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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



February 20, 1909^ 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— Ffbruaiy -2, 1909, The West India Com- 

 mittee Circular; Messrs. Keaetox Piper & Co., 

 Febiuary 2, 1909 ; Messrs. E. A. DE Pass & Co., 

 Jaiuuuy S, 1909. 



Akkdwroot — Quiet; 1^'/. U< 2,V'- *'" eMMiiiM.ii to gnod 



iii.inufjioturing. 

 Balata— Sheet, 2 2 to 2/4 ; Itloek, no (|Hot.'itioiis. 

 Beks'-hax — No sales reported. 

 <UcAO — Trinid.ul, .^tl ■ to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 48/- to 



57/ ♦> per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santo.s, 2'.t'- per cwt.; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Copra— West Indian, flH 10... to £li» lO.s. per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Kitt's, V.ibl.; Barbados, l,3ii7. to 14(/.; 



St. Vincent, 15^/. 

 Fruit — 



Bananah — Jamaica, 4/6 to 6/- per I punch. 



Limbs — Not wanted. 



PlNE-APPLES — St. Michael, 3/6 to 6/. 



(iRAPE Frvit — 5/- to 8/- per box. 



(>raN(;es — Jamaica, 5/- to !•/" I'ei' box. 

 Fu.stic — £3 to £4 ]ier ton. 

 •JiNOER — Very ipiii't. 

 Honey — No sales reported. 



I.SINOLAS.S- West Indi.t bnnp, 1/10 to 2- per lb. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1 - to 14 per gallon; concentrated, 



£18per cask of 108 gallons; distilled oil, 2 It per Hi.: 



hand-]jresscd, 7 - per lb. 

 Loowoon £'.'> to £4 .").•(. per ton ; roots, no i|uotations. 

 Mace - Steady. 

 NrTMEi;s Stead\. 



I'IMENTO t,>uiel. 



ISi f.iiKK — Para, tine hard, o.v. per lli.. on the .spot. 

 Kim — Jamaica, .3 3 to :'. 4; Demerara. 1 ti to 1/7, proof. 

 SuiiAR — Crystals, 14 3 to 17 - ; Muscovado, no quotations ; 

 Syrup, no (juotations ; Molasses, no quotations. 



New York, January 22, 19ii0.— Messrs. Gillespie, 

 linos, it Co. 



Cacao Caracas, 12c. lo i:ic. ; (irenada, ll|c. In ll^'c. ; 



Trinidad, lljc. lo 12]c. ;Jamaica, '.(.U-. toU.U-. jjer lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts Jamaica, >elect, S!24-(H)to.«!2.")-(KI; culls, S13-00 



to S!l">tH» ; Trinidad, §22-00 to .<!23(MI ; culls. $13IIOto 



§ir>-00 perM. 

 C<»FFEE — Jamaica, onliuary, 7;'c. to 8,',c.; good ordinary, 



'.He.; washed, llic. per lb. 

 (jiNoER — '.>c. to i21c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — .Jamaica, .->3c. ; .Vnligu.a and I'.arliadus, from 



4'.»c. to oOc. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 46o. 



to 48c. ia:r lb., dry Mint. 

 Gin I'K Fri'IT- Florida, SloO to .92-50 per box. 

 I, iMKs— Dominica, a limited demand at §r»'7'> to ijrioll per 



barrel. 

 Mack — 2r>c. to .31c. ]ier lb. 

 NutmE(;s— 110'.,. '.(]c. per lb. 

 Ukanoks— Floriila. .Sr75 to §2'2.'"> |ier box. 

 1'iment(>~3^'c. per lb. 

 SuoAR — Centrifugals, ',li;°, ;-i'67c. to 8371 ; Muscovados. 



89°, 3-17c. to .S3 21; Mola.i.ses, 89, 2'.>2c. to «2'9(> 



jiei \\:. duty paid 



Barbados, — Messrs. Leacock i>c Co., February 1.'., 1909;: 

 Messrs. T. S. GAERA^vAY & Co., February \'>, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent. S4-(Mt per 100 tti. 



Cacao— Dominica and St. Lucia, sltidO per IIM) It,. 



Cocoa-nuts — §13 0(J for unhu.sked iiut.s. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, S9'50 to .?11'00 per 

 lOOft. 



Hay- §1-25 per 100 It.. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda. St)2lMl to .S(i."i(H( ; OhlendorfiTs- 

 dissolved guano, S.'CplH) ; Cotton manure, .^'42'IMj; Cacao 

 manure, .*i42-t)0 to .s48tHI; Sul])liateof aunuonia, .S72-0O- 

 to §75'(X); Suljihate of potush, §t;7'0<J ])er ton. 



Molasses — No quot.it ions. 



Onions — Sti-ings, S2M.KI ; hnise, no quotations. 



PoTATOs — Nova Scotia, .^200 per 160 lb. 



Peas— S])lit. S6-2.^ per bag of 210 ft.; Canada, S3-30- 

 per bag of 120 lb. 



Rice— Ballam, §5-30 (180 ft,.); Patna, §3-80 ; Rmgoon, 

 ^■.'.-m per KK) ft.. 



Sugar — No <(uotatioirs. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. \\'ietin<; it ItKiriEi:, Febru- 

 ary 6, 1909; Messrs. Sasdbach, Parker i Co., 

 February .5, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, .§900 to S9-.50 per 200 ft.. 



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



Cacao — Native, 16c. to 18c. per fti. 



Cassava — 72c. 



Cassava Starch — 86'0(;) t<. §7'tH.t per barrel 



Cocoa-nuts— .$16-00 per M. 



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



slow. 



Dh.U,— §5-00 to $5-2.-) per bag of 168 ft.. 

 Eddos — SI -32 per barrel. 

 Mol.^sses — No quotations 

 Onions — Madeira, 4c. to .5c. per ft.. 

 Plantains — 16c. to .■56c. per hunch, ].lentiful. 

 Potatos — Nova Scotia, .S2-.")0 j.er ItMi ft., 

 PoTATos — Sweet, Barbados, SI -08 per l)ag. 

 Bice— Ballam, §.-)-80; Creole, S!4-60 t(. .§4-75; See.U, -SC -00. 

 Split Peas— .§5-!Ml t.. S<6-iMI per bag (210 lb.); Marseilles, 



$4-25 to .§4-75. 

 Tannias— §1-80 per bag. 

 Yams— White, .§2-00; IJuek, §1-80 per bag. 

 SuoAR— Dark cry.stids, S2-20 ; Yellow, §3-10 to -§3-25; 



White, $3-60 11. $3-80; Molas.ses, §210 t.. $220 per 



100 ft;, (retnil.) 

 Timber — Greenheart, 32c. to 5.5c. per cubic foot. 

 WaLLAba SniN.iLEs - S3-.50 to S5-50 per M. 

 CoRi. WOOL— .§2-40 I.. ?2-f.4 per ton. 



( I'.m; ft,. 



;o 12c. per ft).. 



Trinidad, — i'lbruary O, 1909. — Messrs. Goki>on, Grant 



.V- Cu. 



Cacao — Venezuelan. 812-00 to 81250 per fanega ; Trinid;id, 



$ll-.50 to 812-00. 

 Cocoa-nuts §22-00 per M.. f.o.l... for select eil |.eeled in 



bags ..f ItMl lb. 

 Cocoa-nut On, — 76c. per Imperial gaUon, cask included. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. 8jic. to tie. per ft,. 

 Copra— .§31.5 per loo ft. 

 Dhal — §4 -65 lo§4-70 per 2-busliel b.ag. 

 Onions— .§4-1 Kit.. .§5-IKI per KHI ft:, (retail). 

 Potatos— Knylish, !Hle. to .§110 per liMi ftj. 

 Rick— Yell.. w. §5-40to.§5-6n; White. 84-.50 toS4-90per bag. 

 Split Peas .§5-75 t.. §6 no per bag. 

 Suo.vK— .Vmewcan crushed, §5-UU t.. §5111 per 100 ft,. 



