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THE AGKICULTUEAL NEWS. 



OCTOBEE IG, 1909 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London, — This Wkst India Cojimittee Circular, 

 Sei.tember 28, 190'J ; Messrs. E. A. de Pass A- Co., 

 August 20, 1909. 



Abkowkoot — 15rf. to 3Jrf. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/5 ; block, 1/11 1. 



Bees-wax — £7 li>s. to £8 for fair to good. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 52/- to 62/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 49/6 to 



54/0 per cwt. ; .Jamaica, 48'- to 53 -. 

 Coffee — Quiet ; Jamaica, 40/6 to 100,-. 

 Copra — West Indian, £21 10s. per ton. 

 CoTTOX — 8t. Croix, Barlmda, Antigua, no ([notations ; 



Barbados, 14f/. to 16</. 

 Fruit — No quotations. 

 Fustic — No quotations. 

 Ginger — (.,)uiet ; common to good common, 45/- to 50/- per 



cwt. ; low nuddling to middling, 51/- to 55/-; good 



bright to fine, 57/- to 65/-. 

 Honey— 23/6 to 30/-. 

 Isinglass — No quotations. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1/- to 1/3 per gallon ; concentrated, 



£17 5.S. to £"18 15,s-. per casK of 108 gallons; Otto of 



limes, 5/6 to 6/-. 

 Logwood — No quotations. 

 Mace — Firm. 



Nutmegs — Steady; 3ji'/. to 5|(7. 



Pimento — Coiinnon, 2i,(l. per lb.; fair, 241/.; good, 2frf. 

 Rubber — Para, tine hard, 8/10 per ft., tine soft, 8/4 ; tine 



Peru, 8/8. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 2/11 to 7/-. 

 Sugar— Crystals, 14/6 to 1.5/9 , Muscovado, 12/- to 15/-: 



Syrup, 13/6 ; Molasses, uo quotations. 



New York, — Messrs. Gillespie Bros. & Co., September 

 17, 1909. 



Cacao— Caracas, ll]c. to 12k. ; Grenada, ll|c. to 12c. ; 



Trinidad, ll^'c. to 12jc. ; Jamaica, ".).U. to lie. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nut.s— Jamaica, .select, $28-00 to .S.30-00 ; culls, 



.sl7-01)toSI8 00; Trinidad, select, .$28-00 to §30-00; 



culls, §17-00 to .§18-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 7ic. to 8c. ; good ordinary, 



up to 8ic. ; and washed, up to lOJc. per lb. 

 Ginger — 9c. to 12c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, "181:. ; Barbados, from 50c. to 55c. ; 



St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, 47c. to 50c. per lb. ; 



Antigua, 48c. to .")0c., dry flint. 

 Grape Fruit — §4 50 to §6-50 per box. 

 Lime.s — Dominica, §5-00 to §(i-0() per liairel. 

 Mace— 28c. to 34c. per lt>. 

 Nutmegs — llO's, 8lc..to '.(c. jjor lb. 

 Granges — Jamaica, §4"60 to §5011 jjcr b.-nnl. 

 Pimento — 3jc. jier tti.' 

 Sugar- Centrifugals,,96°, 4-21c. i)er ft. ; Muscovados, 8!>°, 



3-71c. ; Mola.sses, 89", .■i-4(ic. per ft., all duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. Leacock (fe Co., October 11, 1909; 



Messrs. T. S. Gaeea-^vay & Co., October 11, 



1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, 83-50 to §3-75 per lod it,. 



Cacao— §11-00 to 813-50 i>er 100 ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— §14-00. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, §!l-50 to §11-00 per 



100 ft. 

 Hay— §1-00 per 100 lb. 

 Manures — Nitrate of soda, §65-00 ; Cacao manure, §48-00; 



Sulpliate of ammonia, §75-00 ; Sulphate of pota.sh, 



§67 00 j)er ton. 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions— Strings, §3-00 per 100 lb. 

 Peas— Split, §6-00 per bag of 210 ft.; Canada, §4-20 per 



bag of 120 ft. 

 Potatos— Nova Scotia, §2-20 to §2-50 per 160 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, .§4-85 t,. .§5-20 (180 ft.); Patna, §3-80; 



Rangoon, §3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Su<;.\R — Nil quotations. 



British Guiaua.— Messrs. Sandbach, Parker ct Co., 

 October 1, 1909. 



iheet. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, §0 00 ]ier 2U0 ft. 

 Balata — Venezuela block, prohiljited ; Demerara 



50c. per ft. 

 Cacao — Nati\-e, 12c. per Hi. 

 Cassava — 60c. 



Cassava Starch — No quotation. 

 CocoA-^UT.s— §16 00 \)uv M. 



Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c.; Liljerian, 7c.; iuq)orted 1.3,k. 

 Dual- §4-20 to §4-40 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddos — No quotation. 

 Molasses — No cpiotation. 



Onions— M 



adeira, 2Jc 



Jier ft. 



Plantains — No iiuotation. 



PoTATOs — .§3'25 per barrel. 



PoT.^TOs — Sweet. Barbados, n(j quotation. 



Rice— Ballam, §4 75 ; Creole, .§4 25 to §4.00. 



Split Pea.s— §6 40 per bag (210 ft.); Marseilles, §5-00. 



Tannias — No quot;ttion. 



Yams — Xo (piocation- 



Sugar— Dark crystals, §2-35 ; Yellow, §3-00 ; White, §3-60 



to §3-80; Molas,scs, §2-00 to .§2-30 per 100 ft. 



(retail). 

 Ti5ii)KR — Greenheart, 32c. to i)5c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaha Shingles — §3-50 to §5-50 per M. 



Trinidad,— Messrs. GoniuiN, Grant & Co., September 

 IS, 1909. 



Cacao— Venezuelan, § 1 ToO 1 . ■ .-::l 1 -75 per fanega ; Trinidad, 



$11-40 to §11-75. 

 CocoA-NCT Oil— 68c. per Imperial gallon, cask included. 

 Cofkek — Vone/.uel.-ui, 8c. to !)c. per ft. 

 Copra §;!-75 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal- §4-00 per 2-liushel bag. 

 Onio.ns-§2-50 to §2-60 per I'oO ft. 

 Peas Split §5-50 to §5-75 par bag. 

 Potatos— Englisli, §1-60 t.i §1 00 per 100 tti. 

 Rice— Yellow, §470 to §4 80; White, §500 to §3-25 



per bag. 

 Sugar — American crushed, §5-10 to §5-20 per 100 lb. 



