FRUIT MARKET.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 8

FRUIT MARKET.

NEW ZEALAND FETJIT CHEAPER m LONDON. On the High Commissioner's showing New Zealand apples are realising much Tess In London after allowing for freight, commissions, insurance, packing, and other charges, than in Wellington to-day (says Saturday's "Post."). But the local apple market is not at present in favour of those flowers Bending in inferior fruit. The supply of all varieties i 3 greatly in excess of the demand, for heavy supplies have been coming in to the Wellington market for the last month, and are still coming in. Much of it is inferior, for the first-class fruit is being exported, ana "the stuff we are getting here it , woX j'd Pay the growers better to give to the piga, a recognised authority in the trade. I®®? are not satisfied with the prices ff® getting, and the publio are not satisfied witn the quality, and the result is that good apples are not fetching what they should. Interior sorts are fetching 4s 6d to 6s 6d a bushel cose, and better claas from 7s to 10s* j 1 . would improve to 13a if there was a good ae less of the inferior apples." The duty on the Australian fruit is reported by importers to ba killing that trade. Oranges and bananas which arrived by the Tahiti a few days ago were not in the best condition, and havs nearly all been sold. A few of _ oranges are being held. Australian are selling at lfl to Is 6d per lb.

Mclean patent adjustable HEADLIGHT. Mr F. H. Labatt states that the stares in the syndicate controlling the McLean adjustable headlight patent have been i 7 subscribed. The capital of the syndicate £4OOO. Stepß will be taken to form a puoKo company to place the device on the market, and to dseal with the patent ngl\ts. KIR WEE SALE. At the monthly sale held on Friday last there was a small entry of f a *?i niostly lambs. No stores were yarded. There was a good attendance of freezing buyers, and all fats were sold at full current values. The principal sales were: —Lambs —A. Hob* ertson, 86 at 27s to 38s 6d; D. Maneon, 33 at 20s to 225: D. Gallagher, 9 at 20a id; W. Laoey, 85 at 17s 4d to 20s 6d; K. Murcheson, 65 at 20s Id; 0. H. Dent, 21 at 19s 6d; client, 16 at 17s 4d; E. H. Wildo, 49 at 16s sd. Ewee—K. Murchison, 9at 18s Id; D. Gallagher, 23 at 13s to 16a Gd.