FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 11

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Bray Bros., Ltd., report as follows for the week ended to-day;— Business in the grain and produce markets is quiet, and few transactions are going through. The chaff market is quiet, and best lines arc selling round about £5 10s per ton. There is a little more inquiry for oats, but stocks available are small, and no business is passing. A Gartens are worth 3s 6d f.0.b.5.i., and B’s 3s 3d. These are equal to 2s lOd and 2s 7d, sacks extra, on trucks, country sidings. Oats are being offered at this price for spread delivery, April-September. The wheat market is keeping steady, and sales of mixed lines for April delivery have been made at 6s on trucks, sacks extra, and os 8d for Tuscans. Fowl wheat is offering more freely round about 5s lOd per bushel. Millers’ prices are as follows: Flour.—2oo’s, £l7 10s; lUOjp, £lB 10s; 50’s, £lB 15s; 25’s, £l9 ss. Bran, £6. Pollard, £B. Oatmeal.—2oo’s, £18; 25hs, £l9.

The potato market is easing. Larger quantities of new season’s are coming on the market, and are selling round about Id per lb. The onioin market is also easier. Canterbury grown will soon be offering on this market. Supplies are now being drawn from Australia. Business in the fruit markets has been brisk during the week, and apricots and peaches are now coming forward in full supply, and prices are reasonable. Apricots and peaches are being sent as far as Auckland, and a fair market is obtained. This is good for the grower, as the local market is over-supplied, and prices realised leave little margin of profit. Plums have been in good supply, large quantities have come forward from Canterbury. Cherry plums have a good inquiry. New season’s apples arc coming on the market from Nelson and Central Otago. American apples are finished. Cherries are almost finished, and strawberries are finished. Raspberries and loganberries are now in full supply and prices are reassonable. Gooseberries and black currants are almost finished. Tomatoes are coming forward in larger quantities. Fair supplies are now coming forward from Nelson, but the quality of these is not equal to the Christchurch grown or local hothouse. Outside-grown tomatoes are fully a month to six weeks later than usual. Lemons have been in very short supply, but a few are available, and prices are high. Oranges are offering more freely ._ Vegetables are in plentiful supply, with- a moderate demand. New season’s Swedes are starting to come on the market. Eggs are in good demand, and everything points to the market keeping firm. Butter and cheese are in good supply, and hams and bacon are offering freely. New season’s honey will be on the market shortly. Beeswax is wanted. Ihe following prices were realised during the week:—

Apples.—Beauty of Barth, Irish Peach, and Gravensteins, 4jd to 6Jd. Cooking.—Emperor Alcxaudii, od to 4d, Jelly apples, lid to SJd. Section honey, 8s 6d to 11s 9d I? I currants, 4Jd to SJcL Black currants. 4d to 6cl Cucumbers, 6s 6d to 1-s 6d dozen* Carrots, 2s fid to 3s case. Parsnips, 2s. Beetroot, Is 6d. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s, 3sCabbage.—Choice. 2s Gd; others unsaleable. Cauliflower, 6s, Bs. Eggs, Is sd, Is 6dLoganberries, 6-Jd to 9d. Raspberries, 9Jd to I,* Strawberries. —Choice, Is Bd, 2s; jam, Is 2d. Is 4d. Butter.—Pats, lid; bulk, Is; factorv pats. Is 3d. Is 4d. Peaches. —Crated, 3d to ijd lb; cases, 3s 6d. 7s. Dark plums. 3d to 6d; extra choice, Bd. Cherry Plums.—Choice, 4fd; others, 2d. 3d. .Apricots.—Crated, 3sd to old; cased, ' ■ fid to 7s 6d. ■ Honey pears,. 3}d. : Cherries.—Good, 8d to Is; choice, Is 2d to Is 6i-d* Honey.—Bulk, 4Jd, 101 b tins, os; 2!b pottles, Is. _ . ' Gooseberries. —Choice ripe, 2d to 4d; jam, l|d to 2d. .' , ‘ Grajies.—Local, 2s Id to 2s 6d, Broad beafis, IpJ. French beans, 4i|d to Bpi. Green Peas.—Choice, lid to 2}d: : erinr, unsaleableNow Potatoes. —Local to l}d: On trams. Id to lid. Peanuts, sd; Brazils, lOd; almonds, 10cl Tomatoes. Nelson glasshouse ( colored). 8s 6d to 11s: others. 7s 6d to 10s; Christchurch specials, 10d to ll|d lb; Christchurch mediums 9}d, loaf 10-Jd lb: local, 9d to Is lb. Cheese.—Mediums, 9-kl; loaf, 10} d. Beeswax, Is 6d, Is 9d. Bacon Pigs.—Prime, fi}d, 7d; porkers, 7d; heavy-weights, 4-|d.

Bacou.—Choice, Is Id; odd lots, 6d to Is. Hams, Is 3d. Apples, Central Otago, 4d to 6d lb. Nelson Gravensteins, 10s to 12s case. Emperors, 8s 6d to 11s 3d. American Winesaps, 21s. Lemons, Californians, to arrive, 66s 6d ■ Navel oranges, choice. 455. Onions, Melbourne, 13s bag. Chicken food, Reeves, Palmer’s oyster grit, 8s 6d. Fat, 16s to 245. Moose calfmeal, 19s 6d. Special quality’ woodivool, 35s per cwt. Egg crates, 7s 6d to 18s 6d. Row! wheat, to 7s 9d. Oats.—A Gartons, 3s 3d; B Gartons. 2s 9d per bushel. Special apple wrapping paper, 10 x 10, 3s 8d per ream. , -Oatsheaf chaff, .choice, to £5 los. Bran, £O. ' ■ ■ ' Pollard,; £8 10s. ’ Strawberry pottles) 60s to 60s pelthousand. Strawberry crates, os 6d.