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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



AiGisT t<, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— July 7, 1908, 'The West India Com 

 MiTTEE Circular ; Messrs. Keaeton, Piper & Co., 

 July 21, 1908: ^ifossrs. K. A. I>k Pass .^t Co, 

 July 10, IDOS. 



Arrowroot— '2J(/. per ft. 

 Balata— Sheet, 2/- to 2/4 ; block, l/TA to 1,8. 

 Bees'-wax— Good quality, £7 10s. to £7 los. jier cwt. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, (j'.ij- to 75/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 5il- to 



58/- per cwt. 

 Coffee— Santos, 2!t.s. per cwt. ; Jamaica, no (luotations. 

 Copra— West Indian, £17 per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, 14./. to 15rf. ; Barbados, 14./. to 15(/. ; 



St. Kitt's, 1-1./. to 1.3./. ; Montserrat, 14./. to 1.5(/. 



per lb. 

 Fruit — 



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



Limes — Unsaleable. 



PiNE-APVLES — St. Michael, 2/3 to 4/- each. 



Grape Fruit- 8/- to 12/- per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 0/- to 13/- per box. 

 Fustic— £3 10s. to £4 10s. per ton. 

 GiNot'U -Quiet. 



er cwt. 



10/- t 



per lb. ; cake. 



Honey — 17s. to 27». <•./. 



Isinoi.ass— West India lump, 

 11./. i>er ti'. 



Lime Juiok— Raw, 1/1 to 1/4 per gallon; concentratcfd, 

 £i;! 10s. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled oil, 2 1 

 to 2 2 per ft. ; hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4/(i per ft. 



£4 



per 



LoGWOon— £3 10s. t 

 £3 10s. per ton. 

 Mace— Quiet ; no ipiotati. lis, 



NUT.MEGS — Q'I'et. 



PiMENTO-Quiet ; 2i./. to 2]./ 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3- to 8- ; 



aallon : Trinidad, no quotations. 



Sugar— Crystjvls, 18/6 to 19/6 per 



16/2i ; Molasses, 14/- to 14/6. 



ton ; roots, £2 Ids. to 



Demerara, l/(> to 17i per 

 :. ; Muscovado, 



New York, — luly lO, 1908. — Messrs. Gille.si'Ik, Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 14^c. to I44C. ; Grenada, 12c. to 12ic. ; 



Trinidad, 12.U. to 13c.; Jamaica, '.lie. to Uc. per tby 

 Cocoa-nuts — Jamaica, select, $25'00 to $27'0O : culls, 



J!14-.')0; Trinidad, ¥24 00 to $26 (K); culls. S140() to 



$15 00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, oi.liiiary, 74C. ; good ordinary, 74C. to Sjc. 



per til. 

 GiNcER — lOij'c. to I4c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Aiitiguii and Barbados, i\v\ Mint, froMi 48i-. 



to 49c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 4tic. to 



47c., dry Hint, per lb 

 Grape Fruit— California, $l-.50 to $2-50 per box. 

 Limes — ?4r)(l per bariel. Market overstocked. 

 Mace-2'.Ic. to 31k-. |,er tt.. 

 NT'tmeos— lid's, '.•■|'c. per Hi. 

 (•kanoes- I'alifoniia, $1'50 per box. 

 I'IMENTO — 44C. per tb. 

 Su.^au— Centrifugals, i)6°, 4-:«lc. to $4 42; Muscovados, 



89°, 3it2c. ; Molaasos. 89°, 3-67c. per tli., duly paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. Leacock k Co., August 1, 1908; 

 Messrs. T. S. G.!.RKA\VAV it Co., August 4, 

 1908 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $3-;)(i to $4-00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— Dominica, S14 UO to S15(HJ per 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — SIO'OO jier M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica, SS'.">0 to SlO'oO per 100 ft. 



Hay— $1-40 to SI -65 per 100 ft. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda. $65 00 ; OhlendorfJ's dissolved 

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

 $48'0U ; Sulphate of ammonia, $75'00 ; Sulphate of 

 potash, $07 '00 per ton. 



MOLASSKS — Xo quotalion.s. 



Onions— strings, $2-07 per 100 tt.. 



PoT.tTos, English— $3 00 to $3-5i) per lUO ft. 



Peas — Split, $6()0 ; Canada, $315 per bag. 



Rice— Demerara, $5-46 to $5'.t0 (180 ft.) ; Patna, $3-80 ; 

 Rangoon, $300 per 100 ft. 



Sugar- Muscovado, 89 , $205 per 100 ft., package in- 

 cluded ; Dark crystals, $2'50 ; Centrifugals, $2'35 to 

 $275 [ler 100 lb. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. Sanomai n, I'arkk]! ^i: Co. 

 July 18, 1908. 



Demerara 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, no quotations. 

 Balata — Venezuela block, no quotations, ; 



sheet. 52c. to 54e. per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, 14c. to 15c. per ft. 

 CASS.iVVA — 80c. 



Cassava Starch — §7r)6 per barrel of 100 II.. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $22 00 per M. 



Coffee— Creole, 10c. to lie. ; Jamaica, 110 quotations. 

 Dhal- $6 00 per "oag of 168 ft. 

 Eniios— '.H)c. jier barrel. 



MoLASSEs-'i'ellow, 24c. ; Dark, 22c. to 24c. 

 O.vio.ss— Madeira, 2;'c.; Lisbon, 24C. to 3c. per ft.; Dutch, 



no (juotations. 

 Plantains — No quotations. 

 Potatos,— English, $2-60 to $275 per barrel. 

 PoTATos, SwEKT — Barbados, $1'68 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $6 30 to $0-40 ; Creole, $5:i0 to $5-(i0 for 



good ; Seeta, no quotations. 

 Split Peas— $6-25 per bag (.210 lb.); Li.sbun, $4 50. 

 Tannias— $144 per bag. 

 Yams— White, $216 ; Buck, $400 per bag. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals. 8324 ; Yellow, $3Sl> ; 



$4-.S0 to $4-88 ; Molasses. $2-25 per 100 ft. 

 TlMi'.EU — Greeiiheart, 48c. to SCc. per cubic foot. 

 Wai.i,a1!a Shingles— $3-24 to Sti 00 per M. 

 CoKiiw $2-40 to $2-.V_' ,,er ton. 



White, 



(retail). 



Trinidad, -Jul 



\- Co. 



2-5, 1908. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 



Cacao— $13-25 to $14 (Ml per fanega. 



Cocoa -N CIS — No (|Uolation^. 



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



CoFFEK- Venezuelan. 8.U-. to Oc. per lb. 



CoPUA - $2-i;o to$2 SO per 100 t1.. 



DHAI.--S4 75 to S4-8.") iH-r 2-liushel bag. 



ONni.s.-- $1-.">0to$riiii per 100 ft. (retail). 



Potatos. English $140 t.. $r.50 per lOU ft. 



Rice — Yellow, $540 to $5-75 ; White, $4-!IOto?575 per bag. 



Split Peas— $585 to $6-00 per bag. 



Sugar- .\meiican cruslud, $5(X) to $5-10 per 100 ft. 



