MARKET REPORT

Chronicle (Levin), 5 September 1946, Page 2

MARKET REPORT

Messrs. Townsend and Paul, Ltd., fruit and produce merchants, Weltinglon, rcport that smaller supplies of most varieties of fruits have conic to liand during the past . week, values . , showing . ; slight Himprovcmcnt." Tree tomat'oes, passionfruit and Chinese gooseberrics have all been wanted,. while hothouse toqia'toes and all citrus. liave met ' with a very keen enquiry. Flpwer saies continue 'to meet with stbady p'atronagc. seasonal blooms 'being readiiy placed at high rates. Vege.table auctions have also been well attended, cabbage,. kumeras, marrows and .pumpkins being in particularly ' keen demand. Only unall yardings of pdultry have been offered. prime birds selling at {■xlremcly high figures. : Quotations are: — Tree tomatoes, 23/-, 35/6; passionfruit. 30/-. 38/-; Chinese gooseberries,, 30/-, 48/- hcase; Meyer lemons, sweet ©ranges, grapefruit, c'eiling; hothou.se tomatoes. 5/-. 5/8 lb. ; beetroot, 8/-, 17/6; lecks, 12/-, 22/6; lcttuce. 3/-, 15/6; rhubarb. 15/-, 35/6; turnips, 10/-, 16/6; sprouts, 14/-, 40/-; spinacli. 8/-. 24/- case; cnuliflowers, 12/0, 28/6; carrots, 10/-. 20/-: marrows, 20/-, 30/-; par-nips,' 4/-, 14/6 sack; grecn peas, 8d, 1/4; ncw potatoes, 3d, 4cl lb. ; cabbage, kumeras, swedes. pickling onions, pumpkins, ceiling price. Hens. heavy, 12/-, 17/-; m°diuni, 7/-. 11/-; light. 4/-. 6/-; cock_^ts, ■iceording to breed, 2/-, ?./6 io. ; pullets, 8/-, 19/-; roostcrs, 4Ut, 8/-; ducks, young. 14/-. 19/-; o!d. 6./-, 10/-; gco.se, 7/-, 9/-; turkevs, 2-8 ]b. livn weighh The fish mnrket rrjjorts that i'resh whitebait is 6/- ! nd 9/- per lb.