FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 16993, 15 March 1919, Page 12

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Messrs Bray Bros, (of Dunedin), Ltd., report as follows for the week- ended to-day : The chaff and oat market has been steadily declining Good fowl wheat and : pollard" ore short of supply. Potatoes and Onions are coming forward freely and_ar.3 lof good quality. Fairly heavy consigninients of tomatoes have come forward ; from Canterbury and Kelson. Otago Centaal growers are now coneigaing. _ Pears and medium quality apples are ;n good isupplv; choice dessert are wanted, Apri--1 cots and peaches are falling off. and good dessert find ready sale. The following j prices were realised during the week; —■ Wheat, 7s 3d Oats.—Fe.d Gartons. 4b 6d bushel. TEtchon's bacon 'scarce). Is 4d. Chaff.—Prime oaten, £7 10s to £B. Beeswax, 2s lb. , Honev:—Sections, 8s to 10s dozen; bulk i white clover, 6id per lb. I Cheese.—Mild and matured, Hid lb. ' Butter. —Creamery r>a.U. Is M ; cream- ' err Hilk, Is s!d ; dairy and separator, Is 3d; milled bulk Is 4W. i Apples.—Ribstons, 10s; Coxs Orange, 10s to lis 6d. Plums.—Kirk?, to Ad lb ; Black Diamonds, 2d to 2Jrd lb; greengages, to 44(1 Lemon*.—American. 300 - s, £2 10s. Walnuts, Is to la 3d. Potatoes.—Local. £8 10s to £9; Oan- ' terbury, £7 10s. Cauliflowers. 10s to 13s dozen. CVibbage-i,' 4s to 6s dozen. Lettuce, Is 6d dozen. Onions.—Canterbury, lis ewt. Green p«as, ?.d to "3d lb Tomatoes.—Christchurch firsts, 6d to ■6id lb; local hothouse, lb; Nelson, : 8s 6d case. j Grapes.—-Kakanui, Is lb. I rears.—Bon Chretien, 2jjd to 3d. I Peaches.—Dessert, 44d to 54d; cases. 3d to 4d.-lb. . ■ Apricots.—Cases, 3£d to 4d ; crates, j Nectarines.-Dessert,, 4Jd to lb. I Pigs.—Best baeohers, ■ lid lb; porkers, j lOjfd ; over-weights, 64d.