FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3141, 30 October 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

———♦ (By Telegraph) REILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE. MART. LTD., report Full consignments 01 spring vegetables |are . arriving. We have had heavy consignments of green peas and new potatoes from the Christchurch districts. Dessert and large cooking apples find a ready sale- Potatoes are rather in excess of requirements. Seed potatoes are practically unsaleable and a large quantity of swede turnips, parsnips and inferior seed potatoes will have to be tipped. Our first consignment of French Beans realised ;2s id per lb. Flowers—Narcissi Rucurvis to gd, Ranuncula sd, Tulips gd Trollins 6d per dozen. Apples— Sturmers choice 12s 6d, small 5s 6d to 95. Rome Beauty 6s to 10s, Newtown Pippins to Ss 6d, Rokewoods ss 6d to 9s, Dougherty choice 17s. Local tomatoes —Wanted. Potatoes —Oamaru to 8s 6d ; Taieri to <js 6d cwt, Prime quality £8 os ex truck. Black Leal "40"— tolb tins 70s. 2lb tins 18s, %\b tins 5s 6d. Gargoyle red spraying oil, in barrels 55 gal; 4 gals 5s 6d, 1 gal 6s 6d. Oranges Choice poormans 14s, Navels 22s bd, plain 18s, Mandarins—26s for choice. Bananas—green guaranteed sound 355, Ripe 425. Butter— is 3d to is 6d, Beeswax—to is 8d to is 9d Bacon pigs Prime porkers 7d, baconers 6d to 6£d: heavy weights to Sd; Choppers 3#d. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls n#d hams 11 Jd, boneless is ijd. Honey— bulk to 6#d, lb. Sections 8s to ns; half pound pats to 5s doz; one pound pats 9s 6d doz. Eggs—Stamped is id; Cased is od Onions, Melbourne 19s. American 22s special quality. Lettuce—is 6d to 6s 3d. Pollard—lso's 13s 6d. Carrots—6s od to 7s od. Parsnips 73 Swedes 2s 6d Cauliflowers—to 7s, Cabbage to ss. Green gooseberries 6j*d to 9,'«» d. French Beans 2s id. New potatoes—Locals 6;£d to if id Auckland to 4d per lb. Poultry...Hens 4s to 7s od ; cock* erels 5s to Bs, at per pair. 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: 93 George St., two doors north of A. & T. Inglis.