. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 406 THE AGIUCULTUKAL NEWS December 23, 1911. WEST INDIAN COTTON. Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, write aa follows, under date December 4, with reference bo the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton :— Since our last report, about 170 bales of West Indian Sea Islands have been sold, including Old Crop Montserrat at 14'/. to \6d., New Crop I7d. to I9d., St. Kitts both Old and New Crops 18|rf. to 19rf, a few St. Vincent at 20c;. and Stains 7rf. to 7 id. The market is firm and the stock is exhausted, b
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. 406 THE AGIUCULTUKAL NEWS December 23, 1911. WEST INDIAN COTTON. Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, write aa follows, under date December 4, with reference bo the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton :— Since our last report, about 170 bales of West Indian Sea Islands have been sold, including Old Crop Montserrat at 14'/. to \6d., New Crop I7d. to I9d., St. Kitts both Old and New Crops 18|rf. to 19rf, a few St. Vincent at 20c;. and Stains 7rf. to 7 id. The market is firm and the stock is exhausted, but whether buyers will require a concession, when large quan- tities are offering, depends largely upon the action of the holders in South Carolina. The report of Messrs. Henry W. Frost & Co., on Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the week ending December 2, is as follows: — In the absence of any demand the market has remained quiet and unchanged throughout the week. The receipts and stock consist largely of off cotton, which Factors are anxious to dispose of, and to do so would be willing to make some concession to effect sales. We quote: — Extra Fine, 32c. = 18d., , & 5 per cent. Extra Fine, off in colour, 25c. = \'i{d., ,, ,, ,, ,, Fully Fine, 28c. = 15|d., „ „ ,, No. 1 OffCotton, 21c. to 22c. = 12c;. to 12Jrf., ,, No. 2 Off Cotton, 18c. to 19c. = lOirf. to 1 \d, „ THE BRITISH COITON GROWJNG ASSOCIATION. t'oUiiwiiig is taken tium an accnunt receivi^d the British Cotton Growinir The ol a recent meetiii". Association:— The ninety third meeting of the Council of the British Cotton Growing Association was held at the offices, 1") Cross Street, Manchester,'on Tuesday, November 7, 1911. The President, the Right Hon. the Karl of Derby, (, occupied the chair. It was reported that proposals had been received from the Indian (iovernment that the should commence direct operations in the I'rovince of Sind in or
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