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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



May -29, 1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London,— May 11, 1909. The West India Com- 

 jiiTTEK CiECULAE, ; Messrs. E. A. de Pa.s.s & Co., 

 Aiuil 30, 1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, lid. to S^'/. according to qu.-ility. 

 Balata— Sheet, 2/4 ; block, 'l/8L 

 Bees'- WAX— £7 ll».v t<. £7 12s. (kl. for tlark to pale. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 5()/0 to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 50/- to 



oti/- per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 32/41- per cwt.; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Copra — West Indian, £'l'.l lO.s. per ton. 

 Cotton— Nevi.s, i;-!,/. to 13](/. ; Barbados, llkl. to Ud 



St. Vincent, Kii/. ; .ind .\ntiL;ua, VAhl. to 14(/. 

 Frcit — 



Bananas — Jamaica, 4/6 to 9/- per bunch. 



Limes — Not wanted. 



PiNE-AVPLES — St. Micliael, 1 '6 to 4/-. 



Grape Fruit — 5/6 to '.)/- per l)ox. 



Granges — Jamaica, 6/- to 9/- jier hv\. 

 Fustic — £3 to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — 585. (id. to 5'Vj for middling bright. 

 Honey — 23s. to 33s. i,..'. per cwt. 

 Isinglass— West Ind ■. Imnp, 2/2 to 2/6 per Ih. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1 ■ -o 1/3 per gallon ; concentrated, £18 



per cask of 10. gallons; distilled oil, 1/10 to 1/11 



per lb.; hand-pre.-.sed, 5/- to 5;'6 per lb. 

 Loowoon — £3 to £4 os. pei- ton ; roots, no (juotations. 

 INIace — Firm. 

 Nutmegs — Steady. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 



Rubber — Para, tine hard, 5s. 3i/. per ft. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/- to 7/6; Uemerara. 1/6 to l/6i, proof. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 15/6 to 16 - , JNIuscovado, 15/- to 16/- ; 



Syrup, Trinid.i.d, II - ; Molas.ses, no quotations. 



Barbados, — Mes.srs. Li:aco:k ifc Co., May 22, 1909;. 

 Me.ssrs. T. S. Gauiiaway i Co., May 25, 1909. 



Akkowroot — St. Vincent. $-'4'00 per 10<J ft. 



Cacao— $12-00 per 100 ft , in demand. 



C0C0.A.-NUTS — !ii-12'00 for unhuskcd nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, IjSiit'oO to Sll'OO pep 

 100 ft. 



H.\Y— Sl-15 to .$1-25 [ler 100 lb. 



Manures— Nitrate of soda, $62-00 to .«565-00: Ohlendorff's- 

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

 maiune, $12-00 to $48-00; Sulphateofaunnonia, $72-00' 

 to $75-0(J; Suljdiate of pota.sh, $67-00 per ton. 



MoL.vssES — Fancy, 16c. ; (irocery, 18c. ])er gallon. 



<_)Nl0.ss— Strings," $3-00 ])er 100 ft.; Bernuida, $l-.50. 



New York, — April 30, 1909. — Messrs. Gillespie, 

 Bkos. ik Co. 



Cacao — Caracas, 12ic. to 14c. ; Grenada, 13c. to 13jC. ; 



Trinidad, 13c. to 13ic. ; Jamaica, lO.tc. to 12c. per ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts — Jamaica, .select, $22-00 to $24-00 ; culb, $14-00 



to $15-00; Trinidad, select, $21-00 to $23-00 ; culls, 



Si:i-O0to $14-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, T^'c. to 8|c.; good ordinary, 



8ic. to 9c. 

 Ginger — 9ic. to lO.Jc. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, no quotations ; Antigua and 



Barbados, 50c.; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitt's, 

 45c. to 48c. ])er lb., dry flint. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $4 00 to $5-00 per barrel. 

 Limes — Dominica. $5-tlO to .$6-00 pii- barrel. 

 Mace -.'Soc. to 40c. per lb. 

 NuT.MEGs— no's, 10c. per lb. 

 Oranges -Jamaica, Sl'Vo to $2-25 per box, $2-T5 to $4 00 



pi;r barrel. 

 I'lME.NTo 4(0. per lb. 

 Si-iiAR Centrifugals, 96. 3-'.t2c.: IMu.scovados. 89% 3-42c.; 



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



POTATOS— $2-(30 to ¥2 



er KiO ft. 



Peas — Sjilit, $5-75 per bag of 210 ft.; Canada, $3-40 per 



l)a- of 120 ft. 

 Rice— Ballam, $5-00 to $5-20 (180 ft.); Patna, $3-80;; 



Rangoon. $300 per 100 Ih. 

 Sugar— Dark Cry.stals, ;)6 $215; Muscovado, 89° $1-85;. 



Centrifugals, J-2-10 to $2-;!0. 



British Guiana. — Messrs. ^^'I^.■Mxa & ElcnTEU, May 15,_ 

 1909 ; Me.ssrs. S.vnijcach, Paekes &, Co.,. 

 May U, 1909. 



48c. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $9-0f) to $9-50 per 200 ft. 

 Balata — ^'enei',uela block, o2c. ; Demerara sheet, 



to 50c. per IK 

 C.vCAO — Native, i;!c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Cassava — 5Uc. to (iOc. 



Cassa\'a St.vkcii — $5-00 j)er barrel of 100 ft. 

 Cocoa-nut.s— $16-00 per M. 



Coffee — Crei>le, 12c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, 13^3. per ft., slow. 

 Dual— $4-50 to $4-70 per bag of 168 lb. 

 EoiHis — ¥1-08 per barrel. 

 MoLASoEs— Yellow, 2:5c. t(i 24c. 

 Onions — Teueriti'e, 4c. per lb. 

 PLvx-rAiNs — 16c. to 36c. i)er bunch. 

 PoTA-ros— Nova Scotia, i}:ii») ])er 100 ft. 

 PoTVi-os — Sweet, Barl)ados, illic. per l)ag. 

 Rice- Ballam, $5-50; Creole, $4-40 to ^4-50. 

 Split Peas— $600 per bag (210 lb.); Marseilles, $3-50- 



to $3-75. 

 TaNNIas — $l-()8 per ba^'. 

 Yams— Whi^e, $2-16 per bag ; liuck, $;i-00. 

 StUiAR— Dark cry.stals, $21.'. to $255; YeUow, $3-10 to 



$3-25 . White, ?f3-60 to $.'1-80; Molasses, no quotations. 

 Timlier — (ireiMiheart, ."2c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

 Wallaba Shingles — $375 to $575 per M. 

 Cord WOOD— $2-00 to $2-40 per ton. 



Trinidad,— IN^^ay 15, 1909.— Messrs. Gordon, Guast & Co 



Cacao— Venezuelan, $1 1 40 t . . $ 1 I -6I1 per fanega ; Trinidad, 



$11-25 to $11-75. 

 Coco.^-nuts- $22-00 pcrlNI., f..i.li., for large selected pcelcA 



in bags of 100 tb. 

 Cocoa-nut On. — 70c. per luq.erial gallon, cask included. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan. 8c. to 8.1c. jier ft. 

 Copra $320 per 100 ft. 

 DhM: .$4-40 I o $4-50 per 2-bushel bag. 

 Oxio.Ns— $2-:;0 to $;i-00 per 100 tti. (retail). 

 Potatos— English. $1 25 to $l-:?0 per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $475 to $4-80; White, $4 50 to §4 'OO 



per bny. 

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

 Sugar- American crushed $5 10 to $5-20 per 100 ft. 



