FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3135, 18 September 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

♦ (By Telegraph) REILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report The market is fully supplied with Fruit and Produce of all descriptions the following prices being obtainable for first quality lines: Violets— to 4#d, slow sale. Narcissi Aucklands to 4d, local to 6d per dozen. Apples—Choice Delicious lo 18s 3d; C!eostoi2s 6d, Sturmers to 12s 6d, Lord Wolseleys ios od, other desserts 9s lo 1 os, cooking to 9s 6d, Pears—Winter Coles to 3d Winter Metis to 4,Vd- Easter Beurre 3d. Potatoes—Oamaru to 7s 6d ; Taieri to 8s 6d cwt, Prime quality £6 ios ex truck. Seed potatoes Findlay's Early Bsauty 18s, jersey Benne 28s: Henderson's Early Puritan 16s: Up to Date 10s d, Arran Chief 7s 6d. Oranges—American 465, Tahiti 255. Bananas—Ripe 40s. green Suvas 26s Butter— is 7d to is Bd. Beeswax—to is 6d to is 8d Bacon pigs Prime porkers 7d, baconers Gd to 6-Jd: heavy weights to sd; Choppers 3^o:. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls hams 11 id, boneless is isd. 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—is 6d to 6s 3d. Pollard—iso"s 13s 6d. Carrots—4s od to 5s 6d. Parsnips 7s Swedes 2s od. Caulillovvers—to 7s, Cabbage to ss. Poultry...Hens Os lo 8s od ; pullets us to us 6d ; cockerels Ss to 12s 6d; ducks 6s to 7s 9d, geese 6s lo 8s all at per pair. Incubators Hcarson's Champion No 5 £l2 ios; No 6 £ls. Peialuma 120 egg £l4 ios. Jubilee 108 egg £ls ; 216 egg £26 , 324 egg £34 ; 504 egg £43.