ay EB., 1900.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 89 
CURRENT MARKED RATES (WHOLESALE) OF AGRICULTURAL 
i PRODUCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. 
HE following table of current market rates (wholesale) of agricultural 
es to 2nd December is taken from the Agricultural Journal of the Cape 
1g 00d Hope and the official Agricultural Journal of Natal of 8th December, 
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Bast Go 13 0/12 612 0)10 Gjoi7 G| 0 9) On| 26) 1 67 0 O11 7 6 
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Gra; 7 | | } 26 £1 lis 
Af Reinet 2 6/12 010 0 1 6015 0] 07 07 2 0] 1 9{1210 0] 20/-t0 
Grahs | | £1 ds 
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if fouthough, at first sight, the prices above quoted appear high, yet we doubt 
in ste would be much—or, indeed, any—profit left to the shipper of hay or 
froj HH Capetown, when railage (say from Clifton as a centre) to Brisbane, sea 
ai t, insurance, cartage, commission, and other incidentals are considered. 
000 tons (deadweight) we find that the charges would be as follow :— 
£ 
Railage to Brisbane... A re fey 
Receiving and delivering in Brisbane, at 1s. 6d 
per ton... see fy 15 tes 
Storage, one week at 6d. per ton fi af 
Dumping 1,000 tons... ith ube tthe est 
Cost to Brisbane and preparing for shipment 869 0 0 
Sea freight, Brisbane to Capetown—1,000 tons 
deadweight are equal to about 3,100 tons 
ship’s measurement—3,1U0 tons at 45s. 
perton  ... i Ld at so UY 
Receiving and delivering and harbour dues 
at Capetown, say ... fxs abe io 75 0 O 
Storage, say... oon to sr a 25 0 0 
Tnsurance, say ... 1 re ste soe LOD NEOL 0. 
£8,044 0 0 
4 
&0 The above does not include the value of the hay in Queensland or 
Mnission, 
to Can aa be argued that if hay can be sent from England and from America 
e 
ice own at a profit, the same advantage could be obtained by shippers in 
i Osland. But this does not follow, because, in the first place, railage rates 
frei ht former countries are much lower than they are in this colony. Sea 
ston: S are also much lower there, and finally there is a plethora of tramp 
; ae at most ports in Europe and in the United States whose owners are 
