4or) 



THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 12, 190S. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London, — November lU, 1908, The "West India Com- 

 MiTTEK CiRcuLAii ; ^Mes.si's. Kbaktox Piper ik Co., 

 November 24, 1908 , Mossr.s. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 November 1;?, 1908. 



Akkonvroot — (,>uiet ; 2(1. per Hi. 



Balata— Sheet, 2 1 to 2 5 ; lilock, 1 7i ti> 1,8. 



Bees'-wax — No (luotjitiiHis. 



CAC.iO — Trinidad, 58 - tn V- - per cwt. ; Gremidu, .")(•- to 



5i| - i)er cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 24.<. 'Al. to li'ts. '.'til. per cwt. ; J.inuuca, no 



([Uotatiiins. 

 Copra — West Indian, £1.S per tun. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, 14./. to 1.">A./., ;uid Barbado.s l.Si./. to 



14(/. ; West Indian Sea Isl.-iud, ijimd iiiediinii ti> 



inediiuu tine, no ([notations. 

 Fbi'IT — 



Bananas — .Jamaica, 4 (1 to fl ■ per l)nncli. 



LiMKS — Not wanted. 



PlNE-APPLEs — St. Michael, HI- to 5/-. 



Grape Friit — !l/- to 12- per box 



OraNoes — Jamaica, 7/') to l()/(i per box. 

 FlSTIc — £.i to £4 per ton. 

 Oinoer — Quiet. 



HoxEV — 24.S-. ()(/. to :i'J.s. per cwt. 

 IsiN'oLAss — West India hmip, 1/4 to 2/4 per ft. 

 Lime Jiice — Raw, lOil. to 14 per gallon; concentrated, 



£'1(> 5s. per cask of 1(18 gallons ; distilled oil, 1 8 per 



lb.; hand-pres.seil, 4i'(i to 5- per It). 

 Lo(;wooii — £3 to £4 5s. per ton 

 Mace — Firm. 

 KiTMEos — Quiet. 

 Pimento — Firm. 

 Ki'M — Jamaica, ;{ 4; Denuiar.a 



Trinidad, no (piotations. 

 Su(;ar — Crystals, 15 (i to Ki '.t |ier cwt.; Muscovado, 14 3; 



roots, £2 to £.S per ton. 



1 f, to 1 



pr. 



.of. 



Syrup, 11,3 to 12/-.; Molasses, no (iuotation.s. 



New York, — November l.'i, 1908.— Messrs. GlLLEsPll.:, 

 JJros. t^; Co. 

 ■ Cacao— Caracas, 12.U-. to l:V. ; <;ren;Ml.i, U.'.c. t.. 12|c. ; 



Trinidad, 12lc. 'to i:!c. ; Jauiaici. '.>\l: t.."lllU-. per lb. 

 CocoA-MTs— Jamaica, si-lect, ."^LCiilO ; c\dls, .<15IHI; 'rriu\- 



dad, 4!25 00 ; culls, .*!14(I0 perM. 

 CoFl'KK — .b'uuaic.i, (udinar^', 7c. to 7.'.c.; good ordinarv. Sc, 



to .S?,c.; w.aslied, ".>e. to Ilk', pel' lb. 

 GlNOKH 10c. to l:i|c. pir lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 5.Sc. ; .\ntigua .and liarb.-ulos. from 



4!)c. to 51c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kill's, 4t>c. 



to 48c. i)er tb,, dry Hint. 

 Gkapk Fri'it — Jamaica, i!2'5il to !J4'.">0 ]ier li.irrel. 

 Limes — No (piotations. Market overslocked. 

 Mace-2!)c. to:?le. ].er lb. 

 NrTMK.os-110'.s it.'.c. per lb. 

 Okances- Jamai<';i', !i!4-ll(l |o .$5-0(1 per l.arrel ; 61 75 to 



^2 '25 per box. 

 PlMF.NTo 4c. per lb. 

 Nrovii- (,'enfcrifug.ils, '.Ki , 3!)4c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3-44c.; 



Molasses, S'.l , .'i-lDc. per lb., duty iKiid. 



Barbados, — Me.ssr.s. James A. Lynch k Co., November 16,. 

 1908 : Me.ssrs. Leacock it Co., December 4, 1908 ;; 

 Messrs. T. S. Gaeeaway & Co., December 7, 1908. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent, S4'00 per 100 it.. 

 Cacao — Dominica and .St. Lucia, .^Kt'OO to §11-00 per 100 It.. 

 CocoA-xi-Ts — .§1."V()0 for unhuskod nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica and ordinary Rio, .S8-(I0 t.> Sl(l-.')0 per 



100 lb. 

 Hay— §1-25 per 100 lb. 

 Manures— Nitrate of soda. Si;L'-(jn to .§()5(I0 ; ( )]iIendoritV 



dis.solved guano. .S.55-00 ; Cotton manure. S42-0(l; Cacao 



manure, ?<4!S-00; Sulphate of anuuonia, §75-00; .Sulpliattr 



of jxitash, .§1)7 "(KJ jier ton. 

 MoL.\ssEs — No ((notations. 



Onions — Strings, no (piotations ; lo(jse, 82-00 per 10(1 It.. 

 PoT.iTos — Nova Scotia, §1-75 to 82-00 ])er Kin 11.. 

 Peas— Siilit. §li-.5(l per bag of 210 ft.; Canada. .§:i-.55 to 



8:!-(;5 iiei bag of 120 Iti. 

 RrCE- I'.all.im, .§4-(i.S (ISO ft.); Patna, .§:!-80 ; R.-iiigo<.n, 



.s;V(l(l to §:!-10 per KMI It.. 

 SfoAR — No c|U(.|,-iti(.ns. 



British Guiana, — iiessrs. Wieting & Richter, November 



28, 1908 : Me.s.srs. S.vnorach, Parker A Co., 



November 28, 1908. 



AuRowitoOT— St. Mncent. §'.I-IJ0 per 20(1 ft. 



Bal.vpa — Venezueki bhick .'52c. ; Demerara sheet 5(«c. per Hi. 

 /(..,... x'..+^:.... ic. *-.. 1 o.. H. 



of i'.»(; lb. 



slow. 



Cacao — Native lUc. to 18e. per ft. 



Cassava — 80c. 



C.ts.sAVA Starch — 85-00 to -SlVOO per ban 



Cocoa-nits— §12-00 to §l(i-00 per M. 



Coffee — Creole 12c. to l.'ic. ; Jamaica 12c. per It... 



Dhal— 84-80 per bag of lCnS lb. 



Eddos— 81-32 per barrel. 



Molasses — No (piotations 



( )NioNs— M.uleira. 2]c. to 21c. ; ))er ft. 



Plantains — 8c. to 24c. jier bunch. 



Pot.wos— Nova Scotia, .§2-25 to §2-50 per IiMi tt.. 



Pot VTos- Sweet, l!;irba(l(.s. Sl-20 per h.ag. 



Rice— Ballam, .§5-!IO ; Cre(.le, §4-20to .§4-.50 ; Seeta, .§(i-00. 



Si'LH- Peas .§(;-.")0 to .^i;-75 per bag (210 lb.); Lisbon, no 



.|Uotations. 

 TvNNrvs §1-32 jier baii. 

 Yam.s— White, 81 •'.(2; Buck, §l-;)2 per bag. 

 SCGAR Hark crystals, 82-12.!, to 82-30 ;" Yellow, .§2-.S0 to- 



§3-20 ; White, 83-70 to 8.'f.S0 ; Molas.ses, 82'00lo .<-J■l(^ 



per 100 ft. (ret.-iil;. 

 Timber Greenheart, 32c. to 5.jc. per cubic foot. 

 Wai.i.ap.a .SniN(;LKs 8375 to 85-75 per M. 

 Coiii.w.M.o §-_'-4(l t.. Si2-(i4 per t..n. 



Trinidad, November 2.-<, 1908.— Messrs. GoRooN, Grant 

 .V Co. 



Cacao N'eue/.uelau. .§l2-.50 to .§1275 per fmeg.-i ; Triuid.ul, 



§12-50 to 813-.50. 

 Cocoa-ncts No diMuand. 



CocoA-xcT Oil — ()2c. per Imjierial gallon, c.-isk included. 

 Coffek -Venezuelan, Hjc. to .S.(,c. i>er It.. 

 CoruA— .§;i-00 to .§.'!10 per KMrtti. 

 Dhai. 84-511 to 84 (iO piu- 2-bushel bag. 

 Onions— 81 ■.■.0 to 8MiO per lOO tb. (retail). 

 PoTA-ros Knglish. 81 -25 to §1 -31) per KMI It,. 

 Rich- Veil.. w. §5-40 to §5 -CO; White, §4-50 to §4-80 per bag. 

 Split Pevs .§(i-00 to 8(>-25 per bag. 

 SvoAR — .\mei-ican crushed, !i5-00 to So'lO per 100 lb. 



