414 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



" (^) Tulips — five each of Parrot, Bizarre, Bybloom, and Scarlet Gesmeri- 

 ana — twenty bulbs. 



" All the bulbs will be of the best quality obtainable, and imported especi- 

 ally from Holland. The foregoing lot of bulbs is only guaranteed to the first 

 one hundred members who pay their fees before the ist of October next. 



"J. C, President. F. F., Secretary. Lindsay, August i6, 1895." 



THE ENGLISH APPLE MARKET. 



Our readers may be interested in reading a few of the reports of the English 

 apple market which come to hand during the past month. 



Frank Rand, of Spitalsfields Market, London, says on the 5th October : — We beg to 

 advise that since we last communicated with you we have experienced a considerable 

 improvement in the apple trade. At our sale of Nova Scotian apples yesterday, good 

 colored Graveiisteins realized from 11 /(i to 13/6, and Ribstous and Kings up to 16/ per bar- 

 rel. If you have any really choice Canadian apples, such as Kings, Ribstons, Twenty 

 Ounce Pippins, etc,, we think there would be no trouble in realizing these prices ; but as 

 only best fruit is wanted we cannot advise shipments of green or small apples. 



Messrs. Woodall & Co., Liverpool, write under date October 12th : — Of the 9467 bar- 

 rels received this week, all but 2522 barrels were from New York State. The fruit — 

 especially Baldwins — showed much-improved color and quality, and all varieties except 

 Kings were landed in fairly good condition, causing an excellent demand, and at Wednes- 

 day's sales an advance of 2/ to 3/ was readily paid. This advance was scarcely maintained 

 yesterday, when about 4000 barrels, ex " Teutonic " were offered, but the market closed 

 strong at last week's extreme rates to 1/ advance. The first arrival of Albermarle Pippins 

 consisting of 350 barrels, attracted keen competition, and although not fully matured, being 

 very green, were clear-skinned and free from scab. The best sold from 25/ to 33/6, while 

 smaller sold from 14/6 to 22/6 per barrel. This shipment confirms the report that the crop 

 is fine, and there is every prospect of their realizing good prices. Quotations for the week 

 for sound : New York — Baldwins, firsts, 15/ to 19/ ; seconds, 12/6 to 14/. Kings firsts, 

 18/ to 22/6 ; seconds, 13/ to 16/. Greenings, firsts, 11/ to 13/3 ; seconds, 9/ to 10/6. Alber- 

 marle Pippins, firsts, 25/ to 3.3/6 ; second, 14/6 to 22/6. ,So6(!oit— Baldwins, 13/6 to 14/9 ; 

 seconds, 10/ to 12/. Ca7t«f;jaw— Colverts, 13/6 to 14/9 ; Holland Pippins, 13/9 to 14/6 ; 

 Ribston, 14/ to 18/9; Snow, 16/ to 17/9; Twenty Ounce, 15/ to 18/6; Greenings, 10/6 

 to 15/3; Baldwins, firsts, 15/Jto 18/; seconds, 11/ to 1/4. Slacks sell 2/ to 4/ below 

 these quotations. 



Under date October 16th Messrs. Woodall cable their Montreal agent : Market opened 

 very strong and continued so. Shipments have been limited. Good sound fruit com- 

 manded good prices. Baldwins, 16/ to 18/ ; Greenings, 14/6 to 16/6 ; Kings, 22/ to 23/6. 



Messrs. J. McKittrick & Co., of Liverpool, cable their Montreal agent, under date 18th 

 of October, as follows : No Baldwins or Spies offering. Greenings sold from 16/ to 16/6 ; 

 Kings, 21/6 to 23/. Market very firm with strong demand. 



The Montreal Trade Bulletin of October 18th says :— Winter apples are beginning to 

 arrive in large quantiues, sales of which have been made here in round lots at $2 for Green- 

 ings and $2.25 for Reds. American buyers have taken a few lots of Talman Sweets for 

 Detroit and Chicago account, paying $1.70 to $1.85 f.o.b. in the West. A lot of 1500 bbls. , 

 the large proportion being Greenings, was sold in the West to a Toronto firm at $1.70 f.o.b. 

 Quite a few orchards have been contracted during the past week at $1 Greenings and $1.25 

 for Reds on the ground, fancy sorts having commanded $1.50. In Maine, buyers are pay- 

 ing $1.25 for the fruit on the* ground, although the crop this year has a larger proportion 

 of Greenings than usual. 



The English correspondent of the same journal writes concerning the English market 

 for apples : — The truth of what I recently said about apples is shown by sales of those 

 arrived. Shippers have done well to withhold early apples, and bad figures have been 

 realized for those that were sent, but even of this fruit the best has reached decent figures, 

 and this will be more the case when the winter stock comes in, in a few weeks. What is 

 also affecting the market for apples just now is the abundance of stone fruit, following on 



