FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3138, 9 October 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

—♦ (By Telegraph) KEILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE MAJiT. LTD., report Heavy consignments of Rhubarb; very fine consignments of all classes of Vegetables and Fruits of all descriptions. American Onions, Apples, Grapes* and Bellpeppers, Australian Passions, Bananas, Valencias, Adelaide Navels, Lemons and Sydney Mandarins. Full supplies of Butter, Eggs, Bacon etc, continue to arrive. Carrots and potatoes are in short supply; prices have improved considerably. We had some very special Floweis. Narcissi, Boronia, etc, which realised as follows: Violets to 5,5-jd, Narcissi 2d to 4;£d per do^erj. Delicious to 19s od; Dougherty 10s, Stunners to Ijs Od, Lord Wolseleys 10s 6d, other desserts 9s to ios, cooking to 9s 6d. Pears—Winter Coles to 5d Winter Nelis to 4;Vd. Easter Beurre 3d. Potatoes—Oamaru to 8s 6d ; Taieri .to 9s 6d cwt, Prime quality £8 os ex truck. , Blackl-eaf "40'' —lolb tins 70s, 2lb tins 18s, tins 5s 6d. Gargoyle red spraying oil," in barrels 5s gal; 4 gals 5s 6d, 1 gal 6s 6d. Oranges Choice poormans 14s, Navels 22s Od, plain 18s, Mandarins—26s for choice. Bananas—green guaranteed sound 295, Ripe 425. Butter— js yd to is Bd. " , Beeswax—to is 8d to is gd Bacon pigs Prime porkers yd, baconers 6d to 64d: heavy weights to sd; Choppers 33/ d. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls n#d hams 11 Ad, boneless is i£d. Honey — bulk to 6}id, 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, Melbourne 19s. Americnn 23S special quality. Lettuce—is 6d to 6s 3d. Pollard—iso"s 13s 6d - , Carrots—6s od to 7s od. Parsnips 7s Swedes 2s 6d Cauliflowers—to 7s, Cabbage to ss. Poultry.. Hens 6s to 6s 8d ; pullets 5s to 6s 6d ; cockerels 8s to ios 6d; ducks 6s to 7s 9d, geese 6s to 8s all at per pair. Incubators Hearson's Champion No 5 .£l2 ios; No 6 £ls. Petaluma 120 egg £l4 ios. Jubilee 108 egg £ls ; 216 egg £26 , 324 egg £34 ; 504 egg ,£43. Messrs HUGH & G. K. NEILL, Optometrists, and professional opticians, 249 George St. Dunedin, have pleasure in announcing that early in October they purpose moving into larger and more commodious premises situated: 9} George St., two doors north of A. & T. Inglis.