FRUIT MARKET

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20998, 28 October 1933, Page 13

FRUIT MARKET

CHRISTCHURCH Increased supplies o£ all classes of vegetables are available, and ruling prices are as follows: — Cauliflowers, best quality 6s to lis 9d a dozen, others 3s to 6s; spring cabbage, uest quality to 3s 9d a dozen, others, 2s to 3s; carrots to Is 6d a dozen, spring carrots up to 2s; white turnips to Is 4d a dozen; spring onions 8d to Is 3d a dozen; leeks to Is 6d a dozen; lettuces, best quality 2s to 3s a dozen, others Is to 2s; potatoes, best quality Is to Is 3d a sugar bag; onions, Brown Spanish Id per lb; spinach, 9d to Is Id a dozen; rhubarb, 2s to 3s 9d a dozen, according to quality; radishes, 4d to 6d a dozen; spring onions, 8d to Is 3d a dozen; asparagus, owing to supplies not being so plentiful, prices have advanced, values being from 5d to 8d a bundle; cucumbers, Auckland, 81d per lb, local lOd per lb; new potatoes, steady supplies are coming to hand and prices are firm; best quality 3Jd to 5d per lb, others 2d to 3Jd per lb; green peas, supplies are increasing, realising from 2s to 2s 4d a peck. More tomatoes are now coming to hand and prices are firm. Yesterday's values were: Best quality up to Is 4Jd per lb, others Is to Is 3d. Strawberries: The first local strawberries of the season came to hand yesterday morning, ! one punnet realising 4s 6d and two punnets 3s 7d each. Gooseberries, 4d ito 4Jd per lb. Steady supplies of apples are coming forward and values are as follows:—Delicious, best quality 9s 6d to 10s a case, others 7s 6d to 9s; Lord Wolseleys, 8s 6d a case; Jonathans, 7s 6d to 8s 6d a case, Sturmers 7s to 8s Gd a case. Pears: Supplies are scarce, realising 5s to 6s a half-case. New Zealand lemons: Best quality up to 14s a case, others 8s to lis 6d. New Zealand passion fruit: Supplies are very scarce, realising up to 28s a case. A shipment of South Australian navel oranges and common oranges came to hand during the week. Some of the lines, mainly navels, were in very bad condition. Values for best quality lines were from 13s to 26s 6d a case, according to condition, other lines from 8s to 20s. A large shipment of pineapples also came to hand, realising from 10s 6d to 18s, according to qualify and condition. A shipment of Samoan and Niue bananas ex the Maui Pomare is expected next Monday. 1)1 NKl><" IVRKSS AEoOCIA i ,i)N ir.;.EGaAll. DUNEDIJV, October 27. Fair supplies of apples are still reaching the market from the Canterbury cool stores. A few lots are also arriving from Central Otago. Bananas are in very short supply. A shipment of Samoans is expected on Tuesday next Christchurch-grown tomatoes are in better supply, and the market is a little easier. A shipment of Queensland pines arrived last Saturday ex Waikouaiti. A large shipment ol Soulh Australian Valencia and navel oranges arrived on Tuesday by the Wainui from Melbourne. The condition of most of the fruit was not of the best. The price of oranges was fixed at the same price as that for the previous shipment. Stocks are almost out of wholesale hands, and no further shipments will reach here until Tuesday fortnight. leeston stock sale 1-"r tiii■ :<ir: ni ly >tock sulo hold at tho yurils then: was a good i.f ffti-ctj. mostly • •ives am) lambs, and also of tat ;md pi:,*s. A much brighter (one i. r «\nil(.a throughout, duo in some im .iMjtK ti, tin' recent rain, and pheep values on tlnj whole were hotter than at the pre\ioii 1 - i>ah', th'- fn'iiiijy beinj; keener, e.spwially for en-fj and lamb', Both t'at and storo pi?s improved considerably. In the oa.'c of f.-its competition from an export buyer bud an excellent effect from tho sellerspoint of view, while there is pinerallv an improved oVinnnd l«r .-tores in the 'flush "J the nnlkins season. Not many cattle were penned and only a few head were Kpnnser'- of fai r (f iia]iiy. The l sheep sales included the following:—Fat, wethers 21a -id, 5 nt 21s Id, 12 twotooth wethers !5s (id, ]ii shorn wethers 14s Oil, 2,'! v.'etfier lionets Ms f,d, .13 e-.ves and lamb." Us t;d, fat 10s 4d, <)0 at 10s Gd, 02 at 1 1a 2d, fC, at 12s Od. ;">() owes and 54 Jamb.s 11.,- 2d, 10 cues and 41 lambs lis 7d, 42 ewes and 4!Ma:nbs Its, 18 hornets 13s 4d, •' ' e'Ve., 17,.; jd ( 2i two-tooth shorn Wethers 1 Id. liacon pi BS ran-ed from 40s to G4s 6d, porkers from 30.". Gd, larco stores 16b to 2.1.; fjd, medium from 14s Gd. weaners from OXFORD SALE Thur.> was a fair attendance at the Oxford market, but the vardinss of stock were not mr hfnvy ap usual. There was only a .small enlry of rheep nnd theso wore mostly owes and lambs. There were 20 head of cattle, chiefly dairy cows and springing: heitei-s. Tl) ,. pig p[ . ns u . pre W(?u with weaner pi;,"-. Th" produce yards were well stocked with a varied assortment of potatoes and olher lines. The following was the rauce of prices:— .fcwes and lainbs 7s 7d to 10s .Bd, dairy V°m S f 'l inn *> r ' n ~ heifer? £2 to .24, bulla to i'2 Si, Weanor j.i ?s lis Cd to 17a. ! METHYEN STOCK SALE The fortnichtly stock sale was keid in the .letljvcn nale.van.'H before a largo attendance ox farmeri Ihe entries of sheep and cattlo woro .smaller tlnii usual, while there was an ovtu'-tujijily ~f pi rnoro than 80 being penned. 1 lie usual quant it. y of produce and sundries was oiTeretl and a, good clearance effected at late market rates. Tlio principal salea recorded were: Sheep—Two fat ewes at 15s, 2 at 02a 3d, 1 at lis, 1 hogget at 17s 3d, 1 fat wether at 21a fid, 6 fat civcs at 18s, 1 hogget at 18s 3d, 14 fat ewes at 22s 3d, 3 at 16b, 5 at 17s Gd, 1 at 24s 3d, 1 fat at 24s 3d, 2 fnt owes at 21a Gd, 7 at 17s 3d, 1 wether at 18s GH, 101 owes and lambs at 12s 7d all counted, 1! shorn owes at 14s>, 2 shorn wethers at 15s 9ci, (i fat ewos at, lis 9d, 41 shorn owes and lambs at 7s 7d, 88 ewes and lambs at lis sd. Cattle—One cow in profit at 27s Gd, 1 at £'2 12s fid, 1 heifer at 30s, 1 dairy cow at £5 sb, 2 at, £3 ss, 1 at £3 10s, 1 at £5. Pigs—Threo weaneis at Bs, 3 at 20s, 2 at B.i, 3 at 7s Gd, 5 at 0s fxf, 7 at- 12s, 2 at 10s 6d, 3 at lis, 2 at os, 2 at 10s, 7 at 13s Gd, 4 at 10m. 3 Ht lis, 5 at 10s Gd, 3 at 8s 6d.

| GERALMXE STOCK SALE Owing to the Agricultural and Pastoral Show, tlf-ro was a small yarding at the fortnightly stock sale at Geraldmo. I'rues, which were on a par with those ruling at recent sales, were as follows: Fat Ewes—Three at 2.15, 8 at 22s Gd, 5 at 20s »d, 10 at 20s, 3 at 16s, 6 at 14s 3d. Stores—Twenty-five owe hoggets at 173 !)d, 5 wethers at 15a Gd. Pigs—Two at l is Gd, 4 at It?, 1 at 17f, 3 weaners at -Is. RAILWAY AUCTION YARDS The Knilway Auction Yards report hav» ing hold by auction and privately:—Pram XI, table XI, 3 yards floor covering lis 9d, cutlery XI ."is, duchesse X2 18s Gd, colonial couch 12 s Od, table £4, Fengniss chair 15*, harmonium XI. G cushions XI 19s, firescreen XI 7s 6d, duchess© 15s, colonial couch 14s, 4ft Gin kapoe mat tress XI 32b Gd, single bed and wire XI 10s, cliair 12s 6d, dinner waggon 18s Gd. colonial couch 15s. counter XI 17s Gd, chair-: 12s, table 15s, duchXi, double nff!tr<*ss XI 12s Gd, chest, drawers XI, LI chairs 12s Gd, 13 yards linoleum i'2 lis sd, cupboard 15s, cot 17s 6d, wardrobe A''., single wood bed and wire XI 15>, reversible carpet A3 10';, 2 sea grass chairs XI ss, single kapoc mattress £1 Is Gd, duchesse XI 10s. pedestal 12s Gd, cong-o-leum s<|u;ire XI 2s Gd. sideboard X2, 4 kitchen chairs XI JOs, mirror 7s 6d, table £1 J2s Gd, j? bed and wire £2 lOf, seagrass chair XI ss, hearthrug 12s Gd. squab and pillow XI 2s 6d, carpet runner 30s, 5 slieets 3-p]y XI 2s 6d, wallpaper XII 15s 9d, lawnmower XI, honey 3s tin, length hose XI, gas stove 15s, tin cream paint 15s, copper XI, cream can XI, gent's bicycle X2 10&, eet bcslob X 3, lady's bicycle XI 15s, push-chair £l, spray pump 15s. meat safe 13s 6d, show case 255, Heathcoto cooker 10s, pram. X2 10s, set 3-leaf harrows and bar £4, 1 trap 30s, 1 spring dray £6, plough £2 10s, plough £4, single harrov/s 20s, swingletrees XI 13s, 3* la net cultivator 355, saddle and bridle £2, pnir winkers: 355, reins 10s, bridle 7s Gd, wheat 10s to 13s, oats 5s to 10s 6d, meal . As to 12s 6d, chaS 2b to Ss, straw Icj®