H.B. Fruit Export

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 144, 3 June 1936, Page 8

H.B. Fruit Export

SEASON’S OUTPUT Decrease of 41,737 Cases on Last Year EFFECTS OF GALE The export of fnrit from Hawke’s Bay for the season just ended totalled 197,015 cases, as against 238,652 cases the previous season, a decrease of 41,637 cases. Practically all growers had a good crop of the leading varieties of both apples and pears, and an export output of 300,000 cases, was anticipated, but the devastating 'storm on February 2 accounted for exceptionally heavy losses among the early varieties of apples, inr dudlng Cox’s Orange Pippin, ’ Gxavenstein and Granny Smith, ’with the result that the returns ( 'were only a fraction of those for the previous year for these varie‘ties, fi-The Stumer* apples generally were ®ood, being well coloured. Both the Selicious and Jonathans were affected With russet. _ Doughertys were &eely coloured, but in some instances Sphere was evidence of a late infection 4of black spot, which affected the numbers for expork ¥ Following are the returns of the re tapective varieties exported of both □apples and pears during the last two APPLES,

Of this season's export, 63,964 cases of apples and 6,510 cases of pears were shipped at Napier by the following vessels:—Matakuna 6,814, Empire Star 2,774, Port Brisbane 17,632, Port Sydney 4,170, Pakeha 7,416, Turakina 7,192, Maimoa 4,500, Durham 7,976, Eotorua 10,000. The balance of 86,855 cases of apples and 39,686 cases of pears were railed to Wellington for shipment.

I 1936 1935 ’Gfaveasteln w*.... Worcester Peannain 7S0 1,423 348 .u- ......*.... 10 — Cox’s Orange Pippin 1,863 5,874 Partins Beauty .... 19 9 Dunns ............. 5,421 6,066 •Lord Wolseley ...... 3,354 3,524 Cleopatra . 2,427 2,999 Jonathan 14,041 16,642 30,286 34,291 Ballarat .......... 4,650 9,668 51 29 Pioneer . 1,033 1,530 btatesn.au 825 1,341 216 163 Frimley Beauty .... 234 456 Rome Beauty 798 13159 Rokewood 229 125 Grannie Smith U..« 425 4,878 htirmer « 47,048 49,896 36,116 Dougherty 36,761 Kidds Orange Red .. — 9 Wiuesap — 35 Newtown Pippin .. — 58 Desert Gold — 71 150,819 176,714 PEARS. , 1936 1935 L.B. Jersey 293 134 B. Clairgeau 392 837 Conference 400 448 Doyenne du Cornice 1,583 2,026 B. d’Anjou 14 62 1,533 1.671 lackham's Triumph 5<»7 851 B. Die! K . 415 Glow Atorceau .... .12 91 L'lnconnue 10 —— Harringtons Victoria 40 323 Winter Cole • 9,591 16,602 Josephine de Malines 2,485 3,353 Winter Nelis 21,802 18,851 7,387 15,923 Madam E. Cole .... — 33 Giblin’s Nelis — 52 76 Marie Louise — 121 B. Capiaumont .... — 69 46,196 61,938