THE PORT OF HULL.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18151, 14 August 1924, Page 11

THE PORT OF HULL.

kTths euros « "tee pbiss." Sir,— to Sir Wade's letter isroe of July 23rd, I am sorry 0» Manchester representative takes tacepiun to my statement that Hull a the «fjffid largest fruit market in GK»feßriW K*he \rill refer the fate telhe Notional Federation of Trades Association of ftpw, 1 bedy'Veoresente pcactoentire Jnrit trade of the ™« v Knis&»m,*Jie frit! ample con«g««*iMt my. statement -is abso,Mr,Wade admits that wswjljjpffion packages of f nut were «^Md-- l at Manchester last venr handled at Hull, *»&*»&* tfet,lhe bulk of the Hull apwwasr were merely in transit to

[ inland centres such as Manchester suid ■ wero not sold, at Hull. Mr ade j incorr&ct in stating this, Inifc even it I it were true it only goes to prove an admirable distributing port Hull is. With regard to Continental fruit land- | ed at Hull, the bulk of this is landed at our Riverside Quay. This quay is 2500 yards lons and SO to 100 yards wide. It is accessible to steamers at any state of the lido and is roofed over ; its entire length. The fruit is mainly i e6ld. by auction on this quay and is loaded under cover into railway wagI gona immediately after sale. | Owing to iho" increasingly large irnJ oor.is into Hull several Tr-rdon firms j'have opened offices in Hull during tho ) last two years. There is no port th j Great; Britain which lias a crve-iter ; variety of fruit fcr salo- than the port Jof . Hull, .and our . chea-> handling i charges and facilities for iniand transport irill .-Jwnys attrr.ct large numbers of buyers.—Tour*. etc. AUSI7N WILSON". ; . Agent for London and Non.lii ' ' Eastern Railr/ay. ! Melbourne, August lit. ! ——