THE FRUIT MARKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18942, 5 March 1927, Page 12

THE FRUIT MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH. The market was heavily supplied witb nil classes ol vegetables and fruit yesterday, ami a small shipment of crapes from Australia met with a poor demand owing to the supplies of local grapes being large. There are 110 supplies of orange!, lemons, or grape fruit available at present, and the next shipment, which Is expected about March 15th, will probably meet with a big demand. Considerable quantities of apples are coming forward from tho local growers. All are of line quality, but many are too green for immediate requirement?, anil sales nro becoming flow. Tomutoes are coming on to the market more freely, and prices aro lower. The following aro the quotations:— Apples, Nelson, per case, 10s tid; apples, local, per rasp, up to 12s fid; apples, rookins. per case. 4s to ('id; bananas, Fiji, per ca.'-e, 'J.-s lid; cocoa nuts. per sac'.. 17s lid; jrrapos. firsts, per ll», Is to Is 4d; grapos, seconds, per lb. !mI to Is; grapefruit, per case. lid; nectarines, firsts, per lb, up lo 7d; pears, dessert, per case, ljd to 2d; pears. No. 'J, per case, Id; peaches, dessert, per lb, up to Is; peaches; No. 2, per Ih, 3d to r>d: plums, conking, per lb, Jd; plums, dessert, per lb. Id: strawberries, per lb. Is to Is :!(!; blackberries, per lb, 3d to •Id; tomatoes, dessert, per lb, up to sd: tomatoes. No. 2. per lb. Id to lid: benus, French. :sd to Id per lb; beet, p:r dozen bundles, up to Is tid; cabbages, per dozen, up to 7s, per sack Os; cauliflowers, per doten up to (is, per sack ISs; carrots, per doten, Ik tid; cucumbers, per ease, Is to Is Dd; celery, per bundle, 4}d; green peas, per peck," 2s ;;d to 2s lOd; lettuce, per doten, 4s; marrows, per dozen, Ids large; potatoes, per sugar bag, 2s to 2s lid; onions, local, per sugar bark, 2s 8d to 3s; pumpkins, per lb, 2d; rhubarb, per dozen, Is to 3s; spring onions, per dozen, Is 6d: turnips, per dozen, lc; swedes, per sugar bag, 2s Bd.

DUNEDIN. [THE PRESS Special Sendee.] DUNEDIN*, March 4. A fair quantity of both dessert and cooking apples is coming to tho marts- The Canterbury and Kelson districts are the chief suppliers. Dessert poors have firmed slightly in price, and any lots coming forward aro readily placed. Peaches and plums have a good enquiry. Some niee samples of plttmß of tho Wixon variety have arrived from tho Central. Freestono peaches arc now available. Supplies of tomatoes hnvo been on tho small sido and high prices aro ruling. Apparently prices will not be lower this season for tomatoes. BsnanM nro in short supply. A small quantity of repacks is duo to arrive by the Wingatui to-morrow or Sunday. ' Vegetables havo a fair enquiry. Pets and French beans aro most in demand. Current wholcsalo prices nra as follows: Apples. Uruvonstein choice 10s to 12s per c?.se, Worcester Permains 7s Cd to fis 6d per case, Cox's Orango Pippins 10s to 12s |,cr case, cookers to 6s Gd per case; Cali* fornian Navels, 50s per doublo ease; bananss ripo 30s to 35s per case; iemons, Ca'iforhian, 35s to 40s per doublo case; raspberries, 7s 6d to 9s per bucket; blackberries, 8s Cd to 10s por basket; dessert plums, clioico 5d to Gd, others 3d to 4d, cookers ljd to 2§d; nectarines 7s to fls 6d per half-case; Christcburch tomatoes, lints Bd to 8d per lb, seconds Sid to 4d, local hothouse 9d to Is per 'b. Nelson 6a to 7s per case of 20!b; pears, Bon Chretien 4t6d to 5s por half-case, cooking 8s 6d to 4s; cucumbers, hothouse 2s 6d to 3s 6d por dozen, outside grown to 6s per banana cast: grocngngcs, 5d to Cd per to; grape?, 1* 3d to la 4d por lb; peaches, 6* to 7a per halfcase, crates 4d to Ed per lb; cauliflowers, 8s to 10s per sack (choice only), others 8s to 4s; green peas, 2d to 3|d; swede turnips 3b per cwt; potatoes 4s per cwt; cabbage choice 6s to fls per sack of two dozen, others Is to 3s; spring onions up to 4d per bundle; lettuce, choice to 2s per doten, others unsaleable; broad beans Id to ljd per lb; French and runner beans, 4a to 5d per lb; vegetable marrows, largo casea to Ss, small cases to 8s; carrots, 8* per cwt; parsnips 10s per cwt.