FRUIT AND GARDEN PRODUCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2897, 9 October 1916, Page 10

FRUIT AND GARDEN PRODUCE

(wTTOIAL REPORTS. FROITAND VEGETABLES, ' l'Vuit inspectors of tho Horticulture Division report as follows on tlio condition of. locally-grown fruit, and vegetables, in shops and auction rooms/and th'e market condition of these for the "month of September:— Auckland.—During the month busi- . itcss in the- fruit markots has been fairly brisk. Local apples have been scarco ■ .and lines arriving from Nelson arid 'iflawke's Bay sold well. Local lemons havo teen plentiful, and the price is ' "easier. The supply, of hothouso tomatoes is increasingj_and good prices are i being realised. The potato market is •firm, the suppliesibeing light. Other vegetaoies have been in good supply. .-.The prices ruling for tho month are: — • I 'Apples,: local dessert ■ 12s. 6d. to 135., icooTang, lOs. to lis.; pears, local des- , .fert, 15s. to_ 16s.oranges, I'obrman •Bs. to ys.,' r sweet'local 6s. to 7s. . per • , case; lemons, Ss. 6d. to 10s. per case; grapes, hothouse, 2s. tfd. per - lb.; to.matoes, hothouse, 7d. to Bd. per lb.; ' cauliflowers, 2s. per doz.; cabbages, 2s. • 'to 3s. 6d. pfer doz.; carrots, 2s. 6d. por bag; lettuce, 6d. to'ls. 7d. per "bag; cuoumbers,. 4Jd. to lOd. each; kumeras, '/s. 9cl. To 'Js. 4d. per case; pumpkins,- 4s. to 75.; swedes, 4s. to 4s. 3d. per cwt.; ne«- potatoes, IJd. to 3Jd. per lb. . Wellington.—-Tlio local markets during this month have been very slack, ~thero heing only a tew Jines of apples ■and pears, and very small lines of • vegetables,. consequently prices were " high on all lines: Stunners are worth j

14s. per case,. but earlier in the month they were bringing IBs. (id.; ltokewoods are worth' 6s. to (is. per halfcase. All vegetables are realising fiigli pricbs. At onetime cauliflowers were bringing 275. 6d: per sack, now 145.; cabbage, IBs., now lis. • Onions aro advancing at £8 to £9 per ton, likewise potatoes. Green peas wero bringing 4s. Gd. por . peck, now 3s. New potatoes (small samples), sd. per lb. Cucumbers, sd. to l\<i. eauli. Christchurcb.—There is; very littlo local fruit now on the markets, apples being practically all, with the eSSoption of lemons, from Auckland. The supply, ol vegetables is on tho increase, ana priccs liavo eased a little during tlio past week". Potatoes and onions are rather short with good prices. Tho ruling priccs fpr the month are:— Apples, dessert; 165., cooking 12s. to 145.; 'lemons," 15s. to 16s. per case; cucumbers, Bd. to 9d. per lb.; asparagus, ss. (id. to 6s. 6d. per dozen bunches; rhubarb, ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d. per dozen bundles; cabbages, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per dozen; cauliflowers, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 6d. per dozen; potatoes, 12s. 6d. to 16s. per onion's, 9s. per cwt. Dunedin.—Supplies of tipples aro very short,' and the price realised has been a record one. French.crabs, '4J-d. per lb. ; scarlets] 3Jd; per lb. to ; Sturmers, 4Jd._ to sd. per lb.; pears, none are offering; cucumbers, 4s. to Bs., and choice, 12s. per doz.; asparagus, 9s. to 12s. per dozen huches. Vegetables aro in very short supply. Cabbage, 3s. to Os. 6d. per doz.; cauliflowers, 4s. (3d. to 9s. per sack; carrots, 25. : to 3s. per bag; parsnips, 3s. to ss. per, cental,- swedes, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per cental; rhubarb, 3s. to 3s. 6d. per doz. bundles; lettuce, Is. to 2s. per dozen. . .

Bluff.—Apples are scarce, and on this account manyhave been imported. Prices are firm for both cooking and dessert. Vegetables are in fairly good supply, considering the time of the year. Tho current prices aro:—Apples, 3d. to 4Jd. .per lb.; potatoes, prime, £7 to £7- lOs.'.per ton; inferior, £5 to £6; cabbage, 3s. to 4s. 6d. per sack; swedes, Is. 6d. to 2s. per sack.-