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Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



The Extent of the British Market. 



From the following table some information may be gained as (to 

 the extent of tlie requirements of tlie British market, and the position 

 taken by the various countries supplying it : — 



Imports of Apples into Great Britain. 



During the past season the imports from Tasmania amounted to 

 240,000 cases. The Victorian contribution to the enormous supply of 

 apples required for the United Kingdom is very small. Having an 

 opposite season to the Northern hemisphere Australian shipments do 

 not come into active competition with exports from the States or 

 Canada. 



Other fruit to the following value was imported during lOOl : — 



Pears, 348,886 cwt. 



Grapes. 679,885 

 Oranges, 5,251.832 ,, 

 Lemons, 1,071,534 



valued at £282,881. 



£694,942. 



£2,091,985. 



£4.34,514. 



The countries contributing the chief su])plies of these fruits were 



as follows : — 



Oranges from Spain to the value of £1,847,292. 



Grapes from Spain ,, £523,233. 



Pears from France ,, £194,154. 



Pears from United States ., £45,847. 



Lemons from Italy ,, £362,007. 



Canned and Preserved Fruit from California ,, £312,687. 



These figures will give an idea of the sum of money paid by the 

 British consumer to foreign countries for fruit imported, much of 

 which it is possible to supply from Victoria. 



