Fruit And Produce World

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27389, 15 May 1950, Page 8

Fruit And Produce World

Reilly's report:— Per Dozen.—Pay-out values for eggs for week ending May 13, 1950: Heavy, 3s 10id; standard, 3s Bid; medium, 3s 6jd; pullets’, 3s Id; ducks’, 3s Bid. Cucumbers, 10s to 18s. Lettuce, choice, to 2s 6d. Dahlias, 6d, Is. Chrysanthemums. 4s, 8s per dozen. Narcissi, Sol d'Or, 30s, 355. Iceland poppies, ss, 6s per dozen bunches. Per Case.—Lemons: New Zealand, 24s 3d, 25s 3d; Australian, 365, 375. New Zealand grapefruit. 30s, 355, 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, 4s. Apples: Jonathans, 6s 6d, 10s 6d; cooking. 8s 6d to 12s 6d. Pears, dessert, 20s to 24s 6d. Quinces, 15s to 20s. Per Half-case.—Passion fruit, choice. 10s, 16s. Pears, 8s to 9s lOd. Outside cucumbers, 10s. Per Pound. —Strawberries, 2s 9d, 3s. Tree tomatoes lOd, Is 2d. Grapes, Gros Colmars, 5s 6d, 6s 6d. Choice green peas, lOd, Is; stale unsaleable. Tomatoes: Local hothouse, 2s, 2s 4d; Christchurch, 9d, Is 6d; Central Otago, 6d, Is; cooking, 3d, 4d. Rhubarb 4£d, sd. Walnuts, Is 6d. Chestnuts, Is. Marrows, lid. Mushrooms, is, 2s. Brussels sprouts. Bd, lOd. Pie melons, 2id. Pumpkins, 2d. Kumaras, 61d. Per Bag.—Cauliflower: Choice, 7s, 10s; seconds, 4s, ss. Cabbage, ss, 6s. Canterbury onions, to 20s. Wheat, to 10s. Oats, Gartons, 6s. Poultry mash, £ls per ton, bags extra. Cross Keys meat'mea], oyster grit, chick food, codliver oil. Poultry.—Per pair: 345 hens at 3s to 13s 6d, 47 cockerels at 3s 8d to 19s, 30 pullets at 6s 6d to 28s, 21 ducks at 6s 6d to 14s and 4 bantams at 2s to ss. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART, LTD., Moray place, Dunedin.