FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 106, 5 May 1923, Page 15

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

MAIIKKT Win.l, sri-1'LlKl). There w;i. plenty uf fruil ur.il \e»e- ■ Apples are slai-king ~li a liYtle! "ami'i thfi-e is ;, tenilfiiry in linn ii vi-rv iinlH. Peer> are ' tinUhiiiff. ulthoupli ! -nun' inferior linos are -i-niiifr n) V ery i "W prii-es. still hetlei liue> are realis- '• inn ".ore limn recently The marki-i i- | \yell supplied v,i,h ripe Immtnns. tliis ; line selliiij; »t less ihnii jiremi Imnauas I were selliiiK .v sliipV side. The nun- ' kel is fairly well supplied with Island i nranjres. re-pii,-ks liringilif; 14 lo l.">, | per ease. In grapes lite liest lines are I liiingiiif: lieyv.nd -J per 11.. A inir ■ supply of Australian came to Imiul liy the Muranm. hut they were not in pood cfinditioii and realised only 12 to 1.1 per case. Passion fruit realises from ' ipiality hriiifrinp liito :' . ' The marki-t i- well supplied with small vegetuhles. and pri.es generally ! riiiiiii- nhotit the -aim , as |a-t week, most uf the lines selling; at less than it would j ,-osi vi produce them. The same H]iplu-» in pumpkins, which arc a drujr on the market. I'rcsh supplies of potatoes <>ni«eil ihe position somewhni. prime i|imlity ] Southern bringing S/- to S/(l per cwt. • lie-t (|liality Southern onions, li/ti to T.'ti: ■ jiiime 10.-itl (which ari' nf poor ijualityi, S/li to 1(1/-. Other prices included jiriinu kuineiH*. Id to lid per 11,.: citron, melon-.:' c> cut.: cabhapes (first quality i. I ii io ." ii dnz.; cnulillowers showed aj •rrprtl laiifre. from li/- to 12/- per do/... Hvonlinu tn si/.e for first-class, down to! ver\ pom- prices indeed for poor qnnli- j tie-: cucumbers, half-bushel cases. 4/- to j •I,'li. bushel eases T/ti to '.!/-. Swedes were j very short, and c uiseqtieiitly prices rose i considerably. There wi-ro large supplies of poultry. prices heinpr: Heavy cockerels. 4/- to j ii : lishl eoekercls. -2 -to i/3: heavy [ liens. 2/ti to 3/3: lipht bens. I/O to 2/3; ducks. It, to 4/3: drakes. !'■ to .T/B. Kfips were in short supply, with hiphorl prices. Hen :i/l to M/.'i per do/..: ' ducks , . 2/!U to':!- per do/.. Farmers' butter was in large supply, with a consequent drop all round.