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from the Canary Islands to London and occasionally to 

 Southampton. The steamers call alternately at Las 

 Palmas and Teneriffe, a fortnightly service being main- 

 tained. 



The Nelson Line have a weekly service of steamers from 

 the River Plate to London, calling at Las Palmas, where 

 shipments of bananas are obtained according to the season. 

 There are ten steamers, ranging in gross tonnage from 

 7381 to 7634, or 4659 to 4824 registered tonnage. There 

 is also a fortnightly service from the River Plate to 

 Liverpool, calling at Las Palmas for bananas under similar 

 conditions. There are seven steamers on this route, 

 ranging in gross tonnage from 4128 to 6027, in 

 registered tonnage from 2653 to 3835. 



The Elder-Dempster Company's steamers returning 

 from Africa call on an average once a week at Teneriffe 

 and twice a week at Las Palmas. From Teneriffe they 

 have carried in a year 800,000 crates, or an average of 

 5555 crates per steamer ; from Las Palmas 400,000 crates, 

 or an average of 4300 crates per steamer : total for twelve 

 months, 700,000 crates, to Liverpool. The steamers are 

 not insulated, but the fruit is invariably landed in excellent 

 condition, especially from those steamers having sheltered 

 deck accommodation. 



Besides these companies, the following also carry 

 bananas from the Canary Islands : 



For London or Liverpool or for both ports Yeoward 

 Bros., R. P. Houston and Co., Otto Thoresen, J. T. 

 Rennie and Son, Bullard, King, and Co., Lampert and 

 Holt, Houlder Bros., Harrison Line, G. Thompson and 

 Co., David Mclver and Co., Bucknall S.S. Co. 



For Hamburg Hamburg- Bremen- Afrika Linie, Ham- 

 burg and South American S.S. Co., Deutsche Ost Afrika 

 Linie, Woermann Linie, Kosmos Linie. 



For Marseilles Soci6t6 G6n6rale de Transportes Mari- 

 times, Cyprien Fabre. 



For Cadiz and Barcelona Compania Transatlantic ; 

 Pinilles, Izquierde, and Co. 



