FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 5

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Messrs Bray Bros., Ltd., of Dunedin, report as follows for tho week ended today Wheat : The Government have now fixed values for milling varieties. Fowlwheat is m short supply, and best whole \yheat meets with a ready sale at quotations. Oats ; Supplies are light, and prime lines aro m good demand. Chaff ; The market is short supplied, and all prime lines are mot with a ready sale at quotations. 1 otatoos^: During the past week supplies have arrived more freely from Canterbury, and values have dropped about £ll per ton. Onions; The consignments have increased the last week, with the result that prices have eased to the extent of £2 per ton. Quotations remain firm from Canterbury, and a further drop in price is not expected for some little time. Fruit: Supplies of practically all fruits from Toviot and Otago , orchards have dropped off considerably the last week, and values have increased Id to 2d per jb. Dessert apples are in short supply, out pears are arriving more frcclv. A small shipment of Island oranges arrived to-day on a good market. Butter : The Government have published the price of factory butter for tho remainder of tho season, and prices will evidently not rise more during the winter than the cost-, of storage ami interest. Milled butter : The last few days has shown a rise in tire Home market, but it is 100 early yet to give an accurate indication as t-o "what winter prices will bo. Cheese : There is every prospect of Home shipments being more regular in future. Tho market i; firm at quotations. The following prices were realised during the week ; Wheat.—Best fowl, 5s 9J per bushel. Oats.—A Cartons, 5s Id per bushel (ex store) ; A Sparrows, 3s per bushel. Chafi. Prime oaten sheaf, £4 10s nor ton. ' 1 Potatoes. —Local, Id per lb; Oamaru, 8s 6<l per cwt. Onions.—Canterbury. £8 10s to £9 per ton. Bran. £4 5s per ton. Pollard, £6 7s 6d ner ton. Maize, 6s per bushel. Bacon, per-lb (short supply). Cheese.—Matured mediums, per lb; new season’s mild mediums, 10d per lb. kggs. Stamped, Is 7d per dozen; cased. Is 6d per dozen. Butter.—Creamery bulk, Is 4yd per lb; creamery pats, Is 5d per lb; dairy and separator pats, lid to Is per ib (market easy).

Beeswax. Is 3d per lb. Honey.—lolb tins, 4s 6d ner tin. Apples.—Otago Central dessert, 4d to 5d per lb; cooking, l.'.d to 2d per lb. Plums.—Desserf. 5.T ( ( lo 4id per lb; greengages. 3J,-d to 3~d per lb;'Black Diamonds, I'd to 2d per lb. Peaches.—Choice, dessert, crates, 5,'. d per lb; cases, 2>>d to 3ld per Jb. . Apricots.—Crates, up "to 6d (nearly finis ned) : rases Ists, 3d to 4d ,icr lb;'cases 2nds, 2i,d per lb. Cherry plums, 2d per lb. Nectarines.— Cases, 2-jd to 31d per lb; crates (choice), up to sd. Grapes. Is 3d per lb. Island oranges. 14s per ease. Lemons.—.American. 52s 6d per case. Tomatoes.—Christchurch (same) Id to lad per lb, mediums Ud to Hd n°r lb good 2d to 2UI per lb f local, 5d per II • Otago Central. 2d to 3d per lb: Kelson, As 6d per lb. Bananas,—Green, up to 16s 6d pm case. Cucumbers.—Christchurch, 4s ner dozen Peanuts, 4d p-pj- in Walnuts, lOd per lb. Caboages. 2s 9d per dozen. Peas. 2d per lb.

Poultry. Hens. 4; per pair: cockerel;. 6s per pair; turkey gobblers, 1; to 1; per lb ,live] ; ducks. 6s per nab" m-c-o <-s pei- pair.