FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 41

FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Eeilly, Scott, and Gill, fruit and produce merchants, Moray place, Dunedin, report that business in fruit and produce has been •fairly brisk during the past week. Some gocd consignments of "Hobart and local apples, also a shipment of choice Tongan Jjananaa, . have come forward, for ■which there is good demand. Lemons., pines, passions, and oranges have been in short ; Bitpply. Current prices are as follow : — I?ruit.— =-Oranges,- Islands. 12s to 16s for choice repacks; Sydneys, 8s to 9s. Lemons, 9s "to 13s' 6d. Bananas, lfd to 2±d. Mansarips, 10s to 12s"6d. Mildura oranges, 10s rtb 12s 6cL Pines,." 10s to 14s od. Tomatoes, 7d; to Is. Nuts-- Brazil, 8d; Barcelonas, §d; wakwite, sd;- peanuts, lid to 3d; cocoa<mits, small sacks- 6s, large sacks 10s, for choice nuts. ■ Apples : Local cookers, lid for small, 2id to 3d for extra choice; Sobart F.C., 9s to 10s; S.T.P., 9s to 10s 6d; S.P.M.. 13s 6d to 14s 3d. Pear*, none available. Vegetables.— Cabbage, 2s od to 3s 6d. , Cauliflower, 5s to '8s per sack. Carrots, 3a to 4s. Parsnips, 5a to 5s 6d per sack. Turnips, 2s to 2s 6d per sack. Potatoes, £4 to £5. Onions, £12 to £13. Chaff, £4 \o £4 ss. Produce. — In- fair supply. Eggs, Is to Is Id for guaranteed freah. Butter, in short Kupply; lOd to Is 3d. Honey. 4^d to 4£d. IW wheat. 3s 9d to 4s 6d. Oats, 2s 3d fco 2s 6d. Piga (wanted), 1401b to 1601b, 5Jd to 6d; fighter and heavier weights at corajesponding high prices. Poultry, in short supply. At our sale on Wednesday hens (realised 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; young roosters, 5s to 63 6d ; dueka, 63 6d to 8s 4d ; gee&e, 7s 6d; turkeys — large gobblers Bid, lighter ibitds 6|d to Bd, good hens 54d, lig-hter birds 4|d to sd.