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an auxiliary means of livelihood. The ready sale which growers here 
can obtain, does not necessitate that carefulness in gathering sorting 
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not be induced to try exporting. The lowest price obtained here for 
apples is about 4s. a case. To export them at that price, the 
would eost about 10s. by the time it was disposed of at home, owing t 
freight, repacking, commission, and other charges; and the case of 
apples would not realize that price, At present the colony is not in a 
from Tasmania to export, but owing to the lateness of the shipment in 
arriving here, only about 140 casés were -trans-shipped, and the balance _ 
hich remained "here realized a better profit than-the larger portion 
which was sent home. ` He could send fruit to New Zealand, by repack- 
ing, and land, and dispose of it there at a profitable price, but he did not 
think shipments could at present be sent to the English market to the 
same advantage. He had no doubt, however, but that ultimately as 
fruit-growing increased, and & better class of it was grown so as to 
meet the requirements of the home market, exportation would become a 
success, 
The following is a list of Victorian fruit :— 
Name. | When in Season. Local Prices, 
Grapes - - | February, March, and April -| 4s.to 8s. per case of 48 Ibs. 
Appe- - - ~= | January to September - *| 3s. to 10s. per bushel. 
Pear > - . | > i - - - | Qs. to 10s. per case of 48 Ibs. 
Apricot - + - ‘January and February = - -F 5s. to 14s. em 
Peach - E -j December to April - =- - =| 4&tol9s — , 
Nectarine - 5 - = | January to March. - ^ - - | 5s. to 15. 53 
Plum - - - | December te April- =- - -| 2s6d.to6s , 
Cherry » wo | November to January 4 = | Ss. to 12s, " 
Oranges det. - | July to September- == == -| 4s,to1?s, » 
Lemons sS c wore » = B - -|. 78. to 155. i 
ERES (^ -4 January to March =.. -< -. - |. 5s tolis. . 45 %:, 
Walnuts :-' +=} March 2-33 - eto» | Facto Man ier 
Almonds . - i BD. 250 4. b Oe U UK ^ 
Guinces = * -| January to March - - - | 2s, to 4s, - 
. Raspberry  . - | January and February - ~ — -| 19s. to 189. per cwt. 
ES -  -|Novembertoó January | - = | 15s. to 25s. ,, 
=| December to February - ^- -| 128, to 20s. „ * 
— 'Wt.16310. 
