FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 16911, 7 December 1918, Page 10

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Messrs Bray Bros, (of Dunedin), Ltd., report a? follows for the week ended to-day; ConsignnivDifi of fruit, v-g.tables, and produce (.tailing fo.ward are meeting with a ready sale and good prices, Ac market being bare" of all lines. The following prices were reaiis.d during the week; Wheat.—Fowl. 6s Btl per bushel. Oats.—Food G.u'ioius, 5a 4d per bushel. Chaff. —Frame omen sheaf, £8 to £8 10s per ton. Fat, 27s per cwf. Beeswax, Zs per lb. Clover hay, £7 per ton. Hite lion's bacon (scarce), Is 3d per lb. Chec-so. —Mild and matured, lid to llrjd per lb. Eggs.—Stamped, Is Sd per dozen; cased, Is -Fcl per dozen, Butler. —Creamery bulk, Is 3jd per lb; creann ry pats, Is 6ii per lb; dairy and separator. le 2d per lb; milled, Is 3d per lb. Honey.—Sen ions, 12s per dozen; bulk white clover. BUI per lb. Apples.—Cockers, 12s per ease; Stunners, 16s to 18.s per ca-e. 31 and-arins.—U up rccura blc. Oranges. —Sydney, unprocurable; Adelaide, unprocurable. Lcmoiw.—Adelaide, unprocurable. Banana-3. —Ripe, 24s per case; green, 17s per case. Pinas, 30a to 36s case. F.isslons, 22s per case. Cucumbers, 15s per dozen. Gooseberries.—Green, Ihi to 2d per lb; ripe. 5d per lb. Walnuts. lOd ia Is 2d per lb. Potatoes.—Prime local, £2O per ton. Cauliflowers, 15s per dozen. New potatoes, 6d io lOd per lb. Cabbages, 4o per dozen. Asparagus.—Firsts. 7s to 10s per dozen. Tomatoes. —Christchurch fusts, 2s 2d to 2s 6cl per lb: seconds. Is 6cl to 2s per lb; local, 2s 61 to 3s 10d per lb. Cre:n p-ea-s, 6-1 per lb. Strawberries. Is Fd to 2s pottle*. Rhubarb, Ucl per lb.

Cherries, Is Gd to Is 9d per lb. Poultry.—Turkey gobblers, lOd per lb; turkey hers, Shi per lb livo weight; cockerels, 7s to 8s per pair. Figs. —F.fie-r baconers, Bjd per lb: porkers, 10.1 per lb; overweights, 9(1 per lb.