FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3132, 28 August 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

•♦ (By Telegraph) REILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report The exceptionally wet weather experienced during the week has had a depress: ng effect on the sale of fruits. Full shipments of citrus fruits arrived from Melbourne, choice apples from Otago Central, Canterbury and Nelson ; increased quantities of Narcissi and violets particularly from Auckland Palmerston North, New Plymouth and Christchurch, so that only choice samples are competed for ; stale and inferior are neglected. Owing to the exceptionally cold weather the price of lettuce and cucumbers has suffered. Spring rhubarb is realising high prices. We expect full supplies of citrus fruits pineapples and bananas from Australia, Heavy consignments of onions have arrived from Melbourne. 'Frisco onions are expected next week. Seed and table potatoes are meeting a keener demand. Large supplies of eggs are now coming forward and prices are easier. Brisk demand is being experienced for butter. We received and sold:— Violets —3d to to 6d, inferior i#d Narcissi Aucklands to gd, Chcb to 9d per dozen. Apples—Choice Delicious to 13s od; Cleos to 12s 6d, Stunners to 12s od, Lord Wolseleys 9s 6d, other desserts 5s 6d to Bs, cooking 5s 6d to 9s. Pears—Winter Coles to 5d Winter Nelis to Easter Beurre 3d. Vegetable Marrows— 14s to 16s Potatoes —Oamaru to 7s 6d ; Taieri to 8s 6d cwt, Pnme quality £6 10s ex truck. Seed potatoes Findlay's Early Bsauty 18s, jersey Benne 28s: Henderson's Earlv Puritan 16s: Up to Date 10s d, Arran Chief 7s 6d. Oranges—American 465, Tahiti 255. Bananas—Ripe 40s. green Suvas 25s Batter— is 7d to is Sd. Beeswax —to is 6d to is 8d Bacon pigs Prime porkers 7d, baconers si'd to 6d: heavy weights to sd; Choppers 31/ d. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls hams 1 iid, bonelass is rid. Honey— bulk to lb. Sections 8s to us; half pound pats to 5s doz; one pound pats 9s 6d_doz. Eggs—Stamped is 3d; Cased is 2d Onions, Canteibury 16s. Melbourne 19s Pollard—lso"s 13s 6d, Carrots— 4s od to 5s 6d. Parsnips 6s Swedes 2s 6d. Cauliflowers—te 14s, Cabbage to 3s. Poultry...Hens 6s to us d ; pullets us to ns 6d ; cockerels 8s to 12s 6d; ducks 6s to 7s gd, geese 6s to 8s all at per pair. Incubators —Henderson's Champion No 5 10s; No 6 £ls. Petaluma 120 egg £l4 10s. Jubilee 108 egg £ls ; 216 egg .£26 , 324 egg £34 ; 504 egg