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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



February 6, 1909: 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



to 



t.. 14.7.; 



London, — -Januaiy 19, 1909, The West Ixdia Com- 

 MiTTEii Circular ; Mes.srs. Keaetox Piper .fc Co., 

 .January .5, 1909 : Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 December 24, 190S. 



Akkowroot — Quiet; 2l(l. to 2|i'. for fair to y;(Kxl iiiaiiu- 



facturing. 

 Balata — Sheet, 2 1 to 2 4 ; block, no c|uotations. 

 Bebs'-wax — No sales reported. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 5(1,- to 70;- per cwt. ; Grenada, 48/i 



57, - per cwt. 

 Coi-'i'EE — Santos, 30 - per cwt.; Jamaica, no qui>tations. 

 Copra — West Indian, £1!' per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Kitt's, V.'.y.; Barbados, Vikil. 



St. Vincent, 14i'/. tn"l5./. 

 Fruit — 



Baxanah — Jamaica, 4 6 to 6/- jjer Ijunch. 



Limbs — Jfot wanted. 



Pine-apples — St. Michael, 2;'() to .5/(5. 



Grape Fruit — 5/- to 8/- per box. 



Or.\noes — .Jamaica, 4 - to 7/- per box. 

 Fustic — £:i to £4 per ton. 

 GiNOER — Quiet. 

 Honey — No (juotations. 



LsiNGLASS — We.st India lump, 1/10 to 2 - per 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 12 to 1;5 per gallon; 



£18 per cask of 108 gallons ; distilled oil, 2/9 per ft.; 



hand-pressed, 7 - per IJi. 

 Logwood — £3 to £4 55. per ton ; roots, no (luotations. 

 Mace— Steady. 

 Nutmegs — Steady. 

 Pimento — '2il. ])er ft.; slow. 



Rueiser — Para, fine hard, .m. 2d. per lb., on tlie .sjiot. 

 Rum — Jamaica, no ([uotations; Denierara, 1 G to 1/7, proof. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 14 (5 to 17 - ; Musco\ado, no quotations ; 



Syrup, 12,- to 14 - ; Mola.sses, no quotations. 



ft. 

 concentrated. 



New York, — bmuaiy 

 Bros. & Co. 



.'^, 1909. — Messrs. Gillespie, 



Cacao — Caracas, 12jC. to 21c. ; Grenada, ll^c. to 12^-. ; 



Trinidad, 12b. to l;?Jc. ; Jamaica, Oic. to lUc. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts- Janiaica, scU-ct, S22-00 toS2;V00: cubs, !:<l;',-(!() 



to .$15-00 ; Trinidad, S21-00 to $22-00 ; culls, $\:'.-ni) to 



§15 00 pcrM. 

 Coffee— Jamaica, ordinary, 7|c. to Sjc; good oidinary, 



9Jc.; washed, lO^c. to'llc. per II.. 

 Ginger — 9c. to 12lc. per lb. 

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



49c. to 50c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 4(jc, 



to 48c. per Hi., dry tlinC. 

 Gr.\pe Fruit— Florida, $\')0 to $;i-(Ki per b...\. 

 Limes — No <|notations. RL-irket over.stocked. 

 Mace— 28c. to .■52c. ijer lb. 

 NuT.MEGS- 110'.s, lOgc. to JOjc. per lb. 

 Oranges- .bimaica, ^3-(lU to $;5-.")() pur bai-rel ; $l-tM to 



$1-50 |)er box. 

 Pimento — :5ic. jier Hi. 

 JSugar— Centrifugals, 90', :;-G7c. ; INhiscovad.js, 89°, .'5-17c.; 



Molasses, 89", 2 -920. per ft., duty paid. 



Barbados,— Messrs. Leacock it Co., January 30, 1909;^, 

 Messr.s. T. S. Gaeraway i- Co., February I, 1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $4-00 per lOO ft. 



Cacao — Dominica and St. Lucia, Sll-00 jier 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts — .$13-00 for unhuskod nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, .$8-.")0 to !*ll-.50 i>e» 

 100 ft. " ' 



H.VY- Sl-20perl00 1b. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, .^02-00 to sJ(i5-00; OhlendorfTs 

 dissolved guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure, .S42-<K) ; Cacao 

 manure, .S42-00 to -§48 -00; Sulphate of annuouia, .§72-00 • 

 to §75 00; Sulphate of potash, $67-00 per ton. 



Mola.sses — No quotations. 



Onions— Strings, $2-00 ; lo.;.se, $1-20 per KXift. 



P0TAT0.S— Nova Scotia, $1.30 to Sl-(iO jierlOOft. 



Pe.vs— SpHt, $0-25 per bag of 210 ft.; Canada, f 3-30 • 

 per bag of 120 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $5-30 (180 ft.); Pntna, $3-80 ; Rangoon 

 $3-00 per KM) ft. 



Sugar — No quotations. 



British Guiana,— Messrs. Wieting it IhcnxER, Janu- 

 ary 23, 1909; Mes.sr.s. S.anubach, Parker & Co., 

 January 23, 1909. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $9-00 per 200 ft. 

 Balata— Venezuela block, 32c. ; Demerara sheet, 48c. perft 

 Cacao— Native, 16c. to 18c. per ft. 

 Cassava — (iOc. 



Cassava Starch— $5-00 to SC.OO per barrel of 19(5 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $12-00 to $l()-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Creole, 12c. t.i l.'Sc ; J.unaica. lie. to 12c. perft.,, 



sh I w. 

 Dhal— $4-(50 to S4-75 per b.-ig of 168 ft. 

 Eddos — $1-44 per barrel. 

 Molasses — No <iuotations 

 Onions — Madena, 4c. per ft. 

 Plantains— 12c. to 28c. per buneh. plentiful. 

 PoTATOS — Nova Scotia, $2-50 per 100 tti. 

 Potatos — Sweet, Barliados, $l-()8 per l)ag. 

 Rice— Ballam, .^6-00 to $()-25 ; Cre.ile, $4-()5 to $4-75- 



Seeta, $6 ■(>(). 

 Split Peas— $C) -00 to $6-25 i)er bag (210 |t>.); Marseilles, 



$4-25 to.$4-.J0. 

 Tannias — $l-!t2 ])er liair. 

 Yams— Wliite, .^200; Buck, $2-00 per bag. 

 Sugar— D,-u-k ery.stals, $220; Yellow, $2-60 to $310;^ 



White, $:5(10to $380; Molasses, $2-10 to $220 per 



100 ft. (ret.-iil.) 

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

 Wallaba SiiiN(;les — S3-75 to $5-75 per M. 

 CoRiiwooi) — $2-40 to $2-64 per ton. 



Trinidad, — Tanumy 23, 1909.— Mes.si-s. Gordon, Grant 



it Co. 



Cacao — ViMie/.u. Ian, $1225 to $1250 pir f.-mega; Trinidad, 



$11-50 to $12-00. 

 Co(-oA-NUTs -$22-00 per Rl., f.o.b.. f..r .selected peeled in 



bugs ,if KM I lb. 

 CocoA-Nft (In, -(i8c. per Inqieri.-il gallon, cask included. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. S.'.e. to He. per ft. 

 Copra— $3-10 per 1(H) lb. 

 Dhal— $4 -.50 to. '?4 -(id per 2-bushel bag. 

 Onions— $2-(J0 t.. $2-25 pur Kto lb. (rel.-iil). 

 POTA1"OS- English, 90e. to $110 ])er 100 lb. 

 Rice -Yellow, .$5-40to.$5-(;(l; White, S4 -50 to $4 '90 per bag. 

 Split Peas — $5-75 to $6-00 per Ijag. 

 Sugar — Ameiitcan crushed, $5-t)0 to fo'lO per 100 ft. 



