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grafting and budding for the pear tree, so 

 far as the health of the trees is concerned, 

 providing the grafting is done upon whole 

 roots, and the stock is healthy. But many 

 nurserymen prefer raising pear trees by 

 budding, as being more expeditious. Plum 

 trees may also be raised either by root- 

 grafting or by budding. If properly done 

 and cared for you ought to succeed fairly 

 well with the former method ; but, as a rule, 

 the best success with the plum is attained by 



budding. The pits should be planted as 

 soon as gathered, and planted about an inch 

 and a half deep in broad drill. At one year 

 old they are taken up and the tap-roots 

 shortened, and those which are of a suitable 

 size planted in the nursery rows ready for 

 budding the following summer. The great 

 point to observe is, to do the work as early 

 in the season as the buds are sufificiently 

 well developed, say about the middle of July, 

 or earlier, if possible. 







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THE VENTILATED BARREL. 



Sir, — I learn from Mr. A. McD. Allen, that 

 fruit shipped in the ventilated barrel was cool 

 and in good condition when opened on the 

 lothday after receipt ; while similar fruit in 

 ordinary barrels was very hot and was, in 

 centre of barrel, more or less spoiled, opened 

 on 5th day after receipt. — Joseph Williams, 

 Goderich. 



LONDON APPLE DELIVERY. 



Sir, — We beg to advise you that we have 

 arranged to make delivery of apples for 

 London, via Thameshaven, if desired, where 

 they will be discharged and forwarded by 

 rail to the Commercial Road Station, Lon- 

 don, and delivered at any warehouse within 



£etb 



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a radius of two miles therefrom, at an ad- 

 ditional rate of 8-6 stg. per 2,240 lbs, de- 

 livery to be taken from the railway station 

 within seven days after arrival ; after that 

 regular tariff rates will be charged ; or de- 

 livery will be made at Covent Garden, Lon- 

 don, at an additional rate of g-6 stg. per 

 2,240 lbs. 



Through bills of lading will be granted by 

 both the railways, including either of the 

 abovd delivery clauses. 



This arrangement will be found of great 

 benefit by exporters, giving them greater 

 facilities for distributing, and equal ad- 

 vantages at lower rates than if shipments are 

 made via Liverpool, besides saving consid- 

 able time in delivery over that required from 

 the regular London docks. — Robert Re- 

 ford & Co., Montreal. 



Our^ rDar^l^et^ 



NEW YORK CITY. 



October 27, 1890. 

 With clear colder weather at the opening 

 of the season, and a general light supply of 

 fruits (especially apples and grapes) there 

 is every encouragement now, at the lateness 

 of the season, to expect a general advance in 

 prices. Selling io-day as follows : Apples — 

 Choice Greenings, $4.00 per bbl. ; prime, 

 $3.50 ; Spitz, Snow, Jonathan and Ben Davis, 

 $4.00 to I4.50 per bbl.; some fancy 

 marks, .$5.00 per bbl.; Baldwins, 83.00 

 to $3.50 per bbl.; Spies, $2.50 to 3.00 per 

 bbl. ; windfalls, §2.00 to §2.20 per bbl. ; 

 Grapes — Concords, 3^ to 5c.; Delawares, 3 

 to 6c.; Catawbas, 4 to 5c.; Niagaras, 4 to 6c. 

 Pears — Beurre, Box, Clairgean, §3.00 to 

 83.50 per keg; Seckle, 8300 to 85.00; 

 Duchess and De Anjou, 82 50 to 83. 00. 

 Quinces — $6.00 to $8.00 per bbl. Evapor- 



ated apples — 13 to 15 cts. ; sun-dried, g to 11 

 cts. Nuts — Chestnuts, 83.00 to 84.50 per 

 bush. ; hickory, $2.00 to 82. 20. 



BUFFALO. 



October 24, 1890. 

 Pears — Duchess. No. 1, 85.00 to $5.50 per 

 bbl.; No. 2, 83.00 to 84.00 per bbl.; No. i, in 

 kegs, §2.25 to 82.50 ; No. 2, in kegs, §1,50 to 

 §1.75; peck baskets, 50 to 65 cts.; other 

 varieties, $2.50 to 8350 per bbl. Quinces — 

 Choice, $4.50 to 85 00 per bbl.; No. 2. 82.00 

 to 3<3.oo per bbl.; small ?nd inferior do, 81.00 

 to 82.00 per bbl.; per basket, 40 to 50 cts. 

 Gra/>«— Concords, 25 to 26 cts. per q-lb 

 basket ; Concord, 14 to 15 cts. per 5-lb bas- 

 ket ; Niagaras, 35 to 37 cts. per 9-lb basket ; 

 Niagaras, 18 to 20 cts. per 5-lb basket ; 

 Delawares, 30 to 35 cts. per 9-lb basket 



