NEW ZEALAND APPLES

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 57, 17 September 1928, Page 12

NEW ZEALAND APPLES

CONTINENTAL MARKET (From "Tho Post's" Representative.) LONDON, 10th August. During the season that is just closiug some 20,000 cases of New Zealand apples were sent to Holland. With the object of further developing this and other Continental markets Mr. H. li. Stephens (London representative of the Fruit Board) has been on a visit to Rotterdam and Berlin. He was accompanied by a. business man who is familiar with tho languages. Mr. Stephens states that it will be possible to extend the market in Holland a good deal. There is no doubt, ho says, thero is plenty of money in Holland, and he 'has made arrangements for sending a greater quantity to Rotterdam next year. Mr. Stephens went on to Berlin I where he also arranged with a firm to take- certain quantitiea of New Zealand apples for disposal in Germany j and also for forwarding on to Vienna. ! The advantage of the Continental trado is that the large, apples which find no market in London are appreciated in both Holland and Germany. The Berlin iirin specifies,Dunns, Jonathans, and Stunners all on the largo sidf. As a matter of fact, when Rotterdam traders receive small apples ihey ship them over to Newcastle or to Scandinavia. On his return from Germany Mr. Stephens paid a visit to Belgium. His impression was that Belgium has no money to spond on luxuries. This country, too, imposes a luxury tax (in addition to the ordinary tax) on wrapped apples, and Mr. Stephens is of the opinion that there is no opening in Belgium for our fruit. Before leaving London Mr. Stephens had the assurance of the shipping companies that they would do their best to send some direct ships to Eotterdam next season. All consignments for Holland, Germany, and Austria will be landed at the Dutch port. The last vessel to carry New Zealand apples this season is tho Tasnianin, which has 7570 cases for ■Glnsgijw and 9760 cases for Manchester. This vessel is expected at tho end of this week. Both Glasgow and Manchester will be supplied with Am- ! erican apples, so that high prices ore I not. likely to be obtained for the last of the Now Zealand fruit.