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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



.Ju.NE 2, iai7. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London. — The West India Committee Circulak, 

 April 19, 1917. 



Arrowroot — i^d. to (>Jd. 



Baxata— Block, 3/3J to 3y5; Sheet, 3/8 to 3/llj. 



Beeswax — No quotations. 



Cacao— Trinidad, 82/- to 85/-; Grenada, 65/- to 81 -; 

 Jamaica, no quotations. 

 CoFFEe — Jamaica, 62,'- to 63/-. 



Copra— £43 10.s. 



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

 tions; West Indian Sea Island, no quotations. 



Fkuit — Bananas, £21 per ton; Oranges, no quotations. 



Fustic — No quotations. 



GlXGER — Jamaica, no quotations. 



Isinglass — No quotations. 



Honey — Jamaica, no quotations. 



Lime Juice — Raw, no quotations; concentrated, no (quota- 

 tions ; Otto of lime (hand-pressed), no quotations. 



Logwood — No quotations. 



Mace— 1/3 to 2/-. 



Nutmegs — 1/1* to 1/6. 



Pimento — 4^d' 



Rubber — Para, fine hard, 3/1^ ; tine soft, no quotations 

 Castilloa, no quotations. 



Rum — Jamaica, 4/0 ti> 6/3. 



New York. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros, k Co., April 

 11. 1917. 



Cacao — Caracas, 12gc. to 12Jc.; Grenada, 12c. to 12ic. ; 



Trinidad, ll^c." to 12c. : Jamaica, lOAc. to ll^c. 

 Coco-NCTS — Jamaica and TVinidad selects, $42 00 to 



$44 00; culls, $2800 to $3(V00.. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 9ic. to Uic. per tt). 

 Ginger — 16|c. ti) 20c. per tt. 

 Goat Skins— Jamaica, 81 20; Antigua and Barbados, $1 10 



to Sl-15; St. Thomas and St. Kitts, $100 to SllO 



per tt). 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, .*l-25 to $1'75. 

 Limes— $5-00 to S6o0. 

 Mace — 37c. to 42c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs — 21c. to 22c. 

 Oranges- 87*0. to $l-5ii. 

 Pimento — 5|c. to 6c, per lb. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96% 6-27c; Muscovados, 89', 5'75c.; 



Molasses, 89°, 5 '250. all duty paid. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant & Co., 

 1917. 



Mav 16, 



Cacao— Venezuelan, $12mhi to $12-50; Trinidad, $11-50 to 



$12-(;tO. • 



Coco-nut Oil — $1-27 per Imperial gallon. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 10c. to lie. 

 Copra — No quotations. 

 Dhal — No quotations 

 ONIONS-$1-O0per 100 ft. 

 Peas, Split— $1000 {,er bag. 

 Potatoes- English, $8(30 per 100 lb. 

 Rice— Yellow, $1000 to $ln-60; White, $6-50 per baa. 

 5~0AR — American crushed, no quotations. 



Barbados. — Messrs. T. S. Garraway i Co., May 16, 



1917 



Arrowroot — $6 00 per 100 It. 



Cacao— $i:' -00 per iOO ft. 



Coco-nuts — S26-40 husked nuts. 



Hay — Nil qm.itatinns. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, no quiitatious; Cacao manaia, 



no quotations; Sulphate of ammonia, no quotations. 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions~$8-50 to $9-00. 

 Peas, Split — $10-00; Canada, no quotations. 

 Potatoes — No quotations. 

 Rice — Ballam, Sii-50; Patna, no quotations; Racgooii 



no quotations. 

 Sugar — Muscovado centrifugals, $4-75 to $d-0<X 



British Guiana. — Messrs. Wietixg i Kichter: Messrs. 

 Saxdbach, Parker <b Co. 



