FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3128, 31 July 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

(By Telegraph) REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report Steady sales of all lines of fruit and produce, particularly spring flowers, tabic potatoes, table poultry, cauliflowers and cabbages. Onions, eggs and butter have a steady sale. Carrots and Swede turnips in excess ol requirements. We received and sold:— Violets—6>£d to to isid. Narcissi—Urgently wantted—Auckland to is Chch is qd to as per dozen. Apples—Choice Delicious to 14s Gd; Munros 7s 6d, Stunners to xos 6d, Lord Wolseleys 9s 6d, other desserts 5s 6d lo Bs, cooking 5s Gd to 6s. Pears—Winter Coles lo yd Winter Nelis to 4>£d. Easter Beurre 3d. Vegetable Marrows —14s to 16s Tomatoes—Chch. Firsts to is Gd. Walnuts iosd to is 3d. Potatoes—Oamaiu lo 7s Gd ; Taieri to 8s Gd cwt, Prime quality £6 os ex truck. Seed potatoes Findlay’s Early Bsauty 18s, jersey Benne 28s: Henderson's Early Puritan 16s: Up lo Date 7s Gd, Arran Chief 5s Gd. Oranges—American 465, Tahiti 255. Bananas —Ripe 40s. green Suvas 25s Butter— is yd to is Bd. Beeswax—lo is Gd Lo is Sd Bacon pigs Prime porkers yd, baconers to Gd: heavy weights to 3d; Choppers 3 d. Golden Bay Bacon —Rolls 11 /3d hams n-jd, boneless is i-id. Honey— bulk to lb. Sections 8s to i is; half pound'pats lo 5s doz; one pound pats 9s Gd doz. Eggs—Stamped is yd; Cased is 6d Preserved is 4d. Onions, Canterbury iGs, Melbourne 19s Pollard—lso's 13s 6d. Carrots —5s Gd to 6s Gd. Cauliflowers —to 9s, Cabbage to 3s. Poultry...Hens 3s to 13s d ; pullets ios to 16s od ; cockerels 5s yd to 12s ; ducks 5s to 6s 6d, geese 6s to 8s all at per pair. Stud cockerels and Pekin drakes 10s to 25s each Incubators—Henderson s Champion No 5 10s; No 6 £ls- Petaluma 120 egg £l4 15s.