FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26749, 19 April 1948, Page 8

FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD

Per Dozen.—Eggs: Pay-out values for week ended April 10. 1948—heavy 3s 3d. standard 3s Id. medium 2s 9d, pullets 2s 3d, ducks 3s Id, preserved 2s sid. Lettuce: Choice, 2s to 3s. Hothouse cucumbers, 2s, 4s. Asters, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches. Chrysanthemums, 6s to 10s 6d per dozen stems. Per Case.—Apples: Dessert, 12s Gd, > 13s Gd; cooking, 13s, 13s 6d. Pears, 18s 9d. Lemons: N.Z., 245, 255; Australian, 365, 375. Oranges: Australian, 31s Gd, 32s 6d; Jamaican, 49s 6d, 52s Gd. Grapefruit: Jamaican, 43s 6d, 46s 6d. Bananas, 31s. Quinces, Bs. Per Half-case. —Passion fruit, 10s to 15s. Pears, 7s Gd. Cucumbers, 4s, ss. Peaches: Dessert, Bs, 10s. Plums, Bs, 10s. Nectarines, 10s, 12s. Quinces, 3s, 4s. Per Lb. —Water melons, 2d. Peaches, 9d. Plums, Is, Is 3d. Grapes, 2s 4d, 3s 6d. Cape gooseberries, Is 3d. Marrows, lid. Tomatoes: First grade, 9d; sauce, 3d, 4d. Green peas, Gd to BJd. Walnuts, Is Bd. Almonds, 3s 3d. Rhubarb, 3d. French beans, 4d, sd. Scarlet runners, 6d, 7Jd. Garlic, Is. Shallots, 3d. Jam melons, 2d. Per 'Bucket.—Blackberries, 12s, 18s. Per Bag.—Cauliflower: Choice, 14s, 17s Gd. , Per Cwt.—Cabbage, 12s Gd. Carrots, 13s Gd. Onions, 16s. Potatoes, 10s, 12s. Pumpkins, 17s Gd. Parsnips, 18s 6d. Wheat, 9s 6d bushel. Oats: Gartons, 6s 3d Palmer’s chick food, 30s. Crushed oats, 14s 6d. X Keys meat meal, 15s. Oyster grit, 10s Gd per bag. Poultry mash, £l3 19s lOd per ton (bags included). Chaff: 8.0.5., £B. Oaten straw. £5 10s. H pouUry (per pair).—Bo6 hens at 2s Gd to 24s 121 cockerels at 3s 6d to 14s Gd, 3 ducks at 235, 119 pullets at 8s to 31s. and 3 bantams at 2s. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART, LTD.,