THE FRUIT MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 12

THE FRUIT MARKET.

DUNEDIN. *>& [THE MESS Sped*! RtW^ DUNEDIK, im-_'i3f Apple* ar« in heavy MpplT/fcT™!™"mand is poor. Practically 45 tho exception of Stunners at* signs of waste, and buyer* small quantities only. Cookera s.ls?!*. heavy supply and prices are tow - x Rarotongan bananas and Island oraM-J?**!,-pected in about a fortnight's SPS*" Wainui is expected on Tuesday bourne with a further "**■ A much smaller shipment isbSi. across, there being only 6000 t*S} t *S* Zealand. On her previous votm?..?*** nui brought almost 5000 cases fci'S'''s«> alone. Prices will probably be a BriiSP l *** Only a small quantity o!hii* l »5 landed by the Wainui. PoorSuTL*! l ? 7 * in heavy supply and prices kouaiti arrived from Sydney with .a consignment of mandarS? 3Ll*fc pices, melons, and QueensUnTS.SP? also brought a small quantity ataOS&m tomatoes are the first to arrive «?SS*3S» market from Queensland. The aW&MI about on a par with that of I.L.^gfefc GROCERIES. - -'-<-; Buhin.;,, during the week in the Tssyl* grocery trade has been irregular e^ar* the carnival period. Country trade wttttsf but City shops appeared to have sad tS I week's trading. Next week bottom JtjE ! country should be of much letter -§jSProduce. ,'^f. Fresh eggs are a little higher in nriecJll two weeks ago, but with Carnival WatvS of the way, and prospects of fairly ketfnS! plies from now on, it is certain that mtS market will drop rapidly toward the aia the month, if not sooner. There is not much dairy butter about try grocers advising in most oimiST are able to sell all they can proemLMSS is still firm with supplies net too" whSSfi, Next month will see most swing, although some factories limiS" already. It is difficult to forecast iamES-' •will run for new season's cheese. iuflfiS* dications look like the valaes Uine «*«£'- than now ruling. Much depends omafeSh don values, which will he availabte assta the agents ior London houses sUrt bwfiSS tht. Dominion. • f T% Beans. . .-. -.•/ Xew season's quotations for b«tt«r.-lJ»»L have been issued. Contrary to exnedsfis' prices are not much lower thin tbeseniS last season In any case the line kwisiS value for the money, and no doubt will fat plenty of support later on in the sestet. Almonds. \ ,-4,'.. A late quotation from London ajscfaeet'sV advance in the almond market Jordtas'telsr up 8s per cwt and Sicily 2a 6d-per4|P" Ground almonds are also firm, and crease will have to be paid on Oil line JH Most of the orders for new seasonVarnSt! hive been placed by local houses: but-law is yet ample time to increase orators far** vemher arrival here. It win be -"rig tember before any almonds can be sh»mc from the Mediterranean. •. *~ -.. * ""^ Sultanas and Currant*. '~±r£ The recent shortage of KiMur* ■ soUaaK and the difficulty in getting full suOTfil*«r ' currants is owing to the heavy call te'tasieV lines from Canada and the United KiegZE: Last week the steamer Canadian Eighhajfefc look on board at Melbourne - forCansli 110.000 cases of currants and sultanas; akav a further 8 000 cases from Adelaide. -V«r= Niagara at the end of last month ato<{Mfcf a Urge quantity. It j» shipments m«.fSg that have cleaned' up the AnstraEanfleW plies and left our market bare. ment- referred to above, by the -CeafiiP Highlander, represents 2950 toni 'etfnS^Jv SkeSac '.-- <&, This line Is firm in price and eupptiesjiir smaQ. There win be no farther lanj&jMuntil early December, when fresh suppßsalS' due. ' Wc" ***■ if"' At last week's sale of Indian teas in .'s. cctta 22,000 chests,of leaf teas were entejfl. also 5800 chests of -faaninjs. Quality irani all districts, showed,, a faXHng-off, but SUM attractive Darjeelmgs wars'tfnilaHe. Assails continued to hold their ewa. , There waistbrisker call than at the, jwrfeu* auction, hading being aetiva throughout tte\ sale.- leaf-, : tea again aft a g«o4 demand,* making s/fs#ther advanea wnfJ«**&o« • 10. S.pjes,.-an» - towj&4i,>wriim broken. tana ;wmtiwrw, ASSif tail *er*nr good demsadrk* trfaWmfe Oooj«4**iti- AssanU" f were more neilectti, nMlt* oJtsaU^. Average prices <)rlitt* Pekoe, commons 4 annaf't annaj| s v 9 pies, good u>* 18-annas BtukssK Pekoe, .common- It »»easmij||j annas 9 pies, good,up.to,B annst.; fanaUu| common 3 anna's 9 pjes,' medium'i.nsSM good up to 17 anna*. ."•■ •' ~< J jS At Colombo last weekrihejewaa effere«| the Ceylon tea tab) 2.*OO,(KK«h. <H*M showed an all round fanprevement, o<K the higher types of Broken "Grange PekKi The call for the. better-class teat vasjfK and caused 1 tho market to weaken-* ITediums and conunon'teas'^ere-wes,t||g3 after, and there was t>-general firm prices. .If this demand next sale* it looks like an upward- uwjnl|-| prices of these cheaper "typoa of laafcH^K An interesting development in theAsMKi trade has taken place, in frrowers in Ceylon, being slnmod tff»jHH»: decrease in their share of the largo4ani«jfjjjj|: tea trade (due to cheaper vncaa*:lmgMm*. teas generally), nave apptotebei wealth Government' asking that n-raSWHR duty be levied en tea.to abut- eet-'«*sjMHWi Jars trade. This has aroused. >t(onHK| sition from Javanese merchtnta Australia, and they hare enfimeV wiflH the shippers of Hoar' end butler <m|H Australia, which trade it very --•SbglH| When the mail, left Melbourne .tiwJjHjjill tatives of all parties were arguing before the Minister for shipping companies have cussion, but the outcome it B>(r : RliHH During the month of June latt'-wySHB of Ceylon -tea into the 1.419;000Ib, as agsonst S,soO;(loflWp^|i .. Oonfectioiiery. The revised price list.of conf«et|ejSHHii minion made), showing lines, has been well received. ~ better business, and more the dearer lines, which were faffiMWaWwi no doubt to the price. Tne price of sereral of the. high t*" lines has caused a marked increase | Singapore Markets,- V<-^^3li A message from Singapore atatee-jjgjgSj; ket3 there are slow, with little IrtdJnesMgßl Sago, tapioca,-and pines-are vions price levels, with the marbfcisajjlr to be weaker in the near future. : I The spice market is showing signs" igei;. ing, and offers at under would be considered. This- diaßtejiiyMH| weakr position bat developed, but f ng ' ;Sg«:SWp««at». A report from Australia says- that ™CJWi 1 dispatch to London of chilled «m jMIH' by the Balranald, which sailed'on from Melbourne;' this will be three more shipments during Augstt^||g||t EGGS AND POULWr^i; Tho Ked Comb Egg and Poultry **j||j| report that good 'supplies of forward on. 'Wednesday, and markets were steady, with rates of those ruling the previous wcefc*g 1 Eggs—Machine graded, tested, ffwM| I fresh eggs: First grade Is Is 2d per dozen. , -1 1 Average price per pair received."jjflßl f try at our anction sale during •***'- I SBHkEJ Pullets up to 7s 6d, roasting up to 7s, roasting chicken Bs, ducks up to 6s, geese up to' 6s (light) up to Ss 3d, hens (kJJMR 6s 6d, turkey hens up to 13s, t^^^Sml ENQUIRY FROM ENGL^M| [THE PBESS Special Sdt DUNEDIN, OrSers for eggs have this w ** t '?jHß| ceived in Otago from England. are true the quantity in store. tt and Belgium is smaller than new British tariff does not *^ ply from Ireland. These , * ett Si?9BHi the promoters of the scheme JJlawiHHl the regular export from Heir ,JSSBHHI endeavour just now, without toß sE«jfißl the British market, is to in our eggs with Canada. - . spoken of as a suitable gate i« Dominion. It is understood *"** be secured in steamers trading *?oi§3BHj and that the ships from New tober and March would fit in yi» TjjHß of the Canadian market. safely kept in cool storage fo' *&TlaMtl longer, and if they are j, "* t should be for transport, there ?*E3HH| if -the temperature is light, m -sSsSSrai|f