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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Ai'Kii. -A, I'JOP- 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— ilai-ch IG, 1909, Thk \Ve.st Indi.^ Com- 

 mittee CiRcui.AK ; Mes.sis. Keauton Piper & Co., 

 Maich 16, 1909. 



Akrowkoot — Quiet; I'^il. !■■ '.il'l. m^L-onliiii; tn (|iuility. 

 Balata— Sheet, t> 2 U> 2 4 : block, ik. (]u..^;iti(ms. (!) 

 Bees'-vvax — £7 12.S. for dark to \>:i\f. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, .">7,- to 71' - per cwt. ; Grenada, 51/- to 



.lit - j)er cwt. 

 .Coffee — Santos, 32 :'> per cwt. ; .Jaiaaiea, no quotations. 

 Copra— We.st Indian, £'1H to £19 per ton. 

 Cotton— Nevi.s and St. Kitt's, i:W. to 14'/. ; Barbados, 



V2hi'. to i:lj.'.; St. Vincent. UJ./. t.. KUi/. 

 Fruit — 



Banana:; — Jamaica, 4 (i to II - per bunch. 

 Limbs — Isot wanted. 

 Pise-apples— -St. Michael. 1 t> to 4/-. 

 Grape Fruit— 5/(i to '.» - per box. 

 (jR.\>iiEs — .Jamaica, li - to '.| " P'"'' ^'ox. 

 Fustic — £3 to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — obx. to tiO.v. (^)uiet. 

 Honey — 24.s-. to 2»i.s. per cwi. 

 IsiNOLASS— West India hniiii, 2/2 to 2 (i [icr tti. 

 Lime Juk k— Raw, 1 .'i per gallon : concentrated, £11S per 

 ca.sk of Hl« >iall..iis; (bstilled oil, 2 2 i)er lb.: hand- 

 pressed, .5 () jicr 111. 

 Loowoou — £3 to £4 .">.<. pei ton : io.>l>. u.. .pi'itations. 

 Mace— Firm. 

 Nutmeos — <,)lliet. 

 Pimento — (^)uiet. 



Rubber- Para, tine li.inl, :<s. 1^'./. pn lb. 

 KuM — .Jamaica, 3 I In 3 .1; I )enurara. 1 (i to 1/7, proof. 



SuciAR Crystals, 14 3. to Hi '.t ; IMuscoyado, no quotations: 



Syru]!. !>■. 3./. \i> I4.~. ; Molasses, im c|Uotations. 



New York,— Mnn 

 BRO.S. & Co. 



'.', 19t)9. — Messrs. Gillespie, 



'Cacao — Cai-acas, 12i-. !•• l.">|c. ; (irenada, lljC. to 12ic. ; 



'I'rinidad, 12c. 1.. l.'ic. ; .Jamaica, Kljc. tolljc. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts .Jamaica, select, SS2C.-(KMo.S27-0(h culls, i<]i\-i\t> 



toi!17»i>; Trinidad, select, .s!2ll-lHI u, .§27 'I" I ; culls. 



$](l-lHKo S17-l)() pcriVl. 

 CoFi'-KK .Jaiuaica, ordinary, 7.'iC- to .Sjc.; '^(uid ordinary, 



'.(•(c; wa.shed, u|> to 12c. per lb. 

 GlNoKR- It^'c. to lie. per lb. 

 (ioAT Skins — .Jamaica, .">.~>c. : Antigu.i and Barbados, from 



40c. to Site. : St. 'I'homas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 4Gc. 



to 4Hc. liei lb., dry Hint. 

 (Jrai-k Fiu IT Klorid.'i, !s|'.")0 to S2-2."> per box. 

 LniKS N*> quotation.s. 

 .Mack- Xo (pintalion.s. 



NuT.MKOS- llU'.s, 12c. per 111 



I )iiANoi:s- Kloriil.-i, §l-r)(i to §2-(Mi |„t box. 

 . I'lMKSTo 4-|C. per lb. 

 SuoAK Centrifu',':il.s, '.Mi', 3 '.<2c. : Mu.scovados, 89% 3-42c.; 

 Molas.ses, H!» , ;!l7c. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados,— Messrs. Le acock it Co., Mmh :w. 1909; 

 Messrs. T. S. Gap.kaway it Co., March 30, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent. §3 '.hi toS4-0li per KXl 11.. 

 Cacao— Dominica and St. l^ucia. .^lO-liO to g H I •.->0 j ,er 100 ft.. 

 Cocoa-nuts — S13'00 for unluisked nuts. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordin-irv Rio, .^'.•■.'Mi 1.. .^-1 1 iiii pe? 



100 ft. 

 Hay— Sl-oOi)er 100 lb. 

 Manures— Nitnite of soda, S()2-00 to sii.".-0(i: OhlendjrfTs 



dissolved '_;uaiio, s-.'i.'i-OO ; Cotton manure, ><42'IKI; C:^cat> 



manure, .>-42IKl to .s4.S-()0; .Sulphate. .f ammonia, ^72-0(» 



to $7r)'00; .Sulphate of potash, S(i7-00 per t..ii. 

 MoLA.ssEs — Fancy, lllc. ; Grocery, KJc. ])er i,'.ill. .ii. 

 Onions— Strings', .S2-2.") to .S.<-ii(i per loii tb. : lo.:ge, n<> 



(piotations. 

 PoTATOs— Nova Scotia, S2-lio t.. $2-7."i ).er Hill lb. 

 Pe.vs— S]ilit. !!«(iO0 per baa of 210 ft.; Canada, 83-40 jiei 



!)ag ..f 120 lb. 

 Rice— Ballaiu, 8.">-4r) (bSIl It..); Patim, .«!:!-,S0 : RangtM.n» 



S3-IMI per HMIft. 

 Sugar— Dark t'rvstal-. '.Mi si'-l.", ; MiiM-..va.l.. .s'.i* ?l-75. 



British Guiana, — Me-.>r>. ^\■IKTI^(. lv i;n htev., .Murch (^ 



1909 ; Messrs. Saxobach, Pauke2 i Co., 

 Miwh 19, 1909. 

 Arrowroot— St. Vincent, Si>-00 to 89-50 per 200 ft. 

 B.Ui.iT.i — Venezuela bl.ick, 32c.: Demerara .sh:'et, 48c. t<» 



50c. per lb. 

 Cacao — Native, 13c. [.er It . 

 C.\SSAV.\ — (iOc. 



Ca.ssava Starch— $7-00 per barrel ..f I'.Mi ft. 

 CocoA-NUT.s — 81li-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Creole, 12c. to l.'V. ; .I.-im.-iie.-i, 13c. to 1.3.U-. ])erft., 



.slow. 



Dhai. -84-'.HI per bag of 108 ft. 



Ei'i'os — .S1I18 per barrel. 



Moi.AssKs — No (juotations. 



Onions — Li.sbon, 5c. per tti. 



Plvntains — 20c. to 44c. ])er biincli. pKutifu!. 



PoTA-ros— Nova Scotia, 8250 jicr 100 ft,. 



Por\Tos — Sweet, Barb,-idos. .Sl-20 per bag 



Rice— Ballam, 85-80; Creole, 84-50 to 84-"). 



Split Peas 85-.50 to 85-(iO per bag (210 ft..); Marseilles, 



84 -(M) 

 Tannias— 82-04 ],cr bag. 



Yams — Wliite, 82"](i ]>er bag: Ibick, ii.. .pioi.it ions. 

 SuoAR Dark crv.stals. .S2-25 t.. .S2-.50 ; Velh.w, 83-1(1 W 



83-20; White, $3-li0 to 83-.'<0; Molasses. .S2 -30 to 82-40 



per 100 ft,, (retail). 

 Timber Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wali.aba Shinci.es— S3-75 t.. 85-75 per M. 

 CoRKwoon- -82-40 to 82-(i4 per ton. 



Trinidad, .\l..rch 20, 1909.— Messrs. Goui.on, Gkakt 

 A- Co. 



Cacao N'eiiezuelan, 81275 to 813.-(NI per fanega : Trinid.-»»1, 



81275 t.. 81 3-IXt. 

 CoCOA-NU-rs 8-_'2-00 p.i M. f....b. f..r selected pealed ilt 



l)ags ..f 100 ft,. 

 Cocoa-nut <>n. 70c. per luiperi.-d gall..n, c.-isk included. 

 CoFFKK Veiiezuehin, .Sc. t.. H.'.e. per tt>. 

 CoPi!\ 83-20 per 1(K> ft. 

 DiiM. S4-li5 to 84-75 |n-r 2-b\isbel bag. 

 Onions *2-50 f. 83-IHl per lim lb. (retail). 

 PoTCn.s Knglish, 81-30 t., 81-40 per 1011 ft,. 

 Rick Velh.w. 85-00 f. 85 -.'5 Wliite, 84-.">0(.. SJ'.Mi jier bag. 

 Split Pk\n— 8575 to SliOOper bag. 

 Si'OAK — .\merican crushed, ?'5-10 to 85-2(.l per 10(.> ft. 



