The Caiiii'iiaiL tlortii uUnrist. 



which keep until July. I have no other late 

 variety half as useful. — Chakles E. Brown, 

 YarniiHiih, i\.S. 



Golden Queen. 



SiK, — This rasjiberry, which 1 recei\ed 

 from the Association last year has clone 

 finely, and f,'a\e me a quart of as fine berries 

 as ever I tasted, and that is the testimony of 



several others that taxied them It wintered 

 well, showinj; no si^'ns of winter killing, 

 although it is in an exposed place. It has 

 made a vigorous growth, sending up many 

 shoots which I intend to set in the Spring. 

 This is the result from one bush, the others 

 I received did not live. I think the Golden 

 Queen has come to stay, and for a near 

 market I think it will take the lead in a few 

 years, as so(jn as its good qualities are 

 known. — \V. C., South Livcrmurc. Maine. 



OUR FRUIT MARKETS. 



The scarcity of apples is being more 

 and more realized in Ontario, and, 

 though prices have not yet advanced 

 above quotations of last month, yet 

 apple shippers feel confident of very 

 high prices before the spring. Farm- 

 ers in the Niagara peninsula even, who 

 live on the mountain, and away from the 

 favoring influence of the lakes, have no 

 apples at all in their orchards, and 

 drive twenty and thirty miles to secure 

 a supply for their families. 



Mr. J. F. Wilson writes that buyers 

 are paying $2.00 per barrel at Chat- 

 ham, for the bare fruit, and paying for 

 barrels and packing extra ; and no 

 doubt they can well afford this price. 

 Kings and other fancy stock are in es- 

 pecially good demand, and are worth 

 from $3.50 to $4.00 per bbl. in our 

 home markets. 



Pears are no longer in great de- 

 mand, dealers having for the most part 

 laid in a good stock of Duchess, and 

 few are lieing asked for by consumers. 



Grapes are ruling higher than for 

 many years, the lowest price received 

 by growers being 4 cts. per pound for 

 Concords in ten-pound baskets. They 

 are now advancing again, and are 

 worth about five cents for choice 

 samples. 



.V few apples are going forward to 

 the Ilritish markets, but not one quar- 

 ter of the quantity that went over last 

 year. The average net returns, so far, 



to -Montreal men, amount to about 

 $3.00 per barrel for winters, an encour- 

 aging result ; but wheip we have a 

 prospect of getting $3.00 per barrel 

 right at home, we doubt the wisdom 

 of risking the chances of any foreign 

 market. 



We subjoin a few market reports, 

 which have come to hand : — 



Bournemouth, England. 



Sii{, — Hearing your journal mentioned as 

 the leading pomological organ of Canada, 

 we beg to imform your readers of the scarcicy 

 of good English Apples this autumn, and 

 would remind that by shipping pood sound 

 fruit to England this year they are bound to 

 carry all before them. 



We would also add a word of caution, 

 viz.: to avoid crushing the London and 

 Liverpool markets by fowarding all goods to 

 these centres, whilst the smaller, but none 

 the less wealthy, towns are starving for 

 good fruit. 



The great markets are quite overwhelmed, 

 although their demand is enormous, and it 

 is certain that no one can make a mistake in 

 scattering their consignments, (so equalising 

 prices) whilst those who presist in sending 

 to one market, often suffer heavy losses. 



We ourselves are prepared to receive con- 

 signments and guarantee top prices, our 

 trade being of the highest class, and no local 

 fruit worth naming. — \. M.av & Co., 12 The 

 Arcade, Bouriumouth, England iSth. October, 

 1S89. 



Liverpool. 



Sib, — .\rrivals of .\pplcs during the past 

 week have been on a rather more liberal 

 scale, although strictly moderate 



