FRUIT IN LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 113, 16 May 1933, Page 8

FRUIT IN LONDON.

TOO MANY PEARS. The Department of Agriculture Iμ » ceived the following cable, dated Mwl4 from £he High. Commissioner ct a" Zealand, London: — - , Fruit.—Rangitiki and Coptic ?<**:*% Pirie at London and Piako at MancWW. Bulk sold. Cambridge in good condition. Market w*™ weaker and a further decline is ; likefra a result of heavy arrivals of Australian and Tasmanian. apples and oranges. Apples.-Cox's Orange in had «* 4/ to 15/; bulk, 8/ to 10/; 10/ to 11/6; Dunn's, 0/6 to 11/j N»» 10/ to 11/; London Pippin, ff f> » Ballarat and Cleopatra, 10/6 to 1; Ribeton Pippin and Altaton, » Adams Pearmain, Lord W« Senator, Kin S David and Sh°«» Queen, 9/6; Otago Cos's Orange, «« to 18/; other Otago apples at the » prices quoted above. , , j PearsT—Market overstocked and forwu condition of fruit forcing JPn«»_ 10 J|: Bulk: Beurre Bosc, 11/6; P.• ?«n*Jg Josephine, 9/; Keiffer. 8/6; Wmter ** and Winter Cole, 7/9; . P**W Triumph, 7/6; Vicar of WinkfieM. » Three-quarters: Packham'e Josephine, 8/6; Winter Cole, 8/L»2 Nelie, 6/6. Halves: Packham s Trw* 7/; Joeephine, Winter Cole and Nelis, 5/. Trays: Beurre Bosc, 6/, win* Cole, 3/3; Winter Nelis, 3/.

NELSON'S 1933 CROP. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) NELSON, this day. The last shipment of fruit for United Kingdom was forwarded The total for the seasoa is v24,w> against 95)1,729 last year. The to thie being an off season for oKB* However, the fruit lias been marker good condition, and Mr. J. *• shipping superintendent, «»*ffl? U with suitable climatic co nd , ltio , n / el year's crop in a normal year ehouia « the present record. DelicipUS and man cropped particularly J*. "'•■„, falling off was due mainly to light ctoif by Stunners. Pear exports rose 39,000 to 45.960 cases.