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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



kets with covers and wire handles, costing 

 without the fruit about three cents each ; 

 the price, therefore, leaves only about one 

 cent per pound for our very best Rogers 

 grapes, which are worth from two to three 

 cents a pound in our own vineyards ! 



We would think from this shipment 

 that we* would never be able to export 

 our grapes with profit. A shipment, how- 

 ever, of thirty-nine 5olb. crates, each 

 containing twelve little four pound bas- 

 kets of Rogers, either red or black, and 

 ninety-four 2olb. cases, each containing four 

 51b. baskets, as shown in our illustration, 



Fig. 1956. Manchester Ship Canal. 



and forwarded October, 5th, in Mr. Dryden's 

 compartment on the "Trader" to Messrs. 

 B. W. Potter & Co., Manchester, brought 

 much more encouraging results, and our 

 consignees write that, if we could continue 

 regular shipments weekly and not too many 

 at one time time, they think they could 

 gradually work up the price to a paying 

 basis. 



The following is our account sales of 

 grapes in our third shipment, the second on 

 the Trader. The varieties were mostly Lin- 

 dley and Wilder, and were grown by N. 

 Keep, Winona, J. A.Pettit and L. Wool- 

 verton, Grimsby. 



7 cases at 44^ $ 3 12 



54 " " 48* 26 30 



^i " " 54 J 6 02 



9 " " 79 7 ^2 



13 " " 79 10 29 



24 crates " 1.22 29 22 



13 " " 1.34 17 41 



2 " " 2.43i 4 87 



CHARGES 



Freight 72 10 



Manchester canal tolls and 



quay charges 3 33 



Cartage, portage, warehous- 

 ing, sampling, sampling and 

 taring, clearing and forward- 

 ing, warehouse rent, fire in- 

 surance 10 00 



Brokerage at 5 per cent 521 



$ 104 35 



•f 90 64 



13 7' 



The graded apples sold remarkably well, 

 Ribston Pippins bringing $1.71, King and 

 Blenheims $1.58, and Fall Pippins $1.46. 



The pears also did splendidly, except 

 Bartletts, which were a little out of season 

 for shipment. Duchess sold at from 97c. to 

 $1.40; Bartlett, at from 36c. to $1.22 ; Louise 

 Borne, at from 24c. to 91c. ; White Doyenne, 

 at from 85c. to 97c.; Anjou, at from 73c. to 

 $1.15; Howell, at 85c.; Sheldon, at from 

 6ic. to 85c,; Beurre Clairgeau, at from 73c. 

 to 85c. ; Lawrence, at 97c. ; Fearless at from 

 85c. to $1.09. 



The peaches were past season on Oc- 

 tober 5th, and had to be kept in ice storage 

 a couple of weeks before sailing. Conse- 

 quently they did not carry as well as those 

 sent in the previous shipment. The varie- 

 ties were Late Crawford, Smock, Willett, 

 Elberta, and they did not pay freight 

 charges. We have confidence, however, in 

 peaches that, if picked firm and sent for- 

 ward immediately, we can land them in per- 

 fect condition, and realize long prices ; and 

 the same is true with regard to our tender 

 Bartlett pears. 



The following is a general summary of 

 gross sales and charges for the whole car- 

 go, the latter of which are altogether toO' 



