FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 18333, 21 July 1923, Page 2

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Bray Bros, (of Dunedin) report as follows for week ending to-dav, 21st July:— Fair consignments of chaff are still craning to hand. Most of the lines arc of poor quality, and sales are slow. Good heavy chaff is worth £5 10s per ton (sacks extra), on trucks. There is very little shipping demuua, [ and 'he report from Auckland shows that | the stores arc fairly well stocked. Supplies have been received from Blenheim district and Australia Marlborough is quoting £0 15s, f.0.b., s.c. The oat market is quiet, and prices have cased a little. A good many oats are available both from stores and growers. A Gallons are .quoted to-day at os 4d, 3s sd, f.0.b.: B Cartons, 3s 2d; under i grades, 2s lid I Growers are not showing any disposition to quit their stocks. On 'the other hand, merchants ate not keen buyers. The wheat market is keeping firm. Odd lots of milling wheat are still on offer Millers are taking all sound fines at full rates. Some of the growers ato inclined lo store their wheat and hold for higher prices. There appears every likelihood that there will be a shortage in the area put down in wheat, bat this drawback should not have much effect en the Now Zealand market, seeing i.uat the world’s markets are being over supplied. If, therefore there is a free market, there should be plenty of wheat avaihible from overseas, and probably prices would rule low. On tiie nlher hand, wih be safegu.irdvd amt enabled m obtain a fair price for their wheat if atrangeinenta could he made for fixed values Mil'crs* prices are as follow: Flour ... .. £ls Ids per ton Bran 5 10s per ton Pollard 7 10s per ton Oatmeal ... ... ... 19 Os per ton The fowl wheat, market remains fairly f-tcaiv. There is a little inquiry from tiro J&orth Island. The quotation in Canterbury is 4s lOld f.o.b. (sacks extra). These prices are equivalent to 4s Od (sacki extra!, trucks Dunedin Holders are nol parting freely with their stocks. Thu potato market has case'] a little. Supplies from the north and odd tinea from the south arc supplying the demands, and sales are slow at present at £IC 10s, extra, for best lines. The quality of the Tasmanian potatoes received in Auckland wore disappointing, and, now that the Australian market is finning, buyers are paving attention to Mew Zealand grown. It is reported that, the carl., potatoes from North Auckland will be a month later this year than usual, on account of the wet season they have had. Business has been (air in the fnn markets luring the week. Fruit has arrived from the Islands, and. wilt the excep (.ion of bananas, has mot with ready sales. The frosty weather lias had a had effect on bananas, and proving a loss to consignors. A few tomatoes have also come to hand. These arrived on the green side. There is a good steady demand for oranges and lemons. Lemons are in short supply. The Sydney boat is expected to arrive about the 21st, and largo shipments are expected about the 26tfh-26th of oranges, mandarins. pines, ami lemons. Dessert a pplcs, such as Delicious and Cleopatra h&v® ffi fair inquiry Good cookers also have a fair sale Medium quality and inferior tire unsaleable Small quantities n f pears are still coming for ward, and rales are slow.

('he onion market is well supplied, hut there is a good inquiry for all l;n is of vegetables," cauliflower and cabbage in particular. The egg market is keeping steady. Money "and cheese are ottering fre/dy, and pi ices are easy. The bacon market is firming Cure/s have bad to nay higher prices at Bin a side, and everything points to the market advancing. The following prices were rofttiiied during the week :

Chaff.—Prime oaten, £’o ICs. Fowl wheat. 4s 9d. Straw.—Oaten. £4 10s; wheaton. £4 Beeswax. Is 9d to 2s Honey.—Bulk, 5d to 6d; £lb pats, 4i to 4s 6d; 101 b tins, 6s 6d. Butter.—Bulk, Is fi^-d; dairy and separator pats. Is 4-d to Is 4£d. Cheese. —Mild, lOiid to lid; matured, la

Bacon, la Hams, Is Id Onions. —Canterbury, 6s 6d; Melbourne,

Cabbage, 6s (sack. Cauliflower 14s to 19» dozen. Pumpkins, 7s 6d sack. Melons, 14s to 16s cwt. Walnuts, Is Apoles.—Delicious, 10s 6d to 12s 6di Jonathans, 8s; cookers, 4s to 6s. . Adelaide navels, 255. Lemons, 255. Wanda rins, 23s fid. Pines, 22s sd. Crapes, 2s bd. Bananas. 255. Parsnips, 9s cwt. Rhubarb, 9s dozen 11b bunches. Lettuce, 3s 6d dozen. Carrots 6s rwt Swede turnips. 5s 6d cwt Pigs—Best porters, 6^d; baronets, overweight,/4 jd. Eggs.—Guarantsed fresh, la 9d; pre served, Is 6d. BRAY BROS (of Dunedin), LTD.