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THE AGRICULTUKAL miWH. 



May ir,, 1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-OOLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— April 27, 1909. The West Indi.a. Ck>M- 

 MiTTEE CiECUL.\u ; Messrs. E. A. he Pass & Co., 

 April 16, 1909. 



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eonling t(i quidity. 



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Arrowroot — .St . 



BalaTa— Sheet, •2/4 ; block, "1/8L 



Bees-wax — £7 17 ». <)</. for dark to pule. 



Cac.\o — Trinidad, 57/0 to 70/- per cwf. ; Grenada, 5()/- 



57, 6 per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, .33/;-! per cwfc. ; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 CoPKA — AVest Indian, £1!) 17.>'. (if/, per tun. 

 Cotton— Nevis and St. Kitt's, V'Ul. to 13]./. ; Barbados, 



13,7. to Ud. ; Anguilla, 1-2'^i.L 

 FsriT — 



Banax.\s — Jamaica, 4/6 to !)/- per liunch. 



LiJiEs — Not wanted. 



Pl>'E-.\PPLES — St. Michael, I'd to 4/-. 



Grape Fruit — 5/(i to !»/- per box, 



0r.4>'GES — Jamaica, ti/- to 9/- per bo.x. 

 Fustic — £3 to £4 per ton. 



GlKGER — 66s. 6'-1. to 60.V. for goiid middling t" fair lirighl. 

 Honey — 23s. dd to 34s. (id. j)er cwt. 

 IsiNGL.iSS — West India lump, 2/2 to 2/6 per Hi. 

 LlJlE Juice — Raw, 1 - to 1/3 per gallon ; concentrated, £1S 



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

 pressed, 5/6 per lb. 

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

 M.\CE — Quiet. 

 Nutmegs — Steady. 

 Pimento— Quiet. 



Rubber — Para, fine har<l, 5s. VM. per lb. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/4 to 7 ; Denierara, 1/6 to l/'6i, proof. 

 SuG.\R — Crystals, 15/4j to 16/- ; Muscovado, 15s. to Kis. ; 



Syrup, steady ; Molasses, no quotations. 



lary, 



New York, — April 16, 1909. — Messrs. Gillespie, 

 Bros. & Co. 



Cacao- -Caracas, 12j'c. to 20c. ; (Grenada, l.'ijc. to I'.fy. ; 



Trinidad, 13c. to IS^'c. ; Jamaica, He. to 12,'.c. per lb. 

 Coco.v-NUTs— Jajiiaica, select, $23-00 to §24 -00; culls, SS14-00 



ti>§15-(X); Trinidad, select, $22-00 to §23-00 ; culls. 



$13-00 to §14 -00 perM. 

 CoKKBE — Jamaica, ordinary, 74C. to 8.^c. ; good ordina 



'.)c. to 9ic. 

 Ginger — Sic. to 10c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 50c. to 5.5c. ; Antigua and Barbados, 



from 4.5c. to 50c. ; St. 'i'hom.-is, St. Croix, .St. Kitt's, 45c. 



to 48c. ])er Hi., dry flint. 

 GiiAPR Fruit — Jamaica. $4 '(JO to $4-25 per li.nreb 

 Limes Dominica, $525 to $5-75 per barrel. 

 Mace— .33c. to .3~c. ]>er ft. 

 NuTME(is- llO's, !)Jc. |ier lb. 

 Oranges— Jamaic.-i, $1-.J0 to $2-00 per bnx. ¥2-.50 tn .Si-,50 



per barrel. 

 Pimento— 4.\c. i)er 11). 

 «i'oMt -Ccntrifug,-ds, !»6% 3-92c.; Muscovados, 89°, 3-42c.; 



Molasses, 89", 3-17c. per lb., duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. LeacOCK lie Co., M;iv «, 1909; 

 Messrs. T. S. Gaer.away i Co., May 10, 1909. 



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

 Cacao— Dominica and St. Lucia, $11 -50 to $12-00 per 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $13-00 for unhusked nuts. 

 CoFFF.E — .Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $10-00 to SH'OO per 



100 ft. 

 Hay— $1-15 per 100 ft. 

 Manures— Nitrate of .soda, .§62-00 to $65-00: Oldendirflfa- 



dissolved guano, $55-00 : Cottiin manure, $42-00; Cacao 



manure, $42-00 to $48-00; Sulphate of ammoni.a, $72-00 



to $75-00; Sulphate of potash, $67-00 jier ton. 

 Molasses — Fancy, 17c. ; Grocery, 20c. per g.-illon. 

 Onions— Strings, $3-50 to $4-00 per 100 lb.; locse, no 



quotations. 

 Potatos— Nova Scotia. $1-60 to $1-75 per 160 ft. 

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



bag of 120 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, .$5-00 to .$5-10 (180 ft.); Patna, $3-80; 



R;ingoon, $3-00 per 100 ft. 

 Sugar— Dark Cry.stal.s, 9(i $2-30; Muscovado, m° $1-80; 



C!entrifugals, $2 20 to $2 40. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. Wieting it KicnTEs, May 1, 

 1909 ; Me.ssrs. S.axdbach, Parkeh &. Co., 

 April 30, 1909, 



-St. Vincent, $900 to .$9-50 per 200 ft. 

 L-nezuela block, 32c. ; Demer,-ira sheet. 



barrel of 196 ft. 



48c. 



Arro\\'iioot~ 

 Balata — V 



to 50c. per ft. 

 C\C.-^o — Native, 14c. per It). 

 Cassava — 60c. to 8tlc. 

 Cassava Starch — $6-0(t i)er 

 Cocoa-nuts— $16-00 per M. 



Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, 13Aa. per ft., -slow. 

 Dhal— $4-'.)0 to $5-00 per ba^' of 168 ft. 

 Eddos— $1-20 to $1-44 per barrel. 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions — Lislion, 6c. to 8c. per H). 

 Plantains — 20c. to .36c. per bunch. 

 Potatos— Nova .Scotia, $2-.50 t)) $:'.-25 por lOo ft. 

 Potatos — Sweet, Barbjulos, $1 1)8 per t)ag. 

 Rice— Ballam, $5-.jO; Creole, $440 to .$4-50. 

 Split Peas— $6 00 per bag (210 ft.); Mai-seilles, $3-.50 



to $3-75. 

 T.-VNNIAS— $2-04 to .$2-40 per b;i^'. 

 Yams— White, $216 [ler l)ag ; Buck, $2-()4. 

 Sugar— Dark crvst)ds, $2-35 to .$2 55; Yellow, $3 



$3-25 ; White, $360 to $380; Molasses, .$2-35 to 



per 100 It), (retail). 

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

 Wali,ai:a Shingles — $3-75 to $575 per M. 

 CoRiiwooii — $2'00 to $'2-40 per ton. 



10 to 



Trinidad, — May 1, 1909. — Messrs. Goedox, Grant >S: Co. 



Cacao — Venezuelan. $12-00 tt) $12-25 per fanega; Trinidad, 



$11-25 to .i<12-00. 

 Cocoa-nits— $22-00 per .M. f.o.b. f..r large selected pealed 



in bags of 100 It). 

 CocoA-xuT Oil — 68c. per Imperial g.-dloii, cask included. 

 Coffee — Venezuehin, 8c. to 8.',c. per ft. 

 Copra -.$3-20 per KKI ft. 

 Dual .$4 -(15 to $4-75 per 2-bu.shel Img. 

 Omon.s— $2-.50 to $5-00 per KH) ft. (rebiil). 

 Potatos - Engli.sli, $125 t.) $1.30 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $5 -tK) to .$5 -25; Wliite, $4 -5t) to $4 90 per bag 

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

 Sugar— Amen(ian crushed $5-10 to $5-20 per 100 lb. 



