ALL TIME RECORD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 March 1939, Page 6

ALL TIME RECORD

SHIPMENT OF TASMANIA ' POTATOES

TO AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND. FOLLOWING ON FAMINE SCARCITY. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Received This Dav, 11.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Shipments of potatoes from Tasimania to the mainland Stales last week amounted to 50 000 sacks, an alltime record. The “Sydney Morning Herald’s” Burnie correspondent says that while one reason for the record deliveries was the desire of farmers to market supplies before Now Zealand potatoes were admitted, there had been a remarkable change in crop prospects, resulting from rain in the past month. Several traders expressed the view that the relaxation of the embargo on New Zealand potatoes had come too late, and that Australia now has sufficient supplies. SINISTER GLUT COMMENTS ON CHANGE IN TACTICS. POSSIBLE REACTIONS. (Received This Dav. 12.40 p.m.) SYDNEY. This Day. The “Daily News” publishes comments by Messrs Walker and Stewart. Mr Walker says Tasmanian growers have been hiding millions of potatoes in underground, pits to keep Sydney prices famine-high—now they have flooded the market to choke New Zealand growers out. Mi 1 Stewart says: “There is something sinister about this potato glut in Sydney. If tins business angers the New Zealand Government it will do our citrus men a lot of harm."