FRUIT REPORT
(By Telegraph) REILLY'S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report During the week exceptionally heavy consignments of fruit and vegetables have oome on to the market, the "Paloona " carrying 1 500 cases of oranges and the " Holmdale '' bringing transhipments from Wellington totalling 1,300 cases of tomatoes, 600 bananas and 400 apples; and prices secured for all lines must be considered very satisfactory. Our first consignments of locally grown tomatoes realised 4s 6d per Ib, and Christchurch tomatoes 2s 6d to 3s Bd. Full supplies of green peas, new potatoes, green gocseberries and lettuce have been available. Onions are now getting into short compass and we expect an advance in price. We received and sold— Flowers—Narcissi Recurvis to gd, Ranuncula <,d, Tulips 9d Tiollins 6d per dozen. Apples Stunners choice to 14s. small 5s (td to ios\ Rome Beauty 6s to 10s, Newtown Pippins to 8s od, Rokewoods 5s 6d to Bs, Dougherty choice 17s. American Jonathan 22s 6d. Local tomatoes Local 4s 6d lb, Christchurch js 6d, 2s od, 3s. 3s Bd. Table Potatoes—9s Od cwt, £8 10s per ton. Black Leal "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 Navels 22s 6d, plain 16s to 20s, Sydney Valencias 17s 6d. Butter— is 3d to is 6d. Beeswax—to is 8d to is 9d Bacon pigs P/ime poikers 7d, baconers 6d to 64d: heavy weights to sd; Choppers 3 K cJ. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls u#d hams njd, boneless is i}d. Honey— bulk to 6Xd, lb. Sections 8s to ns; half pound pats to 5s doz; one pound pats 9s Od doz. Eggs—Stamped is id; Cased is od Onions, Melbourne 19s. American 22s special quality. Lettuce —is 6d to 3s od. Pollard—lso's 13s 6d, Carrots— 6s od to 7s od. Parsnips 6s Swedes 2s 6d Cauliflowers—to 7s, Cabbage to ss. Green gooseberries 6%d to q%&. French Beans 2s id. New potatoes—Locals 6j£d to Bjd Auckland 3#d to 4d per lb. Poultry...Hens 4s to 10s 6d ; cockerels 5s to 12s, 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: 9 ] George St., two doors north of A. &T. Inglis.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 3142, 6 November 1922, Page 5
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390FRUIT REPORT Dunstan Times, Issue 3142, 6 November 1922, Page 5
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