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THE AGKICULTUKAL NEWS. 



NOVEMBEK 17, 1917- 



MARKET REPORTS. 



London. — The West India Committee Circular, 

 September 20, 1917. 



Akrowroot — 5JJ. to 6|(/. 



Balata— Block, :5/2; Sheet, 3/9 to tVH*. 



Beeswax — No quotations. 



Cacj»o — Trinidad, no quotations; Grenada, 80/6 to 87/-; 



Jamaica, 80/- to 86/-. 

 Coffee- — Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Copra— £46. 



Fruit — Bananas, no quotations; Oranges, no quotations. 

 Ginger — Jamaica, no quotations. 

 Honey — Jamaica, 80/- to itO/- per c«t. 

 Lime Juice — Raw, 2/- to:?/-; concentrated, £'A(J; Otto of 



lime (hand-pressed), 16/- per tt. 

 Logwood — No quotations. 

 Mace — No quotations. 

 Nutmegs — No quotations. 

 Pimento — 3|rf. to 4d. per ft. 

 Rubber — Para, fine hard, 3/2|; fine soft, no quotations; 



Castilloa, no quotations. 



New York. — Messrs. Gillespie Bros, & Co., October 

 31. 1917. 



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



Trinidad, 12^c. to 13c.; Jamaica, 9ic. to lOic. 

 Coco-nuts^ Jamaica and Trinidad selects, 858 -OO to 



?60-00; culls, $38-00 to $4000 per M. 

 Coffee — Jamaica, 9}C. to lie. per lit. 

 Ginger — Kic. to 20c. per lb. 

 Goat Skins — Jamaica, 75c. ; Antigua and Barbados, Coc. to 



70c.; St. Thomas and St. Kitts, 60c. to 75c. per ft. 

 Grape Fruit — Jamaica, $2 7 5 to f3-50 per box. 

 Limes — $4'5(i per brl. 

 Mace— 38c. to 42c. per ft). 

 HUTJIEGS — 18c. to 19c. 

 Obanoes— 12-76 to |4 0o. 

 Pimento — 6c. to ti^c. per ft. 

 Sugar — Centrifugals, 96°, 6-90c; Muscovados, 89°, 6"64<j.j 



Molasses, 89 , 5 -750. all duty paid. 



Trinidad. — Messrs. 

 1917. 



Gordon, Grant iSe Co., October IS, 



Barbados. — Messrs. T. S. 

 30. 1917. 



Garraway & Co., October 



Cacao— Venezuelan, $13 50; Trinidad, |12-75 to $13-25. 



Coco-nut Oil — No quotations. 



Coffee — Venezuelan, 12c. to 14c. per ft. 



Copra — "i^:. per it.. 



Dhal — No quotations. 



Okions-$8-00 per 100 ft.. 



Peas, Split— $12 00 to §12.50 per bag. 



Potatoes— English, .*4-50 to S5-tiO per 100 It. 



UiCE— Yellow, $10-50 to $11-75; White, $0-25 to 950 



per bag. 

 Scoar — American crushed, no quotatione. 



Arrowroot— $8 -00 per 100 ft.. 



Cacao— $11 00 per 100 R.. 



Coco- nuts — $36-00 husked nuts. 



Hay — No quotations. 



Molasses — No quotations. 



Onions— S 12 -(Ml. 



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



Potatoes — 8675. 



Rice— Ballam, $1000 to $1080 .'per 180ft.; Patna, no 



quotations: Rangoon, no quotations. 

 Sugar — Muscovado centrifugals, no quotations. 



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