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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 26, 1908. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— December 8, 190S, The West Lndia Com- 

 mittee CiEcuL.\R ; ilessrs. Keaktox Piper ilc Co., 

 December 8, lyOS. 



Akrowroot — Dull. 



BalaT-^ — Sheet, 2/1 to l!'i"> ; bluok, im iumtatinns. 



Bees'-wax — No (luotiitious. 



CAC-to— Trinidad, 57/- to 70, - prr cut. ; (ircn.ul.i, .">0;- to 



59 - per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 2(i.--. per cwt. ; Jaia.uc.-i, no ijuotatious. 

 CoPR.i— West Indian, £18 Kt.s. to £1") per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Vincent, 1-i./. U< loi./.. and Barbados 14./. to 



15(1 ; We.st Indian Sea Island, good iia-dimu to 



medium tine, (ii('. to 15i'. 

 FuuiT — 



BaX.vx.is — Jamaica, 4 (> to li - per bunch. 



LlMB.4— Not wanted. 



PlXE-APPLES — St. Michael, '■', (1 to 5 (>. 



Grape Fruit — i)/!; to 1.'5 - per \n>\ 



Oranges— Jamaica, 8- to KHi per box. 

 Fustic — £"^ to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Quiet. 

 HoXEY — 17-'-. to :-!4,s. per cwt. 

 IsiNGLA.s.s— West India l\nu[), 1,11 to 2 4 per Ih. 

 Lime Jcice— Raw, lb/, to 1 •_' per gallon; concentrated, 



£-lt;5>-. per cask of 108 gallons; distilled oil, l/<) per 



lb.; hand-pre.ssed, 5/- to 5 li per lb. 

 Logwood— £':i to £4 5.-,-. per t..ii ; r.".ts, no ipn.tatinus. 

 Mace— Steady. 

 Nutmegs — Steady. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 

 IilT;\i_J,i,uaica. ."! 4; Denurara. 1 11 to 1 7. proof. 



Trinidad, no i|notations. 

 Sugar— Cry.stals, lo/O to Ki;'.) per cwt ; Muscovado, 12 - ; 



Syr;ip, 12/- to 14/-.; Molasses, no quotations. 



New York, -Xovember 27, 

 Buo.s. it Co. 



I '.108. — Mcs.srs. Gili-espie, 



Cacao— Caracas. i2ic. to ]4.',c. ; (uen.-ula, 12c, t.. 12^c, ; 



Trinidad, 12,',c, t'o Kljc. ; Jamaica, !l,;c, to lljc, per II). 

 Coco \-N UTS -Jauiaica, select. .si24 -III 1 1,, .■?:;.-. -(HI ; culls, ><i:\-0{) 



to Slo-OO ; Trinidad, S2:i(MI t.. S24-(ll> ; culls, 5;i:!-(M)|o 



S14(K)perM. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, onlinary. 7.1c. l.i S,'.; g.iod .adinary, 



8ic.; wa.shed, SHc. t<i Uic. per II.. 

 Ginger— 10.'.c. to l:Jc. per lb. 

 Goat Skins'— Jamaica, 5;5c. ; Antigua and Barbados, from 



4!lc. to 5l)c. ; St. Thouias, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 4l)c. 



to 4Hc. i)er 11)., dry Hint. 

 Grape Fruit— Florida, S4-00 to ft5-(M) per l.arrel. 

 Limes^No quotations. .Market overst.ickeil. 

 Mace— 2!tc. to :5:!c. per II.. 

 Nutmegs— 11 0'.s, 9]c. per lb. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, ^^-m to %!4iMi pei- l.arrel ; i^l'oO to 



S2-(H) per box. 

 Pimento — 4c. per lb. 

 St <;ar— Centrifugals, !lf5% :i'.l4e. ; Mu.scovados, 8'J°, 3-44c.; 



Molasses, 8!r, :V10c. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados, — ^Ie.s.sr.s. Leacock it Co., December 21, 1908 ; 

 Me.5sr.-5. T. 8. Gaeraway it Co., December 21, 190;?. 

 Arrowroot — St. Vincent. S4'00 to 84-10 per 100 tt.. 

 C.VCAO — Dominica and St. Lucia, §10 00 to per 100 lb. 

 CocoA-NUT.s — 813'00 for nnhusk'.'d n-.its. 

 Coffee — J.-imaica and ordinary Rio, 83'00 to 89"50 per 



100 tti. 

 H.VY— Sl-20 per 100 !b. 

 Manures— Nitrate (jf soda, Sli2'f)0 to 8o5-00 ; Ohlend. .rft's. 



tlissolved guano, 855 'OO ; Cotton man me. 842 '00; Cacao 



m.-mure. 848-00; .Sul]diate of anunonia, 875-00; Sulph.-ite 



i>f potash, 8l>7-Ot) per ton. 

 Mol-Vsses — No quotaticms. 



Onions— String-.s, no ([uotations ; loose, S2'00 per 100 It,. 

 PoTATOs— Nova Scotia, 81 '22 to 81-(iO perKiOlb. 

 Peas— Sjdit, 8i)-5!» per bag of 210 tt.. ; Canada. 83-55 to 



83.:-i5 pel bag of 120 ]h. 

 RiCE— Ball.-un, 8510 (180 11..): P.-itna. 83 -.SI I ; Rangoon^ 



83-00 per 100 lb. 

 SuciAR — No (|uot.-itions. 



British Guiana, — ?ile.ssrs. Wiktixg it Richter, December 

 12, 1908 ; Messrs, S.-vndbach, Barker it Co., 

 Deceudjer 12, 1908. 



Arrow Roirr— St. Vincent, 8000 per 200 ft.. 



Bal.^ta — Venezuela Idock. 32c. ; Deuierara sheet. 48c. per 11.. 



CaC.W) — Native, 1()C. to 18c. [ler tt.. 



Cassava — 80c. 



C.issAVA Starch- 85-00 to 8li-00 per barrel ..f I'.lii ttj. 



Cocoa-nuts— 812-00 ti> 81ti-0t) jier M. 



Coffee — Creole, 12c. to l.'ic : J.-uuaica, lie. to I2c. pertb.,. 



.slow. 



Dual— 84-.S0 per bag of 108 llj. 



Eddos — HIic. per barrel. 



MoL.\ssEs — No (|\iotations 



Onions— Madeu-.-i, 2|c. to 2ic : per ft) 



Pl\nta!Ns — 12c. to 24c. per b;uieh, jilentifid. 



Potato i— Nova Scotia, 82-25 to 82-511 jier 100 lb. 



Pot vros— Sweet, Barbados, 8r'.)2 per liag. 



Rice— B.-dhun, 85 90 ; Creole, 84-20 to 8-t-50 ; Seeta, StJtMI. 



Split Peas— 8li -.50 to 8i;-i>5 jier bag (210 lb.); Mar.seilles, 



84-50 to 85-00. 

 Tannias— 81-92 i)er bag. 

 Y VMS— White. $2-04; Buck. 82-10 per bag. 

 Sugar- D.-uk ery.stal.s, 8220 to 82-30; Yelhnv, S2-liO to 



8310 : White. 83-(>0 to 8380 ; M..lasses, 8200 to 82-10 



per 100 lb. (retail). 

 Tindier- (irecnheart, 32c. t(. 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallap.a Siiin(;i.es — 8375 to 8575 per M. 

 CoROWooi. .82-40 to 82-(i4 iier ton. 



Trinidad, — 1 Vvember 12, 1908.-- .Mes.srs. GoRi.ox, Grant 

 it C<.. 

 C vcAi> Vene-/.uelan, 81225 t.. 81250 per fanega ; Trinidad, 



811-75 t.. 812-50. 

 Cocoa-nuts No demand. 



CocoA-NU-r Oil— '.■)2c, per Imperial gallon, c.-isk included. 

 Coffee Vc'nezuelan, 8|c. to 8>.c. per tti. 

 Copra 8:1-00 0. 8310 per loiFll.. 

 UllAL 84-110 to 84 75 per 2-busliel b,-ig. 

 Onions S-_'-l)l) to 82-25 per loo Ih. (retail). 

 PoTV-ros Kngli.sh, 81-00 to 81-10 j.er 100 tb. 

 Rick Yellow, 85-40 to 85 -00; White, 8l-5l> to8t-80 per bfvg. 

 Splu^'kas --85-75 to 81) -00 per b,-vg. 

 Sug.VK— .\mei-ican crushed. 85-(tO to .8510 per 100 ft. 



