UNSOUND APPLES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 155, 16 June 1932, Page 11

UNSOUND APPLES

NEW ZEALAND SHIPMENTS. MANY COMPLAINTS MADE. London, May 4. Complaint has been made that consignments of Cox’s apples from New Zi and have not arrived on the Enghsu market in sound condition. Tho Coptic unloaded 16,000 cases of Cox’s apples, which it is stated were carried at too low a temperature and were over-matured, it is stated that no blame is attachable to the shipping company. The Otira unloaded fruit from Wellington and Auckland. That from Wellington was very wasty, whereas the iruit loaded at Auckland out of cool store arrived in good condition, except that it showed a little bitter pit. Other varieties besides Cox’s were affected to a greater or less extent. The 24,000 cases ot Cox’s which arrived by the Rangitiki were overmature, and considerable waste was in evidence when the apples came out of the ship. Since then the breakdown has continued rapidly, and lines of Cox’s are constantly being returned by the buyers to the merchants. The other varieties on the Rangitiki are apparently in sound condition, and very few complaints have been received about them up to the present time. The Port Hunter carried only 4134 cases of Cox’s, but these were also in unsound condition.

It is only natural that the discontent and disappointment shown regarding the Cox’s should have an effect upon the sale of New Zealand apples generally. There are cases of good Cox’s, but a great deal more damage is done by one really bad case of apptes than can be redeemed by 20 cases of perfectly sound ones. Cox’s in good condition are selling at 14/- and 15/-, but there are many cases which have had to be sold at 2/- or 3/-. Delicious, qf which there are only a few, are making 13/-, and Jonathans 10/- to 12/-.