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. *'The principal outlets ten these capers are Russia, Germany: 
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Sweden, England, and America. Apart from the assistance given 
by the consuls in those countries, the syndicate has also agents 
abroad, who are paid by a commission on the sales. 
* Ag man M cultivators Sond not be ina positon to wait for their 
at 4 per cent. to such of its members as require it, to an amount 
sufficient to meet the demand for such loans ; but the association 
has secured the faculty of obtaining, if necessary, a Sige ein 
credit "a its bankers for this purpose. This can be dr: upon 
the signature of the president, and all the members are liable for 
its EM ayment. 
“In 1893 the members of the syndicate picked 1,659 ewt. of 
ORES and their sale produced £3,115. This allowed of an 
average of 4d. per lb. being handed over to the members in 1894, 
or ihe ut the same as was paid by the trade, which appears to have 
maintained that price solely in order to retain clients among the 
caper-producers, and to be able to compete with the sy ndicate. 
Before the latter was boi d the trade only paid 23d. and 3d. 
n the season 1894-5, however, the apis could only 
distribute 3id. per Ib. owing, it is said, to the outside trade 
etn mixed capers under the name of Roquevaire capers, 
thus lowering the prices in the consuming markets. 
P Co-operati ve associations for the sale of capers ratem also been 
formed in other neighbouring localities. Tre syndicate of Cuges 
eim a saving in the sena rers in a distributing the money 
Péceivod from sales among its m mber the Cuges association 
takes account xc ot she” amt of en delivered, without 
reference to quality 
