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It has already been shown that the demand in Honolulu con- 
siderably exceeds the supply in eggs, fowls, turkeys, sweet pota- 
toes, corn, beans, onions and various other crops which can read- 
ily be purchased here at a profit. At present the materials of 
this sort which are furnished to the Honolulu markets come at 
irregular intervals, in irregular quantities, and, for the most part, 
in an unsatisfactory condition. If all of this produce were deliv- 
ered to one point it would be far easier to formulate information 
as to the deficiency of the supply in different products, as to the 
times when it is needed and the methods of packing which will 
best preserve the produce and give it the best appearance when it 
reaches the market. The dealers and commission men of Hono- 
lulu have signified their preference for buying produce of a mis- 
cellaneous nature at one point where a uniform price can be es- 
tablished, and where, therefore, all dealers would be on an equal 
footing. If a wharf, maintained temporarily at least under a 
Territorial official, were established to receive all of this produce 
it would be a simple matter to notify the trade promptly of the 
quantity and condition of produce on hand and thus secure its 
prompt dstribution. If all dealers are put upon the “same basis 
in buying this produce, the dealers will be willing to give more 
for it than at present for the very reason that they will thereby 
feel assured that all dealers are treated alike; and that there is 
no likelihood of one dealer receiving a consignment of material 
at a much lower price than other dealers have succeeded in ob- 
taining. 
The necessity of better methods of marketing and distributing 
miscellaneous farm products has long been recognized by the 
agricultural experts of various countries. The requirements in 
different localities have been met in different ways. Wherever 
sufficient interest in agricultural co-operation has been establish- 
ed the marketing of crops and the business end of farming have 
been placed on a satisfactory basis. Results have by no means 
always been accomplished without difficulty; in fact, at times 
only after repeated efforts has anything like a successful organ- 
ization been brought about. Particularly in the Australian Col- 
onies, the Government has lent a hand in the better marketing 
and distribution of crops. Market places have been established 
by the Australian Government, and more or less responsibility 
assumed in the sale and distribution of the products. These ex- 
periments in marketing under government supervision in Austra- 
lia have yielded results far better than were expected by the ad- 
vocates of co-operative marketing. 
At the last session of the legislature our territorial lawmakers 
manifested an active interest in offering substantial encourage- 
