874 Journal of the Department op Agriculture. 



Mauket Puices for other Produce of Interest to South Africa. 



Cotton. — 9th, American middlings, 17.75d. ; East African, good, fair, 31d. ; 

 23rd, American, 15.73d.; East African, 26.00d. : 30th, American, 16.33d.; 

 East African, 26.00d. 



Mutton (good). — 75s. per cwt. 



Beef (good). — 73s. per cwt. 



Eggs. — 23rd, 2872 cases arrived from South Africa, quality satisfactory. 

 Finest selected quoted at about 46s., fine quoted at from 40s. to 44s; 22nd, 

 South African eggs are 40s. per 120. The market is firm, the supply short, 

 and there is an upward tendency. 30th, finest selected, 45s. to 46s. ; fine, 

 42s. to 43s. 



Sunflower Seed.- — Sunflower seed is £28 per ton. 



Lucerne Seed. — £120 per ton, nominal. 



Flax. — There is no market for the time being. 



Kapok. — -Kapok is 9d. per lb. The market is slow. 



Sisal Hemp. — £40 to £55 per ton. There is a strong demand for African, 

 and there is a large business being done at advancing prices. 



Aloes. — Cape aloes are 65s. to 82s. 6d. per cwt. The market is quiet with 

 a lower tendency. 



Ground Nuts. — £35 per ton. The market is steady at the lower level of 

 prices 



NOTES FROM THE DIVISIONS. 



horticulture. 



The Horticulturist, writing from Durban, says : The effects of hybridi- 

 zation which has taken place naturally between the various varieties of 

 pawpaws at Winkelspruit Experiment Station, Natal, have in some cases pro- 

 duced weird results. A depth-planting experiment of citrus trees has been in 

 hand for some seasons. It consists of very shallow (almost wholly above ground), 

 ordinary, and very deep planting of various kinds. These experiments, to be 

 of any use, however, still require to be continued for several years over a 

 variety of areas, on differing soils and under varying climatic conditions. 



Of value to banana growers are the banana varieties. There are about 20 

 variety plots at this station to select from. 



Australian apples are very noticeable in Durban and other coastal towns ; 

 in fact, the local fruit seems to be entirely absent. Of the varieties imported 

 the Dunns and Rokewoods are the best carriers, as they come through with 

 little waste, packed in bushel boxes made of hardwood, but not very attractive 

 in appearance. 



