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THE AGRICULTUKAL NEWS. 



May 1. 1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— April 13, 1909. The West India Com- 

 JUTTEE Circular ; Messrs. Keaetox Pipek &, Co., 

 March 16, 1909. 



AjtROWKOOT — St. A'^incent, IJrf. to 2id. according to quality. 

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

 Bees'-wax — ±7 12s. 6(/. for dark to pale. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 58/- to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 51/- to 



59/(i per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 33/9 per cwt. ; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Copra— West Indian, £18 lO.-i. to £19 lUs. per ton. 

 Cotton — Nevis and St. Kitt's. 12Jf/. to Vi'lil. ; Barbados, 



12hd. to 14J.;.; Anguilla, 15(/. to Kkl. 

 Fruit — 



Ban.vn.\s — Jamaica, 4y'6 to 9/- per bunch. 



Limbs — Not wanted. 



Pine-apples — St. Michael, 1/6 to 4/-. 



Grape Fruit — 5/6 to 9/- per box. 



Oranges — Jamaica, 6/- to 9/- per bo.x. 

 Fustic — £3 to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — 62s. to 65s. for medium washed. 

 Honey — 25s. 6d to 29s. per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West India lump, 2/2 to 2/6 per ft. 

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



per cask of 108 gallons; distilled oil, 2 - to 2 3 per ft.; 



hand-pressed, 5/6 per ft. 

 Logwood — £3 to £4 5s. per ton ; roots, no (piotations. 

 Mace — Firm. 

 NuTMErj.s — Steady. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 



Rubber — Para, line liard, 5s. 13i'. per ft. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/1 to 3 4; Demerara, 1/6, proof. 

 SuG.iR — Crystals, 15/3 to 15 6 ; Muscovado, scarce : al)i>ut 



16s. 9d. ; Syrup, steady ; Molasses, no quotations. 



New York, — April 2, 19, 1909. — Messrs. Gillespie, 

 Beos. & Co. 



Cacao— Caracas, 13c. to V.ilc. ; Grenada, llijc. to l^JJc. ; 



Trinidad, 13.ic. t(j 14c. ; Jamaica, 12c. to llJic. per tti. 

 Cocoa-nuts— Jan'iaica, select, f 23-00 to $24 00 ; culls, .514-00 



to $1500; Trinidad, select, $23-00 to §24 00 ; culls, 



$14-00 to $15-00 perM. 



Barbados, — Messrs. Leacock & Co., April 26, 1909 ; 

 Messrs. T. S. Gaeea-\v.a.y & Co., April 26, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, .$3-90 to $4-00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao — Dominica and St. Lucia. $10-00 per 100 ft. 



C0C0.4--NUT.S — $13-00 for unhuskcd nuts. 



Coffee — .Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $10-00 to SHOO pei 

 100 ft. 



Hay— $1-15 per 100 ft. 



M.^NURE.s— Nitrate of soda. .$62-00 to $65-00; Ohlendwffs 

 dissolved guano, $55-00 ; Cotton manure. .$42-00; Cacao 

 manure, $42-00 to $48-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $72-00 

 to $75-00; Sulphate of potasli. $67-00 per ton. 



Molasses — Fancy, 17c. ; Grocery, 20c. per gallon. 



Onio.ns- Strings, $3-50 to $4-00 per 100 ft.; loose, no 

 quotations. 



PoT.vTos- Nova Scotia, $1-60 to $1-75 per 160 ft. 



Peas— Split, $6 00 per bag of 210 ft.; Canada, $3-40 per 

 bag of 120 ft. 



Rice— Ballam, $5 40 (180 ft.); Patna, $3 80; Rangoon^ 

 $0-00 per 100 ft. 



Sugar— Dark Crystals, 96° $2-.30 ; Muscovado, 89° $1-80. 



British Guiana. — Messrs. ^\'ietino & PilcnxES, April 17, 

 1909 ; Messrs. Sajsdbach, Paeke2 & Co., 

 April 16, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $900 to $950 per 200 ft. 



Bal.\ta — Venezuela block. 32c. ; Demerara shaet, 48c. per ft.. 



Cacao — Native, 14c. per ft. 



Cass.w.a — 60c. to 84c. 



Cassava Starch — $6-00 per barrel of 190 ft. 



Coco-i-NUTS- $12-00 to $16-00 per M. 



Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, I3h~. per lb., slow, 



Dh.m.— $4-80 to $4-90 per bag of 108 ft. 



Eddos— 11-20 to $1-68 per barrel. 



Molasses — No quotations. 



Onions — Lisbon, 5c. to (ic. per ft. 



Pl.vntains — 24c. to 48c. per bunch. 



PoTATOs— Nova Scotia, $2-50 to $2-75 per 100 ft. 



Potatos — Sweet, Barbados, $1-00 per bag. 



Rice— Ballani. $5-.50; Creole, $4-.")0 to $4-60. 



Split Peas— $6-00 per bag (210 lb.); Marseilles, $4-(K) 



Tannias— $3-lX) per bag. 



Yams- White, $2-16 per bag; Buck, $1-92. 



Sugar- Dark crystals, $2-35 to $2-50 ; Yellow, $3-10 to 



$3-25 : White, $3-60 to $380; Molas.ses, $2-.30to$2-40 



per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Timber — Greenlieart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shi.ngles- $3-75 to $5-75 per M. 

 CoRDWooD— $2 00 to $2-40 per ton. 



per 



, to 8ic.; good ordinary, 

 ft. ■ 



fi'om 

 46c. 



Coffee — .Jamaica, ordinary, 



9,jc. ; washed, up to 12c 

 Ginger — 9c. to 13c. per ft. 

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



49c. to 50c. ; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt'; 



to 48c. per Hi., dry fiint. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, ^3-00 to $3-75 i)cr ban-el. 

 Limes- No quotations. 

 Mace — 30c. to 35c. per Ifi. 

 Nutmegs — llO's, ll|c. per ft. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, $1-50 to $2-00 per box. 

 Pimento — 4',c. jier ft. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96', S-98Jc.; Mu.scovados, 89°, 3-48ic.; 



Molasses, 89", 3 •23^0. per ft., duty i)aid. 



Trinidad,— Ajiril 1 7, 1909.— Messrs. Goedox, Grants Co, 



Cacao— Venezuelan, $12-(Ht to $12-25 per fanega; Trinidad, 



$11-80 to $12-50. 

 CocoA-.Nurs— $2200 per M. f.o.b. for selected pealed ia 



bags of ItM) ft. 

 Cocoa-nut On. — 70c. yev Imperial gallon, cask included. 

 Coffee -Venezuelan, 8c. to She. per ft. 

 Copra— $3-20 per lOtt ft. 

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

 Onions— $3-(H) to $5-00 per 100 ft. (retail). 

 Potatos - English, $125 to $130 per 100 ft. 

 Rice Yellow', $5-tH) to $5 25 ; White, $4 oO to $4-90 per bag. 

 Split Peas— $5-25 to $5-50 per bag. 

 SuoAK— American crushed, $510 to $5-20 per 100 ft. 



