The s siepe necessary to derdop d the | fruit trade are: ; 
. Suitable and speedy tr 
tain e 
3. The institution of a system of brands at port of export so that 
frit E a certain brand should be of uniform quality; in a similar 
r to the governmental inspection of fish stuffs in the province of 
ova ra Sotia, which does not permit an inferior article to be exported. 
tter system of packing, methods for which might be introduced 
inder Government control for a time to show cultivators that bigher 
price would surely acerue from well-packed fruit. 
troduce a syndicate for packing, delivery, and sale of fruit 
e best markets, instead of trus sting to brokers and 
E 
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nts. 
tees communication from responsible agents to enable 
ce uei produce ‘at ports where there is the best demand 
7. And n “Teast; att at easy rates to assist eultivators or an 
serena ken ban 
o preserved fruits the local methods hitherto = vogue are 
i What is required is to institute the mo n English iud 
thods, which should be done by someone mean ius with 
sive pl quired in a preserved fruit factory. The price 
focally preserved fruits is prohibitory to their extensive sale, and as a 
the taste of buyers is consulted. An article sditabhe for the 
s in 1 their frek state 
BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
principal a of the Bahamas are Pine Apple, dene dre. 
Fruit,* Cocoa-nut, Plantain, Limes, Mango, S: cR : 
eium Pumpkin, Alligator or Avocado oe Guava, 
id, Lemon, Sour — Seville Orange, Shaddock, Sour S op,Sugar —— 
, Ma a; Cu ipumber Rose A Apple le, Bread. 
Cash TRAC ne 
is obtainable froi the ch part a May to nd ‘of : 
Crop amounts to about 6,000,000 fruit. The wholesale local 
E 2s. per dozen for the first cuttings, or pick of the fields, 
s. 6d. Lise dozen for the second aimes "e 9d. to Is. e : 
mon, an nd Sour idi ean 
iven. Oniy a Sail doaritity of each is Ee At poer pretont 
-are grown chiefl -local consumption. The wholesale 
are respectively 9d. to ls. per hundred, 15s. per thousand, and 
per thousand ME cultivation of oe Shaddock having materially 
