APPLE EXPORT TRADE.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1923, Page 4

APPLE EXPORT TRADE.

OPENING UP SOUTH AMERICAN .MARKUPS. WELLINGTON, April Pi E, fai New Zealand lias <li.-patrlieil (lack shipments of apples to South America by three steamers —the Kia Ora, on '.March S, the Armagh on March 111. and the Karamoa, on March 25. A fourth steamer carrying tipples, the Port Caroline, will leave to-day. Up to and including the Karttmca’s shipments a total ol 1 < ,9”5 eases of apples had been dispatched to Buenos Aires, and there is keen anxiety mi the part of shippers to learn in what condition they arrived, and what pines they letched. This is not yet knoan. In ord l, r to try in put the apple, trade in the Argentine on a proper bteii,. slike footing, Mr \\ . A. late, n VVairnrepa grower, went there by lr. Armagh, and has eaidetl as lollnwx to the Now Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation :--"Prospeets fair if fruit proves good condition. Fruit now transit Montevideo to Buenos Aires. Report condition after examination." That report lias not yet come to hand, hut it is expeetc 1 this week, when I growers will he notified. It is understood that Mr Tate (who took with him credentials from the I I’rinre Minuter and Minister of AgriI culture), may also impure into the chances of markets for New Zealand ! apples til .Montevideo (Uruguay, and | Rio da .Jaiiiero (Brazil). ! The Pori. Caroline will take vi oii: | cases of apples, bringing the total sold j to Buenos Aires since .March 1 tip L Last year a total of 1 In, 1)00 eases jof apples uere sent Home. hilt this | season already 91,000 eases have heel' shipped 'including the Port Caroline’1011. Tin re are still CO,OOO eases t. be shipped, which will make this iln

wj . hi'.nrcst export season for apples Net □ i Zealand has knmoi. LI | The sieanier.s which are to itik ; apples this month tire: The Rnaliim j=-j . o.’i nO'.i eases; Rnrarangn, 20,000 in eoi Eg ! store, and 0000 cases fnr .South Amer l~~i ! cm : and the Port Nicholson, 0000 east Lj ; for Soul li America. Of the *5,09(1 eases i,n the Port Can r~g ; lino. .511011 cases are trom Nelson, 25( (Jj j cases are from the Waimrapn, nl if 1 tl i t htilance are from Hawke's Bay at 3 ! Marlborough.