THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Jandaby 18, 1913. 



WEST INDIAN COTTON. 



Messrs, Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, 

 "^Tite as follows, nnder d.-Ue December 30, with reference 

 6o the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton : — 



Since our last report about 200 bales of West Indian 

 Sea Lslands have been sold at steady prices. The sales 

 include Old (.'rop cotton from the islands of Nevi.o, St. Kitts, 

 Hontaerrac, St, Vincent and St. Croix at prices ranging 

 between \5d. and 17(/., also Xew Crop Nevis and Montserrat 

 at 17rf. and New Crop St. Kitts from ISd. to 19rf. 



There is very little doing in the lace trade at the 

 .moment, and therefore the finer cjualities of West Indian Sea 

 Islands are only in limited demand, but we are hoping for an 

 improvement before long. The lower qualities are seriously 

 landioapped by Sakellarides cotton, which has been found to 

 not only compt-te with Floridas and Georgias successfully, 

 ■l)ut also against the inferior grades of A merican and West 

 Indian. This description is selling at 1 2d. to 1 3d. 



The report of Messrs. Henry W. Frost & Co., on 

 Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the weelc 

 ending December 21, is as follows: — 



The market has been quiet throughout the week, with 

 no demand except for the Extra Fine oti' in colour at 26c. 

 Factors, however, are continuing to hold rather firmly for 

 their asking prices. The Bureau reporting tlie amount ginned 

 to December 13 as only 4,762 bales, against 4,802 bales last 

 year, pointing to a crop of not over 7,000 bales, encourages 

 them in doing so. 



There has been no further inquiry for the Planters' crop 

 lots. 



We quote, viz.: — 



Extra Fine 29c. 



Tully Fine 27 k. 



Fine 26c. 



Extra Fine olT 

 in preparation 

 Fully Fine off ) 24c 

 in preparation / 

 Fine off ) .,., 



in preparation j 



} = 



26c. 



c. = 



le.'.d. 



15 id. 

 Hid. 



Uid. 

 Uld. 



c.i.f., it 5 per cent. 



'I'his report shows that the total exports of Sea 

 Island cotton from the United States to Liverpool, 

 .Manchester and Havre, to December 21, 1912, were 

 nil, 196 bales, and 1,202 bales, respectively. Last year, 

 *hey were 2,831, Ml.") and ^fi-.io balea. 



THE WEST INDIAN COTTON-GROWINa 



SEASON, 1911-12. 



The following statistics are added, in order to completa 

 the information given regarding the West Indian cotton- 

 growing season, 1911-12, in the two last numbers of tha 

 AijfiinJturai iW«'s: — 



WEST INIUAN rOTTOy KXP0RT.S, QUARTER ENDED SEPTEM- 

 I!EI! 30, 1912. 



Total 652 164,477 10,771 18 7 



WEST INhlAN 1 olTOX EXPORTS, OCTOBER 1, 1911, 



TO SEPTEMHEi; 30, 1912. 



Total 8,032-; 2,6.56,423 16.5,490 15 4 



It is useful to include the following statistics of the 

 crop season 1911-12, in St. Vincent, which have been 

 supplied by the Agricultural Superintendent. In forwarding 

 them, this Officer draws attention to the low average yield 

 per acre, which is attributed chiefly to the very unfavourable 

 weather of September 1911:- - 



