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much larger quantities than are now brought to market if at- 
tention were given to the one point of producing a good qual- 
ity of fruit, and maintaining that quality in all shipments to 
Pfonolulu. 
NOT ENOUGH LIMES. 
The dealer in question assured me that he could handle ail 
the limes that could be furnished. At no time of the year is 
the supply of this fruit equal to the demand. Practically all 
lemons consumed in the Territory are imported from the 
lUiainland ; they, too, could be grown here. 
Some of our seedling oranges are of excellent quality, but 
the supply on the market is too variable, in both quantity and 
quality, to maintain an active demand. 
Our pomelo is as good, or better, than that imported from 
the mainland ; but no dealer can secure a sufficient quantity 
of Island pomelos for his own trade. 
EGGS IN DEMAND. 
Eggs are in constant demand at a high price, and there is a 
decided preference for Island eggs. Nevertheless, thousands 
of dozens have to be imported annually from the mainland to 
supply the trade. The same may be said of turkeys, and this 
in spite of the almost astonishing fact that turkeys take care 
of themselves here practically without attention ; and, in fact, 
run wild on several of the Islands. So long as a turkey brings 
as much as a sheep on the market, it seems difficult to under- 
stand why more attention is not given these birds as a side- 
line on ranches, or in other localities where they have free 
range 
Article II. 
The second dealer, who was recently interviewed, handles 
honey, eggs, coffee, jam, jelly, chutney, pia, taro flour, sweet 
potatoes, limes, pomelos and a number of other Hawaiian 
products, almost all of which are obtained from the Island of 
Oahu. This dealer has experienced difficulty in obtaining 
such products as he handles from the other Islands. The diffi- 
culties, as he thinks, are largelv concerned with transporta- 
tion. Floral honey, unmixed with Honey-dew honey, finds a 
ready sale in considerable quantity, both in bulk and in bot- 
tles. If one considers the fact that this honey can be obtained 
at about one-tenth the price of imported honey, it seems as 
if a larger quantity of it should be used locally. The dealer 
in question handles only Island eggs. He is unable to obtain 
as many as he wishes for his trade, but whenever he has no 
Island eggs, he can not satisfy the demand of his trade for 
