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BRITISH COLUMBIA—ALBERTA—YUKON.

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SEASONS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

This chart is published in the interests of Retail Grocers and Provisioners handling commodities mentioned. Although
dates may vary somewhat with seasons, these figures show approximate commencement, peak and finish of season, together
with usual style of package and billing weight.

Style of Approx. Billing
Package Weight

4-basket crate 24 lb.

4-basket crate 25 lb.

Commodity Season Commences Peak of Season Season Finishes

APRICOTS duly.7 July 28 August 2!
TARLY PLUMS July 23 August 5 2

5
August 27

ATE PLUMS August | August 26 September 4-basket crate yo So

PEACHES
PRUNES
PEARS

Summer and Fall

PEARS
“Anjou” and
Winter Nellis

APPLES
Early

CRABAPPLES

“Transcendent”

CRABAPPLES
“Hyslop”

APPLES

“Granvenstein”

“Wealthy”
CELERY
TOMATOES
CUCUMBERS
ONIONS

August 26

August 30

August 15

September

July 25

August 23

August 4
September

August 30

?

July 5
July 21

July 11

September
September

September

October 9
August 16
August 22
September
September
September
October 15

August 17
August 14

September
September

September

November
September
September
October 20
October 10
October 31
February |

First frost

September

Peach box

Peach box

Pear box

Pear box
Apple box
Pear box
Pear box
Apple box
Pp sne | 3
eal VOX
Various

4-basket crate

Peach box

21% Ib.

20 lb.

SOs ° TB.
50): db.

Various
£5...
| eee

August 12 Crates or
open-mesh sacks 100’s, 50’s

Early June 29 July 15

Fall August 4 September 21 Spring

CANADIAN SUGAR PRODUCTION—1932 Sugar Refineries of Montreal. The capital investment in the
= : eight sugar refineries in 1931 was $37,691,433 and the total value
ot products $43,962,061. The total value of the beet sugar pro-

heets and of beet : pig Sage
duced in 1931 was $4,794,551, while last year it rose to $5,949,736.

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