19 



Packag-e,— 10 in. x 10^ in. x 21 in.; cost, Uc. 



Grimsby. 



L. Woolverton. 

 A. H. Pettit. .. 



L. Woolverton. 

 W. ,1. Dropc. . . 

 A. H. Pettit. .. 



Wealthy 



Gravenstein . 

 Alexander. . . 

 Gi-aven.stein . 

 Gravenstein . 



B. Pippin 



B. Pipijin 



B. Pippin 



4fi 

 6 



12 

 4 



XXX good. 



XXX good. 



XXX fair. 



XX 



XX 



XXX 



XXX 



XX 



firm. 



Colvert j 20 ! XXX 



Medium., green Islack. 



fair green i.slack. 



good Ifirm itight 



fair 1 Itight 



tair. 

 fair., 



.1. 



slack. 



1.13 



1.10 



1.10 



1.00 



.96 



.90 



.90 



.90 



.85 



62 

 62 



62 

 61 



51 



48 

 48 

 39 



60% 35: 



60 

 60 

 60 

 591^ 



30 

 30 

 30 

 25>^ 



Tomatoes : Package, — 4^ in. x 12 in. x lSj4 in.; cost, 8c. 



St. Catharines. 



Grimsby. 



W. J. Andrews. 



30 



XXX 



rather green sound, firm. . 



.57 29 28 



The difference in the tomato prices was due ajrain, not, to a difference in value, 

 but to the fickleness of the auction method. 



Comparing Winnipeg prices with those obtained in local and other 

 markets this year, Mr. W. H, Secord, of Homer, Ont-, writes: "I re- 

 ceived as high as $1-25 per 11-quart basket for Reine Claude plums in 

 Montreal, and it took eight baskets to fill five boxes. As to peaches, 

 I shipped the same peachefe to Toronto the next day after I delivered to 

 you and received 80 cents per basket, which would net 63^ cents deducting; 

 freight, commission, and basket. On the whole, in my opinion, the prices 

 realized do not equal those which we are receiving in the East this year. 

 I am not prepared to say how it would be in a year like last, of plenty." 

 Mr. J. W. Brennan, of Grimsby, writes: "Our returns on peaches 

 shipped the following day to Ottawa and Quebec netted us clear $1.25 and 

 $1-29 per case?. 



" fust received returns from Glasgow, where a car of pears arrived in 

 bad order, much too ripe- In that consignment our little lot brought us 

 70 cents clear; on others we believe less than one-half were realized." 

 (2) Method of Sale. The fruit was sold by auction, and the method 

 exhibited its usual advantages and disadvantages. It is inclined to un- 

 steadiness. A glance over the table's of returns given aoove will reveal 

 differences in prices that are not due to differences in values. On the other 

 hand, this method enables rapid disposal of the goods, which is of im- 

 portance for perishable fruits, and quick returns, which is satisfactory to 



