APPLE EXPORTS
PORT NELSON SHIPMENTS
FOR £927 SEASON
TOTAL BELOW LAST YEAR
The appended information regarding the export of apples from Port Nelson for the 1927 season has been furnished by Mr J. H. Thorp, orchard instructor for Nelson fruit district: — The total number of cases exported from the Nelson side of the district amounted to 96,018 cases, a decrease of 17.639 cases as compared with the previous season. Totals were-: Apples 92,840 cases. Pears 3,178 crates. To Europe 87,510 apples. To Europe 3,178 pears. South America 5,330 apples. There were 86 exporters, and 27 varieties of apples and 11 varieties of pears were sent. The following table gives the number.tff varieties and grades exported:—
APPLES
; '/ • Grade TNo. of Extra Variety. Cases. Fancv. Fancy Adam's Pearmain 513 130 383 Alfriston 211 25 186 Blenheim 100 100 — Boston Russet 164 — 164 Cox's Orange Pip. 2,511 547 1,964 Cleopatra 945 542 403 Dunn's Favourite 3,163 959 2,204 Delicious 8,948 5,031 3,917 Dougherty 1,299 746 553 Grannie Smith 164 81 83 Hoover 371 284 87 Jonathan 29,179 13,406 15,773 King David 438 30 408 London Pippin 2,059 591 1,468 Lord WolseJey 2,973 2,723 250 Newtown Pippin 25 25 — Pioneer 296 95 201 Premier 601 .310 291 Eokewood 1,263 397 866 Home Beauty 393 342 51 Ribston Pippin 41 — 41 Statesman 2,925 1,890 1,035 Stark 643 450 193 Spitzenburg 36 — 36 Sturmer 32,921 23,371 8,963 Tasma 336 258 78 Worcester 322 73 249 92,840 52,406 39.847 .There were also shipped 587 cases of "good" grade Stunners. ' y PEARS No. of Fancy Variety. Crates. Grade. Beurre de Amanli 90 90 P. Barry 261 261 Beurre" Deil 135 135 Elizabeth Coles 273 273 Doyenne de Cornice 60 60 Winter Cole 1.188 1,188 Winter Nelis 129 129 Glou. Morceau 40. 40 L'Inconnue 19 19 448 535 Keiffers 448 Vicars535 3,178 3,178 COMPARATIVE FIGURES Figures for the principal varieties pv. ported in 1926 and" 1927* are as .'follows ■ ' 1927. 1926. Cases. ' ( jfjises. Cox Orange . -2,511 F> 4AQ Dunn's Favourite Delicious >} •'■'■••• Dougherty" . 3,163 8,117 8,948 -10,367 1.299 503 Jonathan London Pippin s Lord WolseJey' Statesman'' A Sturmer Pippin 29,179 32,869 2,059 - / 2,773 2,973 2,767 2,925 4,005 32,921 37,423
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 27 May 1927, Page 2
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359APPLE EXPORTS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 27 May 1927, Page 2
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