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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 29, 1917. 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London. — The West 

 November 1. 



India Committee Circular, 



Arrowroot — oJJ. to (>^(/. 



Balata — Venezuelan Block, 3 2*; Sheet, 3;9J to 3,11. 



Beeswax — No quotations. 



Cacao — Trinidad, 87/- to U5/-; Grenada, 90/-; Jamaica, no 



quotations. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 72'. 

 Copka— £46. 

 Fruit — No quotations. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Hoim — Jamaica, lOt •/- to 110/- per cwt. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 2/6 to 3/. ; concentrated, no quotations; 



Otto of lime (hand-pressed), 16. -. 

 LoowooD — No quotations. 

 Mace — No quotations. 

 Nutmegs — No quotations. 

 Pimento — No quotations. 

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



Castilloa, no quotations. 



New York. — Messrs Gillespie Bros, i Co., December 11. 



Cacao — Caracas, 12^c. to 13c.; Grenada, 12c. to 12|c.; 



Trinidad, 12|c. to 13c. ; Jamaica, '.ic. to lOjc. 

 Coco-NOTS— Jamaica selects. Sf4ii0(l to 842 00; Ti-inidad 



selects. $35-00 to $38 -00; culls, $2000 to $3000 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 9jc. to lie. per ft. 

 Ginger — ICic. to 21c. per ft. 

 Goat SKiNs-^Jamaica, 80c. ; Antigua and Barbados, 70c. to 



7oc.; St. Thomas and St. Kitts, 6oc. to 70c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, ?2'25 to $3 00 per box. 

 Lnres_f(V50 to 87 00 per brl. 

 Mace — 32c. to 38c. per ft. 

 Nutmegs — IS^c. to 2Ji-. 

 Obanobs— $2-50 to |3(i0. 

 PlMENTO^.nfc. to 6c. per fti. 

 Sugar— Centrifugals, 96", tV70c; Muscovados, 69', 5-86c,. 



Molasses. 89°, 5 ■57c. dl duty paid. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. Gordon, Grant & Co., November 22. Barbados. — Messrs. T. S. Garraway &, Co., October 30, 



Cacao — Venezuelan, Si 1-25 to |!11 -50 Trinidad, no'quota- 



tions. 

 Coco-NUT Oil — -"^l :'>0 per gallon. 

 Coffee — Venezuelan, 12c. per ft. 

 Copra — 7|c. pei' tti. 

 Dhal — No quotations. 

 Onions -$8-00 per 100 ft. 

 Prts, Split— $12 00 to S12-50 per bag. 

 Potatoes- English, j!4-50 to $5<»(i per 100 ft. 

 Rice— Yellow, $10-50 to $11-75; White, $9-25 to 9-50 



per bag. 

 SuOAB — American crushed, no quotations. 



Arrowroot — $8 00 per 100 ft. 



Cacao— $11 00 per 100 ft. 



Coco-nuts — $36 00 husked nuts. 



Hay — No quotations. 



Molasses — No quotations. 



Onions— S12 00. 



Peas, Split — No quotations; Canada, no quotations. 



Potatoes — S6-75. 



Rice- Ballam, $10-00 to 81080 per 180ft.; Patna, no 



quotations; Rangoon, no quotations. 

 Sugar — Muscovado centrifugals, no quotations. 



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The ' AGRICULTURAL NEWS ': A Fortnightly Review. 



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 agricultural matters throughout the West Indies. 



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 British Guiana: The Argosy Co., Ltd., Georgetown. 

 Trinidad: Messrs. Muir-Marshall & Co., Port-of-Spain. 

 Tr^iogo: Mr. C. L. Plaoemann, Scarborough. 



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Grenada: Messrs. Thos. Lawlor k Co., St. George. 

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 Dominica: Mr. J. R. H. Bridgewater, Roseau. 

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