FRUIT INDUSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1932, Page 7

FRUIT INDUSTRY

BOARD AND FORWARD SELLING. (Per Press Association — Copyright.) WELLINGTON, .September 22. ' Addressing the fruitgrowers’ conference Mr Robertson, chairman of the •Control (Board, Said, that from time to time it ..was-stated that the Board was opposed ifio forward ' selling, but this was not borne out by facts. For several years past th 6 Board had considerably quantities on . the forward system, but the Board had, however, refrained .from ;selling on': the 'forward basis to the United Ifi'Pgcfbd l , mainly bepau.s e of the uncertaintyV how such forward . sales -umuld react ; On,'fruit sent on • consignment. _ Great Britain was the Dominions main market, .absorbing 75 per cent, of the crop, and it whs essential ;that nothing should be don© to interfere with the profitable selling of the crop. The system of .forward sales was adopted, with shipments to Canada and had been used extensively in Europe, and "ifj '.would foe adopted in Great Britain when the Board was assured that such', .action .was .in the beet interests of the growers. 1t ..,,T1ie proposal ' that ' a trial shipment of export frUit feVMfld from Nelson in unwired cases, with a ViOW to doing away with the wiring, AVftg eatried,