EXPOUT OF APPLES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1840, 14 May 1888, Page 3

EXPOUT OF APPLES.

Year by year the increase of our orchards will oauae fruit-growers to look for markets for their produce outside the colony. The home country has always been looked upon as the great ultimate market to which our surplus produce of all kinds shall be seat for ready sale and paying prices, but for perishable articles, Buch as green fruit, the period of transit is long, and m the oourae of six weens the keeping qualities of many good varie t ; es of apples will be severely tested, especially when they have to pass through the equatorial regions. To pay the high oharge made by the steamship companies for the use of a cold chamber during transit is liable to severely cut into the margin from which the profits will come. It is satisfactory to learn that some of our orchardists are bestirring themselves to find an outside market for surplus fruits, and yesterday Mr R. Hobbs, M.H.R., shipped by the mail steamer a large consignment, to test the San Francisco market. He expects that apples reaching there m May and early m June will find a ready sale at satisfactory prices. The consignment oonsistß of a number of carefully seleoted varieties, such as Count of Wcik, Nonpareil Russett, Northern Spy, Majetin, Hall'B seedling, (ireat Unknown, Amerioan Garden Russett, Stunner Pippen, Prioe of Australia, Eeinette dv Canada, and Stone Pippen. These varieties are e»ch sent ia considerable quantity,' suffi-" oient to prove the market, while a number of varieties are sent for the purpose of obtaining the opinion of San Francisco fruit dealers upon them, and with the' prospect of finding a market for them m ban Francisco m future years. It is to be hoped that the spirited undertaking of Mr Hobbs will be successful, tbat others will follow m his footsteps, and that gradually a large and profitable market will be found for our surplus fruit. The apples sent away yesterday are carefully packed m boxes whioh go 21 to the ton measurement—(Auckland " Herald,")