THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 22, 1908- 



MARKET REPORTS- 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— August 4, 1908, 'The West India Com- 

 mittee ClKCULAK 



ARROWROOT— <,!ui(;t : no qUDtatiuns. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/- to 2/4 ; block, 1/7A t.. I/W. 



Bees'- \v AX— Ooud quality, £7 10s. to £7 lit", per owt. 



Cacao— Trinidad, Ml/- tn 74/- per cwt. ; Grenada, .50/- to 



.5!t/- per cwt. 

 Coffke— Santos, 2(is. per cwt. ; Jamaica, no .|iiotations. 

 Copra— West Indian, £17 to £17 os. per ton. 

 Cotton St. Vincent, 14(/. to l.")(/. ; Baihados, 14i/. to liid.; 



St. Kitt's, 14i'. to !.")(/.; Montseirat, 14(/. to lad. 



per lb. 

 Froii'— 



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



LiMKs — Unsaleable. 



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



Grape Fruit— 8/- to 12/- perbox^ 



OkaNoes — Jamaica, '.»/- to l'^/" P'"'' '""^• 

 It'usTlu- £:f IDs. to £4 lO.s. per ton. 

 GiMiFR— Quiet. 



HoNEV — 17s. to 27s. till, per cwt. 

 Isinglass— West India lump, 10/- to 2/- per lb.; cake, 



11,/. per tl-. 

 Lime Juice— Haw, 1/2 to 1/4 per sjallon; concentrated, 



£i:5 10s. per cask of 108 gallons; Distilled oil, 2/5 



per tt). ; hand-pressed, 4/ti to 4/7 per lb. 

 DGWOoii — £"^ 10s. to £4 5s. per ton; r-oots, £2 10s. to 



i.^ 10s. per ton. 

 Mace — Quiet ; no (juotations. , 



Nutmegs — Quiet. 

 Pimento— Quiet ; 2i(/. to 2^4. 

 Rum- Jamaica, S/- to 8/- ; Demerara, 2/4 to 2/7 per 



irallin ; Trinidad, no (juotations. 

 Sugar -Crystals, 15/!) to 16/9 ]>er cwt. ; Muscovado, 



16;21t ; Molasses, no (jiiotations. 



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New York, — -luly 24, 1908. — Messrs. Gillkspik, Bros. 

 & Co. 



Cauao — Caracas, 12ic. to 14c. ; Grenada, 12c. to l.'Uc. : 



Trinidad, 12.^c. to 14c. ; Jamaica. 10c. to 12c. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jan'iaica. select. $240(t to $2."rt)() : calls, no 



quotations: Trinidad, ?L'2(I0 to 824 IM); uulls, 8:j:{-00 



to $14 00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 7jc. ; miod ordinary, 7Jc. to Hjc. 



per lb. 

 Ginger — l(l4'c. to 14c. per fti. 

 Goat Skins — .\ntiicua and Barbados, dry tlint, from 48c. 



to 49c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 46c. to 



47c., dry tlint, per lb. 

 (iRAPK Fruit — California, nr) (|uolations. 

 Limes— S;;-75 to $4 -.50 per barrel. Market (.ver-stocked. 

 Mace— No quotations. 

 Nutmegs — llO's, 9c. per tti. 

 (>RAN<iES — California, no i|Uolations. 

 Pimento— 4ic. to 4|c. per H>. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 06°, 4'2.5c. Musci^vados, 89°, 3'75c. ; 



Molasaea, 89", 3o0c. per tti., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. Le ACOCK k Co., August 17, 1908; 

 Mes.sr.s. T. S. Garraway & Co., August 18,. 

 190K 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $4-00 to $4-10 per 100 ft). 



Cacao— Dominica, Slo'OO per 100 lb. 



Cocoa-nuts — SKi'OO per M. for husked nuts. 



Coffee— Jamaica, SS'oO to SlO'oO per 100 lb. 



Hay— $1-50 per 100 lb. 



Manures- Nitrate of soda, $65 00 ; Ohlendorfl's dissolved 

 guano, $55 00 ; Cotton manure, $4200 ; Cacao manure,. 

 $48'00 ; Sulphate of ammonia, $7.5'00 ; Sulphate of 

 potash, $67 '00 per turi. 



Molasses — No ((Uotation.s. 



Onions— St. inus. $227 per 100 ft. 



PoTATOS, English— $;!-40 to $3-.5() per 1(30 lb. 



Peas — Split, $62o ; Canada, 83'25 per bag. 



Rice— Demerara, $5-46 to $5-90 (180 ft.) ; Patna, $380 ; 

 Rangoon. $3 00 per lOn ft. 



Sugar— Muscovad(., 89% $2-05 per H)0 It,., packau'e in- 

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

 $275 |)er 100 ft. 



British Guiana, — Mes.><rs. Wiktinu >v Kh htkk, Augusts, 

 1908 ; Georgktown Chambkr of Commekck- 

 FoRTNKiHii.v Market Kkport, August 7, 1908. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $9 '50 per 200 ft. 



Balata — Venezuela block, no quotations ; Demerara 



sheet. 48c. per ft. 

 Cacao — Native, 13c. to 18c. per ft. 

 Cassava — 9(>c. 



Ca.ssava Starch— $9-0() per barrel of 196 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $1200 to $1000 per M. 

 Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Dhal- $6 00 per b;ig of 168 ft, 

 Epdos— 84c. to $1-08 per barrel. 



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

 Onions — Madeira, 3ic. per ft-.; Lisbon, no ((uotations ; 



Dutch, 2ic. per ft. 

 Plantains— Uic. to 36c. per bunch. 

 PoTATOS,— English, $1 '90 per barrel. 

 PoTATOS, Swep:t — Barbados, $1'80 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $(! 40 ; Creole, $5-.50 to $5-60 for good ^ 



Seeta, $6-(l(l. 

 Split Peas- $6-25 per l>ag (210 lb.); Lisbon, $4 50. 

 Tannias-$1-20 to $l-;i2 i,er b.i-. 

 Yams— White, $216 ; Buck. $240 per baa. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, S2-.50 t,. $2 75; Yellow, $3-40; 



White, $:!-70 to $400; Molasses. $2-25 per 100 ft,. 



(retail). 

 TiMP.ER — Grecnheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaua Shingles — $3;"i0 to $5'75 per M. 

 Coituwo,,!, $2-40 to $2-64 per ton. 



Trinidad, — August 8, 1908. — Me.ssrs. Gori>on, Grant 

 iCo. 



Cacao— $12-75 to $13-.50 jierfanega. 



CocOA-NUis — No (|Uotati<,ns. 



CocoA."Ni'T Oil — 55c. per Imperial gallon, cask included. 



Coffee Venezuelan, 8ie. to 9c. per lb. 



Copra- $275 to $2-90 per 100 ft,. 



Dhal--$4-7<i to $4 '.SO i>er 2-busliel bag. 



Onions- $1 -.^O to $1 r.O i)er 100 ft,, (retail). 



Potatos, English— $1-50 to $1 (iO per 100 lb. 



Rice— Yellow, $5-4(l to S5-75 ; White, $4-75to$5-8:) per bag,- 



Split Peas— $5-85 t.. $t;Oii per bag. 



SuoAK— American crushed, $5(X) to $510 per 100 lb. 



