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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



JuxE 1-2. 1909, 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London,— May 25, 1909. Thk We.st India Com- 

 MiTTEK C'iRCUL.\E ; Messrs. K. A. hk Pasjs & Co., 

 May 14, 1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, lid. to.'Sifi/. acoruding to quality. 



Balata— Sheet, 2/4* ; block, 1/il to l/!tk 



Bees'-wa.\ — £7 lO.s. t(i ±'7 17.'*. Vxl. for dull to good bright, 



and £7 for dark. 

 Cacao— Trinidad, 56/- to 70/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 49/- to 



57/ - per cwt. 

 Coffee — Santos, 3()/10i to ."12- per cwt.; Jamaica, no 



quotations. 

 Copra— West Indian, £l!» 10s. to £l'.t 1.5.v per ton. 

 Cotton — Nevis and St. Kitt's, l.'W. to i;?!./. : St. Vincent, 



Hid.; Antigua, V.ih'l. to U,:.: AnnuiUa, Ud.; Mont- 



serrat, 12i(/. to Viid., and Virgin Inlands, V.^d. 

 Fruit — 



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



Limes — Not wanted. 



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



Grape Fruit — 5/6 to 9/- per box. 



Oranoes — Jamaica, no iinotations. 

 Fustic — £3 to £4 per ton. 

 Ginger — Ratoon 48/- to 50/-; low uiidrlling to Hne, 



51 - to 6!»/-. 

 Honey — 22s. to .'S^s. (w/. per cwt. 

 Isinglass — West India lump, 2/2 to 2/0 per Iti. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 1 - to 1/3 pev gallon : concentrated, 



£18 15s. per ca.sk of 108 gallons; di-tilled oil, 1/10 to 



1/11 per tti. ; hand-pressed, 5 - to 5 ti per lb. 

 Logwood — £3 to £4 5s. per ton ; roots, no <|uotations. 

 Mace— Steady. 

 Nutmegs — Quiet. 

 Pimento — Quiet, and ea.sier. 



Rubber — Para, fine hard, 5s. 5j''/. to 5s. lihl. \>ei- lb. 

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

 Sug.\k — Crystals, 15/- to 16/- , Musco\ado, 15/3 to 16/- ; 



Syrup, Trinidad, 11/3 to 15 !t ; Demerara, 15/-; 



Molasses, no quotations. 



New York, — .May 14, 1909. — Messrs. Gillespie, Hiios. 

 & Co. 



Cacao — Caracas, 12c. to 13c. ; Grenada, 12.U-. to 13c. ; 



Trinidad, 12c. to 12k. ; J;uuaica, lUc. to lie. jier tti. 

 Cocoa-nuts — laniaica, .sjlect, S'22 0() toS24 00; culls, $1400 



to .<!1.">(MI ; Trinidad, . .select, §2100 to S23-0(J ; culls, 



$1300to ftil4(IOi)LrM. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, ordinary, 7|c. to 8|c. ; good ordinaiy, 



8.^. to 9c.: and wa.shed up to lie. 

 Ginger- 9ic. to llijc. per lb. 

 Goat Skins -Jamaica, no quotatioUN; Barbados, St. 



Thomas, St. Uroix, St. Kitt's, 45c. to 48c. per lb., 



dry Hint. 

 Grape Fruit— Jamaica, $4 00 to $5-tl(l per barrel, 

 Limes- Dominica, $4 '75 to $(>'(KI per li.uivl. 

 Mace -27ic. to 36ic. per 11). 

 NuTMF.G.s — llO'.s, itc. per IK 

 Oranges -.lamaica, $2-00 to $2-.50 [ler box, ^4 00 to $5-tNi 



per barrel. , ' . > ■>: 



Pimento — 4.|c. per lb. ' i: i;i 



Sugar -Centrifugals, !t6°, 3-92c. ; Muscpvados, 89°, 3-42c.;! 



Molasses, 8',)-', 3l7c. per lb., all duty paid. . . • 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



Barbados, — Me.ssns. Leacock A; Co., June 

 Messr.s. T. S. Gakraway &. Co., June 



1909;. 

 1909. 



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

 Cacao— f 11 -75 to §12 '00 per 100 lb. 

 Cocoa-nuts---$10-00 for hu.sked nuts. 

 Coffee— Jamaica and ordinary Rio, §;i-.")U to $11-00 pep 



100 ft. , scarce. 

 H.A^Y— $115 to $1-25 per 100 Hi. 

 Manure.s— Nit rate of soda. .^65-00: Ohlendorffs dissolved 



guano, ,«!55-00 ; Cotton manure, $4200; Cacao manure 



Si42-00 to .S48-00: Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00;- 



Sulphate of pofcish, §67-00 per ton. 

 Molasses — Fancy, 17c.; Grocery, 18c. jier gallon. 

 Onions— String.s, $3-00 per 100 tti.; Bermuda $2-0-> 

 PoTATOs— .S2 -00 to $2 -60 ])er KiO ft. 

 Peas— Sjilit, $575 to $6 00 per bag of 210 lb.; Canada 



$3-25 to $3-40 per bag of 120 lb. 

 Rice— Ballam, $4 80 to S5-I0 (180 ft.); Patna, $3-80;. 



Rjingoon. $3 00 per HXt tti. 

 Sugar— Dark Cry.stals, 96" .S2-25 ; Muscovado, 89° ^1-85 • 



Centrifugals, $2-10 to $2-30. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. Wietinc; & Richte-::, :May 29, 

 1909; Messrs. S.vnubach, Parkeb A- " Co 

 May L'S, 1909. 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $9-(:h> to $9-25 per 200 ft., n<^ 



demand. 

 B.^^lata — Venezuela block. 32c. ; Demerara sheet. 48c. 



to 50c. per ft. 

 C.VCAO — Native, 1.3c. to 14c. per ft. 

 Cassava — 60c. 



Cassava Starch— $5-00 per barrel of 11(6 ft. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $12-00 to $16-00 jier M. 

 Coffee — Creole, 12c. to 13c.; Jamaica and Ki... 13ic. ;. 



Liberian, 7c. to 8c. per ft. 

 Dual- $4-50 to $4-60 per ba^' of 163 ft., weak • (ireen 



Dlial, $5 50. 

 Eoiios— *l-08 per barrel. 

 Molasses— YeUdw, 23c. to 24c. 



Onions— Tenerifl'e, 3c. to 3ic. ; Beriiiuda. 2e. to;v. per ft. 

 Plvntains— 12c. to 32c. per bunch. 

 PoTATos— Nova Scotia, $275 per 100 ft. 

 PoTATos — Sweet, Barljados, 72c. to '.Mic per ba;;. 

 Rice- Ballam, $5.50 to $5-60; Creole, $4-40. 

 Split Peas— $5 -!tO to $6-00 per bag (210 lb.); Mar.seilles,. 



$3-50 to $3-75. 

 Taxnias— .$1 -44 to $1-56 per tiag. 

 Yam.s— White, $2-40 per bag ; Buck, $312 to .$324. 

 Sugar -Dark cry.stals, $215 to $2-55; Yellow, $3-00 to 



$3-20 ; White, $3-60 to $3-80; Molas.ses, .$2-00 to .$2-30.. 

 Timlier — (ireenhe.-irt, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot. 

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

 CoRiiwooi) — $2-00 to $2-40 per ton. 



Trinidad,— May 29, 1909.— Messrs. Gordon, Grant & Co. 



Cacao— Venezuelan. $1 1 25 to $1 1 .V) per fanega ; Trinidad, 



$11-00 to$ll-.".0. 

 Cocoa-nuts— $22 -(HJ per M.. f.o.b.. for large peeled 



in bags of 1(X) ft. 

 Cocoa-nut Oil 70c. per luqicrial gallon, c-isk included. 

 Coffee- Venezuel.-m, 8c. to '••c. per ft. 

 Copra— $3-25 per 100 ft. 

 Dhal .$4-40 to $4-50 i>er 2-1 msliel bag. 

 Onions -.$2-30 to $3-00 per 100 ft. (retail) : good ih-m.-md. 

 Potatos -Knglish. $1-25 to $1.30 per 100 lb. 

 . Rice Yellow, $475 to $4 80; White, $4 .".0 to $4 90- 

 per bag. 

 !• Spl-tT Peas— $5-25 to S5-50 par bag;.; 

 le Sugar.— .■\iueriwin crushed; So-.lO'to $5-20 per ItKl ft.; 

 i- ., ■ YeUow crystals. $2.50 to $2-60; Briu'ht Mol.is,<«e-4 



' $2-25 t<>$2-.'»a 



