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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Septujibeii 11), 1908.- 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London, — August 18, 1908, Thk West India Com- 

 mittee C'lECULAR ; Messi>. K. A. De Pass & Co., 

 August 21, 1908 : Messrs. Kearton, Piper & Co., 

 .September 1, 1908. 



Akkowkoot — Quiet : un ([untatinus. 



Balata — 81ieet, 2 1 tn 2 4 ; lilnck, Ud (|Uiitatiiiii.s. 



Bebs'-wax — (iiKid quality, t'7 7s. tv'. [lercwt. 



Cacao — TrinitWl, 59 ■ ff» 74 - )ier cwt. ; (Jrenaila, .^il;'- to 



59 - per cwt. • 



C'OFFEE — Santos, 25.-.-. It*/, jter cwt. ; .laiiiaica, ntt i|Uutatii_>ns. 

 Copra West Indiau. i'lli to £lti lO.s. pi^r ton. 

 CoTToN-.St. Vincent. 14rf. to I.",,/. ; Harliailos, U^/. to 15-/. ; 



St. Kitt's. 14-/. to ].■"«./. ; MoutsLTi-at, 14-/. to Ibd. 



]ier tti. 

 FitiaT — 



BaNAN.\s — Jaiiiaiea. 4 li t- 



Limes — Very .slow of sale ; 2 li to .'! 



Pine- APPLES — St. Michael, l/o to 

 . Grape Fruit — 7,'- to '.),- ]icr Imx. 



( »RANoEs — Jamaica, K/(i to '■> - per 

 ruSTlc~£3 lOs. to £4 10,<. per ton. 

 GiNOER — Very slow of sale. 

 Honey — ISKs. (i-/. to 25.s. ])er cwt. 

 IsiNOLAss — West India lump, 2 I t-- 2 



per til. 

 JjIMK .UicK Kaw. 1 2 to 1 4 per i;alli>u: concentrated, 



£14 7.<. til/, per cask .-f 108 gall.. us ; Distilled (.il, 2/4 



t(. 2 5 per II.. ; han.l-pressed, 4 .'■! to 4 fi |ier It.. 

 Jj(.<;wo(U.— £:! ID.s. to £4 4s. jier ton ; roots, £2 lO.s. to 



£3 Ids. |>er ton. 

 Mace Quiet : no ipiotatioiis. 

 NUT.MKOS — Quiet. 

 I'IMKNTO (^)uiet. 

 J{c»l .lauiaica, o .'' to S - ; Denierara, : 



Trinidad, no ipiolations. 

 >Sc<i.\it — Cry.stals, 15 '.I to Ki '.• pel' cwt.; .Muscova-I 



Mol!is.ses, no i|U<.tal iou>. 



pel' l.iMicli. 



].er b I 

 each. 



liox. 



1" 



cake, Wd. 



per g 



;allon ; 

 15 10; 



New York, — August 21, 1908. — Messrs. Cillkspik, Bkos. 

 iV Co. 



(' vcao — Caiaca 



i:;,-. 



l.Sc. 



• ireuada, 12 



l.-ic. 



Trinidad, l.'lc. to Ki^c. ; .lauiaica. Idle I.. !2lc. j.er II.. 

 Cocoa-ncts- Jamaica, select, .■«25 0(l to .><2lil)ll ; culls, uo 



(piotatious : Trinidad, §25()() ; culls, $15(K) per M. 

 CoKFEK— Jamaica, onlinai-y, Tic. ; good ordinary, 7|c. U> Sjfc. 



per 111. 

 (il.NOEK — lO^'c. to 14c. l.er II., 

 (.ioAT Skins- .Antigua and llail.ailos, dry Hint, from 48c. 



to 41>c. ; SI. TJiomas, ,St. Croix, .St. Kitt's, 4(ie. to 47c. 



per 111., dry Hint. 

 CtKAl'K Fkcit -Jamaica, Sti'OO to $7 '0(1 per Imrrel. 

 IjIMEs--$!:V50 to S4-0I) per liarrel. Market over-stocked. 

 Mack- 2()c. to 32c. per 11.. 

 NcTHKos - IKI'.s, 8Jc. to !)c. per 11.. 

 <tli,\SuES — Jaui.-iica; .S4-50 to .S5-I10 per l.arrel. 

 PiMKNTo — ."{Jc. to 4c. per 111. 

 .Si OAR- Centrifugals, '.t(i , .•{llOc. ; Mii.sc..vad..s, HlC, ;i-40c.; 



.Molas.ses, 89', yioc. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados, --Messr.-. James A. Lynch Sc^Cp., .Sejjteiuber 7, 

 1908 ; ^[essrs. T.''S. Gaek.\\vay'& '€o., .Septen'iber 

 14, 1908. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent. .'S4IMI to .^4-.50 per 101) 11,. 



Cacao — Dominica, ?!14(l(t per ll><l It.., ... 



CocoA-Nl'T.s — SHi'OO jier M. for husked nuts. 



CoFFKE — Jamaica. §!)-(IO j.er 100 Hi. 



H.\Y— Sl-40 Iter 100 11.. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, §(i2-00; Ohleudorft-s dissolved 



guano, §55'00 ; Cotton mannre, §42'00 ; Cacao manure, 



.¥42-00; Sul).hate of ammonia, .'i!72-IH) ; Suljiiiate of 



potash, .*>(i7'00 per ton. 

 Molasses — No ipiotations. 

 ( )NioNs— .Strings, .S2-00 to §2-25 j.er HM) It.. 

 PoTATos— Teiieritle. S2-70 per Itio tt.. 

 Peas— S]ilit. i?7 00 ; C.-m.i.l.i. So-40 ].er bag. 

 Rice— Demerara. .Sti'lO (180 It..); Patna.".S:!-.")0 ; Kaugoon,. 



?!:V<M» t.. .S:M0 per 100 It,. 

 Sui:ar— No ipiotations. 



British Guiana, - .\le.s.-.r.s. Wiktino A- Richter, September 



5, 1908 ; Geoeoetown Chamber of Com.merce 



Fortniohtly ilAEKET PiEPoET, .September 4, 1908. 



Arrow hoot— St. Vincent, $!»-50 to SlOtJO i)er 2(X) It,. 

 Balat.v —Venezuela block 32c. ; Demerara sheet 48c. per 



It,. 

 Cacao — Native Kie. to 18c. j.er lb. 

 Cassava — fiOc. to iMic. 



Cassava Starch— SiS'OO per barrel of I'.M. ft. 

 C0COA-NUT.S— S14-00 to 815(H;) per U. 

 Coffee — Creole 12c. to 13c. ; Jam.iic.i 12c. j.er II.. 

 Dual— §5-50 to $5-(i0 per bag of lti8 lb. 

 EinioES — 80e. to 88c. per barrel. 



Mola.sses — Yellow, no Ipiotations : Dark. 110 ipiol.itioiis. 

 Onions — Madeira, 2j'c. ].er It..; Lisb.,11, no i|iiot.ations ; 



Dutch. 2k-. ].er ft.. 

 Plantains— T2c. to 28c. jier bunch. 

 PoTATos- - Kllglish, No ipiot.-itions. 

 PoTATos— .Sweet, Barbados, .':>l!t2 per bag. 

 Rick— BaUaiu. .'?(i-25 ; Creole, 85-.50 to !S5-(iO f..r good ; 



Seeta, !?(;-00. 

 Sri.iT Pkas Sli'5o to .Sii-liO],erbag(2lo II,.); I,isb,,ii. $4-25. 

 TaNNIAs .^1 •.■52 to .•?! -44 ],er bag. " 

 Yams— White, S21(i ; Uuck. .SI -'.12 per bag. 

 SuciAR- Dark cry.slals. .S2(I0 to *2-40 ; Yellow, Si3-(X) ; 



White. $3-.">(i to §;!-70; M..las.ses, 81-'.MI to §2-00 per 



100 It,, (retail). 

 Timber (ireeuheart, 32c. to 55c. [ler cubic foot. 

 Wai.i.ara SiiiNcii.Ks $!3(i() to §5-75 |ier M. 

 Colil.wool. .■<2-40 t., gL'-(14 per t..ll. 



Trinidad, S.pl.inbrr 5, 1 90s. —Messrs. CounoN, GkaNT 



ct l;o. 



Cacao— §13-50 l,. .•s|:!-75 per faiiega. 



Cocoa-nuts — No ipiotations. 



Cocoa-nut Oil — (>3c. jier Iiupi-ri.d g.dlon. ,isk included. 



Ci.FFKK -Venezuelan, 8]c. to 8.'.c. per It. 



CorKA i5!2-!)0 to .*!31(»/per.:10lf II.. 



Dual— §4li0 to'?4-7l> per 2-bu.slu-l bag. 



Onions .<iil-.50 to isrtiO i.er 100 It., (retail). 



PiiTATos- Knglish, SI -(ill to .^1-80 per KMI It,. 



UuK Yellow. .*t5-40 to 85-75 ; White. 84 75 to 84-80 per bag. 



.Split Peas — §(>-50 to S>(i-75 per bag. 



SuiiAR— Americjin crushed, SS5-00 to 8510 per UK) lb. 



