block, 32c. ; Demerara sheet, 4Sc. 



per lb. 

 Cacao — Kative, 13c. to 18c. per tb. 

 Cassava— 80c. 



Cassava Starch — §900 per barrel of 196 lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $16-00 per M. 



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

 Dhal- $6-00 per bag of 168 ft). 

 Eodos— 90c. per barrel. 



Molasses — Yellow, 23ic. ; Dark, no quotations. 

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



per tb. 

 Plantains — 36c. to 60c. per binich. 

 PoTATos, — Engli.sh, $2-()0 to $2-75 per barrel. 

 PoTATOs, Swi:i;t — Barbados, $1-68 per bag. 

 Rick— Dallam, $6-4li; Creole, $5-60 to $.->-75 for .good; 



Seeta, $6-00 per l).-ig. 

 Split Peas— $6-25 per bag (2101b.); Lisbon, $4-50. 

 Tannias — $144 i)er bag. 

 Yams— White, $2-16 : Buck, $400 i)er bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, $2-75 ; Yellow, $3-00 : White, 



$3-80 to $4-00; Molasses. $2-25 per lOO H). (retail). 

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

 Wallaiu Shingi.ks — $3.50 to $5-50 per M. 

 CoRi>wooi.— $2-40 to $2-61 per ton. 



Trinidad,— July 11, 1908. — Messrs. GouDox, Grant 



iCo. 



Cacao— $11-75 to 81300 perfanega. 



CocoA-NiTs— $20-00 per M., f.o.b. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — 58c. per Imperial gallon, cask included, 



CoFFKiv — Venezuelan, no (piol.-itious. 



Coi-RA- 82-.5I) io$2-75 per 100 lb. 



Dual— $4-90 to $500 per 2-bushel bag. 



Onions- Sl-75 to $1-80 per 100 tb. (retail). 



PoTATOS. English— $1-40 to $1 -.50 Dcr 100 lb 



Rice- Yellow, $5-40 to $5-65; White, $4-9Uto$5 75 per bag. 



Split Peas— $585 to $6 Oil per bag. 



Sugar- American crushed, $500 to $5-10 per 100 lb. 



