Apples in London.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 23 July 1891, Page 3

Apples in London.

The London oorreapdndeut of the Argus sends the following [information:— %';4:: '■'<."■-■ -■:■;■ ':1 '■-''.-.';•/ In an interview with Mr W.N. White, of Messrs ; Wi N. White and Cove^^deri, who is one of the smartest and ablest as well as one of the ilargest salesmen in Covent^gardei . Market.' says :—" the Taanianiaria are -cutting their own throataTbyndt filling their boxes of apples pvbperly, , ; Buyers are com' plainibg that instead of a box being well pa6ked. and full; ,pf fruit,, <top often thereJß.muoh, paper 'and the buyer that instead' of 40ib to 44$ [ of j-pfe )xe gets- only 801b ; to 851b; So much is this . practice develOpitig'that already certain marks are getting a reputation for -light weight. T?nls'pi^^pt light;^o|gHt; boxes ja^actmg 'injuriously upoi^ those who a:c'e sending 1 fiifl 1 4tyb u weight boxes. '.Of .course all apples will not' weigh alike, but 401b should be the standard weight: to attain. Australian , Tasmania n, and New Zealand apples find and will fin^d a ready sale at retail pjiees of 4& peril?., Now when a buyer gets short-weight boxes he to tempted to charge 6d, an4 this, is injuring the trade < If the i bqxes, are filled, then to sell at 44 a buyer, can afford to give 10s 6d or even lls 6d per box j To sell at 6d priees as high as 16s and 46s have to be fj^lr j ised, and, owing to damagod fruit and other: los^es.and^expenses, this, is not. often obiaiae^. . Vejy ; superior fimt 1 will se,ll at 6d..per lb, bilk tte maV jority,inußt finaV .as market, *i!M». There is reaily.iio five-penny f. price,;:: It is 'ifither 4d dr^Gd.' >liast :year groweifs insisted '^'n a un^fgr>n siie of the . *bpxe%; f t: jihey r r jhould nfjvr ti^rn their 'attention to, these short !■ vjeig' ht' packers^ . It these black "sheep that are spoiling the market, and good men suffer from their mal-praotices. The sender should guard his brand with the utmost jealousy as to its honesty, as buyers may be deceived once, but not more. It is but right to that ther are certain brands whom the buyers follow with as much confidence as with others they have the greatest distrust. , If these Tasmanian,. Australian, or iSTew Zealand are properly paoked, the .', oases well filled, and they arrived in goo^ condition, London market can take any 7 amount. - The market for these apples need not be confined to Londoa»>A«. Berlin, Paris, Vienna, . and St an^ Moscow, 'are ready to buy if the quality be good. Lpndon salesman are cautious , in opening up these foreign markets pntil they have the utmost confidence in ,the paokers. Prices at these ioar kets for really first-clasß apples are enormous. At St. Petersburg and Moscow to-day the White Callville French apples are reaUsing 2s 6d each, and there is no reason why superior New York pippins/ 3turmer

pippins, or Scarlet tearmafls should not be sent there and realise enorai ous prices ; but confidence, the utmost confidence, is necessary to induce the Continental retailers to send their orders. They know exactly when ordering White Callvilles what they are going to receive and so it should be with Australian and 'I asmanian. If the colonies will only send their very best fruit, and only pack it in the very best manner they will soon discover that higher prices can be realised, and the extra care and expense will be thoroughly reproductive. Such is the opinion of Mr Whyte, and what he has said deserves great consideration by colonial packers and growers.