FRUIT REPORT

Dunstan Times, Issue 3149, 25 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 lo recede. We received and sold— Apples Stunners choice to 14s. Canadian to 22s 6d. Local tomatoes Local to 2s rb, Christchurch is sd, to?* is gd. Strawberries iod to 2S id per pottle Cherries— 4>id to isgd lb. Black Leaf "40*' —iolb tins 70s. 2lb tins 18s, >z Ib tins 5s 6d. Gargoyle red spraying oil, in barrels 5s gal; 4 gals 5s 6d, 1 gal bs bd. Oranges Navels 22s od, plain 10s to 20s, Sydney Valenctas 17s 6d. Butter— is od to is bd. Beeswax—to is $d to is 61 Bacon pigs Ptime porkers ?d, baconcrs Od to 7d: heavy weights to 6d; Choppers 3,3/ d. Golden Bay Bacon—Rolls nj£d hams 1 lid, boneless is 1 id. Honey— bulk to 6>£d, lb. Sections Ss to j is; half pound pats to 5s doz; one pound pats gs 6d doz. Eggs—Stamped is id; Cased is od Onions, Melbourne 19s. American 22s special quality. « Green peas—2d to - Lettuce—is od lo is (>d. Pollard iso"s 13s 6d, Parsnips 6s Swedes 2s 6d Cauliflowers—to 15--, Cabbage to 7s. Green gooseberries 4d to s^jd. French Beans is o,d. New potatoes —Locals 6>£d to B£d Auckland 3>id to 4d per lb.

Messrs HUGH & G. K. NEILL, Optomelrists, and professional opticians, 249 George St. Dunedin, iiave pleasure ifi announcing that early in October they purpose moving' into larger and more commodious pretrial's situated: c)\ George S'., two doors north of A. &. T. lug lis.