Eggs.

Manawatu Herald, 9 January 1896, Page 3

Eggs.

Victorian eggs seem to be giving satisfaction in the English market, and there appears to be a prospect of establishing a permanent trade. A communication recently received by the Agricultural Department- from the Agent-General's officfl stated that there was no fault to be found with the eggs phipppd by the R.M.S. Australia, and it was stated that they were realising from 9* 6d to 10s 6d per long hundred (120) In order, howt-ver, to place the epgs on ths market in the best popsible condition, and with the object of getting thf-m known as sound good*, and that they ai*e "not men ly for election purposes," Mr Ji-nnos, ;i pnr'mT in tho firm of Ortzes find Gerritpen, to whom the shipment was forwarded, had all the eggs "candled " and repacked into cases the same size as the Continental cases. The men who did the " candling " found only five or six bad eggs in each case, which is a very good average. Mr Jennes considered that if all shipments from Victoria arrived in a similar condition to those sent by the Australia, and the quality was maintained, a profitable trade would result.