290 The Canadian Horticulturist 



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Notwithstanding the croaking of some interested parties who are crying down the 

 apple market, and trying to make out that the crop is abundant, we are most hopeful that 

 high prices will prevail for good sound winter stock. 



Certainly, a repetition of the experience of 1888 to '89, when a million and a half 

 barrels of apples were exported to Great Britain, need not be expected this season. The 

 amount will more nearly compare with last year, when the amount was less than one-third 

 that amount. Here are a few reports from reliable dealers in the various markets, which 

 may be useful to our readers. 



LONDON, ENGLAND. 



Sir, — Since we last addressed you, English apples are coming on the market. From 

 what we see, there will be little chance of fall fruit paying for this market. There is no 

 doubt that as the season advances, the quality of English apples falls off ; and although 

 we may have a large crop here for consumption during the months of August, September 

 and October, there is little doubt that later on, there will be an active demand for good 

 Canadian fruit. This applies especially this season, as we hear that it is an established 

 fact that, in addition to the crop in Belgium, Holland and Germany being short, the quality 

 is of very inferior description. We are satisfied that good Baldwins, Kings, Russets and 

 Greenings will meet an active demand here. The great consideration for shippers will be 

 the cost, and it will need all their caution and care of the fruit to ensure their bringing a 

 profit. We can safely predict that any apples that arrive in really good condition, well 

 and honestly packed, are not likely to lose money, but inferior quality, badly packed stuff, 

 we think will certainly do better with yoa than with us. As soon as supplies become 

 regular, we shall advise you by cable, and any further information that may be of conse- 

 quence we shall give you. 



Yours faithfully, 



G4RCIA, Jacobs & Co. 



LIVERPOOL. 



American apples (according to cable from J. C. Houghton & Co.) sold in Liverpool at 

 from $2.68 to $4.14 per barrel according to quality. The parcels sold were not in prime 

 condition, some of the apples having been of too soft a kind to stand the voyage. 



Messrs Jas. Lindsay & Son, of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Leith also cable that what 

 few have reached their market have sold at high prices : too high to be a guide to shippers, 

 as with larger supplies the market will decline. 



Messrs. Woodall & Co write : The experience of the last two years is again repeated : 

 there was an early promise of an abundant crop, but frost and cold winds in the spring and 

 early summer caused great damage, the result being that, although rather better than last, 

 the crop can at best only be a small one. Out of 187 reports, 24 are over average, 83 are 

 average, and 80 are bad and under average. 



The reports from America are not generally favorable, and altogether the prospects are 

 that during the coming season our markets will not be heavily supplied, sojthat in all pro- 

 bability prices will range about the same as last season. 



KINGSTON. 



Peaches, Crawfords, per basket $1.00 to $1.40 



M common, h 60 to 80 



Pears, Bartlett, >. 75 to 90 



ti common, „ 30 to 40 



Plums, Blue, „ 50 



11 Gages, II 50 



Grapes, Champion, per lb 6 



B. Hare, Agent. 



