152 Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



Vov all o-oorl sound Cleopatras, Jonathans and Mnnro's Favorites 

 of first o-radi^ from 12s. to 15s. ])er case was realised. For pears the 

 Winter Nelis sold fnnn 12s. to 22s., averaging ])erhaps 16s. per case. 

 This varietv is well suited for the English market and is a favourite 

 dessert fruit, which will always connnand good prices if arriving in 

 good order and conditioii. Vicar of Winktield pears sold from 10s. to 

 13s. per case, the fruit not being very fine. Tasmanian apples realised 

 frov.i 8s. 6d. to 12s., a large proportion averaging about lOs. ])er case. 



Tlie Victin-ian fruit arriving yet, with a few excejitions, is stated by 

 continental buyers to be hardly good enough in (|ualitv for their re- 

 quirements, and, so far, only small quantities for re-shipment have 

 been taken. Tasmanian they do not seem to care abcut. Recently 

 some shipments of Canadian apples to England have been made in 

 40 lb. boxes, instead of barrels with 120 lbs., and writers in some of 

 their trade })apers have been advocating a general adoption of the 

 smaller package, referring to the advantage it ])ossesses over the barrel, 

 and referring to its use by Australian and Tasmanian exporters. Some 

 of these cases of Canadian apples sold this week realised only from 4s. 

 to 6s., which would result in a loss to tht; consignors. Unless for 

 cooking purposes, there is very little demand for American a})ples 

 (except Californian or Oregon dessert varieties) when Australian and 

 Tasmanian appear on these markets. 



The " Ormuz " Fruit. 



• This steamer arrived with al)out 5,000 cases of Victorian ap})les 

 and pears, and 14,000 cases of Tasmanian ap])les. The Victorian 

 fruit was in good condition generally, but the pears, with the exception 

 of a few cases of the Inconnue variety, were over-ripe and wasty. Some 

 of these pears appeared to have undergone re-packing, and been 

 bruised in th(^ process. A considerable proportion of the consignment, 

 outside r)f the favourite dessert varieties, Cleopatra, -Jonathan and 

 Munro's Favorite, were what might be termed second rate classes, 

 snch as the Reinette de Canada, Five Crown, etc., more suited for 

 cooking purposes. Buyers will not give more than 7s. to 9s. per case 

 for such apples as the Reinette, as there are always cheap American 

 cooking apples to be had. Shippers will find there is a very little 

 margin of ])rofit in sending varieties which can only be used for cooking. 



At the sales, Victorian fruit of good class realised prices equal to 

 those of last week. Prices ranged as follows: — 



Cleopatra 



Jonathan 



Munro's Favorite 



Rome Beauty 



Five Crown . . 



Rymer 



Reinette de Canada 



Vicar of Winkfield 

 L'Inconnue . . 



Ai'l'LES. s d, s. 'd. 



Peaks. 



