, 1890-07-30

for reaping, the continued dry weather has
tod injur1ously in some places on the
young canes, and rain is much wanted
everywhere. In reference to the rainfall
the st. Philip correSpo' dent of the
Planters Gazette says "Some of the
prophets predict a dry year, but | take
comfort from the fact that in a ~rainguage
table for II years, in none of the dry years
recorded is it Shewn that as much us II
/ aches of rain were registered up to end
of June. The wind has been variable
during the month sometimes b0iSterous,
but undertaking between whites. The tenn
pprature has been fairly cool" The price
OF sugar IS been yer, low during the
past tOrtni ght->2.I 10 aud 32.I5 per lO0Ibs.
and So for hhd. and as the estates STAN
cieonS were fall the plale rS were com.
PEELED to sell. There hiss bean an increase
in the price Of B ct in tn, English mar.
ketS, which we thought would have helped
our prices, but now the Merchants, for
want of more room and tonnage, will not
increase their offers. Owing to the ab-
sence of heavy rain provisions have not
been planted to any great extent. Sweet
potatoes are selling at 80 ceuJS per 100lbs.,
and Lisbon yamS at S1.44 per 100 los
ALAS VI 0AOB hNN DJIh NClS IjOOly
from want of rain. TDe rainfall in st.
Philip for June was 2.93, Tor The year 1852,
against 7.04 for this month, and 17.63 for
the first six months of last year. In St.
Andrew, 3.29 for June 1911 for the year,
against 1886 last year. st. George 3'33
for June. Christ Church PSI. st. Lucy
255. ST. Tlomls 1863, for six months
2226 last Year 7'54 for the month 1875 3 for
the last six months.
The following estates in St. John have
finished crop: Soajqty 4}0 HlIS., Ljg6t2.
foot 23U, StelCdrt Hill 10. G0lieg8 173 PaI-
merS 23j, Mount Pleasant 3l2; in ST. George
Woodland l5j Hlds., Farm 100. Elert0n
r E@t Lyoe 43, Jorl1q5 los, Waters 1873.
Several accld .ntS occurred in st. John
last month. ~ Mount Pleasant, head
stock and mill arm D"ok'n, ashford, head
stock broken, Edge CHf2 arms 'iured by
lightning. u9l6erA, q po.. oI, AMI
at Lemon Ar60Hr w points ua,D
rha Pro lace shipped to dlc'1aHlDts 20
52,369 hhds, Sugar AMI 3S,9I8 puncaeons
MolaSSeS, against 54,005 hhds. Sugar, and
33,249 puuchrons MolasSeS at the cores
ponding period last year.
The works OF The Brilgetown Water
Works Company at B5ICmnR8t0un are near
~ Gun llCUC'l' AuC biIlStLONu w tjtE Cup"
ply Company are pushing on their works.
We understand that IA telegram has been
received from London stating that Mir.
BlucrofC, Of the firm Of w. L. Johnson "
Co. has purchased n0onShiae Estate.
On Tuesday night, the 8th instant, the
stables of MesSrs. DaCOSta & G =, situate
in Likes Alley, were discovered on fire,
An alarm htvIur been raised, the Fire
Brigade promptly appeared on the scene,
and the fire Us Immediately ~extinguIshed.
The damage to the stabIiug is estimated
at .e2O.
On M)nlly morning, 14th inst, a fisher
man nam I'd Alfred Il. Skinner took u slip
OF ptpAr Co tho Grmtn Consulate. r. was
thrown ovorb) trl from German Steamship
HanoUer on her voyage from Bahia to
Bremen, 7th March last, in 40 1Oj n, and
29o ~ w, Greenwich. aud found in a
bottle at 8 a. m, on the 10Th inst, Oh
shore in WjLtsbjres Buy, North. east coast
of Barbados.