FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3130, 14 August 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

, -4 - (By Telegraph) REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report Satisfactosy business, consignments of all descriptions are sufficient for our requirements and have been placed at prices satisfactory to consignors and customers. We received our first con* signment of spring lettuce which realised 3s 3d per dozen, eggs have beed in full supply at is 3d to is 6d per dozen. We received and sold:— Violets—4#d to to rod, Narcissi Aucklands to is 6d, Chch to as per dozen. Apples—Choice Delicious to 13s ojd; Cleos to 10s 6d, Sturmers to 10s fid, Lord Wolselcys 9s 6d, other desserts 5* 6d to Bs, cooking 5s 6d to 9s. Pears—Winter Coles to gd Winter Nelis to 4 1* d. Easter Beurre 3d. Vegetable Marrows— 14s to 16s Tomatoes—Chch. Firsts to is 6d, Walnuts ioJd to is 3d. Potatoes—Oamaru to ,7s fid ; Taieri to 8s fid cwt, Prime quality £6 os ex truck. Seed potatoes Findlay's Early Bsauty 18s, jersey Benne aßs: Handerson’s Early Puritan 16s: Up to Date 7s 6d, Arran Chief 5s fid. Oranges—American 465, Tahiti sijs. Bananas—Ripe 40s. green Suvas Butter— is yd to is Bd. Beeswax—to is fid t* is Id Bacon pigs Prime porkers yd, baconers ssd to fid: heavy weights to sd; Choppers 3^'d. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls ttfrtd hams u£d, boneless is 13d. Honey— bulk to fijid, lb. Sections 8s to 1 is; half pound pats to $s doz; one pound pats 9s fid doz. Eggs—Stamped is fid; Cased is 3d Preserved is 3d. Onions, Canterbury 16s, Melbourne 20s Pollard—iso's 13? fid. Carrots— 4s od to 5s fid. Parsnips 6s Swedes as fid. Cauliflowers—l« 14s, Cabbage to 3s. Poultry., Hens 5s to trs d ; pullets 10s to us od ; cockerels 5s 4d to 14s ; ducks 6s to 7s gd, geese 6s to 8s all at per pairStud cockerels andJPeUin drakes ros to 23s each Incubators—Henderson’s Champion No 5 £l2 its; No 6 £ls. Petaluma 120 egg £l4 10s. Jubilee 108 egg £ls ; 216 egg £26 , 334 egg £34 ; 504 egg