Fruit Export.

Bush Advocate, Volume VII, Issue 475, 30 May 1891, Page 2

Fruit Export.

„ — .,..,,.»-., , This subject will occupy the attention^ of the Ormondville Farmers' Club at its next meeting, Mr Baines having decided- to bring the matter forward. It is ono that will prove of interest, and we hope before long of profit to the settlers in this distriot. A contemporary quoting from a catalogue of fruit sold by public auction in Covent Garden Market on April 6th and Bth, notes 110 cases of New Zealand apples, &c, per Tongariro. for which. tho following prices were obtained : — Wellingtons : (Dumplow Seedling), 25s per case ; King of Tomkin's County, >ls; Reinetto dv Canada, 19s 6d; Cleopatra, 16s 6d ; Cox's Orange Pippin, 16s; Lord Lennox, 19s. The European Mail just to hand reports that the first coneignoient of New Zealand apples .his year has. been disposed of at remarkably good prices. Arriving at a timo of the year when the market is bare of English and American fruit of this description, a good demand can always be depended upon for sound descriptions, and, as the consignments now censing to hand are in excellent condir tion, there is littlo difficulty in obtaining' what must be considered as certainly remunerative prices. On April 6, Messrs Redforn, Alexander and Co. sold by auction 100 cases of various sorts, which wore sent over by the, Styx Apple Company (Limited), of Christ--church, as a trial consignment. Tho apples wero "packed insiibstautial wooden boxes, containing from 40 to 50lb, nett, and they "carried" as a rule very woll, only ono box being' worthless. The prices realised \yei?Q as follows ' — Kerry -Pippins (desert apples)*, 20s # casoj 3_mpero> Alexander (large

handsome dessert apple), 24s a i case j Hawthornden (cooking apple) 18s a case ; Nonsuch (dessert), 19s a case; Cox Pomona (dessert or cooking), 19s a case ; Mobbs Royal ''(cooking apple), 14s to 17s a case; Golden Pippin (small dessert), 6s 9d a case ; Old Nonpareil (large handsome dessert), 25s to 21a a case.. J3y the steamship Arawa, ; due here about April lA, and* by the steamship Aorangi, due about April 28, a well known firm, who are interesting themselves greatly in the colonial fruit industry, expect further shipments, and it is the opinion of ' the salesmen in the Convent Garden Market that the 1 business will assume large proportions in the near future. We understand.; that for the present year freight space has been engaged for 140,000 bushels from Tasmania. Last year the imports, were 50,000 bushels, as against 39,000 year before. There is in this information good reason to hope for the establishment of a trade. And it is highly satisfactory to think that it is a trade which would be of immense assist- : ance to the small holder; for in respect both of potatoes and apples it is the small farm and laboring interests which would most benefit by a profitable export trade, although the colony as a whole would derive great benefit therefrom/ • . z "-...*. :-•■ :