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not about all spoiled. I got about 240 good ones out 
of the 900, which were worth about $1 80 per hun- 
dred in a wholesale way. These were somewhat 
shrunken, however, and it was evident that the best 
and largest oranges had all wasted. 
'' The limes and grape-fruit came in better order, 
although the shrinkage on them was fully half, but in 
our market just now there is so much local fruit in 
apples, pears, grapes, plums, etc., that there is no 
demand for these. The Ocamo went to St. John, 
N.B., hrst on that v^oyage, and lay there G days, which 
helped to make matters worse. I am sorry, but have 
to report that, with boats of no greater speed, or 
proper ventilation than those now on the route, we can 
never expect to build up a trade in fruits of any more 
perishable nature than cocoanuts." 
On the 21st of August — 
2 crates Oranges containing about 300 each 
„ 200 
80 
,, ,, 100 each 
„ 150 
,, ,, 350 each 
which had been carefully picked, sorted, selected and 
packed in the same wa}^ as the previous shipment, 
were shipped per s.s. Erna, consigned to Messrs. 
Hart 6: Tuckwell, of Montreal, into whose hands they 
eventually arrived on the 12th of September (after 23 
days) in such an over-ripe condition that those mcr- 
cliants refused at first to take delivery of them, but 
eventually did so, and after repacking, what was not 
1 
Ditto. 
1 
Grape-fruit 
4 
Ditto. 
1 
Ditto. 
2 
Limes 
