FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3147, 11 December 1922, Page 5

FRUIT REPORT

(By Telegraph) REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report Scarcity of Sturmer apples, green gooseberries, onions, prime bacon and porker pigs, young cockerels and good goslings. Full supplies of strawberries tomatoes, local potatoes, grapes : spring vegetables, butter and eggs, the demand being equal to the supply. Heavy consignments of green peas and cherries have caused prices to recede. We received and sold— Apples Sturmers choice to 14s. Canadian to 22s 6d. Local tomatoes Local to 2s lb, Christchurch is 3d, to is gd Strawberries xod to 2s id per pottle Cherries—4#d to isqd lb. Black Leal “40'’ —lolb tins yos, alb tins ißs, tins 5s 6d. Gargoyle red spraying oil, in barrels 53 gal; 4 gals 5s 6d, 1 gal 6s 6d. Oranges Navels 22s 6d, plain 16s to 20s, Sydney Valencias 17s 6d. Butter— is od to is 6d, Beeswax—to is £d to is 6d Bacon pigs Prime porkers yd, baconers 6d to yd: heavy weights to 6d; Choppers 3?/d. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls n>zd hams boneless is 1 id. Honey— bulk to6j£d, lb. Sections 8s to 1 is; 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. Green peas—2d to 43/ d. Lettuce—is od to is 6d. Pollard—lso's 13s 6d, Parsnips 6s Swedes 2s 6d Cauliflowers—to 15s, Cabbage to ys. Green gooseberries 4d to French Beans is qdNew potatoes —Locals 6}zd to Auckland to 4d per lb.