FRUIT FOR ABROAD

Shannon News, 26 April 1929, Page 4

FRUIT FOR ABROAD

EXPORTS FROM DOMINION LARGE QUANTITIES SHIPPED ' The fruit export season is now in full swing, and every day large quantities of apples arc arriving at Wellington' for transhipment overseas. At present there are about 70,000' cases' of apples, mostly from. Nelson, in store at Wellington, and another 75.000 cases will arrive during the* week. The largest shipment of apples this season left Wellington last Saturday morning in the Federal liner Middlesex, which had on board 108,000 cases. Of this shipment, 42,000 cases were loaded direct at Nelson. - The Middlesex will discharge 19,500 cases at Rotterdam and the balance of 88,500 cases at Lon- * don.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Mataroa, which sailed on Saturday for • London, took 12,500 boxes of pears - loaded, at Wellington and 8900 cases of apples loaded at Auckland. The Federal liner Westmoreland, which also sailed on Saturday, took 7500 cases of apples from Wellington and will load about 25,000 eases at Port Chalmers. On Tuesday the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's motor liner Coptic sailed for Loudon, taking about 17,650 cases of apples and 8500, boxes o* pears. During the remainder of this month and early in May seven or eight other large shipments of fruit will be made. The C. and'D. Jiner Port Curtis will take.2l,ooo cases of apples for Montte Video, and the New Zealand Shipping .Company's steamer Rimutaka will take 31,500 cases for the same port. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Raranga will take 17,000 cases for West of England ports, and the same company's Qtira will take 10,000 cases of apples for Monte Video and 7000 cases ; of apples and 3000 boxes of pears for \ Rio do Janeiro.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor liner Karamea will load 32,000 cases of apples at Nelson and a further quantity at Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company 's new motor liner Rangitikei will ship 25,000 cases for London. A shipment of cases of apples for Halifax will be taken bv the C. and D. liner Port Darwin, which will load (3000 cases at Wellington and a similar quantity at Auckland.