FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 2963, 14 April 1919, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

By Telegraph)

The Fruit World, Reilly’s Central Produce Mart, Dunedin, report— Good prices are obtainable for all lines of choice dessert fruits.

Crate Peaches to 7#d, cases 2?4 dto 4><d Nectarines 4id Central Tomatoes 2#d to s<i; Crate plums—4&d to yjd Coxs Orange apples 4d to 4sd and Delicious £d to s&'d, other varieties dessert from 2d, cooking apples 2d to z'AA Quinces —2>£d to 3>*d French beans to 3d ; butter beans and scarlet runners 4^d; Green peas to 4#d Marrows made to 12s large sack

Swede turnips 5s 6d to 6s ; Stamped and guaranteed eggs 2S 6d preserved is rod is ud Prime fowl wheat 6s gd 7s bushel; choice A grade Garton Oats 4s 3d; Oat sheaff chaff £7 10s; Potatoes 9s 6d to ios 6d; Canterbury Onions gs to gs 6d Just arrived Lime Sulphur. Me Dougall's Fruit Tree Wash, Katakilla etc,

Heavy consignments of Poultry forward which experienced a good demand—Cockerels 14 at 4s id, 6 at 4s, 24 at 3s md, 76 at 3s Bd, 7at 3s yd t6 at 3s bd, 26 at 3s 4d, 20 at 3c 4 at as gd each ; Hens 27 at 2s yd, 37 a t 2s 4d 49 at is gd, 13 at is Bd, 4 at is 7d each ; pullets 16 at bs, b at 5s 3, 5 at 5s and 14 at 4s 3d each.