New Zealand Applesin London.
Foub shipments of apples arrived on the London market about the middle of April, says the London correspondent of t he Sydney Aforninn Herald and two of them have been quite disposed of. These were the Oroya'* cargo from Adelaide and the cargo of the Tonganro from New Zealand. The Adelaide apples proved very disappointing, being soft and speoky. There is a good deal of doubt'ou this side as to the cause of this, some attributing it to the fruit having been gathered too early, others to the fact of it coming as general cargo instead of in the cool chamber. There is, however, no doubt that all fruit coming as general cargo will be liable to be more or less damaged, and if shippers desire their fruit to obtain good prices in the London market they must arrange for it to come in the cool chamber. Much of the Adelaide fruit proved nearly tasteless, and the prices it realised were extremely low, ranging irom 3s to lis 6d per case. To day there has been a small sale of 75 cases of apples from Adelaide ex Valetta, which realised from 6s to 8s per case. One or two oases were absolutely worthless, and did not realise a penny. A very marked fault in the Adelaide apples is the want of grading. Apples for the London market should be graded that they are all about the same size in each box. Perhaps another explanation of the low prices fetched by the Australian apples may be found in the arrival on the London market of some 13,200 cases of apples from Nova Scotia. The Tongariro's apples were much better than those of the Oroya. In fact, they turned out equal to anything sent from Tasmania, and Australia will have to take into.consideration the fact that New Zealand is going to become a severe competitor in the fruit trade. Some of the .New Zealand apples realised as high as 25s per case, ranging from 14s up to the first named figure. To-day a small consignment of 80 cases of Tasmanian apples arrived m the Orizaba, and were sold at Covent Garden at prices ranging from 14s to 225 ; As an evidence of the appreciation shown for these apples on the London market, 1 may mention that relays of men were engaged all night in discharging the Orizaba, so that the fruit might he sold at Ooyent Garden that morniner.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3839, 23 June 1891, Page 2
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411New Zealand Applesin London. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3839, 23 June 1891, Page 2
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