POTATOES EXPORTED.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 144, 18 June 1915, Page 8

POTATOES EXPORTED.

DEMAND FROM AUSTRALIA. SHARP RUSE IN PRICE. IDy Telegraph. — Trees Association.) WELLINGTON. Thursday. Timing the last week or two heavy or.lrrs for potatoes have been reaching New /..-aland from Australia, and the drain upon Ihe It..minion's supplies has lirguii to e\.-ite alarm in the local -ntirkrl. wlu-rc pri.rs have risen sharply. There i- apparently a shortage of potn toes in the Coititiionweallh. The price in Mrlbourne at the beginning of May war. UI to .CI 1(1' :t toil, but Ihe ines sage published rally -it the prr-rnl week gave the ruling price in the Vie tot ian capital ;■> Uli lv t" UT. and ap parent Iv there ha. bren a fur:her rise within tin- last .lav or two. The mat ter w.i, brought under the Holier of the Prime Mini-ter today, and Mi. Mil.-sev .-talcl ihiit he had i ilm-H steps Io secure all tin- available iiif.irtii.iti ut regarding the condition ..1 th.- potato market. "I caiinol allow tin- , .tinny Prime Mini-t.-r. "If the he.iv.v pur chases ~:' lite l.i-t few day- on Alls tr.ili.tn older- air e,.nl iniied. I null have to prohii.il the export of pot .Hoes. I have asked the Agrinilinr.il Departuieiil f it- piirliciiiars a - lo l he ,nmii i lie- to be available in this rountrv. hut I am afraid that hark slnlis'i,'- br.iriitg upon tin- point are not obtainable The records show merely the .ilea planted. However, the matter i- going t.. have attention at oli.-e."