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IRISH CARDFA'ING. 



Marker Notes — Con til. 



\o<i't;il>l«'s o( llu- ilioiriT sorts wi-ro sr.iivf, espeiially 

 p«-;is ami oa\ilirto\v«Ts. All jfivt-n irops seemed to have 

 suffered by the prolonged droiii,'hl. with the exception 

 of i-abbaije, whieh remains cheap. Salads of every 

 description were quickly boujjht up. ( iood home- 

 grown tomatoes sold well. 



Flowers of every colour anil variety were quickly 

 disposed oU a larije demand existing for the better class 

 oi decorative flowers such as sweet pea, roses, car- 

 nations, iVc. \ery larjje quantities of herbaceous stuff 

 were sent to market, but a larj^e portion c>i it was loo 

 soft to be profitably disposed of 



Before closing this brief market report (which may 

 be m\- last) I would like to testify to the integrity and 

 civilil\' of the various salesmen in the markets. I am 

 not acquainted with any of them nor have I any 

 interest in the markets save to collect material for this 

 report ; yet have I always admired the keen way they 

 wring the last farthing from a buyer. A salesman's 

 commission is not so large that he can afford to dilly- 

 dally over an article ; quick bids and quick knocks are 

 the ruling features. If is often very hard to dispose of 

 carelessly packed stuff from the country when it has to 

 be sold in competition with choice and carefully-packed 

 Cross-channel produce. 



If these people who talk about "rings" would take 

 the trouble to send decently-packed and graded stuff to 

 market they would obtain the good prices that those 

 who do so are obtaining. It is not idle talk or words 

 spoken in ignorance that will help what might yet be a 

 great industry for Ireland. Therefore let not home 

 growers listen to irresponsible wind-bags, but throw all 

 their energies into placing a better article than the 

 foreigners on the market. 



The following were the prices : — 

 Friit. 



Gooseberries, 

 Strawberries, 

 Raspberries, 



per qrt. . o 



per lb. . o 



per ^Ib. basket . 2 



From 

 s. d. 



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