FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 3

FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

POOR DEMAXD AT TO-DAV3 MARKET. Fruit was in TatUer poor demand at the tily Market, u.-.lny, ,-..mpar.-.1 with earlier in the week,'consequent! , , pricea ruled a little lower. Oram;,- ».-ie eagerly sought after, ho«e\r;\ pnn■■■ Australian realising Irnm 12/ to !•"■.' per case; repacked Maud uranp-s brought from 18/ to 20 . Mandarin* wen- wanv] mid tin- price* ranged from 15/ to -•'■ . aev "r.lin ■■• to quality. l'a*-ion fruit wa- al.-o n-.iroe, the local frui» M'ltlni: at IT i pot i-i»e, and Sydney pa-eions at a> lit £1. Pineapple* worn plentiful. shi|imont- r-"ivntly arrivinc: frum Fiji an. 1 . Sydney. The Fiji fruit fetched from P•■' to' .' while Sydney broiujh; a< mudi a> ,v; . Apiin to-day lai-jje i|iiaul',l'.e.< of lK'Hpious an 1 inferior Sturnu'r ;\pjils-s iluodcl thp marVot, and s.iid f r i>ni 7 in S■. uhile ■better Sttirnipr , : realised 11 rt. (>:lu-r prices for applet wore: IVlieion*. II 14/ to IT. :t: Dmisrlierty's '■> i> to 11 ii: Munro's ijrood cooker*). 10 to 11 : Epp's Se' , ''.!'.:!':?. about P./. Other fruit sold at price-! according to quality. Local fri>>h lemons i'l'iiuglil a poor demand and -nld at 4 i> to : nireil lemons wont at pvic- ranging from S u> 1.V3. I.OMI ■. r.-;,.,,,! ,-,/rt p.-,-case, and some Sydney -pci-in] loquatn> high'as IS/. Hothmt-e -old well and T.-land tomat.ie- at 1! P"r ease. The l>est rip ,, banana- wore disposed of at 30/ to :S2. (1. GLUT OF NEW I'OTATOKS. The market to-day was kliiuc.l with new potatoes, the prices ranging from Id to 2d per 11). There \va= practically no sale for second grade potatoes, l.alibafres. cauliflowers, and all root vegetables were in keen demand, with pricea jhig-li. Cucumbers were marketed in fair quantities, tho ruling prices lieinc from 7/ to 11/. Peas were in fair supply, and the demand was keen. They hrnupht from Hid to 3d per H>. French beaurealised 1/3 per lbj and broad beans ."Ud per lb.