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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



AUI.1..ST 10, 1918. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



Locdon.— The 

 •Uilv 11. 



W'Eai India Committke Circular, 



Arrowroot — 1,'- tu I,.'.. 



Balata— Vunezuelaii Block, 3.4^ to 3/7; Sheet, 3/11 to 4/3. 



Beeswax — Ko quotaticus. 



Cacao — Trinidad, tW' -; Grenada, 85/-; Jamaica, no quota- 



tii-n;;. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, wi naotations. 

 Copra— £40. 

 Fbcit — No qiuitatious. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, no <|iutatiim.';. 

 HosEY— Jamaica, 175,'- to 195/-. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 3/3 to 4'-: concentrated, (jwiet-; Otto of 



lime (hand-pressed), Itj/ti. 

 Logwood — No quotations. 

 Mace — No quotations. 

 Nutmegs — No quotation.-. 

 Pimento — Z<\il. toCd.. 

 Kcbber — Para, fine hard, 3,1|: fine soft, no quotations; 



Castilloa, no quotations. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 



Oaoao — Venezuelan, SlllO; Trinidad 

 Coco-nut Oil — SlKi per gallon. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, nn <|uotatiims. 

 OOPBA— S"i-'o per ion lb. 



& Co., July 27. 

 fll-75 to 112-40. 



DHAL — No qllnt^itinns. 



Onions -s4(M» per 100 ft,. 



Pf.a-, Split— §800 per 'oa.i;. 



Potatoes— English, .?")•( id per 100 ft.. 



Rice— Yellow, $13(t0 to $i3".'r>; White. S9-00 per bag. 



SroAR — American crushed, no quotations. 



New York. — Messrs Gillespie Bros, i Co., July 12. 



Cacao — Caracas, 13c. ; Grenada, 13i-. ; Trinidad, IS^c. to 



1:V. ; Jamaica, llic. to 12c. 

 Coco-nuts— J.imaica selects, S4-'(hi; Trinidad |4O-00; 



culls, $2ii00 to $21 00 perM. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, O^c. to He. per Ik. 

 Ginger — I'lkc. to 111^0. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 85c. ; Antigua and Barbados, 85c.; 



St. Thomas ani St. Kitts, 85c. per tt. 

 Qbape Froit — Jamaica, importation prohibited. 

 Limes — Iinport;itiou prohiliitcd. 

 Mace — 40c. to 45c. per lb. 



NUTMEOS — 27''. 



Oranges — Tiaportatinn prcihibiteJ. 

 Pimento — <i|c. to 7c. per lb. 



Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, (J-(i55c; Muscovados, 89°, 50o5c. 

 Molasses. 8!>', 4'.tl'8c. all duty paid. 



Barbados.— Messrs. T. S. Gareaway k Co., August 6. 



Arrowroot— $1200 per 100 lb. 

 Cacao— $12-50 to $13-00 per 100 lb. 

 Coco-nuts— S4X-tK> husked nuts. 

 Hay— 82!t0. 



Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions — No quotations. 

 Peas, Split — No quotations; 

 Potatoes — No quotation.s. 

 Rice — Ballam, no quotations 



gooD, no quotations. 

 Sugar- Dark ( lyj^tals, S5-(i( 



Canada, uo quotations. 

 Patna, no quotations; Raa-. 



Publications on sale of the Imperial Department of Agriculture, 



The 'WEST INDIAN BULLETIN': A Quarterly Scientific Journal. 

 Volume XVII, No. 1. (.'Lintaining Pipfi^ on Insects attacking Cotton I'.olls, and a Paper on I'ish I'oisoning. 



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HANDBOOK AND PAMPHLET SERIES. 

 The Pamphlets and Handbooks are written in a simple and popular manner, and the information contained la thsm 

 ipecially adapted to West Indian conditions. The number issaed up to the present time is eighty-two. 



Review. 



The 'AGRICULTURAL NEWS': A Fortnightly 



The ' Agricultural News ' contains extracts from official correspondence, and from progress and 

 Other reports, and, in fact, any information indicating what is going on in each colony, and the progress made ia 

 agricultural mat tors throughout the West Indies. 



The ' Agricultural News ' is printed in time to be distributed regularly by each mail, and is on sale by the 

 local agents of the Department at one penny per number, post free 1 \d. The subscription price, including postage, ia 

 it. 2d per hall-year, or 3«. 3d. jwr annum. Volume? VIII to XVI complete, with title page and index, as issued — Price 4». each 

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 Barbados: Advocate Co. Ltd., Broad Strce', Bridgetown. 

 Jamaica: The Educational Supply Company, 16, King 



Street, Kingston. 

 Britith Ouiana: The Aroosy (Jo., Ltd., Georgetown. 

 Trinuldd: Messrs. Muik-Mar.siiall <Ss Co., Port-of-Spain. 

 Toixigo: Mr. C. L. Plagemaxn, Scarborough. 

 J',i'ho''i'ii»: Mr. Jl (i. ( 'iiRis'i'ih:, Ikard of Agriculture, Nassau. 



THE DEPARTMENT. 



George. 



OF 



Grenada: Messrs. Thos. Lawlor <S: Co., St. 



St. Vincent: Mr. J. D. Bonadie, 'Times' Office. 



St. Lucia: Mr. R. W. Niles, Botanic Station. 



Dominica: Mr. J. R. H. Bridgewater, Roseau. 



Moniserrat: Mr. W. Robson, Botanic Station. 



Antifjua: Mr. S. D. Malone, St. John's. 



St. Kilts: Tes Bible and Book Supply Agency, Ba3SETbr.bj 



Nevis: Mi. W. 1. HoweLL, Mxperinitnt Station. 



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