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Journal of Agriculture. 



[9 Dec, 1907. 



ten fruit areas, will produce only light to medium crops. Should such 

 results justify this anticipation higher prices even than those obtained 

 last season should be realized. 



The list given below may be taken as typical of the prices obtained 

 throughout last season as they are extracted from shipments extending 

 over the whole season oommencing with the s.s. Britannia, which sailed 

 on i8th February, and ended with s.s. Omrah, one of the last boats of 

 the season to take any large quantity. 



Vessel. 



Britannia 



Date of Sailing. I Destination. 



18th Feb. 



London 



Orontes 



Marmora 



26th Feb. 



London 



5th March 



London 



Variety of Fruit. 



^4 pples. 

 Jonathan 



Cox's Orange Pippin 

 Cleopatra 

 King Pippin . . 

 Munroe'.s Favourite 

 Ribston Pippin 

 Reinette de Canada 

 Rome Beanty 

 Bisniarck 



Pears. 

 Beau jean 

 Vicar of Winkfield 



Highest Average 

 Price. Price. 



IS 



\5 fi 



15 6 



15 



14 6 



12 G 



11 () 



9 6 



9 3 



11 6 



9 



d. s. d. 



9 6 



10 6 

 12 O 



11 6 

 10 3 



9 6 



7 6 

 9 



8 6 



10 Hi 



9 



