FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27383, 8 May 1950, Page 8

FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD

Per Cozen.—Reilly's report:—Pay-out values for week ended May 6. 1950: Heavy, 3s 6Jd; standard, 3s 4Jd; medium, 3s 2id; pullets’, 2s 9d; ducks’, 3s 4Jd. Cucumbers, 4s 6d to 10s. Lettuce: Choice, to 3s. Dahlias, 6d, Is. Chrysanth-mum, 4s, 8s per dozen. ~ „ , Per Case.—Lemons New Zealand, z4s 3d, 25s 3d; Australian, 365, 375. Oranges: Jamaican, country 41s 6d, town 44s 6d; Australian, town 28s 6d, country 27s 6d. Grapefruit: Jamaican, country 40s 6d, town 43s 6d. Bananas, 31s. Cabbage, 3s. 4s Apples: Jonathans, 6s Gd, 10s 6d; cooking, 8s 6d to 12s 6d. Pears: Dessert. 20s to 24s 6d. Quinces, 15s, 20s. Per Half Case.—Passion fruit: Choice. Bs. 15s. Pears, 8s to 9s lOd. Outside cucumbers, Bs, 10s. Peaches: Dessert, 14s, 18s Gd. Per Lb.—Strawberries, 2s Ed, 3s. Tree tomatoes, lOd, Is 2d. Grapes Gros Colmars, 5s 6d to 6s 3d. Choice green peas, 9d, Jod; stale, unsaleable. Tomatoes: Local hothouse, 2s. 2s 6d. Tomatoes: Christchurch, 9d, Is 6d; Central Otago, Gd, Is; cooking, 3d. 4d. Rhubarb, 4Jd, sd. Walnuts, Is 6d. Chestnuts, Is. Marrows, lid. Mushrooms, Is, 2s. Brussels sprouts, Bd, 9d. Pie melons. 3d. Pumpkins, 2d. Kumeras, 6Jd. _ „„ Per Bag.—Cauliflower: Choice. 7s, 10s; seconds, 4s, ss. Cabbage. ss, 6s. Canterburv onions, to 20s. Wheat, to 10s. Oats: Gartons, 6s. Poultrv mash, £ls per ton, bags extra. Cross Keys meatmeal. oyster grit, chick food, cod' liver oil. , . , , Poultrv.—Per pair: Five hundred and three hens at 2s to 11s. 84 cockerels at 3s to 12s, 99 pullsts at 9s to 20s Gd, 21 ducks at 6s to 10s 6d. and 3 turkeys at Is 6d per lb. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART, LTD., Moray place, Dunedin.