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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



June 1, 191'8. 



MARKET REPORTS, 



London. — Thb West India Committee Circular, 

 April 4. 



Arrowroot — 1/-. 



Balata— Voiu'ziKlan Block, :?,T>; Sheet, 3/11 to 4/2. 



Beeswax — Ko quotations. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 9ii -: Grenada, S5/-; Jamaica, no quota- 

 tions. 



Coffee — Jamaica, no <iu(>t;ilii)ii.s. 



Copra— £40. 



Fruit — >'<■ ([Udtations. 



GlKGER — Jamaica, no quotations. 



HoKEY— Jamaica, ]'.».">'- to 2IK)/-. 



Lime Juice — Raw, 2;ti to 3 :'>. ; concentrated, no quotations; 

 Otto of lime (hand-pres.'ied), 17/0. 



Logwood — No quotations. 



Mace — No quotations. 



NcTsiEGS — No quotations. 



Pimento — No quotation.s. 



Rubber — Para, fine hard, 2;10j; fine soft, no (|uotations; 

 Castilloa, no quotations. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant <fe Co., April : 



Cacao — Venezuelan, iio quotations; Trinidad. $12"7"> 



.?14ii(i. 

 Coco-NUT Oil — ^ITtii per gallon. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, l^Uc. to 14c. per ft. 

 Copra— S7 «ii per lOtl lb.' 

 Dhal — No quotations. 

 Onions— $11)00 to sio-2."> per 100 ft. 

 Pfas, Split— .?11 .")0 to S12-00 per bag. 

 Potatoes— English, 8."><iO to SOoo per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, Sl-.'oO to $12-25; AVhite, 9 50 per bag. 

 SrroAR — American crushed, no quotations. 



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New York. — Messrs Gillespie Bros. & Co., April 23. 



Cacao — Caracas, 12|c. to l.'ljr.; Grenada, J."!j[c. to 14c.; 



Trinidad. 14c. to 14^c. Jamaica, 12jc. 

 Coco-nuts — Jamaica .-tUi.ts, S5l'(mi; Trinidad selects, 



S4".V0O; culls, $2.")00 to S2i;-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 9ijc. to 12c. per ft. 

 Ginger — 15ftc. to 2hc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, si ic; Antigua and Barbados, 80c. j 



St. Thomas and St. Kitts, 8<ic. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, S2'50 to $3 HO per box. 

 Limes — lik. to 14c. 

 Mace — 38c. to 45c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs — 24o. to 28i-. 

 Oranges— S3 (10 to $.">iiO. 

 Pimento — 7^c. to 8c. per ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96°, 0050 ; Muscovados, 89% 5-005c, 



Molas.ses, 89% 4-'.i48c. all duty paid. 



Barbados. — Messrs. T. S, Garraway i Co., .May 1. 



Arrowroot— S1200 per 100 Itj. 



Cacao— S12-50 per 100 ft. 



Coco-NUTs — $;!(>-00 husked nuts. 



Hay— .?2!)0. 



Molasses — No quotations. 



Onions — No quotations. 



Peas, Split — No quotations; Canada, no quotations. 



Potatoes — No quotations. 



Rice — Ballam, no quotations; Patna, no quotations; RaB 



goor, no quotations. 

 Sugar — Dark Crystals, S4'75. 



Publications on sale of the Imperial Department of Agriculture. 



The WEST INDIAN BULLETIN': A Quarterly Sciputiflc Journal. 



Volume XVI, Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Containing Papers on general .subjects. 



HANDBOOK AND PAMPHLET SERIES. 

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

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



The 'AGRICULTURAL NEWS 

 ' Agricultural News ' 



Review. 



^ 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 in 

 agricultural matters throughrtui the We.st Indies. 



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

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 Barbados: Advocate Co. Ltd., Broad Street, Bridgetown. 

 Jamaica: The Educational Supply Company, 16, King 



Street, Kingston. 

 British Guiana: The Ap.gosy Co., Ltd., Georgetown. 

 Trinidad: Messrs. Muir-Maiwhall &, Co., Port-of-Spain. 

 Tobago: Mr. C. L. Plaokmann, Scarborough. 



Canada: Lewi8 W. Clemens, 



BLICATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. 



Grenada: Messrs. Thos. Lawlor k Co., St. George. 

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

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

 Dwuinica: Mr. J. R. H. Bridoewater, Roseau. 

 Montserrat: Mr. W. RoBSON, Botanic Station. 

 Anti/jua: Mr. S. D. Malone, St. John's. 

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