Land Problems and National Welfare 



at ^1,500,000 sterling (whether that is too much 

 or too little matters not for the purpose of this 

 illustration), the wholesale and retail prices are 

 well known, and it is practically certain that at 

 least ^^500,000 value, that is, one-third of the 

 estimated total, has gone through the retail 

 trade for immediate consumption, the remainder 

 being dealt with by the jam makers or other 

 wholesalers. Our computation in a precise 

 form is as follows : The retailers received from 

 the public ^500,000, selling the fruit at the rate 

 of 2d., 4d., 6d., 8d., averaging 5d. per pound. 

 In some districts none was sold under 6d. per 

 pound. The growers only received from the 

 wholesale market salesman ^250,000. How is 

 that known ? 



" Thus: — The daily returns of fruit sold whole- 

 sale are at the rate of id., 2d., 3d., 4d., averag- 

 ing 2|d. per pound ; very few have had a return 

 at 4d., nor made a better average than 2d. per 

 pound, but let it go as 2^d., as that is the price 

 of the published estimate referred to. 



" From these figures it is deduced that in 

 certain circumstances, as detailed, the growers 

 have received only half out of ;f 500,000 received 

 by the retailers. 



" Where has the rest gone ? 



" It is lost to the country producer in the 

 double marketing which he ought to avoid 

 if he can. He has laboured at his task 12 



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