Late Commercial

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 396, 3 July 1928, Page 13

Late Commercial

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES TO-DAY’S SALES Wellington. —Sales reported: Inscribed Stock. 54. 1933, £99 Is 6d; National Insurance, 15s 104 change; Commercial Bank Australia (ord.), 29s 7d. Chri«tchurch.—Sales: National Insurance, 15a lid (2 pels); Dalgety and Co., £l4 17s 6d; British Tobacco, 42s 9d; Mahakipawa, 3s lid (2 pels). Dunedin. —Sale reported, Westport Coal 30a 4d. DOMINIONS’ NEW RIVAL FINE APPLES FROM CHILE (United P.A.~~By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association.) Reed. 9 a.m. LONDON, Monday. The New Zealand apples ex the lonic, Port Adelaide and Somerset brought: Sturmers, 10s to 12s; Delicious, 12s to 14s; Jonathans, 13s to 14s. An interesting development in the fruit trade has been the first arrival of Chilean apples, the quality of which surprised and pleased Covent Garden experts. They mostly exceed three inches in diameter, and comprise Newtown Pippins and White Winter Pearmains. They are all beautifully-clean, showy fruit, especially the llogvers, which are well graded and attractively Packed, although too big for English requirements, realising 14s to 15s a rase. One importer says that if Chile sends -4-inch or 2s||-inch apples it is likely to become a serious competitor with the Dominions, as the seasons are concurrent. FEWER VARIETIES URGED Reed. 10.35 a.m. CANBERRA. To-day. The Empire Marketing Board's report on fruit export urges a reduction ln the number of varieties of apples a nd pears exported to England. . adds that it believes some effort 1® be ing made in this direction in New Zealand, and recommends that attention should be concentrated on the export of special varieties. The report says that New Zealand r uit has shown a remarkably low percentage of disease. This is possibly f iue to more effective grading and con-