FRUIT MARKET

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21034, 9 December 1933, Page 13

FRUIT MARKET

CHRISTCHURCH Plentiful supplies of all" classes of' vegetables are available, and prices are as follows:—Cauliflowers 6d to 2s a dozen, according td quality; cabbages, 6d to Is 6d a dozen; spring onions, 6d to Is a dozen; spring carrots, 6d to Is a dozen; potatoes, Is a sugar-bag; new potatoes, Jersey Bennes, 2d to 2id per lb, others Id to Ijd per lb; spinach, 6d to Is a dozen; rhubarb, 3s to 3s 6d a dozen; radishes, 4d to 9d a dozen; onions. Id per lb, Brown Spanish; green peas: In the early part of the week peas realised Is to Is 3d a peck, but yesterday's values were f.rom 8d to lid a peck; beetroot, 9d to Is 3 dozen; white turnips, 4d to 8d a dozen; french beans, d to 8d per lb; butter jbeans, 4d to 6d per lb; lettuces, best quality. Is to 2s a dozen, others 4d to Is. Fruit—Plentiful supplies of tomatdes are available, and yesterday's values were: Best quality, 7d to B£d pea- lb, inferior lines 4£d to per lb; gooseberries, ljd to 2£d per lb; cherries, supplies are very plentiful, extra choice lines realising up to 8d per lb, others from 3£d to 6d; strawberries, supplies are becoming scarce, and prices have advanced, best quality up to Is 2d a punnett, others 8d to Is; apples, supplies of Delicious, Jonathans, Sturmers and cooking apples are available ex cool store, and prices are as follows: Delicious, first grade, 9s to 10s a case; inferior, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Sturmers, 7s 6d to 9s a case; Jonathans, 7s 6d to 8s a case; cooking apples, 7s 6d to 8s 6d a ease; New Zealand lemons, extra choice lines up to 17s 6d a case, others 13s to 15s a case. Imported Fruit —A shipment of South Australian oranges and Queensland pineapples came to hand during the week and values were: Oranges, 21s to 26s a case, according to counts, and pineapples, 18s to' 22s a case. A shipment of Cook Island bananas, and also American grapefruit, lemons and navels, is expected early next week, DUNEDIN (P*ESS ASSOCIATION T*[,SGBAII.) DUNEDIN, December 8. Good supplies of Sturmers and Delicious apples are still arriving from the Canterbury cool stores. The market is a little easier. A small shipment of Canadian apples reached the market. High prices will have to be obtained to pay shippers. Consignments of California!! grape fruit and grapes reached the market. The Wainui from Melbourne brought a small consignment of South Australian Valencia oranges. This shipment has been practically cleared out of the marts, and no further supplies will reach the market until the new season's oranges come on the market in April next. In the meantime the market will be dependent on Californian Valencias; that is, unless the embargo is lifted on the importation of fruit from Victoria, where fair stocks of oranges are still held. The Waikouaiti, due from Sydney early next week, will land a small consignment of pineapples. Bananas are in short supply, and high prices are ruling. A further consignment of Rarotongan grown will arrive in Wellington on Monday ex mail steamer.

Strawberries have been arriving in fairly large quantities, chiefly from the Roxburgh and Waimate districts. The rush of this fruit is now over, and the market is likely to be firm. Many growers have advised that their crops are finished. Ettesburgh is now coming forward. This variety is the last of the strawberry crop to reach the market. Towards the end of the week there was a keen demand for choice quality strawberries. Jam quality, however, was on offer at fairly low rates. Cherries were on ofl'er at low prices throughout the week. Heavy supplies arrived from Canterbury, but these were mostly in poor condition, and had to be placed at low prices. Gooseberries are in heavy supply, and sales were hard to make.

METHVKN STOCK SALE

I ho usual fortnightly slock sale was hold in the Mcthven aalcyards on Thursday, when fair onirics were rocoivrd.

There was a fair i-jitry of fat shocp and I Bovcrul ppiia of fat lambs. Freezing buyers wero in attendance and prices xvero good. I Tho Rturo market was also good, and the full entry wjih .sold. Tho <:utt]e. marki'l was small and jniciM wen: fair. There was a Bhurl yarding of and in consequence prices were firm, j Tho principal salos wore: Seventy-one Int ' lambs at JB.s ltd. 2 fat ewes ufc 2."Js 9d, 75 . fat lambs at 10b Cd, 22 fat ewes at 15,3, 2 e.woß at Ws 'Ji. 1 fat wetJior at ltfs Hd, 45 i fat lambs at 18s 9d, 17 fat ewes at lis 7d, 5 owes at His 7d, 1 fat lamb at 20s, 30 1 fat owes at 13s Gd, wethers at 13s Cd. i Store Sheep—3l3 three-qnnrterbred ewes j and iambs at 10s 7d, halfbred ewes and lambs at 10s 7d, 100 three-quavlerbrfd ewes and lambs at 12s 7d. Cattle One dry cow at 17a Cd, 8 yearling steers at 355, f> yearling heifers at 4«IS, 1 slrcr nt ">SB, 1 fab <-ow at ,13 10s, 1 fat co.v at ,C2 10s. J'ips- One store nt 20s, 1 weaners at 10s, 3 at 17s, L store at 3ls, '1 weaners at 18s (ki, '1 at 17s. Horses—One three-year-old unbroken geldiny at £l7, I three-year-old unbroken pony at 1 iive-vear-old spring-cart mare at Jl'Mt. OXI-'ORI) MARKET Ai. Llio Oxfurd nmik«i on Xliiir.Mjuy, U0 flhci'li, H-l pigs, and 40 lioud of cattle "\voro fonvimlcd. Kut owes aold at from .10s to 18a 6d, und weUu'7'a 13a fid to 35a Gd. A line of 27 flit hoggets made 16a lOd and 36 ewes and 45 lambs brought llis 4d, all counted. Bacon made 32a to 35a, and wcancT's 9s 6d to" 14s fid. Dairy c-owa sold from XI 17a Cd to £3 l'2a Cd, heifers 19a, iv fat cow 35a, and It lliree-yonr-old stcrra made £i 14s Cd. FURNITURE SALES Messrs C. K. Jones, Ltd., auctioneers and estate agents, 174 Manchester street, report having held a sale of furniture and effects on the premises, li'J l.oitch street., Sptvyi ilon, yesterday. Among tho articles sold, the following prices "were realised Cottage piano .£l2, stttce and eliairs iG 2s, occas on.U table £1 I.Bs Cd, cluck XI 3s, cncyclona.r.lin ,t;i ,15s, runner i'l JOs, duchesse .£2 12s wl. bedstead £3. duchesse £1 10s, 2 single bedsteads £3 lis, linoleum A'2 J2s fid, chairs i'l. -Is, tea. waggon 15s, rug 17s, lot. of vases, etc., X' 3 10s. Messrs I tutcljiri.si.ni, \\ bite, l.td., auctioneers, Victoria square, report having bell successful sales of furniture, the principal prices realised being as follows: Wardiobe JCI .£! 15s. five-piece suite Jt7 10s, sideboards ,t:S IDs, XI i.">s, XI 10s, lawnmower 15s, duehes'se XI Is X2 2s, carpets X2 2s Cd, XI 17s Cd. rugs I'js <1( l, ss, Us, linoleum <s »>u, 15s, £1 7s lid, BiTlid, cluurs s'. Cd, 10s, 15s, Morris 'chairs 10s, <J ?i , pede.sbla 15s single bods and wires 15s, XI. 2s (id, XI I J! S JJ ; • tables ss, 32s CIU XI, 12s Cd, mattresses 10, XI 15s, 10s (id, stool 2s Cd, fis.iuig ll "". 4 ys 3s, commode i.'l ss, records 30* od, bevelled mirror XI ss, stretcher J'.si bd, il Is Cd, electric ccoker 12s Cd, Loo .is XI 0s Jc, carpet sweeper 17s, 12s Cd, tea waggon 9s fad, golf clubs 255, jardiniere 12s Cd, paitdiii ner set 18s Cd, pictures Ijs, statuettes 4. , tie, wrih«or 19s, ornaments 15s, L ' , ; ockel '>'. a '" i general kitchen sundries at rilling prices, etc., etc.