FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 103, 30 April 1920, Page 2

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

E. TUR.VER AND SOXS. E. Turner and Sons. I/td.. report 'large quantities of frnlt at to-day's market. Tliero was a general tendency for prices to fail In most lines on account of the raftway strike, there being no possibility of tiny fruit to country shops, and quantities of fruit 'Which were already received by the railway? having come back into the market here. Choice apples, Deliclous are bringing from 10/ to 12/, Jonathans from 0/6 to 7/. Poorer lines are hard to quit. There is a fair demand for good cookers, which are bringing from 3/ to 6/ per case. Lemons are in teen demand, sood quality. Hothouse grapes, choice, from l'S to" 2/3 per Hi, other poorer qualities 1/ to 1/0 'per 11). Figs, 2/6 to 4/6 per box. Tomatoes, from 4/ to 7/ for best, 2/ to 3/ for other qualities. There is n» demand for sauce tomatoes. (Passions hare fallen in .price and are selling at from 2.' to 3/ per box. Choice pears are .bringine from 7/ to 10/. othe-rs from 4/ to 6. There is practically no demand for cookinz pears. The Floni arrived to-day from the Cook Islands with oranzes. which are realising frnm 13/ to Vβ' per case, according to quality. onions. 10/ to 11/ per cwt: picklins onions, ljd per 1!>: squash, o'3 cwt: pumpkins, 7/6 to S/6 cwt; swedes. 3/B cwt: kumaras, Ijii to -Jd Hi: melons, citron. 5' to S/e cwt: celery, 2/ to 3/4 bundle: cabbage. 2/6 to 5/ aack: turnips. 3d to 0d doz.: carrots. 6d to loci duz.: parsnips. Cd to 0d doz.: marrows. 1/ -to 2/ doz. ■Dairy Produce.—"Farmer's butter, 1/B to 17 11>: e??s. 1/ to 4/1 doz.: bulk honey. 04 lb. Poultry.— 'Hens, lieavy 3 0 to ".,'. others 2 i> to 3/4: licuvv up ro 6/10, other* 2<i to 4'S: turkey eoblrlers. 10/ to Tβ. ; turkey liens. 6/ to 0/: ducks, 5/ to 6/2; drakes. 3-3 to 6/1: pullets n p to 8/10. small -•/* to 74: cockerels, 1/3 to 2/10.