August, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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TKe BritisK MarKet for Canadian Fruit 



From a Britisher's Standpoint 



WHAT a wonderfully productive country 

 Canada is!" We so often liear this re- 

 mark in London, that the significance 

 of its meaning is often lost sight of. 

 Its [X)werof production is almost boundless, this 

 being especially so in reference to dairy and 

 fruit produce. On the other hand, the mother 

 country is unique in its power of consumption, 

 which is prodigious, making it the most profitable 

 market in the world for every kind of produce. 

 In Great Britain we have a combined [)opula- 

 tion of over 43,000,000, which have to lie fed 

 every day, and when one realizes that over 

 6,000,000 (or one-seventh) of this total live 

 within the fifteen -mile radius which forms 

 Greater Lcmdon, the possibilities of the British 

 market, and London especially, can be readily 

 seen. I heard Lord Rosebery, when s]3eaking 

 of free im|K)rts of foodstuffs into Britain, say: 

 "How can any man, who, considering our 

 insular position and the millions of mouths to 

 feed three limes every day, ever dare to even 

 suggest any tax on our food? Our appetite is 

 insatiable, and our doors must be kept wide 

 open to receive all that is sent in." 



Here then are two big facts; the almost 

 illimitable productive power of Canada and 

 the "insatiable apjjetite" and consuming power 

 of the homeland. What a combination is here 

 shown, forming the basis for a vast and ever- 

 increasing mutual trade, as evidenced by the 

 marvellous figures given to us by our Board of 

 Trade, as month by month they keep showing 

 increase upon increase, and at a wonderful 

 ratio ! It is impossible to expect that the present 

 increase will i)ermanently continue. But even 

 if we were on the falling instead of on the ad- 



vancing wave, a sufficient miracle remains in the 

 astonishing economic position of England — 

 little favored by nature, with a huge population 

 cooped up in a tiny island — to make us assured 

 that one of the most vital factors in this miracle 

 is the advantage we enjoy of cheap food and 

 cheap raw materials, and in unfettered, un- 

 hampered trade. 



With these facts before us, London should 

 become more and more the market for Canadian 

 (and especially Ontario-grown) fruit, and to 

 this market I wish to draw the attention especi- 

 ally of the Ontario growers, who, unlike our 

 Nova Scotian cousins, have not exploited it as 

 they might; and it is with this in mind that I 

 would like to offer a few practical suggestions, 

 as they appear to one who has studied this 

 market for a considerable period and from the 

 point of view of both buyer and seller. 



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 facilities for cooperation in the best methods 

 of growing, picking, grading, storing, packing 

 and shipping, the fruit should arrive here in 

 the pink of condition, which means best prices 

 and good returns. These points just mentioned 

 I will deal with in their order in a further article 

 in the special apple number of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist for next month, and will 

 content myself, now, with only a few general 

 remarks on the export trade as it appears to us 

 on this side. 



On the London market we can sell best quality 

 goods at tip-top prices, and it should be the com- 

 bined aim of the grower, picker, grader, storer, 

 packer and shipper, each one in his turn as he 

 handles the fruit, to arrive at that high standard 



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