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THE AGEICULTUKAL NEWS. 



AvEiL 17, 1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— :Maicli 30, 1909, The West India Com- 

 mittee CiPXULAE ; Messrs. Keaetox Piper & Co., 

 March 16, 1909; Jfe.ssr.s. E. A. de Pass 6: Co.. 

 March 19, 1909. 



Arrowroot — Quiet ; lid. to 2,^,''. according to ifaalily. 

 Balata — Sheet, 2 '2 to 2/4 ; block, no quotations. 

 BEEs'-w.iVX — £7 12.S. (ill. for dark to pale. 

 Cacao- -Trinidad, OC) (i to 70,- per cn"t. ; Grenada, oi ti to 



.o9/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, ■'>.i- per cwt. ; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Coi'R-v — M'est Indian, £18 to £19 per ton. 

 foT'i'ON— -Nevis and St.. Kitt's, 13d. to 14d. , Barbados, 



X:iy. Ui J4</. ; St. A'incent, 15rf. to Id'./. 

 Fruit — 



Banan.vs — .Jamaica, 4/6 to 9 '- per Inmch. 



LisiES — Not wanted. 



Pine-apples — St. Michael, l/fi to 4;'-. 



Grape Fruit — 5/0 to 9/- per box. 



Or.\noes — Jamaica, 6/- to '9/- per box. 

 Fu.STic— £3 to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — 55s. to 63». Quiet. 

 Ho.\EY^2.5s. 6i/ to 2i)s. per cwt. 

 Isin<;la.ss — West India lump, 2/2 to 2 '(i per 11). 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1 - to 1,3 per gallon ; concentrated, £18 



to £18 15.5. perca.sk of 108 gallons; distilled oil, 2 - 



to 2 3 per lb. : hand-pressed, 5 ti i)er lb. 

 Loowoop — £3 to £4 5s. per ton ; roots, no quotation.s. 

 INIace — Dearer. 

 NuTiMEOs — Steady. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 



Rubber — Para, hue hard, 5.s. I4'/. per l^. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/1 to 3 4; Demerara. 1 6i to 1/7, j)roof. 

 Suo.\R — Crystiils, 14,3 to Ki, 9; Muscovado, scarce : about 



I5.V. to I.5.S-. (■)(/. ; Syrup, 1.5s. to 1.5s. (W. ; Molasses, no 



miotations. 



New York, — .\pril 2, 19, 1909.— Messrs. Gillespie, 

 Beo.s. it Co. 



Cacao — Caracas, i:ic. to 13|c. ; Grenada, l.'ijc. to 13;'c. ; 



Trinidad,. 13^c. to 14c. ; Jamaica, 12c. tol3.U-. per lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jamaica, select, $2300 U> $24 00 ; culls, §14 Od 



to .^1500; Trinidad, .select, ^23-00 to 124-00 ; culls. 



$14-00to)jil5-00perM. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, f>rdinary, 7|e. to 8ic.; good ordinary, 



9.[c.; waslied, \ip to 12c. per lb. 

 GiN(iER— 9c. to I3c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins —Jamaica, 55c. ; Antigua and Barbados, from 



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



to 48c. per lb., dry flint. 

 Gb.^pe Fruit Jamaica, $300 to |>3-75 per baiirl. 

 Limes — No ((notations. 

 Mace— 30c. to 35c. per tli. 

 Nutmeos— llO's, 11. ^c. per lb. 

 Oranoes — Jamaica, .$l-50 to ^2110 i)er hox. 

 Pimento — 4Jc. per lb. 

 Slua.\B — Centrifugals, 9G°, 3'.»8Ac. ; Mu.scovados, 89", 3'48ic.; 



Molasses, 89\ 3-23},c. per fl.i., duty paid. 



Barbados,— Mes.srs. Leaichk Lt Co., April 10. 1909;. 

 Messrs. T. S. Garraw.w i Co., April 12,1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, .S'3-90 to S4-00 per 100 lb. 



Cacao — Dominica and St. Lucia. .SIOOO per 100 Hi. 



Cocoa-nuts — f 13'00 for unhuskod nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Kio, §!)-50 to &11-00 per 

 100 lb. 



HAY~$l-50por 100 lb. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda. 8ti2-0rno S(;5-00; OhlendjrflTs- 

 dissolved guano, S.55-()0 ; Cotton manure, .942-00; Cacao 

 manure, 842-00 to $48 00; Sulphate of aunuonia, .S72-00 

 to S75-00; Sidphate of potash, 867-00 per ton. 



JNIoL.vssEs — Fancy, 16c.; Grocery. l()c. i>er gallon. 



•Jnions— Strings! $2-25 to .f3"-00 per 100 ft.; loose, no 

 quotations. 



Pot.vtos— Nova Scotia, §2-00 to $2-75 per 160 ft. 



PB.4.S— Split, §6 -00 per bag of 210 ft.; Canada. S3 -50 pes 

 bag of 120 ft. 



RiCE-Ballam, S5 60 (18(.> ft.); Patna, S3-S0 ; Rangoon, 

 §3-00 per 100 ft. 



Sugar— Dark Crystels, 06' S2-::;0 ; Muscovado, 89° 81-80. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. Wietixg it IIichtek, April 3,. 

 190'J ; Messrs. S.vnubach, Parkes di Co., 

 April -2, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, .S9-00 to .§0-50 per 200 ft. 



B.alata — Venezuela block, 32c. : Demerara sh jet, 48c. per lb. 



C-vc.-io — Native, 14c. per ft. 



C.vssava — 00c. to 84c. 



Cassava Starch— $6-00 per barrel of ItKi ft. 



Cocoa-nuts— 812-00 to .sl»i-00 per M. 



Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c.; Jamaica, 13c. to 13.', 3. per ft., 



slow. 

 Dual— S4-75 to S4-80 per bag of 168 ft. 

 Eddos — 81-68 per barrel. 

 Molasses — ^^No (piotations 

 Onions — Lisbon, .5c. to Oc. per H>. 

 Pl vnt.vins — ■24c. to 48c. per buncli. 

 Potatos— Nova Scotia, 82-40 to 82 -.50 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATOS — Sweet, Barbados, 84c. per bai/. 

 Rice— Ballam. 8550; Creole, 84.50 to -94-60. 

 Split Peas— 85-60 to 85-80 per bag (210 lb.); Marseilles, 



84-00 

 Tannias — 81 -44 per bag. 

 Yams— White, 82-00 pe'r bag; Buck, 81-80. 

 Sugar— Dark crystals, 82-35 to 82 40; Yellow, 83-10 to 



83-25 ; White, $360 t.. 8380; Molasses, $2-30 to $2-40- 



per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timl)er — Greenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaka Shingles — $3-75 to $575 per M. 

 . Cohowooo— $2-40 to $2-ti4 per ton. 



Trinidad, — April 3, 1909. — Messrs. Goedox, Gkakt & Co. 



Cacao — Venezuelan, 812-80 to 813 .50 per fiinega ; Trinidad, 



$13-25. 

 Cocoa-nuts — §22-00 pi-r M. f.o.b. for .selected pealed in. 



bags of KM) ft. 

 CocoA-NiT Oil 70c. j'cr Imperial gallon, ca.sk included. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. 8c. to 8.^c. per ft. 

 Copra— 83-20 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal— $4-65 to 84-75 per 2-bushel bag. 

 Onions— 85-(H1 t.i $6-00 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Potatos Knglisb, $1-25 to 8130 jier 100 ft. 

 Rick— Yellow, 85 00 to $5 25 ; White, 84-50 to 84 -90 per bag. 

 Split Peas — 85 25 to $5-50 per bag. 

 Sugar — American crushed, 85-10 to $5-20 per 100 lb. 



