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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



October 31, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— October 13, 1908, TiiK West Inulv Com- 



MITTEK C'lROULAI! ; Me.SSI'S. KkAKTON PiPEK & Co., 



Octobei- 13, 1908 ; Messrs. K. A. dk Pass ct Co., 

 October 2, 1908. 



Arrowroot — Quiet ; no i|U(it:iti<>ns. 

 Balata — Sheet, 2 - tn 2 3 ; block, no (iuot:itions, 

 Beks'-wa.\ — (iootl ([uiility, £7 10.<. to £7 IS.s. per cwt. 

 Cacao — Trinklad, oti - to 7*' - per cwt. ; (ireuiula, 48- to 



58 '- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 2os. 4if/. to '.io.s. itlil. jier cwt. ; .Tauuiica, 



no rjuotations. 

 Copra — West Indian, £17 !<•<• per ton. 

 Cotton — St. Vincent, ami Barbados, 14/. ; West Indian, 



good inediuni, *i-MI.: West Inilian Sea Island, good 



medium to medimii tine, 14i'. to 14ii<. ; tine, 15(/.; extra 



tine, 17''. per tti. 

 Fruit— 



Ba.van.vs — Jamaica, 4 fl to 5,'- ]ier buncli. 



Limes- -I'nsaleable. 



PiNE-APPLKs — Antigua, no (piotations. 

 St. Michael, l/it to 4/(1 each. 



(iRAPK Fri'IT — 17/- to 1!)/- per box. 



OraNiies — Jamaica, 8/- to !•/- I"''' '"'^• 

 Fustic— £3 lO.s. to f4 Ki.,. per ton. 

 GiNiiER — (,)uiet. 



Honey — Dull gray to good grayish, "Jo.s. ('»/. to'JIi.'.-. (>./. ])ercwt. 

 IsiNOLASS — West India lump, 2/2 to 2 4 per Mi. 

 LiMK JlRE — Raw, 111/, to 13 per gallon ; concentrated, 



fit) per cask of 1(18 gaUons : distilled oil, 12 per It..; 



hand-pressed, 4/3 to 4 (i |ier Ih. 

 liOoWooD— £3 10s. to £4 U)s. per Ion ; ro,,|-,, no .piotations. 

 Mace — Steady ; no ipiot.itions. 

 NuTMEO.s — Steady. 

 PlMENTti — Quiet. 

 Rum— Jamaica, 1 8 to 7 •> ; Deuielara, 1 11 per '.;.illon ; 



Trinidad, no ipiotations. 

 SiKiAK— Crystals, 15 3 to It; (1 piT rul ; Miisro\,i,lo, 14 3J ; 



Syruji, U.S. to I2.S-. ('»/. ; Molas.ses, no (piotations. 



New York, — October If), r.M)8.— .Messrs. ()ii.i,t:spip,, 

 l!i:os. tt Co. 



Cacao — Caracas. 12.1c. to I.3.U'. ; (iienad;i. I2.',c. to I3.e. ; 



Trinidad, 13c. to 13.U-. ; 'Jamaica,. lOc. lo'llc. pn II.. 

 CocoA-MTs- Jamaica, select. .*i28-()ll to .SMIIMI; ,ulU. 



617 -00 ; Trinidad. .*'28-00 to. S:{(l((0; culls, .'SI 7 -00 per M. 

 CoPFt;E — Jamaica, ordinaiy, 7jc. to7.'.c.;g I onlin.-n \ , 7jfc. 



to H'lc; washed. '.)c. to lie. per lb. 

 GiSiiER — IO;'e. to ]3Jc. iier ll>. 

 Goat Skins-- Jamaica. 5:!c. ; .Vnlinu.i and H.-ii liados. froiu 



4!)c. to 5l)c. ; St. Thouias. St. Croix. Sl. Kill's, 411c. 



to 47c. per lb., dry Hint. 

 Grape Frcit— Florida, iS^-DK to .s!5-t)Il per bu-ivl: .'S2n!> 



to S275 |)er box. 

 Limes - No quotations. Market over-stoeked. 

 Maie— 28c. to 32c. l)er lb. 

 NuTMKos— 110'.s-, SI.U'. per lb. 

 ()RA\(iE.s— Florida;" *3-5tl to *4-."iO per hanel; .S2nO to 



•§2'i')0 ]]er box. 

 PjMKNTo— 2ic. per Hi. 

 SciiAR— Centrifugals, '.til . :!-'.KSc. ; Mu.seovadt.s. 8!)°, 3-48c. ; 



Mol.-isses, 8'.l", 3-2:ic. per lb., duty p.aid. 



Barbados, -.Messis. James A. Lynch i Co., October 19, 

 1 908 ; Messrs. -Lkacock c\r Co., October 24, 1908;. 

 Me.ssr.s. T. )S. CiArraway k Co., October 2(), 1908. 



ARRoWRot)T — St. Vincent, S4'50 per 100 tti. 



Cacao— Dominica .an<l St. Lucia, ^-Kidl) t<)S14 00 per 101) It,. 



Cocoa-nuts— .¥20 '00 for husked inits,. 



CoFFEE — .lamaica and ordinary Ki . -^ 'IHI |iei Kl'l IK. 



Hay— $1-25 to S1-.50 per 100 'lb. 



Manures— Nitrate of .soila, .Sli2-o;) to yUalHJ; OhlendorttV 

 dis.solved guano, $55'00 ; Cotton manure, .'S42'00; Cacao- 

 manure, .$4200 to§48-0U ; Sulphate of ammoni.i. .*<72-00' 

 to 875-00 ; Sulphate of potasli, .sii7-(J0 per ton. 



Mola.sses— No ipii>t;itions. 



Onions— Strings. .S2-.50 to .$3 -Oil ; louse. .S2 00 per UMI tt.. 



PoTATos- Dutch. .«2-25 ])erir.Olb. 



Peas— S])lit. .S(i.">0 per bag of 210 lb. ; Canada. .<j3-75 per 

 bag of 120 lb. 



Rice— Rallam, .¥5-08 to §5-70 (180 tt..): Patna. .*!3-80„ 

 Rang 1, $3-00 to SS310 per 100 lb. 



SuiiAR — No (piotations. 



British Guiana,- -Messrs. Wiktim; ^i. Richtke, October 

 17, 1908 ; Messrs. S.\_si)iiACH, Parker it Co., 

 October 16, 1908. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent. .S!l'50 per 200 ft,. 



Bal.4T.\ — Venezuela block .32e. ; Demerara sheet 48i\ pel 



ft,. 

 Cacao — Native Itic. to 18c. per ft). 

 Cassava— tlOc. to 80c. 



Ca.ssava Starch — .*!(>'.50 per harrel of l'.!(l ft,.. 

 CocOA-NtiTs— §12-00 to .$1(100 per M. 

 Coffee — Creole 12c. to i;V. ; Jamaica 12e. per tti. 

 Dual— .$5-25 to S5-40 per b.-ig of KiS lb. 

 Ennos — .Sl-'.Hl per barrel. 

 Molasses — No i piotations. 

 Onions — Madeira, 2|c. to 2ic. ; |)er lb. 

 Plantains — 12c. to 24c. per bunch. 

 Potatos — Nova Scoti.-i, S2-25 to -$2 -.50. 

 PoTATOS — Sweet, Harl;.-idos, S2-|(l jier ban. 

 Rice— Ballam, 81) -00 p, $(1-25 ; Crc.le, .$4-80 to .$5-00 for 



good ; Seeta, ijJIrOO. 

 Split Peas— 87 -00 per bag (2I0 lb.); Lislion, no .piot.it inns. 

 Tannias - 81 '44 to .81'5r) jier liai;. 

 Yam.s— White, 82-l(> ; Buck, .82'40 per ba^'. 

 Sl^OAR— Dark crystals, 8215 to 8225 ; Yellow, 82'80 ; to 



!?3'20 : While, *3'.5tl to 83'70 ; Molasses, 82'(H)to 82'10 



l)er 100 ft,. (I'et.'ul;. 

 Timlier (ireenhearl, .32c. (o 5,5c. per cubic foot. 

 W M.i.M'.i Siiini:lks S3'75 to S5'75 per M. 

 CoRiiwoon §2'40 to §2(14 |ier ton. 



Trinidad, -October 17, 190s. M.-ssrs. Cori.on, Okant 



i'\,\n X'ene/.'.ielali, .$I2'00 to 812 25 per f.-meg.'i ; 'I'liuiilad. 



81 1-75 to 812-2.5. 

 Cdcoa-nuts- Selected, 823'00 per M., f.o.b. 

 Cocoa-nut Oil -()7c. j.'er Imperial g.dlon, cjisk included. 

 CoFFKK— Venezuelan, 8|c. per ft,. 

 (,'opRA— 83-00 to 83-15 per 100 ft,. 

 DliAl. .84(10 to 84'70 per 2-busliel bag. 

 Omons— 8l'.)0 lo 8rt)0 per 100 ft,, (retjiil). 

 Pivrvros^ English. 81 '40 to 81 '.50 per 100 tti. 

 Rick - Yellow. 85'4( l to -85 75 ; Whit e. 84 '75 to 84 '80 per bag. 

 Sim, 11 Ppvs 8()'5(t to 8'>'75 pi-r bag. 

 Si ,; vk Vineric'in cru.shed. .85'00 to 85' 10 per 100 lb. 



