FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 24, 28 January 1921, Page 2

FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

\ .MARKET LN= FULL SWING. i — I The stone fruit season is now at its height, plums, nectarines, and peaches being marketed in large <_uantities. Tomatoes* arc also in full swing, and prices have dropped considerably from last week's rates. Apples are also coming forward in increasingly large quantities, while Bon Chretien pears are making their appearance. TFKXERr" AND GROW'KR**. LTD. Fruit. - Messrs. Turners and llrowers report that wt- are now in the thick of the local fruit season, such lines as piums. nectarines, peaches, apples and tomatoes, also j pears. b*l-s all ou -he market in very barge ! quantities. Good prices are being realised j for all lines, with the exception of secondclass fruit, fur which there is, as usual, a | poor demand. Tomatoes have been coming ; forward in larger quantities than ever be- : fore, and prices have held fairly well. Black English plums are in very keen demand, as ; are also good lines of good-si-ed and medium i Burbaiiks. prices ranging from 5/ to S/ for ; large, small ."' to 4/. Hothouse grapes are ■ selling welll in large lines, prices ruling | from 1/ to 2 per lb. according to quality. Bon Chretien pears are now ou the market in fairly large lines. It is anticipated that ] tbe market prices will not fall any further I than this week's prices for this line, as the I crop is considerably lighter than last year's. j Messrs. Turners and Growers. Ltd.. landed a choice line of 300 cases of navel oranges from San Francisco, ex I'ofua. prices ruling I from 50/ to 01 per box. quality very choice. , Ripe bananas are in e-eeptionally "good deJ mand and are realising orer~'2o"f per bo_ i for good lines. lied apples, such as AstrnI khans, are still realising hi-h prices. 10' to I 17/, while (iravetisteins have, fallen con- | siderably iv price, as there are large quantities now on tbe market. A few other lines of apples are also beiut- sold, but they are mostly windfalls, with the exception of several god lines of cookers. such as Mobbs' Koyal, which are selling at fairly good 18-ices. The above tirm also handled a shipment of Sydney fruit this weel", including pines and passions, which sold at good prices, also a large line of watermelons, which, of course, met with the usual keen demand. Otairo apricots, for which Messrs.' Turners and Growers act ]as agents on behalf of the Otago Co-Op.. have been coming forward regularly until the last two days, and have been realising good prices, the condition being fairly good, with the exception of o;>,- or two lines. j Takim; the market in general prices are i good all round for the quantity of fruit available, peaches particularly realising exceptionally go..d prices. There is every prospect of peaches and piums being over very shortly, also nectarines and apricots, j Bon Chretien pears will come forward in 'larger quantities, but the demand will , increase from now on. Produce.—Potatoes. 5, to & per cwt; onions, 9.- to 0 4 cwt: pickling onions, l.'l to_lJd per lb: swedes. 4 7 cwt; marrows. 1 7 to 2/6 dozen; cueuml>ers, - to '_' :» dozen: cabbage. :i 0 to 4 9 dozen; rhubarb. IK to 4,1 dozen: let nice. 1 _ to 1 :i dozen: parsnips. 1 to 1 2 dozen; carrots. Od to 8d dozen: beer. 7.1 dozen: hp.-ms, _d to 4d lb: kumaras. I'd lb: celery. •_> "1 to 2.i bundle. Dairy Producv. 2 2 to _ 4 dozen: ! butter. 1 71 to _ Oi ib. I-ouKry.—Hens. 2 6 to 7 each: cockerels. I 4 fi tn 710 each; small. 0d to 2 -"each; ducks : - , lot; each.

MESSRS. A. B. DONALD. LTD. ; Messrs. A. B. Donald Ltd.. report afollows: —\ery heavy "-applies of fruit ar cumins forward, and despite this fact th. prices keep fairly high, especially fm tomatoes, nectarines and peaches a" shipment of apricots from Roxhumh arrived during the week, and opened up to ;1 keen ■ market, prices ranging from 14 to 17 ii. We expect another shipment in the course of a few days, which will ;„. about thlast of the season. Tin tir-t shipment of Sydney fruit since the strike arrived t>y the Tofua on Thursday, comprising ; pines and pas-don fruit u:;d owing to the .scarcity of this fruit on the Auckland Choice hothouse grapes were iii demand. ; and sold readily, while the inferior gradewere only ,n fair demand. The demand . for tomatoes still holds good, and likely ,to do so for some lit tie rime. Apples Mire on the decline, but choice Gravensteins of a high colour are hrin-in ■■ in i big money; the same remarks also apply Ito bananas, which are somewhat scarce. 'Bon Chretien pears are selling to a l.ig I market, while Kn-lish piums. which are in I cohort supply have advance] slight; v. . Prod nee: Potatoes are on th.. decline', and I tbe market Ls very weak. This i> due to ' the fact that quite a nnmber have si-n-> •of the ru.st and Might. Onions whi.-n were firm during the early par: •■( the '.week, remain on par with iast weeS's I rates. Cucumbers are easier, due t.. lbfact that lame quantities are coming for | ward. We are nor holding :, sail . to-morrow, and our next on.- will he he • ! on Monday at 0 a.m. We .- i >t,. as fo.----;lows: Bananas. 24' to 27 ; lobs 3 to S'H; peaches choice :i to 11 . others' t". tn s :: 'plums. Kngll-h 7, to r, c. ,l a ,,aiiese. .!,.,.- ,fi fi. others :t to 4 0: tomatoes, best duality .f">/ to 10/. other* 3 tn 7 : passions 14 t'.. f l6': strawberrie- 1 /r, to 111 Keason ii about finished, biit we exi>e,-t a lew mere nearly next woeki: pineapples. -1 '0 to •*** : [grapes, choice 1 S to 2 . medinm 1 :: to | 1.5: apricots. 14 (I to 17 rt: nectarines. 7 ito 0 : pears, first quail; v H-ti to IB . i medinm fi to 0, : Cape eoo<-ehcrri<v. l "Jl. i. Produce: Potatoes, r. to 60. no demand: | onions. 9/ tr, 0/0: kumaras. 14 : beans, 14' Jtrwt; eggs. 2 4 to 2/5: pickling nnioni-, 14/.