QUOTATIONS FOR APPLES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1133, 22 May 1911, Page 8

QUOTATIONS FOR APPLES.

There is a very good market for apples in AVellingbn just now.. Prices quoted 011 Saturday Jonathan, Bs. lid. to 10s. casr; Perfection,. 7s. to fe. fid. ;■ Spitsbergen, 6s. to 7s.' Gd.; American Horn, Bs. to 55.; Stunner, Gs. to 7s. Gd.; Fino Crown, ss. Gil. to (is. lid.; AVashington, Gs. to 75.; and Epps Seed, ss. to Gs. •At Saturday's meeting of the AA'airarapa P._aml A. Socieiy (ropoi-fa tho Carterton "Xews") a letier was road from the Mas-tct-lon i.'acing Club, stating that it had • dccidcd upon .the dates October 2G and 27 as the days of its meeting, and hoped that the society's dates would not clash. ' This letter was written on April 10. The secretary <;f the society had replied to thecflfcot that tho -oriely's show dates had been fixed immediately after last show for October 25 and 2G, and therefore if the Racing Club hold "to its due,-, its fir-t day's racing would fall on the second (People's Day) of the show. Tho dates had been fixed early by the society to avoid this, and had'beon published in all AVairarapa papers. Tho secretary's letter was .endorssd by the meeting. The Eketahuna "Express" understand; that tho .Rongokokako Cheese Factory .will close down this wcolc, after a very (satisfactory season. 'A AVairarapa man who is interested in the bacon industry slated to a Pahiatua "Herald" representative that the importation of bacon and pork to the Old Country had not been a success during the past season. Itoccntly his lirm had for- . warded a consignment, of six cases of "bacon to England, which had resulted m 6 Joss of nearly.one penny por lb., compared with New Zealand prices. , A Chicago paper states that best butter is selling there for Is. a pound. A year ago*it was Is. 4Jd. Owing to tho extreme heal; and long duration of the last summer, succeeded by tropical rains at t-he end of March, vegetation of all kinds made a wonderful recovery (say the "AVakatipu Mail"). Grass is as plentiful now as it would I bo at tho beginning of any summer scaI son. Spring bulbs and other flowers not j I seen at, this season of the year are to bo ! seen peeping their heads above the, ground ' everywhere. AVo havo heard of second crops of strawberries in several places, I but more remarkable still is a second i crop of apples. Tho apples arc about tho : size of an egg, and very little more heat | Tfould have matured them. L cheese vat that gets rid of the whey 1 niiickly saves time every day it is used, • and that means a big saving in one sea- : ton. Tho "A'ictor" Vat (protected by ' patent apolications) is tho only vat made with a drain down the centre. Drop a postcard to Albert J. Parton, Carterton, ior further particulars,—Advt,