EXPORT OF APPLES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 14 September 1909, Page 4

EXPORT OF APPLES.

Mr Albert Duthoit, who has just returned to Melbourne from London, has had 23 ' years' experience of the export trade. " This > season, he states, the general quality of the apples was not up to tho usual standard, and he considers the prices realised were very satisfactory.! Two steamers in particular delivered their cargoes in inferior condition, which affected tho markets adversely. Really good fruit well packed and graded alwy-8 commanded- high prices. Taking South Australian, Victorian, and Tasmanian apples nil together, good, bad, and indifferent, Mr Duthoit estimates that about 9s 64 a case in London is about the average realisation for the whole season. The itotal exports; were about 100,000 cases' less than last year, Adelaide ship, ping' about 70,000 fewer cases, Hobait afibul 100,000 cases less, and Melbourne about 80,000 cases more than in 1908. iMr Dutboit said the disease known as Bitter pit was prevalent, and militated greatly against good values, especially in , the C'eppatra, while from all sources the fruit showed more bruises than is usual. America contributed much ]ess U> \hp] English market in Eire way of appteji ffliaYii in 1908, and this tended to keep our market up to a. paying level. Mr Duthoit attended the fruit sales in Germany, and was thoroughly satisfied with ; the methods in % vogue there. Ho ex- ' pecte a considerable extension in the consumption of Australian apples and pears in tfitit market-,