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Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



The Suevic discharged 2,097 cases of Victorian fruit and 17,U(H) 

 ■cases of Tasmanian, all in good order. 



With regard to prices for Victorian fi-uit per Orcana and Suevic, 

 they realised as follows per case : — 



Apples. 



Peaks. 



Winter Nelis. . 

 Vicar of Winkfield 

 Calabash 



s. d. s. d. 



12 lo lo 



9 ,, 10 (i 



— 12 



The fact that three shi])ments, having a total of nearjy 70,000 

 cases, arrived and wei'e offered for sale within five days, of course 

 had a weakening influence on the market, with a reduction in prices 

 from those realised last Aveek. Portion (jf the shipment by the 

 Orestes and Siieric have been taken on to Liverpool, but did not 

 realise very high prices, partly owing, it is said, to tlie quality of the 

 frnit, much of which was small, and, in the case of the former vessel, 

 immature. The demand, however, was good, and Cleopatras realised 

 10s. to l;3s. (3d. ; Scai'let Pearmains, 8s. 6d. to l<>s. I'd ; Alexander, 

 9s. M. to lis. 6d.; Ribstons, 7s. (5d. to 10s. Od. 



A large number of trays of pears have come forward from 

 Tasmania by the three steamers named, generally in very good condition, 

 although not of what might be termed good dessert varieties. These 

 trays, containing one layer of fruit, equal to about one-third of quantity 

 contained in an apple case, have sokl for 5s. per tray, and a few at 

 '3s. 6d to 4s. ITie cold weather experienced has a certain iutiuence 

 on the fruit market, the general consumption naturally being less 

 than under normal conditions. Reports received from Hamburg this 

 week state that a direct shipment of Australian apples to that port 

 realised from 12s. Od. to 18s. 6d. per case, a satisfactory return to 

 exporters. Considerable quantities have been purchased in Covent 

 Garden this week for export to Hamburg. 



There are still some Calif ornian apples on this market, which sell 

 from 9s. to 14s. j)er case. The fact that these, and also pears, have 

 been kept in perfect condition in cold storage at the right tempera- 

 ture, 40 and 80 degrees respectively, since hist October indicates that 



