FRUIT REPORT
(By Telegraph) REILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report Full suppl : cs of flowers continue to arrive. Citrus fruits have met with good demand, excepting lemons which are in over supply. Dessert and cooking apples are short of requirements and immediate consignments are advised- Cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce wanted. The phenomenal price of 7s 3d per dozen {was secured for a consignment of spring lettuce. We received and sold;— Violets—3d to to Bd, inferior i%d Narcissi Aucklands to sd. Chch to gd per dozen. Apples—Choice Delicious to 16s 6d; Cleos to 12s 6d, Sturmers to las 6d, Lord Woiseleys 9s 6d, other desserts 5s 6d to Bs, cooking 5s 6d to 9s. Pears—Winter Coles to 5d Winter Nelis to 4&' d. Easter Beurre 3d. Vegetable Marrows- 14s to 16s Potatoes—Oamaru to 7s 6d ; Taieri to 8s 6d cwt, Prime quality £6 ios ex truck. Seed potatoes Findlay's Early Bsauly 18s, jersey Benne 28s: Henderson's Early Puritan 16s: Up to Date los d, Arran Chief 7s 6d. Oranges—American 465, Tahiti 255. Bananas—Ripe 40s. green Suvas 25s Butter— is 7d to is Bd. Beeswax—to is 6d to is 8d Bacon pigs Prime porkers 7d, baconers 6d to 6-Jd: heavy weights fo sd; Choppers 2H d « Golden Bay Bacon Rolls nj£d hams 11 id, boneless is ijd. Honey— bulk to 6}£d, lb. Sections 8s to 11s; half pound pats to 5s doz; one pound pats 9s 6d doz. Eggs—Stamped is 3d; Cased is 2d Onions, Melbourne 19s. Americnn 22s special quality. Lettuce— 3s 3d to 7s 3d. Pollard—l so"s 13s 6d Carrols— 4s od to 5s fid. Parsnips 6s Swedes 2s fid. Cauliflowers—to 14s, Cabbage to 3s. Poultry . Hens 6s to rrs d ; pullets us to us 6d ; cockerels 8s to 12s 6d; ducks 6s to 7s 9d, geese 6s to 8s all at per pair. Incubators—Henderson's Champion 120 egg £l4 10s. Jubilee 108 egg £ls ; 216 egg .£26 , 324 egg £34 ; 504 egg .£43.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 3133, 4 September 1922, Page 5
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323FRUIT REPORT Dunstan Times, Issue 3133, 4 September 1922, Page 5
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