NEW ZEALAND FRUIT IN LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 195, 20 August 1888, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND FRUIT IN LONDON.

Ofesfventure of forwarding fruit to Engtund from this colony does not appear to have beeaa success, judging by tho price Hsj, which has been sent out to the; consignees by Messrs Kelling and Hunt. The list i printed at full length, the fruit from the various colonies being put under separate headings. The New Zealand apples ex Ruapehu are set down as having realised 7s, 8s 9d, 9s 3d lls and 13s per case. Quincea brought3d per lb, azyl lemons 7s 3d per case. As they cost 7s per caße in transit and other charges, it is evident that this will not .pay. Apparently the Tasmanian fruit was better known, as it realised higher prices. On the catalogue are printed tho names of the varieties of the Tasmanian fruit, while the names of the New Zealand fruit do not appear. This may, perhaps,^ have militated against the success of thesale. For instance, of the Tasmanian apples.; scarlet pearmains and scarlet nonpareils; brought as high as 18s per case, which.; would prove remunerative. It seems as ■ though the fruit sent from this colony had j arrived in the best state of preservation, as no remarks ai-e appended to the fruit, while ] the Tasmanian apples in various places liave: the words " frozen," " badjy frozen," "slack" and "worthless" printed after the namesof varieties. These sold from Is to 4s^dl per case. From the prices obtained by our; .neighbours in Tasmania it would appearaa if,, by careful selection and proper naming in i the catalogues at the other end, there might j be a trade opened in this direction for r apples. . Of course, it will never pay to . send either lemons or quinces at the prices obtained by the first shipment. Probablycareful packing S might result in much j higher'prices being obtained for New Zea- I land apples.