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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



January 23, 1909.. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— January .5, 1909, The West Ixr.iA Com- 

 mittee CiRCULAE ; Messrs. Keakton Piper ct Co., 

 January 5, 1909 : Mfs.srs. E. A. ue Pa^s it Co., 

 December 24, 1908. 



Akrowkoot — No (juotatinns. 



Baxata— Sheet, 2/1 to 2/4 ; Mnck, w (|U.>tHtinns. 



Bees'-wax — No sales reiiiirteil. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 57/'- to 70/'- jier cwt. ; Grenada, 5U/- to 



59/'- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 26s. 7i</.per cwt. ; Jamaica, no imitations. 

 Copra— West Indian, ilH ll>s. per ton. 

 Cotton — St. Kitt's, 14rf. ; BarbaJcjs, noi|Uo(ati.>ns; t'ar.ilina 



Sea Islands, extra tine, i'ihd. 

 Fruit — 



B.^N.iNAti — Jamaica, 4,(> to 6/- per lunich. 



LvMES — Not wanted. 



Pine-apples — St. Michael, 2/0 to 5;t;. 



Grape Fki'IT — 5/- to 8/- per box. 



Granges — J;uaaica, 4/- to 7/- per box. 

 FU.STIC — £3 to i'4 per ton. 

 Ginger — No ipiotations. 

 Honey — No ((notations. 



Isinglass — ^\ est India hnn|>, 1/H) to 2 - per lb. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, 11(/. to 1 2 per gallon; concentrated, 



£16 10s. per cask of 1(18 gallons; distilled oil, 1 '.ttol/l(» 



peril).; hand-pres.sed, 5/(1 to .5/9 per lb. J 



Logwood — £3 to £4 5s. per ton ; roots, no ((notations. 

 Mace — Steady. 

 NUTJIEGS — Slow. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 



Rubber — Para, tine hard, 5.<. 2(/. per lb., on the spot. 

 KuM — Jamaica, no ((notations; Demerara. 1 (i to 1/S, javiof. 

 SuG-^R — Crj'stals, no ((notations; INFnseovado, no ((nota- 

 tions ; Syrup, 14 b ; Mola.s.ses, no ((notations. 



Hew York, — January 

 Bros, it Co. 



^, 1909. — Messrs. Gillespie, 



Cacao — (^.'aracas, I24C. to 21c. ; Grenada, 1 IJc. to 12c. ; 



Trinidad, 12jc. to 13j'c. ; Jamaica, il.lc. to ll.tc. per tli. 

 CocoA-NUT.s— Jaiuaica, select, $22-(l(l to .^23-()(» ; culls, Sii3-(l(l 



to S;l5-00 ; Trinidad, $2l-()() to .S22-()ll ; culls, $13-()()io 



$15-00 per M. 

 Coffee — .lamaica, ordinary, 7,'c. to .Sjc.; good ordinary, 



9ic.; washed, 10.|c. to lie. (icr lb. 

 Ginge'r— itc. to 12ic. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, .5.3c. ; Antigua and l!arbad(js, from 



49c. to 50c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 46c. 



to 48c. ))er lb., dry Hint. 

 Grape Fruit— Fhuida, SI .50 to .?3-00 per box. 

 (jiME.s — No ((notations. ISIarket overstocked. 

 Mace— 28c. to 32c. ])er lb. 

 Nutmegs— UO'.s, lOgc. to ]0,'c. per lb. 

 Oranges— Jamaica, .^3-OU to t<.3-.50 per barrel; ^IdO to 



•?1"50 per l)ox. 

 Pimento — 3ic. jier lb. 

 Sugar Centrifugals, !)(i°, .'i'()7c. ; Muscovados, 89°, 3'17e.; 



Molasses, 89', 2'.t2c. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Me.ssrs. Le-^cock ifc Co., January LS, 1909: 

 ilessrs. T. S. Gaeeaway & Co., .January IS, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, S4()0 to .S4-50 per 100 ft. 



Cacao — Dominica and St. Lucia, .SIO'OO per KJO ft. 



Coco.\-NUTs — .^13(XJ for unhusked nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinarv Rio, S8'50 to 811'50 per 

 100 ft. 



Hay— .?l-20 to 81 25 per 100 lb. 



Manures— Nitrate of s(Khi, .S62-00 to §65-00; OhlendorfTs. 

 dissolved guano, 8.55 (10 ; Cotton manure, 842"00; C'acMio 

 manure, 842MI0 to .'*4S-00 ; Sul]jhate of aunnonia, 872-0O' 

 to 875-00; Snlijhate of pi.tash, 8t)7-00 [ler ton. 



Molasses — No ((notations. 



( )NioNS— Strings, .S2-00 ; hio.se, 81-20 per 100 fti. 



PoT.vTos— Nova Scotia, 81-30 to 81 (iO per 160 ft. 



Peas— SiJit, 86-40 jjer bag (.f 210 ft.; Canada, 83-40- 

 per bag of 120 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, 85 30 (180 ft..); Patna, 83 80 : Rangoon^ 

 §3-00 per 1(»0 ft. 



SuG.^R — No i( notations. 



British Guiana, — Me.ssrs. Wif.tixg it Riciiter, January 9, 

 1 '.Hilt ; Mes.srs. Sandbach, Paekee & Co., January 9, 



1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, .8!l-0() per 20011.. 



Balata — Venezuela block, 32c. ; Demerara .slieet, 48c. per ft. 



Cacao — Native, 16c. to 18c. per ft. 



C.'VSSA^■.v — (iOc. 



Cassava .Starch— 85-00 to 86-00 per barrel of I'.MJ ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— 812-00 to 81600 per M. 



Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, lie. to 12c. perft.^ 



slow. 

 Dhal — $4-75 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Elmos — .81-.56 per barrel. 

 Moi. asses — No ((nutations 

 < )NloNs— Madeira, 3c. pet- ft'. 

 Plantains — 8c. to 24c. per bunch, jilentiful. 

 Potatds — Nova Scotia, 82-5(J per 100 ft. 

 PoTATos — Sweet, Barbados, 81'68 per bag. 

 Rice— Ballam, 85 80 ; Ci-e(.le, 84-(;0to 84-75 ; Seeta, .86-00, 

 Split Peas— 86-25 to 86-40 per bag (210 lb.); Marseilles, 



84-25 to .84-50. 

 Tannias— 81-92 jjer bag. 

 Yam.s— White, 81-92; Buck, 82-16 per l)ag. 

 Su(;ar— Dark crystals, 82 20; Yellow, 82-(i0 to 83-10; 



White, 83-6(1 to 83-SO ; Molas.ses, 82-(J0 to 82-10 per 



100 ft. (retail.) 

 Timber — (ireenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallama SHiNiiLE.s — $375 to $5-75 per M. 

 • CoRiiwooii— 82-40 t(( $2-64 per ton. 



Trinidad, —January 

 it Co. 



9, 1909. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant 



Cacao Venemulan, 812-25 t(. 812-50 per fanega ; Trinidad,, 



$11 -.50 to 812-00. 

 t/'oi-oA-xiTs — N(. ((notations. 



Cocoa-nut Oil tile, per Imperial galh.n, cask included. 

 CoKFKE Venezuelan, 8]c. to .S^'c. (ler ft. 

 Copra— S3-(M) to .83-10 per loO.ft. 

 Dual 84 50 to 84 -(Wl per 2-lmshel bag. 

 Oxioxs— 82-00 to 82-25 per 100 ft. (retailV 

 Pin-ATOs— Englisli, '.K)c. t(. 8110 j.er 100 ft. 

 ItlcE Yellow, 85-40 1(. 85-6(1 ; Wliite, 84 .50 to 84 80 per bag. 

 Split Peas— 85-75 to 8(i-00 (ler bag. 

 Sugar- Amei-ican crushed, 85-0(1 to 85-10 per 100 ft. 



