i^o Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [lo Mar., 191 i. 



(lENERAL Information. 

 Manchester Charges. — The Manchester charges on the following produce 

 from ex steamer at the Manchester Docks to the markets in the City 

 would be : — 



Affles— 



Canal tolls ... 



Quay porterage 



Cartage from docks to market, about 



Frozen Meat — 



Canal tolls ... 



Quay porterage 



Cartage from docks to market, about 



If the meat went throuirh the refrigerated transit chamber instead of being sorted on the open quay, 

 the char<;e would be zs. 6d. per Ion in lieu of is. per ton for (j&av [^orteiaye. 



Butter — 1 1 



Canal tolls ... ... ... ... ... ...050 



Quay porterage ... ... ... ... ...016 



Cartage, about ... ... ... .. ... o 2 r> 



Manchester Importers. — The iiames of the orincipal frozen meat im- 

 porters and distributors are : — 



S. V. Nevanas & Co., Elm-street, Manchester. 



William Brown Ltd., Tack-street, Manchester. 



J. C. Farrar (Broker), Corn Exchange, Manchester. 



The butter importers are : — 



Co-operative Wholesale Society, Balloon-street, Manchester. 



Pearson & Rutter, Fennel-street, Manchester. 



Wall iS: Co. Ltd., Greenwood-street, Manchester. 



Andrew Clement & Son, Greenwood-street, Manchester. 



F. Hunter Ltd., Corn Exchange, Manchester. 



P. Hickey, Fennel-street, Manchester. 



W. H. Tutton & Co. Ltd., Lancaster-avenue, Manchester. 



H. H. Sidebottom (Broker), Corn Exchange, Manchester. 



J. C. Farrar (Broker), Corn Exchange, Manchester. 



Co-operative Wholesale Society. — The Co-operative Wholesale Society 

 is also a large buyer of all kinds of Australian pro«Jiice, such as wheat, 

 butter, mutton., lambs, tallow, &c. 



Fruit Brokers and Dealers. — The following are the names of some of 

 the fruit brokers in Manchester, to v/hom the Victorian fruit exporters 

 might communicate regarding their produce : — ■ 



J. & H. Goodwin, Commercial Sales Rooms, Deans'^ate, Manchester. 

 North of Ent^dand Fruit Brokers Association, Commercial Sales Rooms, Deans- 

 gate, Manchester. 



These firms .sell the fruit at the ptiblic auction, and this \\ould be tne 

 best way of disposing of large quantities, say of apples, and developing a 

 wide-,spread and reliable market for the growing output. 



For small consignments of a few hundred boxes the followmg fruit 

 dealers on the Smithfield Market are good firms. They are open to negc 

 tiate business on the same terms, and in the same way as any other largf 

 wholesale firm : — • 



j. Blackburn, Smithfield Market, Manchester. 



Wm. Nicholls & Sons, Smithfield Market, Manchester. 



Joel Gootlwdn, Smithfield Market, Manchester. 



Edward Farrand Oc Co., Smithfield Market, Manchester. 



