AUSTRALIAN ORANGES

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1932, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN ORANGES

A LARGE SHIPMENT. EFFECT OF THE EMBARGO. The decision of the Cabinet to place an embargo on the importation mto, New Zealand of Australian fruit and vegetables resulted in a larger shipment than usual being brought by the Marama, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney on Tuesday. The Marama left Sydney last Friday, the day before the embargo’-, became effective; and on the same- day the Zealandia sailed for Wellington with a large quantity of Australian fruit. Keen competition existed for Australian- oranges brought by the Marama when they were offered at the City Markets yesterday, prices- ranging from 12s to 14s a case. At Friday’s sale 14s to 15s a case was paid, while a week ago values were as low as from 8s to 9s 6d. For Australian cherries 10s 4d to. 13s. 6d a case, was paid, compai’ed with Ils to 13s on Friday and 8s to . 10s 6d a -week .ago. Yesterday good quality’ oranges were selling in . city shops at six for Is and cherries at from Is to Is 9d a chip. Commenting on the embargo on Australian fruit, Mr. Harvey Turner, man-aging-director of Turners and Growers, Limited, fruit and produce merchants, said yesterday that the supply of oranges should be sufficient for the Christmas and New Year trade, but it was inevitable that prices would rise. He hoped a settlement would be reached as it would be most serious if the public could not be supplied with oranges.