GOOD MARKET FOR APPLES

Taranaki Daily News, 1 May 1933, Page 7

GOOD MARKET FOR APPLES

UNREFRIGERATED SHIPMENTS. EXPERIMENT UNSATISFACTORY. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 6.30 pan. London, April 29. The apple trade continues satisfactory, and with only moderate quantities arriving and the general quality-and condition of the fruit being good buyers have been operating freely at a higher level of prices. Importers of Hamburg by no means favour the shipment of apples in unrefrigerated chambers. The experiment made in the Djambi convinced them of the undesirability of these shipments. . ■ ' Reporting on this shipment one firm writes:' “Considering the long voyage Cleopatras and Dunns landed in fairly good condition. The fruit, however, was ripe and some over-ripe. Jonathans were in wasty condition and sold at low prices. Although the prices realised for Cleopatras and Dunns were fairly siatisfactory we certainly would not encourage any shipments in common storage, ‘sas with larger arrivals we are sure the prices of such fruit will be considerably lower than prices for refrigerated apples. It is out of the question to ship softer varieties like Jonathans and Five Crowns unrefrigerated, as they are always bound to arrive wasty.” |