FRUIT CROPS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19775, 13 November 1929, Page 12

FRUIT CROPS.

| SOUTH ISLAND PROSPECTS. The Pirector of the Horticulture Division hm received the following reports from his oiiicers regarding orchard and marketing conditions at tie tea o: October: Kelson Prospects Favourable. Alison —Apples: Esceytionaliy heavy blossoming on all varieties; mdn-iiiojis o: yood seiinij.' oi iruit. Apricot*: A fair selling only, out better than last season. Cherries: A very iair crop showing. Gooseberries: licod crop. .\ectannes and peaches: A veiy iair crop showing on most varieties. Pears: Heavy blossoming and promise of gocxi crop oi most varieties. In some instances Winter Coles are patchy. Flurns: tra.r to good. Plums Lught in places, good in other 3. Strawberries: fine show of berries developing, out ram needed to ensure a good crop. Tomatoes: Glassbouses ioking very well; black stripe causing slight los 3. Outside plants looking well; some loss occasioned by irost during latter part of the month. Motueka —Apples: Heavy blossoming all »anetie=. Setting well. Appearance o: very heavy crops. Splendid spraying season. Hlight traces black spot on foliage of Delictus in places. Apricots: Good. Setting well. Should be above average crop. Cherries: Very good. Well set. Gooseberries: Good setting of fruit. Lemons: Fair. Brown rot clone considerable damage recently. Nectarines: Very good. Trees and fruit looking well. Peaches: Setting better than usual, l'ears: Heavy, with exception of Winter Cole, which are light in some parts of district. W.B.C. and Nelis very good. Plums: Patchy. Frost caught Blue Diamonds in some districts. Others fairly gcod. Raspberries : C'anee looking well and promise average crop Strawberries: Good. Nelson Central—Apples: Heavy blossoming promised, good crops in all varieties. Too heavy blossoming on spur-bearing varieties, in conjunction with dry weather is causing heavy fall of bloom, especially in Dunn's Favourite. Apricots and cherries: Fair crops only showing, little grown. Nectarines: Fair crops showing. Peaches: Fair crops promising. Green peach aphis now becoming active. Pears: Good setting rePlums: Fair to heavy crops indicated. Tomatoes: Plants making good progress. Marlborough—Apples : Exceptionally heavy setting of all varieties. Apricots: Crops generally light, owing to damage by frost. Cherrie3. Fair to good setting. " Gooseberries- Good crops promising. Lemons: Average crops. Nectarines and pea-ches: Only fair; about GO per cent, loss through damatre by frost. Pears: Heavy crops showing. Plnms: Fairly light. Raspberries: Very liuht, owing to damage done to canes by bud weevil. Strawberries: Good showing; crops promising weTT. Tomatoes; Good showing in glasshouses; no picking yet Walnuts: Average crops showing. Frost Damage in Canterbury. Canterbury—A severe frost during the night of October 24th (.approximately 10 deg.) caused severe losses at Papanui, /Styx, and Loburn districts of all varieties of fruit. Tomatoee: Under glass ripening fTeely; good average crop. Walnuts: Sevetely affected by •frost. Ot&go and Southland—Apples r Heavy blossoming. Apricots: Early varieties practically nil; mid-season and late average crop. Koxburgh Red variety suffered from frost; other varieties only slightly touched. Cherries, peaches, and pears: Heavy blossoming. Gooseberries, nectarines, plums, and strawberries : Average blossoming. Central Otago—Apples : Generally heavy blooming; Jonathans patchy. Apricots; Short crop. Cherries and pears: Heavy setting. Nectarines: Patchy. Goldmine below average. Peaches: Patchy; probably fx: low average. Plums: Average. Strawberries : Early fruit below average. Tomatoes: A few outdoor planted out. House tomatoes doing well. Walnuts; Heavy blooming. WHEAT. LONDON REPORT. 'TTKITTO PRESS '.SSOCIATION —BY ELECTBIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, November 11. Cargoes—Sellers are offering at declines of from 3d to 6d, but, as most of the world's markets are closed, the demand is inactive. Parcels are hardly receiving any attention at from 3d to Is down. Futures in London are quoted: November 45m Id, December 45s 6d, January 46s 2d, March 47s per quarter. At Liverpool futures are quoted: December 8» 4Jd, ilarch 9s Oid, May 9s 3id per cental. WOOL. e- ■ BRADFORD MARKET. LONDON, November 11. At Bradford the market is dull, but quotations are firmly maintained. SYDNEY SALES. (Received November 12th. 9.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 12. At the wool sales the market was firm, ■with good bidding. Prices were well np to the average of late. Greasy merino brought 20id, and 8310 bales were sold. METALS. LONDON, November 11. Nov. 7. Nov. 11. 1 (per ton.) (per ton.) Copper— £ S. d. £ S- d. 1 Standard, spot . 68 3 69 3 9 1 Standard, iorward 68 4 4i 68 14 4i Klectrolvtis .. P2 0 0 82 10 0 to .. .. 84 0 0 83 10 0 Wire bars '..M00 83 10 0 Lead— Spot .. ~ 81 5 0 21 5 0 Forward .. ~ 21 5 0 21 2 6 Spelter— Spot .. •• 20 17 6 20 10 0 Forward .. .. 21 7 6 21 1 8 Tin— Spot .. .. 178 12 6 175 12 6 Forward .. .. 182 1 3 178 12 6 Silver — Standard, oz. .. 22Jd 22£ d Fine, oz .. 24 9-16 d 24id N.Z. AND AUSTRALIAN LAND CO. LONDON, November 11. The New Zealand and Australian Land Co. reports a profit of £250.196, making the amount divisible £267,984. The sum carried forward is £92,060, and thf final dividend is at the rate o£ 4 per cent. DAIRY PRODUCE. Paleetj and To.. Ltd.. hsve received the following cablegram from their Loiidon office, dated November 11th, 1929: Butter——Finest New Zealand 170s to 1745, Australian to 1.2?. UNITED PROVISIONS, LTD. \ddreF?ir.g shareholders of United Provisions, Ltd., Sydney, at the recent annual meeting, the actine-chairman (Mr E. E. Forth) said that unemployment and general economical depression during the year affected the earnings of its subsidiaries, and also intensified competition from other similar businesses, particularly on the selling side. Ke'sults were not to good as the previous vear the net profit dropping by £18,184. Factories operated by the two companies (Foggitt Jones Ply- Lt<l - and C - Ha «on Pty., Ltd.) in Australia killed 22,859 more pigs t! aii the preceding year, and turnover in-cri-a'ed by £131.477. Killings last year were "43 615 and turnover £3,288,204. The New Zea'and business was making steady and solid progress, the number of pigs killed jaft year being 29.582. Turnover was £176,066." The New Zealand branch was of considerable a = si<tance to some of the Australian centres in supplying meat to cover period." of temporary shortage in local production. Mr Forth said it must be gratifying to shareholders that the company had been able to maintain dividends at the same rate of 8 per cent, on both preference and j ordinary capital ! I TARANAKI OILFIELDS. . I . ;P2ESS ASSOdATIOS TXLEGSAJ4.) > GISBORNE, November 12. Taranaii Oilfields, Ltd., report is as i follows: Giiijorne No- - we '»— Erection of rotary eoui'prnent subject to some delay due to un'avotirable weather. K.otuku No. 1 test hole—Dismantled and erected plant on new site; drilled to seventeen f'~"