The Tasmanians have some very fine apples, of which the best approved in this market are the Scarlet Pearmain, the Scarlet Nonpareil and the Sturmer Pippin; some of the former have fetched 18s. per box, which, we presume will leave a very handsome return for the shipper. Before we go any farther, we may say that the Tasmanian apple box leaves nothing to be desired, and the present system of packing, i. e., wrapping each apple in tissue paper, and not lining the box with paper, cannot be improved upon; but there are several points in which the putting up has been faulty. In the first place, the fruit has been generally rather over-ripe. This is a very important point, and if future shipments are put up less ripe, they will arrive in a much better condition. Another point is that the apples have not been properly sorted before packing; large apples and small apples have been packed together. Great care should be taken in the future to have evenness of size in each box, whether the apples are large or small. The next very important point is the management on board ship.

In the first place, the nearer shippers can get to a direct transit from Tasmania to Lon. don the better, and in the interest of the trade we hope that it will become of sufficient magnitude to trade to induce steamers to call at a Tasmanian port for the London shipments during the season ; but a more important point is that during the passage the temperature of the cool chamber should be maintained at 450 to 500, and never below 450; in a recent catalogue we read the word "frozen" much too often. - Australian Trading World, London.