. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AOKICULTUKAL NEWS. Januakv 4, WEST INDIAN COTTON. Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, >vntc as follows, under date 1 >eceniber l(j, with reference to the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton :— About .50 bales of West Indian Sea Island cotton have laeen sold since our last report; they imlude Old Crop St. Kitts, Barbados, Antigua and St. Croix from 15c?. to \7hl. and New Crop St. Kitts at ISld. Prices are firm, but there is only a limited enquiry. Holders of American Sea Islands, whic
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. THE AOKICULTUKAL NEWS. Januakv 4, WEST INDIAN COTTON. Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, >vntc as follows, under date 1 >eceniber l(j, with reference to the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton :— About .50 bales of West Indian Sea Island cotton have laeen sold since our last report; they imlude Old Crop St. Kitts, Barbados, Antigua and St. Croix from 15c?. to \7hl. and New Crop St. Kitts at ISld. Prices are firm, but there is only a limited enquiry. Holders of American Sea Islands, which have proved to be undesirable in quality this season, are pressing sales. The report of Jlessrs. Henry W. Frost & Co., on Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the week ending ]December 14, is as follows:— With only a moderate demand throughout the week, and that chiefly for Extra Fine and No. 1 off cotton, the market remains steady and unchanged, with Factors inclined to be firm in their prices. We have, therefore, only to renew our last quotations. There has been no further inquiry for Planters' crop lots. We quote, viz.:— "Extra Fine Tully Fine Fine Extra Fine off ) in preparation / I'ully Fine off "j in preparation J Fine off 1 in preparation J THE WEST INDIAN COTTON-GROWING SEASON. 1911-12. As was promised in the last issue of the Agricultural News, an article dealing with the general conditions during the last cotton-growing season in the West Indies is continued in this number. NKvis. At the commencement of the season, it was estimated from the preparations being made that there would be an increase of about 20 per cent, in the area planted in cotton. In the next month, the work on estates was concerned mainly with the selection of cotton seed for planting and the destruction of the old plants; in May, it was expected that there would be an increase in the area J)lanted, new land being prepared in several places. Dry 29.',c. = \Q,\d. k
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