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Should this law not be complied with the offender is subject 

 to fine and his apples marked by the inspector, " Falsely 

 described." 



Such an act I should like to see in your State. Great confi- 

 dence has been brought about in Canadian apples since the 

 inauguration of the act and purchasers for European account 

 have largely increased. And does it surprise you that such is 

 the case when contracts can be made as follows : " A quantity 

 of apples (varieties mentioned) 75% to be XXX stock govern- 

 ment inspection." 



There is a ridiculous side, however, to most things, and only 

 this week I saw in a Liverpool catalogue the sale of some Cana- 

 dian fall apples described as " Falsely described " sold at 18-6 

 per barrel. 



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When being sold by auction apples are catalogued in lots of 

 20 or 30 barrels depending largely upon the size of the parcel 

 or mark. A rule of the auction is that no small lots (or lots less 

 than 20 barrels) shall be sold until all the large lots are disposed 

 of, so it is to the interest of growers when shipping to send not 

 less than 22 barrels which allows of a large lot of 20 barrels 

 being sold and of two samples being shown. Samples are sold 

 altogether. In case of small lots, equal or as nearly equal as 

 possible qualities are put together so as to make a large lot. 

 The landing, selecting, selling and delivering is performed in a 

 very short space of time especially on a strong market, when 

 buyers are eager to fulfill their contracts. 



The question of package is an important one and no barrel is 

 superior to the old round hoop flour barrel. Some new barrels 

 are all right ; but many, especially the white wood ones, are too 

 frail. I would strongly advise shippers in new barrels to have 

 their cooper put on two extra quarter hoops inside and touching 

 the present ones. These extra hoops strengthen the barrels 

 materially and if placed where I suggest, the barrel rolls on the 

 hoops instead of the bilge. The extra cost is one cent per hoop 

 if the cooper is honest. 



I have often been asked about shipping in boxes in recent 

 years. Now if the barrel were discarded entirely for one 

 season in favor of the box it would never be reinstalled, but on 

 account of the conservatism of the English buyer and his lean- 



