SUCCESSFUL EXPORT SHIPMENTS OF TENDER FRUITS. 



high and must be reduced in future, if the 

 trade is to prosper : 



757 cases pears -f 718 69 



44 ' • apples 68 20 



133 cases and crates grapes. . . 104 77 



52 cases peaches 24 cxa * 915 66 



CHARGES. 



Freight $ 351 73 



Manchester canal tolls, quay 



charges 1 5 50 



Cartage and porterage at docks 



and Warehousing 12 97 



Clearing and forwarding, sam- 

 pling and taring 381 



Warehouse rent 5 66 



Fire insurance, marine 7 51 



Portage at market ^151 



Printing 6 02 



Brokerage at 5 per cent 45 80 



Cable 73 461 24 



8 454 42 

 Messrs. B. W. Potter & Co., writing on 

 the 3rd of November regarding the second 

 ' ' Trader " say : 



"The grapes have not realized much, but the 

 apples and pears should satisfy you we think. It 

 is unfortunate we had nothing from you by the 

 ' Manchester City ' in this week, as prices have 

 been still better and all our friends were anxious 

 for further supplies. The quantity of French pears 

 on the market was much smaller during the week 

 and this helped prices. You will find it to the ad- 

 vantage of all concerned to send regular ship- 

 ments and not one occasionally. 



"The Duchess pears have been quite the most 

 successful of any variety. They have carried ex- 

 ceedingly well and stood up afterwards. This is 

 a great advantage and gives buyers confidence to 

 take a quantity. We do not know whether the 

 Bartletts could be picked at the right moment to 

 keep better, but it certainly is their weak point. 

 You will notice the number spoiled this time. 



" Would it be possible to send a consignment of 

 fruit in cases to land here about ten days before 

 Xmas ? We are confident good prices would be 

 realized. The cases would be handy for presents. " 



A shipment of pears and apples made on 

 Manchester City by some of our neighbors 

 was sold in three different markets. Those 

 sold in London brought higher prices than 

 those sold in Manchester. The highest 

 price per bushel box of apples got in Man- 

 chester was $1.58 for Spys from A. H. 

 Pettit. The highest in London was $2.68 

 for Blenheims, from W. J. Andrews. In 

 Glasgow, Anjou pears from C. P. Carpenter 

 & Sons, brought $2.44 for half bushel box. 



and Kieffer $1.58. . Duchess pears from M. 

 Pettit also brought S2.44. 



A fourth shipment, the third by the Trader, 

 railed from Montreal on the 18th of Novem- 

 ber, made up chiefly of bushel boxes of ap- 

 ples, half bushel boxes pears, 48 lb. crates 

 of Roger's grapes in 4 lb. baskets ; 24 lb. 

 cases of Kieffer pears, and half bushel cases 

 of orange quinces. A [ art of the grapes 

 were packed about the ist of November, 

 and kept in ordinary storage, counting upon 

 cool weather, but the temperature was higher 

 than usual for the season, and in conse- 

 quence the grapes first packed showed signs 

 of mould before the i8th, and some had to 

 be withdrawn entirely from shipment. The 

 same difficulty was had with the Kieffer 

 "pear, which ripened so fast in November 

 without cold storage at Grimsby that the 

 half had to be sold in home markets, and out 

 of 500 baskets intended for export, only 

 about half were in condition to forward. 



At the time of writing the report of this 

 shipment is not yet to hand. 



Conclusions. — On the whole we conclude 

 from this season's experience that, with 

 certain limits of temperature guaranteed to 

 to us on shipboard, as has been arranged 

 for us this season by the Hon. Sydney 

 Fisher, and with Hanrahan's system of cir- 

 culation of air, we may export pears, sum- 

 mer apples and even peaches in perfect con- 

 dition, and with perfect confidence. We 

 have already established a fine reputation 

 for our goods in Manchester, and if this 

 trade can be pushed forward, there is no 

 question that a new day of better things 

 will dawn for Canadian fruit growers. 



Our pears are especially admired and 

 appreciated in England, and we may send 

 forward as many as we like if only properly 

 graded and packed. In evidence of this we 

 quote the following from the " Fruit 

 Grower," of London, England, under date 

 October 4th : 



" The samples of pears are unusually large acd 



