Late Commercial.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1551, 18 August 1926, Page 5

Late Commercial.

THE CO-OPERATIVE FRUITGROWERS OF.' OTAGO, LTD., Dunedin, report that the following prices were realised during the week : Apples—First grade Delicious 8s to I2S, inferior less. Scarlets 4s, 6s, Jonathans ss, Bsj Stunners 6s, Bs, Cleopatras ss, 7s, 'cookers 4s, 6s, inferior and small are practically unsaleable. " Pears—Dessert W. Nelis 5s to 7s 6d other varieties 4s to ss, cookers 3s 6d, 4s. Lemons—Australian 18s to 20s. Oranges—Australian Navels 18s to 20s, Island .16s. Mandarines—South Australian 235, 2 5 s - Common Oranges—l6s, 17s. Bananas —Fiji green 245, ripe 30s;' Tomatoes—lsland 7s 6d, local hothouse 2s 3d. - ! Passions—2os Pineapples—24s Cabbage—2s 6d to 7s 6d sack. Cauliflowers—4s to 12s dozen. Swedes— 3s cwt. Potatoes— £7 los ton Carrots— 7s cwt. Parsnips—7s cwt. Onions—2os cwt. ,■•, \ ■'.;■;

Fraser and Co., agents for the Otago Egg Circle, report as under-.—Eggs: Up till Friday we secured 2s per dozen for stamped, and Is lOd forcase eggs. Supplies have increased and some retailers are selling guaranteed fresh eggs at Is lOd. Our price to-day is Is 9d for Egg Circle eggs and Is 7d for case. Tallow—The market is firm from 21s to 265. Honey—Slow sale ; prime bulk sd; undergrade 3|d to 4d; 101b tins 5s 6d; sections 9d to lOd. Butter —Bulk Is 3d to Is 4d. Beewax Is 3d per lb. firm ; good bacon weights B.|d, porkers 7sd to Bd. We are agents for Pareora Meat, Meal. We stock Star P. Chick Food, lucerne meal, poultry meal, oats, maize, wheat, bran, and pollard; champion egg crates 18s 6d : leg rings Is per dozen (special quotes for quantities). Potatoes—Oamaru and Taieri 7s to 8s cwt. Poultry—We held our usual sale on Wednesday at 1 30 p.m., when we submitted a small yarding—table poultry is scarco and prices are high, we could sell doubie the quantity arriving. We sold as under :—White leghorn hens, 10 at 6s 6d, balance from 7s to 8s ; heavy breeds 7s to 8s 6d; well grown, cockerels 8s to 12s; others from 4s to. 6s 6d. Ducklings 7s 6s to 8s 6d; ducks 6s to 6s 6d ; geese 6s to 8s 6d; pigeons 2s (all at per pair.) Turkeys Gobbler! Is 2Jd; hens Is Id per lb (live weight). Consignors please note that pigs and poultry must arrive not latift than Wednesday morning of each' week. We have a stock of poultry crates on hand for the use of our clients.

Messrs; D. W. M'Kay, Ltd.,. Exchange Fruit Mart, Invercargill, reports as follows ~ of apples have come forward to our market freely during the past week. Some very choice lines of Delicious from the Cromwell districts, and Sturmers, Delicious, and Doughertys from Roxburgh and Alexandra. For choice wellgradelsamples satisfactory prices are boing realised, but small and undersized samples are very difficult to dispose of. Pears are in short supply and any sound samples are readily placed at satisfactory prices,, a percentage of tbo consignments com , ing to hand are showing signs of bad order and have to be'cleared immediately. A splendid enquiry exists for Southland grown seed potatoes, and during the week have placod parcels/ Values for the week : —Delicious, best samples to-10s 6d, small and light coloured 6s to 8a 6d. Jonathans to 8s 6d, Cleopatras 6s to 7s 6d, Sturmers to 9s, Dougherty's to 9s, cooking apples to 7s. Pears„ to 4d per lb., ''l