FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT.
Messrs Thomas Pater,son and Co.. fruit and produce agents, Manse street, report April 28 :—: — I Fruit. — Market very barely supplied. Apples and pears in strong demand. Oranges : Tahiti, 9s (scarce). Lemons : Italian, 20s to 22s 6d. Plums and peaches, do c. Tomatoes : Christchurch, lid to 2d. Grapes (short supply), 6d to !ld Potato»» : iierwents. £'.i to £3 10*. Anples : Dessert, 2Jd to 3d ; cooking, ljd to 2d. Pears : < Local, 2Jd to 3Jd ; imported, 14s to 15s. Banana?, 2*d shore supply). Produce.— Rggs, wanted. Fresh butter, 6 1 to Sd : prime salt, 6fcd to 8d (wanted). Bacon : Roll, s^d to (id. Hams' 7d to 7Ad. Cheese : Old factory, 3d to 4d ; prime, 4Jd to -ftd. Pigs, 3Jd (wanted). Poultry, in fair demand ; we receive any day for , sale. Onions : Locally-grown, £4 153 to £5 10i. , Iloney, 4d to 4Jd (wanted). ! We receive consignments of grain, fruit, farm ' and dairy produce of all dcsciiptions. Highest prices realised. I
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Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 27
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160FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Otago Witness, Issue 2252, 29 April 1897, Page 27
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