FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3113, 17 April 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

(15,y Telegraph) REILLY’S CENTIME PRODUCE MART. LTD., report Reilly’s Central Produce Mart, Ltd. report:— As usual previous to the? holidays we are exceptionally busy; very heavy consignments of fruit of all descriptions, potatoes, vegetables, pigs, poultry and eggs have arrived, the demand for all lines exceeding our expectations, though preserved Eggs are slow of sale. Unfortunately poultry consignors held their consignments asj they usually do until a few days before' the holidays with the result that the market was glutted. In all we received 340 Hens. 50 Cockerels, 107 Chickens, 268 Ducks, 22 Geese and 44 Turkeys.; Business must be considered highly satisfactory. f The demand for our special collection' of Sweet Peas has been exceptionally good. We received and sold:—

Strawberry Plants: Laxton’s Noble 40s, Fillbaskets 30s to 40s, Eltersburg 30s per thousand. Errington’s Champion Sweet Peas,' 6s for collection of 12 varieties. Violets rosto 12s 6d dozen.

Grapes Locals Gros Colmars to 2s Bd, to 3s others to ;is 6d, Omarau to is 6d.

Plums—Dessert to 4c], bottling to 3*

Blackberries—l od. Peaches—dessert to 5, cooking to 3 Jjd, Bottling to -id. Apples—Choice Coxs 10s to 12s. Delicious res to 6d, Jonathans to ros bd, other desserts 7s to ys, cooking 65 bd to 7s 6d. Pears—Louise Bonny of Jersey to tes, B. B. to 1 os. Bergamots to Ss, B. T. to Bs, M. L. 1 es, Conference to 14s. Quinces — to 4d, QVegetable Marrows— to bs Tomatoes—Cbcb. Firsts to ejjd, seconds to 1 tjd, Locals to ;d, Central to 3d. Garlic to 2 j£d Potatoes—Locals to 8s bd. Oamaru to 6s bd, Taieri to 8s cwt, Prime quality £b ex truck, Others to £$ Butter— tod to is. Beeswax—to 2s Mushrooms—choice to BAd.!' Beans Butter and French tid to 4^. Bacon pigs —bd to ~d, Choppersj. 2d" to 3d Honey—Sales difficult, bulk to 7d lb. Sections choice to ros Eggs—Stamped 2s yd to 2s icd. Cased 2s Bd. Onions, Canterbury 10s. Cauliflowers—to 7s, Cabbage to 3s for choice Poultry — 340 hens 2s 3d to ys od. 6 pullets ... igs od. 50 cockerels 4s bd to Ss ed. Chickens is to tsb, ducks 4s to bs. geese 7s all at “per pair.” Turkeys to d per lb.