NEW ZEALAND APPLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19957, 28 May 1928, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND APPLES.

EXPORTATION TO BRAZIL. SHIPMENT SENT FROM LONDON. Australian and N,Z. Press Association. (Received May 26, 5,5 ;p.m.) LONDON. May 25, The New Zealand apples ex Argyllshire sold as follows: Dunn'is Delicious, lis to 12s; Lord Woseley's, 10s 6d to lis; Jonathans, 10s 6d to 12s. An interesting development is the exportation from London this week of 6558 boxes of New Zealand apples to Brazil. It is understood that the Union Cold Storage Company purchased them at current market prices and shipped 4000 boxes to Santoa and 2556 to Rio De Janiero by the Blue Star liner Avila. Before the Panama Canal was opened direct shipments used to be made to South America from New Zealand. The apples always realised excellent prices. If the present shipment is equally successful others may follow, as the meat carriers returning from the Argentine offer abundance of refrigerated space. Traders here would welcome further exports to South America as it would relievo the congestion in England. AUSTRALIAN TRADE. PRICES AT HAMBURG. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received May 26, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 25. The apples and pears ex Port Hobart, Hoclist and Abbekerk sold as follows at Hamburg:—Victorian Cleopatias, lis 6d to 15s 3d; Dunns, 12s to 15s 3d; Granny Smiths, lis to 14s 6d; Munroes, lis to 15s 9d; Jonathans, lis to 14s 3d; others, 10s to 12s 6d; Tasmanian Cleopatras, 10s 6d to 15s 6d; Dunn's Munroes, 10s 6d to 14s 3d; Jonathans, 10s to 14s 3d; Cox's, lis to 14s 3d; Duke Clarence, 10s 6d to 12s 9d; Tasman's Prjdes, lis to 13s 3d; others, 9s tc lis. Tasmanian pears:—Boxes, Boscs, 17s to 255; Vicars, 10s to 13s 6d; Clairgeau, 16s to 17s; Cornice, 15s to 15s 3d; Winter Cole, 15s to 17s 9d. These prices were for sound fruit. A considerable number were wasty. All varieties ranged from Is 6d to 12s. AUSTRALIAN WOOL SALES. ALTERED SYSTEM SUGGESTED. [from our own correspondent.] SYDNEY, May 18. Discussion is taking place among wool men in Sydney as to how long the system of organised wool sales in the different capitals can reasonably be expected to continue. While most growers probably are in the main satisfied, there are a number who still consider they are handicapped by having clips offered at unfavourable times. Their argument is that Australia cannot go on indefinitely keeping the wool trade a close preserve for brokers. While wool growers are in the happy position of knowing that it is impossible for them to over-produce, it does not follow that the wool is always saleable in the quantities in which it becomes available. For, after all, the merchant who is going to turn the wool into cloth obviously cannot afford to buy his wool supply for 12 months all in one mouthful. Finances will not permit it. i Hence the comment on the enormous quantities that have been offered at the recent Australian sales —take the period from September to March, for instance. In Sydney alone during that time 1,003.877 bales were disposed" of. A few growers considered it would be more profitable to have the sales spread over the whole year. Those who are satisfied with the present arrangement naturally would never agree on account of the obvious extra risks entailed and the certainty of slower returns.