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Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. 



lo Nov., 1911. 



high prices. Shipping fruit on long voyages as ordinary cargo, how- 

 ever, is a practice which cannot be recommended as the probabilities are 

 that 90 per cent, of shipments will land in bad condition. 



A trial shipment of 189 cases of apple.s was sent to London during 

 the season by the s.s. Suevic, and arrived at its destination in an unsaleable 

 condition. The consignment was stowed on deck in horse boxes which 

 were open at both ends so that a current of air was always passing through- 

 The Agent-General's report on this shipment, after commenting on the- 

 unsatisfactory condition in which it arrived, concluded with these words, 

 " As an experiment for stowing on deck. T would not advise a repeti- 

 tion. " 



It is hop^ ' that, in the near future, cool storage accommodation for 

 fruit will b? installed on the boats trading l>etween Vancouver and Aus- 

 tralia. When such is available, shippers may confidently turn their attent'oa 

 to forwarding shipments to that port 



The following is a list of boats which sailed at different periods of 

 the season together with a statement of temperatures at which the fruit 

 was carried, and the highest, lowest and average prices obtained. 



Variety of Fruit. 



Prices Realized. 



W 

 s. d. 



I ^ 



Per Somerset (Federal-Houlder-Sliire line), sailed 

 13th February. Fruit sold in London, 29th 

 March. 



(Fruit arrived in first class condition, and met 

 with a ready sale. This vessel brought a large 

 quantity of "Williams' Bon Chretien pears, which 



were of excellent qiialitv 

 degrees. ) 



Apples. 

 Alfriston 



Annie Elisabeth . . 

 Clironical 

 Cleopatra 



Cox's Orange Pippin 

 Dumelow's Seedling 

 Emperor Alexander 

 Gravenstein 

 Jonathan 

 Kentish Filbasket 

 King of the Pippins 

 London Pippin 

 Munroe's Favourite 

 Peasgood's Xono- 



such 

 Prince Bismarck . . 

 Ueiiiette de Canada 

 Ribston Pippin 

 Scarlet Pearniain . . 

 Tower of Glamis . . 



Pears. 

 Beauty . . 

 Beurre Bosc 

 Beurre Capiaumont 

 Beurre Clairgeau . . 

 Beurre d'Anjou 

 Doyenne Bussoch . . 

 Howell . . 

 Xapoleon 

 Vicar of Winkfield 

 Williams' Bon Chre- 

 tien 



Plums. 

 Light plums (in cases 

 containing 3 trays) 



Temperature, 30 



11 6 



11 3 



11 



12 

 12 6 

 11 



11 

 13 6 

 10 



15 



10 6 

 9 6 



11 6 



10 6 



11 



11 



9 9 



11 



10 9 



12 9 



11 9 

 11 



9 3 



11 6 



Variety of Fruit. 



Prices Realized. 



Per Macedonia (P. and 0. Co), sailed 28th 

 February. Fruit sold in London, 11th April. 



(Fruit arrived in excellent condition, and met 

 a ready market. Made good prices. Tlie fruit 

 was carried at a temperature of from 38 to 40 

 degrees.) 



Apples. 

 Adam's Pearniain 

 Alfriston 

 Annie Elisabetli 

 Cleoijatra 



Cox's Orange Pippin 

 Dumelow's Seedling 

 Emperor Alexander 

 Hoover . . 

 Jonathan 

 Kentish Filbasket 

 King of the Pippins 

 London Pippin 

 Munroe's Favourite 

 Purity 



Reinette de Canada 

 Eibston Pippin 

 Rome Beauty 



Pears. 

 Beurre Capiaumont 

 Beurre Easter 

 Vicar of Winkfleld 



Per Barbnrossa (Xorth German Lloyd), 

 1st Marcli. Fruit sold in Hamburg 20th April. 



(Quality lelt much to be desired, fruit somewhat 

 " spottv," and generally of poor appnarr.nce. 

 Demand was extremely strong. Good j)rices 

 obtained.) 



Apples. 

 Annie Elisabeth . . 

 Cleopatra 



Cox's Orange Pippin 

 Dumelow's Seedling 

 Emperor 

 Jonathan 

 London Pippin 

 King of the Pippins 

 Munroe's Favourite 

 Rtinctte de Canada 



