STILL BUSY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26980, 15 January 1949, Page 3

STILL BUSY

DUNEDIN FRUIT MARTS PEARS AND APPLES ARRIVE Dunedin fruit marts yesterday finished an extremely busy week. With the seasonal supplies of fruit arriving, each day has been animated. Small quantities of the new season’s sugar pears and Beauty of Bath apples reached the market, and these were sold at the Government's fixed price. Peaches and apricots have been arriving in good supply and have been realising prices satisfactory to growers. Plenty of plums have been coming in, the demand being mainly for dessert varieties. Cherries and strawberries have practically finished for the season. , . . The quantity of raspberries arriving from Waimate has made it apparent that this is one of the heaviest yields experienced. The demand has been confined to choice sorts. Gooseberries and red currants have been slow of sale, but there has been a keen demand for black curiants. There is a good inquiry for nectarines.

Lemons have sold out. Tomatoes are in short supply and are realising extreme prices. Yesterday m the marts the price was 2s 9d to 3s a ib. Supplies of cabbage, cauliflower, and lettuce are heavy and the prices were low at the week-end. Carrots are short oE requirements and i-hubarb has been slow of sale. There has been a good demand for green peas and the supply of grown potatoes is sufficient to meet the demand. The first of the new season s marrows from Central Otago have arrived. Range of Prices The rates ruling at the end of the week "Lemons: New Zealand, country 245, town 255; cases 9d extra. Nectarines: Is 2d lb; cases 10s to 12a Apples: New season's, 21s 9d a bushel, 8s a half-case; cases extra. Pears: New seasons, 9s a half-case. Tomatoes: Kakanui, 2s 6d to 3s *b; Nelson, 3s; Christchurch, 2s 6d to 2s 9d, locally-grown, Is to 2s lb. Cucumbers: Hothouse, Is to Is 6d eacn, outside-grown, 25s a case. Cherries, Is to Is 6d lb. Gooseberries, 4d to 5d lb. Peaches: Cases, 7s to 9s; trays, 7d to 8d lb ‘ . , K Red currants, 8d Jb. Black currants, 9d to Is lb. Apricots: Trays, Is to Is 4d lb, cases. 10 Ra t S °pberrfe a s < ; h i2s to 14s a bucket, and Plums, 8d to 10d lb; cases, 8d to 10s. Grapes: Christchurch and Kakanui hothT P S t e tuce- Choice 45 3s b 'doz.; others, Is to Is 6d. Carrots, 4jjd lb. Cabbage, Bs, 10s case Beetroot, 4s doz. Rhubarb. Id lb. Cauliflower. ss. 7s a sack. 6d to BJd lb; dry, unsaleable 2d, lb New local potatoes, 2Jd lb. WniL turnips, 2s to 3s doz. Spring opions 2s 6d to 3s 6d a dozen bunches. Marrows. 6d lb.