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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



August 21, 1909. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



INTER-COLONIAL MARKETS. 



London, — The AVest India Comiuttf.e Cikculak, 

 August 3, 1900 ; Messrs. E. A. de Pass & Co., 

 July 23, 1909. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, IJi/. tooji/., according to quality. 

 Balata— Sheet, 2/4i to 2/7 ; block, l/lOJr t.. l/il. 

 Bees'- WAX — No (juotation.s. 

 Cacao — Trinidad, 52/- to (i'A/- per cwt. ; Grenada, 49/(i to 



54/0 per cwt. ; .Jamaica, no (juotations. 

 Coffee — Santos 27/9 to 29/73 I'^'" c^^'t-- deiiressed ; Ja- 

 maica, no quiitations. 

 Copra— West Indian, £22 to £22 Kl.v. per ton. 

 CoTTOX— St. Vincent, l.'W. to 1".)-/. ; Barbados. 13i</. to lod.; 



Antigua, St. Martin and St. Croix, VMil. to 13|rf.; 



St. Lucia, loi/. ; stains from various islands. 7ri. to Hht. 

 Fruit — No quotations. 

 Fustic — No (luotations. 

 GiKGER — Common to good common, 4.")/- to .511/-; low 



middling to middling, 52/- to 55/-; good bright to tine, 



57/- to 65/-. 

 HoxEY— 24/- to 31 0. 

 Isinglass — IS'o rjuotations. 

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



£■18 15«. per casK of 108 gallons; distilled oil, 1,9 



to 1/10 per ft). ; (_)tto of limes U/- nominal. 

 Logwood — No quotations. 

 Mace— Quiet. 

 NuTjiEGS — Steady. 

 Pimento — Quiet. 

 Rubber — Para, tine hard, 8/5 to 7/10 ; plantation sheets, 



8/5 to 8/6 per lb. 

 Rum — Jamaica, no (|uotations ; Demcrara. no quotations. 

 Sugar — Crystals, 14/lOto 15/6 , Mu.scovado, no ipwitations ; 



Syrup, no ([Uotalions ; Blolasses, no (luotations. 



New York, — Messrs. Gillesi-ie, I'.kos. &, Co., July 23, 

 1909. 



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



Trinidad, 12c. to 12ic. ; Jauuiica, 9.^'c. to lie. per lb.; 



Dominica, lie. to 11. Vc. 

 Cocoa-nut.s— .Jamaica, select. $2:i-()0 to S24-00; culls, 



$15-00; Trinidad, select, §21-00 to .§22-00 ; culls, 



$13-50 to $14 -.jO i)er M. 

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



8.'c. ; and washed uji t(.) lie. 

 Ginger -9c. to 12c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, no ([uotations; Barbados, 53c. to 



.5.5c. ; St. Thomas, St. Cruix, St. Kitts, 47c. to 5!)c. per 



II)., dry flint ; Antigua, 50c. to .52c. 

 Grape Fklii' — No quotations. 

 LlME.s — Dominic.-i, .§4-50 to $6-50. 

 Mace — 27ic. to 35c. per lb. 

 Nutjiegs— llO's, ".tc. per lb. 

 Oranges — Noipiolations. 

 PiMF.NTo — 4Ac. per lb. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96% .3-95c., Muscovados, 89% 3*45c.; 



Molasses, 89% 3-20c. per lb., .-ill duty paid, 



Barbados, — Me.s.srs. Le.vcock ife Co., August 16, 1909;. 

 Messrs. T. S. Gaeraway & Co., August 16, 1909! 

 Arrowroot- St. Vincent, .83-75 to S4-00 per 100 ft.. 

 Cacao— .Sll-21 toSlL'-OO per 100 1b. 

 Cocoa-nuts — $15-67. 

 Coffee — Jamaica and ordinary Rio, 89-50 to §11-00 pei 



1(J0 111., according to (juality — scarce. 

 Hay— $1 -10 to $1-25 per 100 lb. 

 Manures — Nitrate of soda, $65-00; Ohlendorir.* dissolved 



guano, $55-00; Cotton manure, $42 -(JO; C^cao ni.-mure, 



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



potash, .$07-00 per ton. 

 Onions— Strings, $2-50 per 100 lb. 

 Peas— Split, $6-00 to $0-20 per bag of 210 lb.; Canada, 



$4-00 per bag of 120 ib. 

 Potatos— $2-50 to $3-25 per 160 tt,. 

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



Rangoon, .$3-00 per 100 lb.; Demerara, Ballam, $4-o» 



to $5-25 per 180 lb. 

 Sugar — Dark Crystals, 96°, no quotations ; Musco^-ndo, 



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



British Guiana,- 

 7, 1909* 

 August 6, 



-Messrs. AVieting A RicnxE:-;, August 

 Messrs. S-axdbach, Parker & Co., 

 1900.-f 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent, $8-50 to $9-00 per 200 fl-j.-^t 

 Balata— Venezuela block, 32c.-*, Prohibit edt ; Demerara 



sheet, 48c. per lb.-* : 4Sc. to 50c. per ttj.t. 

 Cacao — Native, 14c. per lb.* ; 12c. per ib.t 

 Cassava — 60c. to 72c.'* 



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

 Cocoa-nuts— $12-00 to $10-00 per M ;* $16 per M peeled 



and selected, t 

 Coffee— Creole, 8c. tolSo.-*, 12c. to ISc. per Ib.t ; Jamaica. 



and Rio, 13Sc.'*+; Liberian, 7c. per tt).t; 8c.-* 

 Dhal— $4-20 to V4-25 per bag of lOS lt).-=^ ; $4-50 per 



liag ;t Green Dh.-il, .$5-50.-*" 

 Eiinos — $144 per barrel.-* 

 Molasses— Yellow, 21c. to 22c.* 

 Onions— Tenerifl'e, 2ic.-l; Madeira, 2Jc. pev lb.*+ 

 Peas— Split $6-28 to $0 30 per bag (210 lb.),-* $G-40t; 



Marseilles, $3'00, over stock. *t 

 Plantains — 20c. to 48c. per buncli.* 

 PoT.\TOs — Nova Scotia, no (iuotati<m.s,-* $3-75 per barielt; 



Li.sbon. .$2-00,* $2-25 per 100 Ib.t 

 Potatos — Sweet, Barbados, $1"20 per bag.-* 

 Rice— Ballam, $450,* $475 to $5-00;t Creole, S4-40,-* 



$4-00 to $4-40.t 

 Tannias— $2-64 per bag.* 



Yams— Wliite, $3-50 per liag; Buck, $3-12.* 

 Sui;ar — Dark cry.stals, $2-17.1 to $2-40 ;" Yellow, $2-00 to 



$3-(IO,-«- $3-00 ;t White, '$3-00 to $3-80 ;*t Molasses, 



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

 TiMisEJ!- (ireenheart, 32c. to 55c. per cubic foot.'*t 



Wallaba Shingles - $375 to $5-75 per M,* $3-50 



to $5-.50 perM.t 

 CordwcK.d— $1-80 to $2-00 per ton.-* 



Trinidad,— Messrs. Gordon, Grant it Co., Augu-t 7, 1909. 



Cacao — Venezuel.ui, $ir:io per fanega; Trinidid, Sll•15■ 

 t<>$ll•.50. 

 CocoA-NUT Oil— .$10) per Imperial gallon, cask iiielui'ed. 

 CoKKEE — Vonezuel.in, 8c. to 9c. per ft. 

 Coi'KA— $3-50 pir 100 lb. 

 Dual — $4'15 ;o $4-25 per 2-bu.shel bag. 

 Onions— S-.: -00 to $2.50 per ItW ft. 

 Pe,\s— Split $5-50 t > $5-75 per bag. 

 Potatos— English, $1-75 per 100 ft. 



Rice— YeUow, $4-50 to $4-60; Whit«, $5-00 per bag. 

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



