GRADING FRUIT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1753, 19 May 1913, Page 8

GRADING FRUIT.

THE LESSON FROM THE MARKETS. Tho necessity for studying tho requirements'of the consumer wlien grading fruit was demonstrated at a sale held at iho Blair and Allen Street markets'last week. A -certain lino of dessert pears camo ti hand in tlio usual course, marked as threo different grades, viz., "A," "B," ami "C." When the line was put lip fur sale the "A" grade fruit fold at as. por case. Following this tho "ii" grado cases were exhibited for sale, Mid they realised a slightly lower figure. The remaining eases of "C" grade wero then brought forward, and to the surprise of the auctioneer handling tho fruit they realised 7s. per case. It appears that tho grower of the fruit graded, his produce according to size—the largest sizes being mado tho "A" grade but thev were too largo for dressed fruit. The "ii" grade were medium sized pears and were too small for cooking, as well as unsnitablo in texture, and sfill too large for dessert. The "C" grado samples wero the ideal , size required for dessert purposes. ■ This small experience would go to prove that it even pays to mako three grades of any line of fruit sent to the local market, although the first" sample will not necessarily realiso the highest prices.