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THE AGRICULTURAL NJ^.WS. 



August 



1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



IjOndon, — Tnn \Vkst Ixwa Committee Circular, 

 July 20, 1909 ; Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 June 9, 1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, li'i/. to .Sfji/., according to quality. 



Bal.^ta— Sheet, 2/4i to 2ii\ ; block, 1/lOi. 



Bees'- WAX — No t\ uotations. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 53/- to 65/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 50/- to 



55/- per cwt.; Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Coffee — Santos 30/7i to 31/l()i per cwt. ; Jamaica, no 



quotations. 

 Copra — West Indian, £22 10.<. per ton. 

 Cotton — St. Vincent, 15rf. to 16(?. ; Anguilla Montserrat, 



Barbados. St. Kitts, St. Croix, Antigua, Virgin 



Islands, Barliuda and Jamaica, 13d. to 14A(i'. 

 Fruit — No quotations. 

 Fustic — No quotations. 

 Ginger — Counuon to good common, 45/- to 50/-; low 



middling to middling, 52/- to 5<V-; good bright to iine, 



58/- to 64/-. 

 Honey— 25/- to 33/6. 

 Isinglass — No quotatii ais. 

 Lime Juice— Raw, 1- to 1/3 per galhm ; concentrated, 



£18 15s. per casK of 108 gallons; distilled oil, 1/10 



per lb.. Otto of limes 6/. 

 Logwood — No ijuotations. 

 JIace — Steady, but (puet. 

 Nutmegs — Steady to rather de.-irer. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 



Rubber — Para, tine hard, 7/3 ; tine s(jft, 6/10 per lb. 

 Rum — Jamaica, 3/- to 3/3; Demerara. no ((uotations. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 14/3 to 15/3 , Muscovado, 11/6 to 13/6 ; 



Syrup, 13/6 ; Molasses, no ijuotations. 



New York, — Messrs. Gillespie, Bnos. &, Co., July 9, 

 1909. 



Cacao— Caracas, 12c. to 12;(c. ; Grenada, 12c. to 12k. ; 



Trinid.-ul, 12c. to 12jc. ; Jamaica, Oifc. to lie. per lb.; 



Douunica. lie. to ll.l^c. 

 CocOA-NUTS-J.-uuaica, select. $22 -(Id to !5i2:!-00: culls, S13-.->0 



to $1500; Trinidad, select, $21-00 to ,«i22-00 ; culls, 



§13-00 to $14-00 per M. 

 Coffee — Jam.-iica, ordinary, 7jC. to 8c.; good ordin.-iry, 



8.',c.; and washed up to lie. 

 GiNOER — 9c. to 12c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — J.-uuaica, no quotations; Barbados, 53c. to 



55c.; St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, 27c. to 50c. per 



lb., dry tliut ; .\ntigua, 50c. to 52<-. 

 Gkape Fruit — Jamaic.-v, $2'25 to $4-75 ])or barrel. 

 Limes — Dominica, $4 00 to $5 25 per box. 

 Mace— 20c. to 35c. per lb. 

 Nutmegs— llO'ji, 8?,c. to H.Jc. per lb. 

 Oranges — Jamaica, $2 .50 to $3-00 |iit barrel. 

 Pimento — 4ic. to 44c. per lb. 

 Sugar— CentrifugJils, !)6°, 3-92c., Mu.scovados, 89°, 3-42c.; 



Mokisses, 89°, 3-17c. per lb., all duty paid. 



Barbados, — Messrs. Leacock & Co., July 30, 1909; 

 Mes.srs. T. S. Gaeeaway & Co., August 2, 1909. 



Arrow]:oot — .St. Vincent, $3-75 to $4-00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $11-21 to $12-00 per 100 lb. 



Cocoa-nuts — SIS'OO for husked nuts. 



Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, $9'50 to $11 -00 per 



100 lb., according to quality — .scarce. 

 Hay— $1-20 to $1-25 per lOO lb. 

 Manures — Nitrate of .soda, .S()o-00; OhlondorfFs dissolved 



guano, $55-00; Cotton manure, $42-00; Cicao manure, 



$48-00; Sulphate of ammonia, $75-00; Sulphate of 



potash, .$1)7 "Co per ton. 

 (Jnions— Strings, $2-00 to $2-50 per 100 lb. 

 Peas— Split, $6-00 to $6-20 per bag of 210 ft.; Canada, 



$3-7.T to $4-00 per bag of 120 ft. 

 Pot.\tos~$2-50 to $3-25 per 160 ft. 

 Rice — Ballam, Calcutta, no quotations ; Patna, $3-80 ; 



Rangoon. $3-00 per 100 ft.; Demerara Ballam, $4-90 



to $5 '25 per 180 ft. 

 Sug.\r — Dark Crystals, 96° no (Quotations ; Muscovado, 



89° $1-70 ; Cejitrifugals, no quotations. 



British Guiana, — Messrs. Wieting A: RiCHTES, July 24,. 

 1909* ; Me.ssis. Sa:s-db.\ch, Parker & Co., 

 July 2.5, 1909.1- 



Arrowroot— St. Vincent, $8 -.50 to $9-00 per 200 ft., de- 

 mand limited. ■*! 



Balat.\ — Venezuela block, 32c.*, Prohibitedt ; Demerani 

 sheet, 48c. per ft.-* ; 48c. to 50c. per ft.t. 



C.\CAo — Native, 14c. per ft.-* ; 12c. per ft.t 



Ca.ssava— 60c. to 72c.-* 



Cassava Starch— $6-00 per barrel of 196 ft.* 



Cocoa-nuts— $12-00 to $16-00 per M.* 



Coffee — Creole, 8c. to 13c.*, 12c. to 13c. per ft.t ; Jamaica 

 and Rio, 13ic.*f ; Liberian, 7c. .t; 8c. per ft.* 



Dhal— $4-40 to $4-50 per bag of 1(J8 ft.* ; $4-.50 to S4-60' 

 per bag ;t Green Dhal, $5-50.* 



Eddos — $1-44 per barrel.* 



Mola.sses— Yello 



nc. to : 



Onions— Tenerifl'e. 2k-. t; Madeira, 2Ac. to 3c. per ft.*;3k'.t 

 Peas— Split $6-20 to $625 per bag (210 lb.),* $6-2ot;. 



IMarseilles, $3-00, over stock.*t 

 Plantains — 2()c. to 40c. per bunch.* 

 PoTATOs— Nova Scotia, $3-25 to $3-50 per 100 ft.*, $3 25- 



perbarrel-t; Beruuida, $4-50.* 

 PoT.\Tos — Sweet, B.-irbados, 9tic. per b.-ig.* 

 Rice— Ballam, $4-50,* $4 75 to to $5-00;t Creole, $4-40,* 



$4-00 to $4-40.t 

 Tannias— $1-80 per bag.* 



Yams— White, $2-00 per b;ig ; Buck, $2-00.* 

 Sugar— Dark crystals. $2-20 to $2-40;* Yellow, $2-90 to 



$3-lHl,*$3-00 .t White, $3-60 to $3-80 ;*t Molasses, 



$1-90 to $2-20,* $2-00 t.. $2-30.t 

 Tnir.Kii — (irecnheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot.*t 



Wallaba Shingles - $3-75 to $5-75 per M,* $3-50 



to $5-50 perM.t 

 Cordwood— $1-80 to $2-tl(i per ton.-* 



Trinidad,— Messrs. Gordon, Grant i Co., July 24, 1909. 

 Cacao— Venezuelan, $11 -.30 per fanega; Trinidad, $11 '10 



to $11-50. 

 CocoA-Ni'T On. — 80c per Imperial gallon, cask included. 

 Coffee — Vonczuel.-m, 8c. to 9c. per lb. 

 Copra -$3-25 per 100 ft. 

 Dhai.— $4-25 per 2-bushel bag. 



Omons— $1.50 to $180 per 100 ft., light demand. 

 Peas - Split $5-50 to $575 per bag. 

 Potatos— English, $125 to $1-75 per 100 ft. 

 Rick— Yellow, $4-50 to $4 60; White, $500 to $5-25 



per bag. 

 Sugar— American crushed, $5-10 to $5-20 per 100 ttv 



