. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 30 THE AGfeiCULTURAL NEWS. January 23, 1909. RICE CROP IN BRITISH GUIANA. The fortnightly report, dated January 9, of Messrs. Sandbach, Parker i: Co., of Georgotown, on the present conditions of the rice industry in British (luiana, contains the following notes :— The weather for the past fortnight has been drier, but we have had several good showers, which should benefit the young crop. Milling has been pretty general, and-cleaned rice has come to hand in larger quantities. Prices continue firm, and some millers a
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 30 THE AGfeiCULTURAL NEWS. January 23, 1909. RICE CROP IN BRITISH GUIANA. The fortnightly report, dated January 9, of Messrs. Sandbach, Parker i: Co., of Georgotown, on the present conditions of the rice industry in British (luiana, contains the following notes :— The weather for the past fortnight has been drier, but we have had several good showers, which should benefit the young crop. Milling has been pretty general, and-cleaned rice has come to hand in larger quantities. Prices continue firm, and some millers are holding tor hitrhei' prices. Shipments to the AVest India islands, and Ut French and Dutch (Uiiana during the past fortnight amount to onlv 512 bai;s. RUM MANUFACTURE IN BRITISH GUIANA. Tlie latest Excise Rcinni of the Comptroller of Customs of British Guiana indicates that there has recently been a considerable decline in the amount of ruin manufactured in the colony. There has also been a falling off in the number of distilleries at work. The total number of licensed distilleries in British Guiana during 1907-8 was t'orty-two, while forty-eight were in existence in 1006-7. The districts in which the reductions liave taken place are South Essequibo (2), Essequibo Kiver (2), Georgetown (1), West Coast, Berbice (1). The quantity of rum manufactured at the distilleries last year amounted altogether to 1,99G, Inilk gallons and 2,966,-101 proof gallons, this being .j59,723 bulk gallons and b09,821 proof gallons than the quantity made in 1906-7. As compared with the average quantity manufactured in the preceding four years, last year's figures are less by 457,978 bulk gallons and ;)6,.303 proof The decrease in the outi>ut of rum lias been spread over all the twelve Fiscal Districts, with the exception of North Essequibo, which alone showed an advance in the quantity manufactured. During the four years from 1903-4 to 1906-7 inclusive, the largest qu
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