FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 22086, 20 July 1935, Page 11

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Bray Bros.' Ltd. (Dunedin) report as follows for week ending to-day:—

The milling wheat market is quiet, few transactions now being recorded. There is no alteration in prices in the fowl wheat market, and the distributing trade is not of large dimensions, xh© value of best quality is 4s fid to 4s 8d per bushel (sacks extra), ex truck, small lots bringing higher money. Millers’ prices for flour, etc., are as follow: —

Flour: 2001 b, £l2 17s; 100’s, £lB 2si 50’s, £l3 7s; 25’s, £l3 12s, Bran: £5 5s per ton. Pollard: £6 5s per ton. Oatmeal: 2001 b, £l9; 25’s, £2l. _ Few inquiries are being received from the North Island for oats, but, on the other hand, merchants are not showing much interest in the market, as they are only holding light stocks. Most of the oats now in the stores will be required for seed purposes. Few oats are held in the country, farmers having sold their crops earlier m the season. The current shipping values are on a basis of 3s 9d, f.0.b., s.i., for A Gartons and 3s 6d for B’s. There is a steady demand for chart ex the stores, with most of the business being confined to small lots. The local market is kept supplied from Canterbury. Best quality is worth £5 per ton (sacks extra), ex truck, Dunedin, and £5 10s ex the stores. The demand is confined to prime quality, medium and poor lines being slow of sale. There has been some speculation in the potato market during the week in view of a possibility of shipment to Australia. Farmers are holding their stocks, which are not of any great quantity, in view of this possibility, and prices have advanced to £7 per ton, f.0.b., s.i., for fair average quality whites, Canterbury ports._ The distributing I trade, however, is not very brisk. For Arran Chiefs round about £7 per' ton is being asked, ex the stores, and round about £7 10s per ton for King Edwards. It will not be long now before local merchants will have to draw on Canterbury for all their reqinrements. Some lots have already been secured from Canterbury, and these are being held for the reserve prices placed on them. It may _be added that there are now few King Edward potatoes on the market. Business in the seeds market is quiet. Merchants are still faced with a lack of orders from overseas, and until they can place some of the stocks they have in' hand are not prepared to buy further supplies. FRUIT REPORT. Apples continue in heavy supply, and there is little demand, except for the best quality. ■ , The first S6uth Australian shipment of oranges for the season has now been cleared and retailers are looking forward to a further supply to be landed by the Waitaki on Tuesday 23rd inst. In some instances the fruit on the first ship was not as swe©t as usual, but this should not be so on that to arrive. Quantities will_ be 3,000 cases short of previous Waitaki shipment, and retailers are well advised to place orders at once. A small quantity of mandarins will also be available. Poorman oranges have a good demand. New Zealand-grown lemons are plentiful. A shipment of Samoan bananas reached the market on Tuesday, transhipped ex the Maui Pomare at Lyttelton. The fruit arrived in prime green condition. Cauliflowers have been in shorter supply, and the market firmed slightly. Choice quality cabbages are wanted. Carrots are in over supply. Lettuce are slow of sale. Supplies are plentiful. Other vegetables are in good supply, and meet a normal enquiry. Wholesale prices are as follow: Apples.—Cleopatra (wanted), 4s 6d to 7s case; Delicious (wanted), 5s 6d to 7s 6d; Stumers (wanted), 6s to Rs; Jonathans (wanted), 4s 6d to 5s Gd; cooking—Rome Beauty (wanted), 5s to 6s; Rymers (wanted), 4? 6d to ss.

Pears.—Ballarats, 5s to 6s 6d case; Winter Cole (choice wanted), 9s to 11s bushel C/_s; others (half cases), 3s 6d to 4s 6d case.

Oranges.—Californian, 22s 6d to 295; South Australian, 15s to 21s.

Mandarins, 27s 6cl to 30s. Lemons.—Californian, 38s to 425; New Zealand, 10s to 15s. Grapefruit, 395. Poormans, 9s to 11s.

Bananas. —Ripe, 21s to 225; green to 18s 6d.

Pineapples, 26s to 275," Cucumbers, 4s to 9s dozen; cased (wanted), 6s to 10s case. Potatoes, £5 15s to £7 10s ton. Cabbages (wanted), 4s to 5s 6d bag. Cauliflowers. —No. 1, to 7s sack; No. 2. to 4s sank.

Lettuces, Is to Is 6d dozen. Onions, 13s 6d to 15s 6d cwt. Marrows, 4s cwt. Melons t 5s to 6s cwt. Pumpkins, 6s to 7s cwt. Carrots, 2s 6d to 3s sugar bag. Parsnips (wanted), Is per dozen to 3s sugar bag. Beet, Is per dozen. Swedes, Is 3d to Is 6d sugar bag.

Celery, 6d to 8d bunch. Leeks, to 4d bundle; . Brussel sprouts (wanted). 2d to od Honey.—Bulk, 4Jd to 4Jd lb; 10.1 b tins, 5s tin; 51b tins, 3s tin. ■ Butter.—Storekeeper, 7d to 8d lb. Beeswax, Is Id lb. Eggs, market rates. Oyster grit, 7s cwt. Fowl wheat, 4s lOd bushel. Oats.—A Garton, 3s 4d bushel; B Garton, Ss Id* crushed oats, 9s 6u, Cross Keys Meatmeal, 16s bushel. Chaff, £5 5s per ton. Straw wheaten, £2 10s per ton. Cheese, 5d to 5Jd lb. Lard, 6|d lb. , Macdonald and Miller’s Gold Medal bacon, to Is Id lb. Paper whites, to 4s dozen. Double Romans, 4s 6d to 6s dozen. Violets, 3s to 4s 6d dozen. Sol-de-orrs, 6s to 7s 6d dozen.