. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 22 THE NEWS. Jamahy 20, 190(>.. SEA ISLAND COTTON MARKET. Tlie ' Sf a Islaiul Cotton Report' of Messrs. Henry ^\'. Frost & Co., of Charleston .ind Savannah, dated I>ecember 1(J, 1905. lias the following:—• Islaiidf.—The market remained unchanged, with only a moderate demand for fully tine at 24c. and extra fine at 26c. Notwithstanding that there was no inquiry in the market for fine at 23c., factors are refusing to lower prices and continue to hold firndy the three grades for the above figur
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 22 THE NEWS. Jamahy 20, 190(>.. SEA ISLAND COTTON MARKET. Tlie ' Sf a Islaiul Cotton Report' of Messrs. Henry ^\'. Frost & Co., of Charleston .ind Savannah, dated I>ecember 1(J, 1905. lias the following:—• Islaiidf.—The market remained unchanged, with only a moderate demand for fully tine at 24c. and extra fine at 26c. Notwithstanding that there was no inquiry in the market for fine at 23c., factors are refusing to lower prices and continue to hold firndy the three grades for the above figures. There has been some inquiry for crop lots, but it has resulted in the sale of only one lot at 29c., as factors are refusing to accept the lower offers made. A week later the .same firm reports :— The market has been quiet and unchanged during the week, with sales only of 117 bales of extra fine at 26c. "With no improvement in demand, however, to effect sales, factors will in time have to lower their prices. COTTON PLANTING IN ST. KITT'S. As showing what was dcaie in St. Kitt's in 1001 in the matter of starting the cotton industry in tliat island, the following, coumiunicated by Mr. F. E. Shepherd, Agricultural Superintendent, may be of interest:— At the request of Dr. Francis Watts, I am forwarding to you, herewith, a statement showing the amount of 8ea Island cotton planted in 8t. Kitt's in the latter part of the year 1901. This cotton was planted by ilessrs. Sendall and Wade on their estates as trial plots, and a small lot was also planted by Hon. B. S. Davis at Lamberts estate at -Mr. Wade's rec[uest. From this statement it would appear that about 20 acres Sea Island cotton were planted, giving a return of 2,689 fi). of lint, in the year 1901. Statement of Cotton Cvltivation in St. Kitt's in 1901. Estate. Acreage. When planted. Pounds of seed-cotton. Pounds of lint. Canada Hermitage Douglas Lavingtons Whites Lamberts 16 1 J 1 October. 8,077 -OOO 1
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