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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Yixncd 0, 1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— Fobiuaiy 10, 1909, The AVkst India Com- 

 MiTiEK CiKCULAR ; Messis. Keaktox Pii'ee tt Co., 

 February IG, 1909 : Messi-.s. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 January 22, 1909. 



1^./. I. 



■j,l. f..r fair t. 



tnu' 



l^i'l.^ 



AuKonRorrr — <.^>uiot ; 



facturiiig. 



Bal.\ta— Sheet, 2 1 to 2 .". : l)l<.ck, 1 S t.. 1 !i. 

 Bees'- WAX — f" lO.s. to £7 12.s. (iil. fur dark tn pak-. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 5:') () to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 411- to 



57/0 Jier cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 2!l - per cwt.; Jamaica, no (juotations. 

 Copra — West Indium, £'1H to £'19 per ton. 

 Cotton— St. Kitt's, l:'.r/. to 13^1/. ; Bai'liad. 



St. Vincent, lo^i/. 

 Fruit — 



Bananah — Jamaica, 4 (5 to 6- per Innieli. 



LiMKrf — Not wanted. 



PlNE-AfPLES — St. Michael, 1 ;5 to 'Mt>. 



Grai'e Fruit — 11/- to 12/- per box. 



ORANiiEs — Jamaica, 8, - to 8/(i per box. 

 Fustic — £3 to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — 55.s. to &)■•<. 

 HoNEV — Steady. 



I.sINGLA.ss — West India hiuip, 2/- to 2 1) per II.. 

 Lime Juke —Raw, 14 ]ier gallon; concentrated, £18 per 



cask of 108 gallons; di.stilled oil, 2!) per tt).: hand- 



pre.ssed, 7 - Jier lb. 

 Locwoon— £:■! to £4 os. pur ton ; roots, £2 t.. £'.'• yi'v ton. 

 Mace— Steady. 

 NuTiMEOS — Quiet. 

 Pi.mento — Slow. 



Rl'BliEK — Para, tine hard. its. 2</. per III. , 

 Rum — Jamaica, 33 to 3 4; Demerara. 1 (> to 1 7. proof. 

 Sugar — Crystal.s, 14 (i to 1(>;9 ; Muscovado, no (juotations ; 



Syrup, 13.S. 9(/. to I4.s. 7i(/. ; Molas.se.s, no (juotations. 



New York, — February 

 Bros. & Co. 



1909.— :\lu 



Gillespie, 



Cacao— Caracas, ll;c. to U^c. ; Grenada, lllc I.. l!;'e. ; 



Trinidad, lli/c. to 12.-,c. ; .Jam.iica, Ulc. to lie. ])ev ll>. 

 CoCOA-.NCTs— Jamaica, select, $25-(M) to !!<2()-U(J ; culls, SUVi) 



to SHIKO ; Trinidad, .>?23-00 to §24-011 ; culls, $13-00 to 



§15 00 perM. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 7ifc. to 8Ac.; good ordin.uy, 



itjc; washed, llAc. per Iti. 

 Ginger — V)c. to 13c. per Mi. 

 Goat Skins— Jamaica, .53c.; Aidigua and Barbado.- 



4i»c. to .50c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt 



to 48c. jier lb., dry tlint. 

 Grape Fkcit — .Jamaica. .^I'oO to S2-50 jier box. 

 Limes — Dominica, a limited de\iiand at 5!.'i'7."') to .'^7 



barrel. 

 Mace— 29o. to 32c. ])er II.. 

 Nutmegs— llO'.s, !)]c. per lb. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, Sl-ijo lo $2-il{| ]n-v box. 

 Pimento— 4c. to 4jc. ])er lb. 

 Su(iAR~ Centrifugals, 9(> . 3-()4c. ; Jluscovjidos, 89', 



Mi>lasscs, 89 , 2-84c. per lb., duty \>:M. 



, from 

 s, 4(ic. 



jier 



3- 1 4c 



Barbados,— Messrs. Leacock cV- Co., Mareli 1. 1909; 

 Me.s.sr.s. T. S. ^Gaee.uvay li: Co., March 3, 19091 



Arrowr(jot— St. Vincent. S4-IHI per 100 It.. 



Cac.vo — Dominica and St. Lucia, .^11 (lO per Inn ft.. 



CocoA-NlTS — .S13-0(J for unhiisked nuts. 



Coffee— Jamaica and ordinary Rio, §10-00 pei 100 lb. 



Hay— 81-25 ])er 100 1b. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, S';2-00 to !?i;500: OldendorfTs 

 dis.solved guano, §.55-00 ; Cotton manure, 842-(Mt; C,-icao 

 manure, .842-00 to 848-00; Sulphate of annnonia, 872-00' 

 to .875-00; Sulphate of potash, .8(i7-'X) per ton. 



Molasses — Fancy at Kic. jier gallon ; Grocery, 15c. pia- 

 gaUon. 



Onions — .Strings, 82-00 ; loose, no ([Uotations. 



Pot.vtos — Nova Scotia, .^2-00 perltiotb. 



Peas— Siilit. .8(i-00 per bag of 210 1b.; Canada, 83-50 iiec 

 bag of 120 lb. 



Rice— Ballam, .85 -.30 (180 it..); Patna, -83-80 ; RniP'wn, 

 83-00 per 100 ttj. ' 



Sugar — No <| uotations. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. Wiktixg & Richter, Febru- 

 ary 0, 1909; Mes.srs. S.a.xdbacii, Parker li: Co, 

 February 19, 1909. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, 8900 to 89-50 per 200 It,. 

 B.41ATA — Venezuela Uock, 32c.; Demerara sheet, 4S(,-. to- 



50c. per lb. 

 Cacao — Native, 1.3c. per ft. 

 Cassav.\ — 72c. 



Cassava Starch— 86-00 to -87 -(M) per barrel of I'.tli ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — 81(3-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, He. to 12c. (jertb.^ 



slow. 

 Dhal — 85-25 per bag of 1G8 ft. 

 Eddos — 81 -32 iier barrel. 

 Molasses — No ijuotations 

 Onions — Lisbon. .5c. per ft. 

 Plantains — Kic. to 3(5c. per bvnich, plentiful. 

 PoTATos — Nova Scotia, 82 40 per 100 ft. 

 Potatos — Sweet, Barbados. .81-08 per liag. 

 Rice— Ballam. .8.J-80; Creole. ■.84-.50 to .84-70; Seet--i. SSO*^ 

 Split Peas— .85-00 t<i .8l)-0i» per l)ag (210 lb.); .U.-u.sei.les, 



•84-25 to .84-75. 

 Tannias— 81-80 per bag. 

 Yams— White, 82-00; Buck. 81 .HO per bag. 

 SKiAR-Dark crystals, .8220; Yellow, 83-1 » to 83-25; 



White, 83-()l"l to 83-80; Mohi.sses, 8210 to 82-211 



100 ft. (retail.) 

 Tind)er (ireenheart, 32c. to 5.5c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaha Shingles— S3-50 to S5-50 per M. 

 CoRDW —§2-40 to $2-(j4 per ton. 



l>er 



Trinidad,— l-'ebiuru-y 



it Co. 



20, 1909.— Messrs. Gordon, Gkaxf 



Cacao Venezuelan, 81225 to $12-75 per fanega ; Trinidal, 



811-75 to 812-50. 

 Cocoa-nuts — No nuotations. 



Cocoa-nut Oil 76c. per Imperial gallon, c;isk included, 

 CoEFEE — Venezuelan, 8.\c. to 9c. ]ier ft. 

 Copra- 83-10 to .83-20 per 100 ft. 

 Dual 84-1)5 to .s;4-70 jier 2-bushel bag. 

 Onions- .83-00 to 84-00 per 100 lb. (retail). 

 Potatos- English, iH)c. to 81-10 jier 100 ft. 

 Rick Yellow. 85 -40 to .85 (iO; White. 84 50 to 84 -00 per bag 

 Split Peas— 8575 to 8<i-00 per liag. 

 Sugar .-VnioUcan crushed, 8510 to 85-20 per 100 lb. 



