. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 54 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. February 20, WEST INDIAN COTTON. Messrs. Wolsrenhnliije ijc Holland, of Liverpool, write as follows on Feliniary 1, with reference to the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton :— Since our last rcjjort there has been rather more enquiry for West Intlian Sea Islands, and about 300 bags have been sold, including :Montserrat, ]-2hd. to \ St. Kitt's, ISld.; Barbados, 13Arf. to 14(/.; Nevis, 12-Jd to 13hd., and a few bags from St. Vincent at lohd. The sales also include about 60 bag
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 54 THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. February 20, WEST INDIAN COTTON. Messrs. Wolsrenhnliije ijc Holland, of Liverpool, write as follows on Feliniary 1, with reference to the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton :— Since our last rcjjort there has been rather more enquiry for West Intlian Sea Islands, and about 300 bags have been sold, including :Montserrat, ]-2hd. to \ St. Kitt's, ISld.; Barbados, 13Arf. to 14(/.; Nevis, 12-Jd to 13hd., and a few bags from St. Vincent at lohd. The sales also include about 60 bags of ' stains ' from various islands at 6|(/. to 7^d. American Sea Island crop lots are still pressed for sale at I'M. to Hd., which prevents any improvement in the market. COTTON MARKET IN THE SEA ISLANDS. There appears to he little change in the conditions ?of the market for cotton from the Sea Islands. A steady demand for odd bags at practically the same prices as were reported a fortnight ago, is the chief feature. Planters' crop lots, it is reported, are being held for higher prices. For the fortnight ended January 23, sales amounting to 750 bales were reported from Charleston. In their fortnightly report, dated January 30 last, Messrs. Henry W. Frost & Co. v^'rite : — The receipts tor the |iast fortnight consisted largely of portions of crop lots. Receipts of odd bags have been very light, since cotton of this kind has nearly all been marketed. There continues an active demand for the small daily receipts of this kind, at prices of from 14c. jier Iti. for 'stains, ' up to 23c. per lb. for ' fully fine ' quality. The stock in hand <; of ))lanters' crop lots, which are held for [)rices of 24c. and upwuids. COTTON AT BARBADOS. A mcmoranlant('d during the yeai', while (jKiJ, acres con- sisted of ratoon cotton. Some cotton \ grown in ail the i) of the island, St. Phili]) and Christ Church having the largest areas, with 2,023i and 1,.")34 acr
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