EXPORT OF FRUIT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19611, 6 May 1929, Page 12

EXPORT OF FRUIT.

ADVICE TO CANTERBURY GROWERS.

In prefacing his demonstration on packing fruit for export at Saturday night's meeting of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association, Mr J. D. CaroJin, assistant orchard instructor, made some remarks on the desirable- ! ness of more fruit being exported from Canterbury. Mr Carolin said that packing and grading for export had been the bugbear with Canterbury fruitgrowers. The chief thing that had held them back from exporting had been the absence of experience. As to packing for export, once one got the knack it was like child's play. If Canterbury was to go in for exporting growers would have to learn how to pack. This season about 10,000 cases had been exported; that quantity would have to be doubled next year if they wanted good prices on the local market. For that market the rejects from export were suitable; all that was wanted was good, sound fruit. At the present, Nelson growers could send their rejects to Canterbury and get a payable price; and Canterbury growers ought to be able to do likewise. To do so, however, it was necessary to export on a larger scale. Some people would never make good packers, but so far as he had seen, the majority of Canterbury growers had ' excelled themselves in that direction. Mr Carolin then gave a demonstration of packing, his actions and comments being followed with close atten- ] tion. | i WERAROA FARM. j i.PSESS ASSOCIATION TBLEGSAif.) ! ASHBURTON, May 4. Information Has been received here that the Government intends cutting | up the Weraroa Central Development Farm after the disposal of the stud Friesian and Red Poll cattle. !

COMPANIES REGISTERED.

The following registrations o| general interest are notified in the ctxrrent issue of the "Mercantile Gazette":—

Otago Motors, Ltd. —Registered as a private company, April Bth, 1929. Capital: £20,000, into 20,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers : Wellington—Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., 19,999; Dunedin—S. C. Sutherland. 1. Objects: To carry on the business of importers of dealers in agents for hirers, manufacturers, repairers, cleaners, storers, and warehousers of motor-cars, cycle, etc. Glenpark Flour Milling Co., Ltd.—Regisgistered April 9th, 1929. Capital: £16,000, into 16,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Dunedin—R. Jamieson, L. Jamieson, M. S. McCaig, R. A. Hay, W. McCaig; Glenpark— R. Jamieson, jun., H. Johnston, one share each. Objects: To manufacture, buy, and import and to sell and export flour and any other articles in the production of which grain is used, and to carry on the business generally of flourmillers. Eastern Tin Investments, Ltd. —Registered April 9th, 1929. Capital: £14.000, into 100,000 ordinary shares of 2s each, and 40,000 deferred shares of 2s each. Subscribers: Dunedin—Henry Halliday 1000, Vernon Smith 1000, John Brook 1000, M. W. Marriage 1000, W. A. Mitson 1000, J. T. Cooper 1000; Clyde—William Annan 1000. Objects: To mine for gold,tin, or any metal mineral or ore of any kind by dredging, sluicing, or any other means of mining whatsoever.

City and Suburban Investments (Wellington), Ltd.—Registered April 19th, 1929. Office: Office of Bowden, Bass, and Cox, public accountants, Featherston street, Wellington. Capital: £50.000, into 50,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—A. M. Lewis 1000, H. Edwards 1000, A. W. Press 500, A. W. Thompson 500, P. W. Manton 500, E. A. R. Jones 200, A. Pirie 500, W. Fielding 500, W. J. Upton 150, 8. G. Shearer 150. Objects: To advance and lend money on the security of mortgages of freehold or leasehold property and general incidental. Lucas Bros., Ltd. —Registered as a private company, April ISth, 1929. Office: Blenheim. Capital: £6OOO, into 6000 shares of £l-each. Subscribers: Blenheim—P. E. Lucas 3000, E." A. Lucas "3000. Objects: To earry on business of motor-car dealers and general incidental.

The following increases in capital are noted:—

Hollander, Joseph and Sons, Ltd.. Christehnreh—Capital increased from £3500 to £6OOO by creation of 2500 shares of £1 each. Registered April 24th.

Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co., Ltd.— Capital increased to £250.000 by creation of 1000 additional shares of £IOO each. Registered April 13th.

i WHEAT. (vmrsT) rnes3 associatiou— by electric TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) (Received May sth, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, May 4. Chicago wheat quotations are: —May llOg cents a bushel, July 115J cents, September 119J. —Australian Prese Association. FRUIT MARKET. The Maui Fomare arrived on Friday just in time to meet the requirements of the market for bananas in Christchurch. City auction markets each received only a small load on Saturday morning, and it will be hard to judge until this afternoon just how prices will go. The bananas are in excellent condition, big and not too ripe. A shipment of between 1500 and 2000 cases of Cook Island bananas is expected next week by tho Tahiti, and this may possibly have the effect of cheapening prices considerably. GISBORNE GAS COMPANY. Gisborne Gas Company directors report that "the results obtained by the last year's working have been very satisfactory, and there is good reason to believe that a continuance of same may be looked for." After careful consideration the directors propose, subjject to the approval of the shareholders, to enter into a contract for the erection of a seting of Glover-West vertical retorts, which will give a thoroughly up-to-date generating plant, and should materially assist in the further progress of the company. An extraordinary demand for cooking stoves was experienced during the year. A large number of consumers availed themselves of the attractive hire-purchase system to secure these stoves. An interim dividend of 6d per share on the ordinary shares, absorbing £1335 Is, has already been paid. After £llBO has been writen off for depreciation a balance of £3306 0s Id is available for distribution. The directors recommend payment of a further dividend of 6d per share on ordinary shares, and to credit general reserve account with £470 19s Id, and to carry forward the balance of £ISOO. The retiring directors are Messrs E. J. Chrisp, W. H. Chrisp, and M. P. Poole, who offer themselves for re-election.

REILLY'S (DUNEDIN) MARKET REPORT. Frilly's (Dunedin) report as follows: Pear market sluggish. Choice Conference Ss, Bosc ss, Capianmonts 4s, Coles 6s Nelis 7s, wasty 2s to 4s; apples, choiee 'Cox's 12s to 14s, medium Bs, Jonathans 6s to 7s, Delicious 8s 6d, Cleopatras 7s, others 5s to 6s, Wolseleys 6s to 7s a case; quinces, 2d; trench beans, sd; tomatoes, 4d to 9d" garhc, 6d to 8d; grapes. Is 9d; walnuts lid; Porker pigs, 7Jd; baconers. 7|d; butter. Is sd; cheese 9d to 10d a lb: vegetable marIs 6d to 2s; cauliflowers, 4s 6d- lettuce 2s a dozen; potatoes, choice tables, 6s: oniont 9s; carrots, 6s 6d; parsnips, 7s a cwt. —6

TEN PER CENT. BUS DIVIDEND.

Directors of the Kelburn-Karori !««♦-., Bus Co Ltd (Wellington), in'TresenSnl the annual balance-sheet and profit and laaa account, report that business f or the velr ended March 31st, 1929, showed an improvement on the previous twelve month* The profits, after deducting £896 for depreciation of buses, amounted to £273 4s sd, which with balance brousht forward from last year' £29 2s, leaves available for distribution £302 6s sd. The directors recommend that a 19 per cent, dividend on paid-up capital absorbing £127 Is 3d. be paid to shareholders, that £lO be added to income tax reserve, and the balance, £165 5s 2d, be carried forward: