APPLE MARKETS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1577, 22 October 1912, Page 7

APPLE MARKETS ABROAD.

. Messrs. J. T. Horn, Ltd., sole representatives' for Tasmon (.Nelson) apple lands, h'ave handed us the following letter, written Itb their s-.iiwrvispr, ¥ r - F. JJottage.'lhq well-Lnown fruit expert. The writers. Jltssrs. Jforitzson and Co., : B/uhedin, one of tt>e largest .fruit exporters from the iWm'nion, give information which should proy* of'coiisiderablp vnluo to orehardists 'find filliws" interested in the industry referred lo=— "D.ur.ptiia.'ilth October, 1912. "F. E. Nottage, Bsq., "Aporp P. 0., via Nelson. ""Dear Sir,—We have, yours . .of the 3rd inst., and iye read with intsrest what you have got to say. You can tell yonr members' at your first meeting to plant out as many apples as they possibly canrevery available inch should be utilised; also tell your friends to' put "in good keeping varieties, dessert only, and also be sure to have- well-coloured varieties. "The apples required will be,for shipment March, April, 'May, June, July. There is an Unlimited demand and a newtrade opening altogether. New Zealand Will l>a able to replace Tasmaniau apples for South America, and immediately tho Panama Canni is open apples will be wanted for the Eastehi States of North America. In the meantime our New Zealand growers are expecting bigger prices t'lmn they will be ablfl to get in a few years' time, when the orchards will be coining into bearing. Tasmaninn growers are satisfied if they can get from 3s. Gd. to 4s. per case in Epbart for their apples; in fact, this year they have sold about 100,000 for the South American market at •ts. 3d. per case f.0.b., Hobart. We have been selling New Zealand-grown, apples at ss: Gd. f.0.b., Wellington, so ultimately, when New Zealand will have plenty, of apples available—and we .anticipate that in five or six years' time we should be ab|e tq export over one million, casesthen the grower will have to take into serious consideration the export prices. ■ "Of course, he has also the alternative of consigning bis fruit to either the British or Hamburg ]ym r kets, where he will be able to realise top Yalv.e, which may be considerably higKer than prices he would be offered for right-out sales from South America. We may inform you we are splq agents for New Zealand for a very large house in Monte Video, and if we can get space in the steamers, i we aro prepared to take for this firm alone 100,000 eases for IQU.

, "Wo are'also agents for Messrs. J. H. Lutton and Son, of Hamburg, for New Zealand. We have much pleasure in enclosing you ono of their market reports, which will give you an idea of prices realised in Hamburg for Australian apples.. You can easily get at the prices, as M stands for mark (that means Is.), so 17.25 means 17s. 3d., 20.50 means 20s. 6d., and so on. These scales in Hamburg are a, great institution, they last sometimes for two or three days, and longer; buyers attend from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Austria, and all the German Confederate States.

"Wo have much pleasure in sending yon one of their photographs, where yon ego buyers coming round with their catalogues, valuing tho sample boxes of npples, the same as the buyers do hero jn New Zealand with their wool.

"If at any time you wish to ship lo Hamburg, we will make all arrangements for you. We would at all times bo pleased to give you any information you require. "Please put the photograph in a prominent position in your ollice. '■Yours faithfully, "(Signed) A. MOHIT'/SON." TWO GUINEAS FOR FOUR LINES! A CHEQUE FOR £2 2s. 'hns been sent to the writer of this veree— Mrs. K.1i'.11.M.,' Whnkaroiurn, I'olmerston North: Coughed and sneezed all day on Sunday; Felt so very weak am! sick; Well and strong again by Monday; Tonking's Emulsion did the trick! WIN TWO GUINEAS! I'rke Poem published every Saturday. Best original four short-line adyt. versq about "Tonking'3 Linseed Emulsion" wins each week. J'ront Cardboard Cover (the Cherub) from bottle must lie enclosed. With U. Gd. sira nuiy he sent one ver.se; 2e. (id. size, two verses; 4s. 6d. size, four verses Address: "Tonkinfr's Linseed Emulsion," P.O. Box 290, Wellington.