ONIONS FOE CANADA
NEW ZEALAND CONSIGNMENT
An interesting development of the Empire preferential. trade agreements is the arrival at this port of 50,000 sacks of onions—about 2000 tons—in two steamers from the • "Antipodes, 40,000 sacks from the Canterbury district of New Zealand, and tho reuiamder^from Australia, (states a Montreal report). They are: being distributed throughout Canada east of the Great Lakes.
This large order followed a successful experimental shipment in 1933. Last year Canada imported' 17,72^,0001b of onions, about half from the States and the rpmainderv;from Spain, Egypt, and Chiie. ■ As onions from British countries are admitted-to'Canada free of duty, while from foreign countries they pay 1J .cents'a pound," thera is considerable reason for expecting permanent and profitable developments in" this line. - .., .. i..
Mr. L. E. Macgregor, Australiaa Trade Commissioner in Canada, just back.from his own o.ountry t was : ,in Montreal when the first shipment" arrived, and. was gratified; to find that the onions had stood the voyage perfectly. Mr. Siacgregor expressed gratification with toe-growing trade betwedn the Dominion and- the Commonwealth to the advantage1 of .both.' ■ I
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 13, 16 July 1934, Page 12
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178ONIONS FOE CANADA Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 13, 16 July 1934, Page 12
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