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THE AGKICULTUKAL NEWS 



Maech"24, 1917. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London. — The West India Committee Circclae, 

 Februaiy .^. 1917. 



Arrowroot — 2|(V. to it''- 



Balata— Block, 2 to a/:;*: Sheet. 3/9. 



Beeswax — No quotations. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 79 ■: Grenada, 60/. to 71 'i: Jamaica, no 

 quotations. 



Coffee — Jamaica, no quotations. 



Copra— £45 lO.v. to £40. 



Cotton — Fully Fine, no quotations; Floridas, no quota- 

 tions; West Indian Sea Island, 34o. t<i ?>6d. 



Fruit — Bananas. £17 per ton : Oranges, no quotations. 



FcsTic — No quotations. 



Ginger — Jamaica, no quotations. 



Isinglass — No quotations. 



Honey — Jamaica, 02 (j to 72/6. 



Lime Juice — Raw, no quotations; concentrated, no quotn- 

 tioii^; Otto of lime (hand-pressed) 14/0. 



Logwood — No quotations. 



Mace— lid. to 2/C>. 



Nutmegs — 6^d. to 1 li. 



Pimento — 3|rf. 



Rubber — Para, fine liard, no quotaitons; fine soft, no 

 ijuotations; Castilloa, no quotations. 



Rum — Jamaica, 4/4 to -1/M. 



New York. — Messrs, Gillespie Bp.os. <t Co., February 

 '.). 1917. 



Cacao — Caracas, 15c. to 1.5kc.; Grenada, 14|c. to 14Jc. ; 



Trinidad, 14jc. to 14«c. ; Jamaica, 12ic. to 13c.: 

 Coco-NUTS — Jamaica and Trinidad selects, $21 'OC to 



$22 00; culls, S1200 to $i:iOO. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 10c. to 12c. per ft. 

 Ginger — 15|c. to l)Sc. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jam.'.'ca, §125; Antigua and Barbados, 



SI 15 to .sl-2.'>; St. Thomas and St. Kitts, SldO to 



S116 per tb. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica. Sl'oO to $175 

 Limes— $0 00 to .-^O On. 

 Mace — 41c. to 4.Sc. per ft. 

 NUT.MEGS — 22c, to 24c, 

 Oranges— $1-50 to $2 iM), 

 Pimento — 5i.'c. per ft. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals. 96'. 4vs«c; Muscovados, 89% 4-28c.; 



Molasses, 8?', ;i-.^','c. all duty paid. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant i Co., Febiuaiy 23. 

 1917. 



Cacao— Venezuelan, -SU (Kl to S14-2o; Trinidad, $17-2S to 



S17-76. 

 Coco-NUT Oil — Sl'4."> per Imperial gallon. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 12ic, to 14ic, 

 Copra— S7 -25 per 100 ft.' 

 DhaL — No quotation- 

 Onions— $7 00 to $8-0<» per 100 ft. 

 Peas, Split— $10iiO per han. 

 Potatoes— Englisli,*!4 IK) ro S5 00 per 10<J ft. 

 Rice— Yellow. $8-40 to $875; White. $9-25 per baa. 

 Srnm — American cnisbed.no quotations. 



Barbados. — Messrs. T. S. Garrauav ^i: Co,, Maicli 20, 

 1917 



Akrowkoot — $5-00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— SI 1 •.")0 to $12 00 per luu ft. 



Coco-nuts— S24 00 husked nuts. 



Hay — Nfi quotations. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, no quotations; Cacao manora, 



no quotations; Sulphate of ammonia, S11200 per ton. 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions— S4 -50. 



Peas, Split — $1000; Canada, no quotations. 

 Potatoes — No quotations. 

 Rice — Ballam, S8'55; Patna, no quotations; Rangoon 



no quotations. 

 Sugar — Muscovado centrifugals, $450. 



British G-uiana. — Messrs. Wieting i Richtek, Decembe* 

 30, 1916; Messrs. Sandbach, Parker Js Co. 



