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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



April 21, 191" 



MARKET REPORTS. 



Loadon. — The West Isdia Committee Circular, 

 February i-', 1917. 



Arrowroot — ojrf. 



Balata— Block, 3/4 ti> 3/4^: Sheet, 3,8 to 3/10. 



Beeswax — No quotations. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 79/-; Grenada, 70/- to 75 -; Jamaica, 

 70/6 to 74/-. 



CoPFEB — Jamaica, no quotations. 



Copra— £40. 



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

 tions; West Indian Sea Island, no quotations. 



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



Fustic — No quotations. 



Ginger — Jamaica, .H5/- to lOo/-. 



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 — No quotation--. 



Nutmegs — No (|UotMtions. 



Pimento — 4^d. to 5f/. 



Rubber — Para, fine hard, no quotaitons: tine soft, no 

 quotations; Castilloa, no quotations. 



Rum — Jamaica, no qiP.t;itions. 



New York. — Messrs, Gillespie Bro>, i Co., 

 •Jfc;, 1917. 



March 



Cacao— Caracas, 12gc. Ct I'c: Grenada, 13c. to 12^c. ; 



Trinidad, 12Ac. tolt.'|c.; Jamaica. lu*c. to 10|c.; 

 Coco-nuts — Jamaica and Trinidad selects, $41 'OL to 



$42-00; culls, $27-00 to $2^-00. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, '-'^c. to 'j|c. per R 

 Ginger — lOjc. ti li'^c. per ft. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, fl 15; - 



Barbados. $110 to «1-15: St 



§100 to^llO per ft. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica. 75c. to $l-75 

 Limes— $.^ -501. ■ S(;-r>0. 

 Mace — 37c. to 42c. per tt. 

 Nutmegs — 22c. 

 Oranges — $l'o<' :;■ $2iii'. 

 Pimento — 5|c. to 'x-. per ¥i-. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96% 5-7i 



if>l"JO: Antigua and 

 Thomas and St. Kitts, 



Molasses. 83'. 4-77c. all duty paid. 



Muscovad.-.-. 89% 5-21c. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant k Co., Febiuary 23, 

 1917. 



Cacao— Venezuelan, $14-00 to $14-25; Trinidad, $17-28:to 



$17-76. 

 Coco-nut Oil — $1-4.") per Imperial gallon. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 12ic. to 14ic. 

 Copra— $7-25 per 100 ft.' 

 Dhal — No quotations 

 Onions -$7-f)0 to $8-00 per 1(X» ft. 

 Peas, Split— $10-00 per bag. 

 Potatoes— English, $4 -(10 to $5-00 per 100 ft. 

 Rice- Yellow, $.H-4(i t(. $8-75; White. $9-25 per baa. 

 groAK — American crushed, no quotations. 



Barbados. — Messrs. T. S. Gaeraway & Co., March 20, 

 1917 



Arrowroot — $5-00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $11-50 to $1200 per 100 ft. 



Coco-nuts — $24 00 husked nuts. 



Hay — No quotations. 



Manures — Nitrate of soda, no ijuotations; Cacao raanare, 



no quotations; Sulphate of ammonia, $112-00 per tou. 

 Molasses — No quotations. 

 Onions— $4-50. 



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

 Potatoes — No (juotations. 

 Rice — Ballam, $8-55; Patna, no quotations; Racgooo 



no quotations. 

 Sugaf. — Muscovado centrifugals, $4-50. 



British G-uiana. — Messrs. Wieting k Richter; Me.isra. 

 Sandbach, Parker & Co. 



ARTICLES. 



Arrowroot — St. Vincent 



Balata — Venezuela block 

 Demerara sheet 

 Cacao — Native 

 Cassava — 

 Cassava Starch — 

 Coco-nuts — 



Coi fee — Creole 



Jamaica and Rio 



Liberia!! 

 Dhal — 



Grteii Dha! 



Eddoes — 

 Molasses — Yellow 

 Onions — Tenerifi'e 

 Madeira 

 Peas — Split 



Marseilles 

 Plantains — 

 Potatoes — No\a Scotia 



Lisbon 

 PoTATOES-Sweet.B'bados 



Rice — Ballair. 

 Creole 

 Tannias — 

 Yams — WTiite 



Buck 

 Sugar — Dark crystals 



YeUow 



White 



Molasses 

 Timber — Greenheart 



Wallaba shingles 



„ Cordwood 



Messrs. Wieting l^tT*- p ^Aifa- 



& Richter. l''*''^' „ P^^^^*- 

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