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While attending the Mapeanig Association Meeting recently held 
in Hull, the writer too vantage of the opportunity and visited 
some of the docks. T Har during part of the time a labour strike 
was im progress many. interesting products of recent importation 
were noted, including those mentione 
RUITS AND VEGETABLES thea products are landed direct 
from the steamers to the river-side quays and during my first visit 
12,000 packages of fruit together with general cargo arrived in one 
steamer from Hamburg, while another from Rotterdam brought 
15,000 packages of fruit and general cargo ; 
Both the fruit and vegetables are sold by rapid auction on the 
spot and speedily cleared for distribution to all parts of the country. 
Considerable quantities of “ Best Hand-picked Pomeranian Bil- 
berries ’ packed in chip baskets containing from eight to ten lbs. of 
the fruit were noted from Hamburg; also half cases of Sicilian 
lemons; red currants in chip baskets; and sieves of cherries and 
black currants eaoverod with perforated paper kept in position by 
stakes of split hazel saplings. 
The imports from Rotterdam included red and black currants, 
bilberries, cherries, cauliflowers, potatoes, tomatoes, gherkins and 
some drum-shaped packages containing onions. These packages 
are apparently formed of closely fitting hoops of split Arundo stems 
with wicker-work ends, sufficiently open to allow of the contents 
being readily observed, 
Another steamer, from Boulogne, brought cucumbers in crates, 
greengages and te in chip boxes and drums, also red cabbage 
and potatoes in sa 
OIL SEEDs, etka being an important centre of the seed crushing 
industry it was not surprising to find several varieties of oil-seeds in 
considerable quantities. It may be here observed that Linseed, 
Soya bean, Cotton and Castor seed are imported in large quantities 
for local treatment. I was fortunate in obtaining permission to 
board the “ Gafsa” which was discharging into lighters her cargo 
which ripe solely of 6,800 tons of Linseed ship ed from New 
“ firewood ” were observed from northern s. The last men- 
tioned product consisted of odds and ends oieas sawn Dace from five 
feet lengths down to a few inches 
Other timbers noted were oak cask staves from Libau, birch 
squares and veneers from Abo and birch squares from Helsingfors, 
oak seantlings and butts from Odessa, boat-hooks and planed boards 
from Christiania, bundles of broom handles from a and 
quantities of “rickers” or short poles from several por 
Foop ewetine —Wheat was observed ae Karachi, Montreal 
and Sydney, and Maize from the River Plat 
Other products recognised were M tal ans (the fruits of 
Terminalia Chebula) from site and Locust beans (the pods of 
bctectauean Siligua) from Cypru 
J. M. H, 
