FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 14530, 5 December 1910, Page 8

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

.Messrs T. F. Sliiel and Co. report for the week ended Satuiday: The warm weather has been bringing along considerable supplies of .soft frails, particularly strawberries, which have been most erratic so far as values are concerned this week. Tomatoes are increasing in supply, and the same may bo said to apply to most lines coming forward. The market is bare of both citrus and Island limits, and until the arrival of thoAorangi with fresh supplies, due on December 12, high prices are certain to rule. •Strawberries.—Choice Laxtons and Paxons, Is lb; Waimnte Lienors, up to lid lb;'.Maigucritcs, 9d per pottle. Jaffa Amcriea.li oranges, 220 to M per case, guaranteed keepers, 19s 6d per eve, duo to arrive 12th December for Christmas trade. Cucumbers, light, snpphe.s, 12s to 14s per case for large. Tomatoes.-I'llrisfchurch hothouse. Is to Is 2d lb; Auckland and Nelson, lOd to Is Id lb. , , , , Asparagus, good demand, at as to os ncr dozen. . Green L'eas.—Steady inquiry at ad to o£d lb, according lo qualiiy. Gooseberries, large green, 2id to o<l lb. Cherries. —Victoria arrived m poor order 10s to 15s per half-box, good order 12s to 15s; local cherries—Teviot 6d to Is Id. according to quality. New Potatoes.—To-day's value, 17s per cwt ; Svdncvs, 15s cwt. Apples.— The market, is faiily steady. American lied Pcarmains, lis to 12s per 421b box; Hobart. up to lis 6d. Bananas.— Ripe. 5d to 6d per ll>: green, to iirrive, 9in eases. 16s to 18s ; Fijia-ns, up to, 24s case. o Rhubarb, excellent demand at up to os to 10s per cwt. Pines.- --Choice- New South Wales, 10s to 14s ; Karotonga and Fiji, 9s to lis. - Cauliflowers, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per sack. Cabbages, large hearts, up to -Is to 5s per sick.

Parsnips, os to 7s 6d. I Lettuce.—The market is over supplied ; 6d per dozen. Radishes, 4d to 5d per du/.cn. Spinach. 8d per dozen. Walnuts.—The market is bare at 6^d per lb. Japanese peanuts, 2Jd to od per In. Cheese.—The- market is linn. We quote factory at b'id to s?d; Akaroa, s;}d lb. Tallow.—Rough fat realises 13s to 19s; rendered, 20s to 245. Poultrv.—The demand is strictly limited to good quality. Turkey hens bring cd to 6id lb; cocks, 7Jd to 8d lb; geese, 6s 6d to 7s 6d pair; ducks, 5s to 6s 6d ; hens, 2d 6d to Ss 6d l>cr pair. Pigs.—There is a good demand for goodconditioned lines. Prime baconers, 160's, realise 4-id lb ; heavy-woights, 33<1 per lb. Bacon.—The market is quiet. Prime smoked rolls realise 7d to 7jjd lb; hams, BJd lb. Butter. —There is a better demand. Storekeepers' separator hi attractively got up pat 6, 8d to 9d; ordinary pats, 7d to 8d lb.

Eggs. —The market is inclined to iinu somewhat. To-day's value Ls to lOd ; guaranteed stamped, up to lid. Onions.—Now globes, £9 per ton. Fowl Wheat. —There is better inquiry, flood whole realises os Id to 3s 3d ; broken, 2s lOd bushel. Maize, 3s to 3s 6d bushel. Chali'.—The nuiTket is very lightly supplied. Prime bright oaten sheaf realises £4 10s to £5. Straw.-—Whoaten, 30s to 35f-; oaten, up to 40s ton.

Tho prisoner Cecil Stanley Chaplin, who came before Justice Chapman to-day on a charge of detaining postal packets, had a very narrow escape from being sentenced to imprisonment (says a Wellington P.A. wire). His Honor had .refused probatiou, when the Crown Prosecutor stated that the accused had not disposed of the gloves, which had been detained. Chaplin was thereupon ordered to come up for tsentence if called upon.