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The Canadian Horticnlhirist. 



The greater part of the stock now arising 

 from all ports, is in poor condition, which 

 class of goods can only be realized at a dis- 

 count, but line, sound bright stock is in very 

 great demand. We quote with a steady 

 market : 



Canadian Kings, 20s. to 25s. ; Ribston, 

 Pips, 2is. to 26s. ; Various, 14s. to 19s. 6d ; 

 States Kings, 17s. gd.to 25s. 6d ; Baldwins, 

 I2S. to iSd. ; Greenings, iis. 3d. to 17s.; 

 Various 14s. gd. to 20s. ; large stock especially 

 of red descriptions, finds eager buyers, of 

 which quality we can strongly recommend 

 shipping — Williams, Thomas & Co, loth 

 Octohcv\%'S,(^. 



Glasgow. 



Messrs. James Lindsay & Son, Glasgow, 

 cable their market as follows : Greenings, 

 14s. to i6s. or S3.40 to $3.89 ; Baldwins, 17s. 

 to 20s. or S4.13 to S4.S5 ; Kings, 20s. to 24s. 

 or §4-85 to *5.83 ; BenDavis, igs. to 20s. or 

 $4.62 to ^4.85; with a very active demand 

 for good fruit. 



The shipments to October 5th, 1889, 

 aggregate about 43,000 barrels, against a 

 total to same date last year of about 175,000 

 barrels, a difference in favor of last season 

 of about 132,000 barrels. This week the 

 shipments will probably be heavier than 

 heretofore, the market abroad having im- 

 proved and the late varieties of apples being 

 in condition to ship. — Otto G. Mayer & Co., 

 i>er jfosiali Rich, New York, October gth, 



London. 



Messrs. W. N. White & Co. , Fruit Brokers, 

 Covent Garden Market, London England, 

 send the following Apple Report : The 

 Wanda, S.S., from Halifax, Nova Scotia, 

 arrived on Tuesday last, with 1,804 barrels, 

 the bulk of which have been sold here at 

 public auction this day. The fruit being in 

 fine condition has realized high prices ; 

 Gravensteins, from 17s. to 28s. per bbl. 

 Ribstones, a few barrels of very choice made 

 the high price of 32s. to 40s. bbl ; Emperors. 

 21S. bbl; Maiden Blush, 15s. bbl; Northern 

 Spies, i6s. to 24s. bbl,. 



These prices should convince all shippers 

 that London can always pay a high price for 

 choice fruit ; and that Covent Garden is the 

 best market in London, fruit being sold 

 jheir by public auction and not by private 

 reatv.— W. T. Costigan & Co. 



Montreal. 



Sir, — The month has been a busy one in 

 the fruit trade here. Apples — the receipts 

 are unexpectedly large, but prices have been 

 well maintained, as a great part of the stock 

 has been bought for English account. Mon- 

 treal has been exporting more apples than 

 all the American ports put together this sea- 

 son. Good winter apples have sold mainly 

 from $2.75 to !^3 per bbl., and seconds §2 to 

 Si2.25 per bbl. About 15,000 bbls. Maine 

 apples sold for Liverpool at $3 per bbl. 

 here. 



The receipts here during this month ag- 

 gregate about 100,000 bbls. Other do-, 

 mestic fruits are about done for the season. 

 Grapes — A few late lots of Concords have 

 sold at 6c., per lb.; Delawares 8c. to loc. 

 Quinces very scarce, |6 to $7 per bbl. 

 Pears — Beurre Anjou, $7 to I9 per bbl.; 

 Sheldon's Duchess, etc., §5 to $7. Spanish 

 Grapes are largely imported and now take 

 the place of home grown. — Vipond, Mc- 

 Bride & Co. 



Apples. — The receipts of winter fruit have 

 been considerable, although not as large as ex- 

 pected. Large quantities are being put 

 aboard steamers for British ports, large en- 

 gagements having been made at 3s. Liver- 

 pool, London and Glasgow, The receipts of 

 winter fruit from St. Catharines which were 

 shipped as No. i, only grade No. 2, causing 

 great dissatisfaction, some lots received 

 from the Niagara district having turned out 

 the veriest trash. Owing to these poor re- 

 ceipts the market is dull and will remain so 

 until they are worked off. Sales have been 

 made of car lots of No. i winter fruit at §2.50 

 to |>3, and No. 2 at Sn.75 to ^2. A lot of 

 1,200 fancy winter stock was sold at $3.25. 

 Cables from Liverpool quote a lot of 

 American Ben Davis at i6s. average, and 

 a small lot of fancy Kings at 27s. Some very 

 high prices are reported from London, rang- 

 ing from i6s. to 24s., for Nothern Spies, and 

 other choice descriptions from 32s. to 40s. 

 per bbl ; but it is thought that the shipment 

 now going forward will soon reduce those 

 aristocrate values. A cable from London 

 says apples are booming. 



Grapes. — Blue grapes at 5c. to 6, and red 

 Sic. 



Pears. — The few varieties offering range 

 from S3. 50 to §6 per bbl. 



Onions. — Sales of 5,000 are reported at 65c. 

 to 70c per crate. Canadian S2.50 to $2.75. 

 Potatoes, — The market is easy with sales 

 of car lots reported at 60c. to 70c. per 90 lbs. 

 as to quality. — Trade Bulletin, iSth 

 October 1889. 



