AUSTRALIA JAM

Evening Star, Issue 16550, 9 October 1917, Page 4

AUSTRALIA JAM

OFFER TO GREAT BRITAIN. It has been announced bv the Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr Hughes) that he has offered the British Government 50,000,0001b of jam and 200,000 cases of canned fruits at the same prices as last season's shipments, and about 8.500,0001b of evaporated apples at 7d per lb. The British Government had accepted part of tliat offer, and thus the situation would be somewhat relieved. During January, February, and March next the British Government will take 12,000,0001b of jam at 5s 3d per dozen lb, the price at which last season's consignments were sold. Thi quantity would cover mainland and Tas manian offers, and would be distributed among firms who forwarded supplies lasi year. He had made further representations to the Imperial authorities, urging them to accept the remainder of his offer. Mr Hughes added that considerable quantities of jam would be required for army rations for the United States army, and", in the event of the British -Government being unable to accept the whole of his offer of jams, canned fruits, and dried apples, he had asked the Imperial authorities to offer to the Government of the United States the balance of the jamviz., 36,000,0001b—0n the same terms as were made to the British Government. Another important arrangement made by the Prime Minister was to make javailabfa to jam manufacturers, -who would utilise it in making jam for export, a quantity of sugar to be sold in bond' at 524 per ton.