. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. per ; I examined them on arrival and got them passed by the customs officials immediately on dischargement, and thereupon lifted by con- tractors for Messrs. Simons, Jacobs & Co.'s stores. The fruit landed in good order, and I saw only two peaches in the number of boxes I happened to see at the docks and in Messrs. Simons, Jacobs & Co.'s store when offered for sale showing slight touch of waste. Both varieties made the same price and were in equal condition. Regarding second Glasgow shipment, 177 cases Elbertas, shipped from Mon- treal September
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. per ; I examined them on arrival and got them passed by the customs officials immediately on dischargement, and thereupon lifted by con- tractors for Messrs. Simons, Jacobs & Co.'s stores. The fruit landed in good order, and I saw only two peaches in the number of boxes I happened to see at the docks and in Messrs. Simons, Jacobs & Co.'s store when offered for sale showing slight touch of waste. Both varieties made the same price and were in equal condition. Regarding second Glasgow shipment, 177 cases Elbertas, shipped from Mon- treal September 17, landed at Glasgow September 26, Mr. James A. Findlay, Glasgow, under date of October 7, 1910, w^rote: I regret the price is lower than last week; one item which is certainly affecting the price secured for your consignment to Glasgow is that Liver- and London are sending down small consignments to a few firms in the Bazaar, who are naturally pushing the sale with their own customers and are not committing themselves any further by buying those sent here direct. A fair test of the markets can only be secured by each distributing center depending on its own district. I did not cable the prices of the peaches on Tuesday as little or none Avere sold, and at the moment of writing there are still a few crates to sell. The firm condition of the peaches on arrival and when on offer tells against the sale, but buyers, as they become acquainted with the mature peach, will give greater support to consignments. The condition of the fruit was very satisfactory in both styles of pack- ing, though the package of twenty peaches, show- ing each peach surrounded with wood wool, looks best, but one or two retailers whom I have spoken with on the matter prefer as little packing as possible. These trial shipments have demon- strated that Canadian peaches can be delivered in Great Britain in good mar- ketable condition, provided proper care is exercised in perparing them for ship- ment; that onl
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