FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14009, 13 March 1920, Page 3

FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD.

Keilly"* Central Produce Mart, Ltd., i" |Mut : —The market is over-supplied with Bon Chretien pears, outsido-growii tomatoes, and cooking apples. Full supplies of all fruits are coming forward, and price.- are easier. The market is well .supplied with potatoes. Very heavy yarding of poultry forward, which reali.*ed good values. As expected, < gg.* advanced in price. 2s 7d being procurable. On the whole business must be considered satisfactory. Apples—Choice desserts to 2-Ul: cooking choice to 1 :Jd; inferior and second-grade to 7s twl. Pears —Prime desserts to 2d; cooking to, I'd. Plums—Choice desserts to -fid; rooking to 2id: gages to 4 Id. Tomatoes —Christchureh hothouse to 6d: o itside to -I'd; locals, to lOJd; Otago Centrals to 6d. Grapes—Oamarirs to Is 2'd: locals to Is 3d. French beans. i« sd. Green peas, to 3d. New Potato's — Oamaru's prime 10s to 12* ( : d ••wt. Cauliflowers, to ss. Cabbage, to 2s Od dozen. Onion*—New season's Canterbury.- to 12s 6d; pickling to Garlic, to 7Jd per lb. Cucumbers— Oiitsid'- grown to 3s 6d: hothouse to Bs. Vegetable marrows, to 7s' 6d per dozen. Bacon —Prime Is Od lb. Bacon pigs. Is 2d lb. Eggs. 2s 7d. Hbnev—Prime sections to 12s 6d: bulk to Sd;" 101b tinsto 7s 6d. Butter—Prime separator to Is fid. Beeswax, to 2s 4d per lb. AVh ;at Hs 6d. Os per bushel. Flqut. £"iß per ton. Oats. 4.* Od. 5s 6d. Oatshp.it chaff. £S 2s Sd to '£■■< 7s 6d per ton.' Bran. Os 3d a *bag. Pollard. 14s lOd a hag. Rabbilskins: Sale "Weduesdav. 17th. Hides: Sale Weduesdav.' 17tlu Tallow: Sale Wednesday. 17th. Calf Skins: Sale Wednesday. 17th. Poultry: Cockerels realised from 2s Id to tt s ; per pair: hens. Is 6d to fis lOd per pair: ducklings. Os to 'ss 4d per uair; 10 Silver Wyandotte pullets realised 20s per pair: 1 Silver Wyandotte cockerel realised 2i>*: 6 Indian Runner docks. 21s pt-r pair. - E. OSWALD REIT.EY. (Managing Director}. Moray Place. Dunedin. 120

THE PRINCE'S VISIT. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON*. March 13. The following revised time-table arrangements in connection with lhe Prince of Wail's' visit are officially announced. The train and motor arrange- , meat.*. Pietoti. Nelson, Westport. Reef- ' ton. Greymouth. Hokitika, Otira. and Arthur's Pass to Chris'tchurch will be I published later:—Monday, May "7. ■ Christchureh depart. 9.30 a.m.: Ash- ! burton arrive, 10.55 a.m.; Ashburton ! departs 11.2-5 a.m.: Timnru arrive, 12.£5 p.m.: Timarn depart, 1.5 p.m.: Oamavu : arrive. 2.2-5 p.m.: Oamarti depart, 2.-s"j p.m.: Dunedin arrive. 5.52 p.m. Thp ; Prince will arrive back at Lvttelton ! on Friday. May 21st, at 8.45 p.m.