Dec. 1911.] Oversea Markets for Fruit and Fruit Pulp. 



U.S.A., which I forwarded to the Mini.ster of Agriculture under cover of a despatch 

 dated aist October, 1910. At the time this company made their inquiry I was 

 notified by you that there was no prospect of a trade in cherries, but it would 

 appear that 'a favourable opportunity is now presented for the re-opening of the 

 matter. 



Passion Fruit. — The demand for this is limited and exports should be treated 

 quite as an experiment. The fruit should be packed in trays and the packing 

 herein suggested for peaches should be used. The price which it is thought would 

 be realized would be about is. 2d. to as. 6d. per dozen. 



Tomatoes. — It is the opinion of the firms I have consulted r^ this matter that 

 it would not pav to send tomatoes from Victoria to the United Kingdom to arrive 

 February to Mav, since thev are being received from the Canary Islands at that 

 time of the vear. 



Fruit Pui-p. — I am dealing with this matter by a separate despatch either by 

 this or next mail. 



Charges. — With regard to your inquiry as to the marketing expenses per package, 

 there would be 5 per cent, brokerage commission and about gd. per bushel case 

 for carriage from the docks^ &c. 



I am going fullv into the question of the prospect of trade with other markets 

 in connexion with the fruits, &c., named and will forward you full particulars as 

 the same are received. 



(Signed, } W TAVKKNER. 



AjieiU-Geneiai foi Victoria. 



American Market iok Cherries. 



(From the I. Rheinstrom & Sons Co. Ltd., Fruit Preservers, Cincinatti, U.S.A., 



to the Agent-GeneraJ for Victoria.) 

 Sir, 



We beg to thank you sincerely for your cablegram of the 3rd inst., 

 advising us that the Victorian Government states, there is no prospect of a supply of 

 cherries from Victoria. 



We deeply regret this, as the supply of cherries for Maraschino and canning 

 I)urpose!, is being very limited over the world. We might mention for the informa- 

 tion of your Government that the Italian supply is between two and three million 

 pounds of cherries available for this purpose and there is practically no other 

 source that is dependable for any. On the other hand, the requirements are fast 

 ajjjiroaching ten million pounds per year and will reach that in the course of two 

 or three vears. 



As Victoiia is probably the best adapted fruit-growing State for this cla.s'j of 

 fruit, the information may be interesting to its Agricultural Department. 



Again thanking vou sincerely and assuring you of our apjireciation of your rare 

 in this matter, we rest, 



Your obedient servants, 



THE I. RHEINSTROM & SONS, Inc. 



Per (Sgd.) W.U.TER L. RomiAX. 



Friit I'lip. 



London, iSth August, 191 1. 

 Sir, 



In continuation of mv letter of this mail, I have tiie honour to inform vou 

 that I have caused inquiries to be made as to the prospects of Fruit Pulp meeting 

 with a favourable market in tiie United Kingdom markets, and beg to report as 

 follows : — 



At the j)resent there is a good market owing to the [)re<cnt shortage of fruit. 

 Apricots are now wortli j6s. to 30s. per cwt., Black Currants 35s. to 50s., Raspberries 

 35s. to 40s., but before exporting fruit jiulp at any time of the year, the exact 

 state of the market here should be first ascertained as llic prices fluctuate greatly 

 owing to the greatly varying qtiantitics. 



'Ihc best way to pack pulp is in cases containing 10 tins; each tin weighing 

 5 kilos, the contents of each rase thus equalling i csvt., and it should be specially 

 noterj that ptdi> p;icked in this manner (, kilos tin system), with which Lon<lon 

 merchants are f.imiliar, will always command a better market. 



Ras|(l)vrry pulp, as above-mentioned, is now worth from 35s. to 40s. |>er cwt., 

 and I am advised tli.it it is likely to keej) at this figure for sever. il months, so otir 

 [ Ill, ,r. Ti, n ililiiU vv.ll 111' >,iidiii:; ihiir ne\t >e.is<)n's I'ulp to this market. 



