FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2740, 7 April 1916, Page 8

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

[LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS

1 Frait ; irispeotoirs of the Horticulture report'as follows on tho condiion- of locally-rgi-bwa fruit and.vegcr ables in shops; and auction rooms, and he market 1 /position of these for tho iionth of MarelnV-. \T.;: % : j/>A'uokland,'.'-prT£o' markets, have not ieen'over busy; .during the'-pastmonth, he.'supplyiof;fruit having,fallen 'off a-|ood-deal. .".Tlie!hulk of'the'fruit boirig sandled is .apples'and pears, stone fruit [as finished,;.''and only small lines of jmons,:passions,;quinces, and tomatoes re coming;f6rward. Lemons are rather hart; • and;-!primb fruit is realising. a eally good*price* The ( average prices duringiltli'e montn^iife'''as-fdl-pw:—AppleS.i'Choice dessert .(Northern }py)>;-78. to; 9s:;;'others 6s.' to Bs., pedlum 4s/';tp 6sl^pericase.■-Cookers: s-.tb 65.. ; 'Pears':jChoice dessert 7s. to 'afi medium/4S/&I. to 6s. 6d. .Cookers: s:;6d. to 6s;.iper;oase. Quinces; Choice 's.;to.6s'., 'other's'i3s. 6d: to 4s. ase. Lemons:'(Prime 18s.','rough 7s.to. 5.., 7sr*to",Bs:; others' sy/.to. ss. per;l.Bib. case: ; jouse ;Bd. ,to'--ls'..y6d.'r>er'lb.') outdoor, 4s: to .6s. per ■■ case. ■ fissions: 55". ; ;t0.65. per half-bushel case. .markets' "'during' bis- very "busy with scal;,fruits'].' '.-The' prices ''are' good con-' idering "th&'l'qiuiiitities 'to.;hand.. i.Tlio, trices-ruling';'during- the month are 36 Dlldw:—Apples-:-Choice (Jonathan) ,ss: p:;:6s:Vcl)uhn'siSeedling 4S;.'.to'4s.v6dij fliers 3s. 6d./.td:4s. 6d. per case;, Pears: [ioar of'.AYirJineld 3s. 6d. to' '4's:'3d.j [apia : mdht,;os:. ; to-'/66., 'Winter Cole 65.. i> 6s. 6d: - per.; ease. Plums :■•' Finished S:2s. 6d; iier. half-case.' - Quince's: -45.• p 4s. 6d..'.'Peaches: 2s. 9d. t0,35.:9d. |omatpes:; ;.;4S;;;t<). ss. -per- case. .Poor jiality: potatoes ■'■.to hand realised -'£7 ps. to £8 10s;;per ton. Onions:'£4 10s. er/ton. Auckland lemons realised .''ex-; raordinary prices; the' bidding went;up. > ;416. ,6d/<-for cured fruit, while unared realised; 356. -, The'prices' ruling fc the latter end'of this month were jpm'. 13s.'-fo> : ;'l7s.';p^r.;biisliel-'case..;. All. egetables are in good demand, although rioes are not tip to the mark; Improvel.ent .is assured .'for'next month. was a' shortage f="imported;-.fruit during the month, ith : th'e result- that a steady' demand Bis:-'.res'ulted.|.'fori all seasonable fruits., he '■ following' are. the current 'prices :— pples:,Nelson Cox's Orange Bs. to 10s., ;elson-/Jonathan '75., local, dessert ss. 1. ;to : 6s. 6d.,nocal; cookers 4s. to 6s/ er.oa6e.. Pears:; 46. to 55.. Plums: 4s. y. 4s. 6d. ; 3s. .to 4s. 6d. pnces:.4s.;-to- 55.;:-' Grapes:: Bd,.tp. Is. 2r'.' lb: '■.;■'■ Strawberries ! :,;;is.i 6d. 'perMbV ape'.gooseberries■;(Nelson) -5d. ; to ; '6d.> ar IH. Leindns: Auckland,'Bs.-,',to '10s;; ■ assions: Auckland, ;55.V6d..'t0;;65;;,6d;5, falnuts: 4Jd.' to '.sd/' , per, , vlbV'; t ,bnißris.:", ; 2 10s. per 'ton in paddock;, -Po.tetq.es;:'?' s'per. toh-iii-paddock-.: •--;■'■...■. ; :'..".' : ]\C'- : ikeh':place;in;;the.;fniit.'"'trade', diirihg, ie'vlast few, days. - .Supplies of tdma : - : ; ieitand.peaches'have'fallen off cdn-' derably,. and! a : rise of 2d.' : per .-lb., in; jmatoes, ahdljd. per lb. in peach'es : •' is.'-taken place.'; The folloiving aro the. ding prices:—Apples: Dessert, ljd. to |d.Nper,' lb..', : ;cookers 2s. 6d. to-45.: 6d. ar bushel case, Cox's Orange from Nelfn'Bs.;per case. Lemons: 30s. to 355. jr. case. : (Californian)., Quinceß: ljd; i 13d.:per lb; Pears: From Id. to 2d. jr lb. Peaches: Jam Id. to 2d., desirt 2jd, to 45d. ,'per lb., ,-. Tomatoes: ccal.:hothouse"4Jd;'-' to'' Gi.;-' .Chris'tiurch arid Alexandria 2§d. to 3Jd:;psr |V;Grapes:.ljocal'--Bd.'tp 9Jd.-per lb. ' ucunibers:';'...o'iitside-3s.' .to, 4s. per szen. Vegetables:' Cabbage Is.', to.2s'. jr dozen, iC'arrots od. to - 9d. per dozen, jiibarb 3s. ■ 6d. per.cwt., cauliflowers |. to 2s-. 6d.,per dozen forsmall,large j; to 55.; per.dozen; ' ;' ;. ' " .• f3luff.—During the month; seasonable uit lias been plentiful, and low prices : .-evailed./Merchants'have found to-' ' jatoes. ■■ especially; hard -to quit> ; ■-.-;, The ' fading .is; not good..- Peaches, /.arid:;' ,'ums are about finished, but a good L.'f'/U...:,-- .- ;-...:. . :-:-. ; I

many- bases are on.-, tho - market every day are clean and of. sound quality. .'Apples, / pears, and' quinces iiaye been in good.sunply, and the quality; packing, and-grading have been nil fight. The .prices .ruling during the month are as follow:—Apples: Dessert ss. "to Bs.,' cookers 3s. to ss. 6d. per oase.. Pears: Cookers 3s. to 55., dessert ss. to 7s. Quinces:, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. -pof case.'.,. Peaches: 1d.,-to 3d.'per lb. Plums: Id. to.2}d. per lb. Tomatoes: Hothouse' 2Jd; to -3-}<Lj outdoor Id. to ■2d. "per lb.. -Potatoes: Prime £6, medium £4 to"?i£s,:por't6n, inferior unsaleable.-' Onions: Canterbury os. per cwt. Cabbage: 2s. to 4s. per sack. Turnips, carrots, parsnips, Is. to Is. 3d. per dozen bunches. • Swedes, Is. per small bag. Cuoumbers,.ls:. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per dozen. "" .. .— ■