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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18459, 28 December 1929, Page 18

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DUNEDIN FRUIT MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, December 27. Business has been rather erratic in the fruit marts during the week, consequent on wet weather affecting both supolies and demand. At a sale on Christmas Eve, prices for cherries and strawberries ruled fairly high, but they have since eased. The quality of the cherries reaching the market is now' much better, and for this standard good prices are obtained. Ettesburgh strawberries are beginning to make their appearance on the market. A considerable quantity of ordinary varieties of strawberries is not in the best of condition. Bananas are in short supply. A further shipment of Samoans is expected on January 20. Oranges are in good supply. Supplies of lemons are on the short side, and high prices are ruling. Gravenstein and Beauty of Bath apples are expected on the market | shortly from Central Otago, and Nelson and Californian grapes and apples ! are sold out of wholesale hands. The } season for these fruits has now finI islied. j Peaches are arriving in small lots | from Central Otago. A few lines of j apricots are also coming forward. Red and black currants are offering freely, but the demand is not very brisk. Supplies of new potatoes have been irregular, and prices have also been irregular. The market has now steadied. Green peas have been in good supply, and have met with keen demand.