AUSTRALIAN APPLES IN GERMANY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 July 1925, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN APPLES IN GERMANY

01 MEET SHIPMENTS TO HAM IMHO HIGH PRICES OBTAINED One of the most inti resting features I (-ounce; ,<1 with the past sen.-m's exporttrade is the reopening of tin: German market for Austialian apples. Previous ! i 1914 a large hut undersupplied trade ixtsiicd witii distributers in Hamburg, and thi but that approximately 27.000 ia.-.-s of apples have heetL forwarded to that market tltt.s season gives promise ot a further extension in trade next year. I'he prices obtained have been highly gratifying to exporters. On a number of occasions the price'.-' obtained have been several shillings a case higher than those realised in London. A cable message received last week mentioned that from 17 - to 30'- a ease had been obtained for West Australian apples, whilst a few cases front Victoria had been disposed of at pririv ranging from 29-6 to !t> for fruit in good condition. There appears to be no reason why exports to Germany should nt be doubled next season. Despite the street avenues of tipple trec.-i in some of the Herman provines. it is apparent- the population requires tlm fruit, both in and out of season. One feature that is particularly v.ortliv nt notice, in connection with the season's sale- is that the red-coloured varieties have sold remarkably well. In Die earlier days of the trade it was found that buyers were prepared to pay more for colour than quality in fruit. This experience has' been repeated during the. past season. Yarietiics such as Hvttiers and Rokowo-od have been disposed of readily at. an average price of about 17/- and lb/- a case. and. generally speaking, till red varieties have sold for higher prices than the yellow-skinned fruits exported. On the basis of prices obtained during the past season it, would seem as if a profitable market is to be found in both England and Germany for all apples of export quality that are, available for shipment each season. Owing to the high freight rates and the unsettled .state of the English markets of recent years growers have preferred to .ell their fruit to agents rather than take, the risk ot losses. As a consequence of unproved markets, both the grower and tho speculator have done well in the. disposal of the recent- season’s apple crops.