DUNEDIN FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14142, 19 July 1916, Page 2

DUNEDIN FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

■^owiai to "The Ooloni*t."> - Dunedm, July 17. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co. report is follows on the Puiiedin fruit and j rod «re market :— Apples: Dessert, wanted, 2kl'to 3tjd 007/ lh. ' "■ Lemons: Mildura ]7s to 18s, Aucki i:r.i<] lO.< to 1] s. Wiihmts, wanted, SJd to StVcl per lb. IVars: Winter Cole, etc., 6s 6d to .°.s 0(1 ncfJnisliel case, Nelis 2- I,d to 3id •ior. l_h'. . Ma'rroAvs 7s 6d to Ss Gd per sack. T'ifi melons'£4 to £5 per ton. Pumpkins £o to £6 per ton. ?vi"osKr'>;. Riv.y Bros, (of DimcdinV Ltd.,- I'tuifM't us follows i'oi1 the week wvM Jb!;- intli-— ■■■■■. ;: Al! liiirs of wlio.at are meeting with ;):. roady sale at advanced prices, wSiile [ fowl' whent is in- keen demand. The Oiit marJrr-t i.« firm and ."11 bright I>He«» «re' r.-.eotijifc with ..a...ready sale. v Feed linos arc more eagerly inquired mv. " All firm liriG? o f chaff are in keen _de,.ir.and, and there is also a fair inquiry for 'inedinin 1 inos. A ll prime lines of potatoes are in keen demand, and.1 meet with a ready snlo at quotations. The Melbourne market, for onions has ads vtvnced dining the vrcekj so^ there is

every indication .of prices remaining firm.' Owing- to recent frosts supplies of eggs, have eased the last few days, .and prices have firmed considerably. \ Dessert apples are in short supply, and highly coloured'varieties are meeting with -.a ready - sale. The following prices were realised during the week:— Wheat: Velvet 5s 2d to 5s 3d per bushel, Tuscan 4s 8d to 4s 9d, best fowl 4s 3d. Oats: J -Gartons 2s lOd per bushel, B Gartbns 2s 9d. A Sparrowbills 2s 91d. «

Potatoes: Prime table £8 per ton, medium £7. Onions: Melbourne £7 15s per ton. Eggs:, Fresh first grade Is 6d per dozen. 'Apples: Dessert Scarlet Pearmain 3£d to 3-^-d per lb, Cleopatra 3d to Tomatoes: Local Is 2-J-d per lb. Poultry: Hens 3s 6d \to^3s 9d per pair, cockerels 4s 6d to 5s 6d, ducks 4s 6d to ss, turkey hens 8-£ d per lb live weight, gobblers 10|d.