FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 19658, 10 September 1927, Page 19

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Bray Bros., Ltd., report as follows for week ended to-day:— The chaff market is quiet. A few consignments have come forward, and best quality is worth round about £6 5s per ton, es truck. The outlet is limited. Medium and poor quality has a small demand. The oat market also continues to drag. A -Gartens are worth 3s 2d, f.0.b., s.i., and B’s round about 2s lid. Oats have been very low in price for some considerable time, and the demand for seed oats is also quiet. Apparently farmers do not intend to sow' as many oats this sea-: son as formerly. Most of the merchants are carrying over oats to next year. They have been unprofitable to growers and merchants. The wheat market is steady. Millers aro not'op-, orating to any extent. Flour imports are still coming to hand from Australia. These purchases have been made in view of the fact that the new flour duties will come into force on October 1. The local market is not m firm as it is in the north. Local millers have fairly large stocks of flour and sufficient wheat to see them over -tho next two or three months. There is a better demand, for fowl wheat. Dunedin millers’ prices are as follow: Flour—SOO’s, £l7 ss; 100’s, £lB ss: 50’s, £lB 10s; 25’s, £.lO. ■ Bran, £O, Pollard. £B. Oatmeal.— 2s’s; £l9; 200’s, £lB. Tho potato market bas_ a firming tendency. There is sufficient coming in to supply the demand, but everything points to prices firming during tho next month. Only best quality is now inquired for. Most of the lines are coming forward from Canterbury, and there is a fair quantity of secondgrade potatoes offering which are difficult to sell. First grade are worth round about £6 10s per ton, and second grade round about £5. There has been good business in seed potatoes, and prices have been higher than usual. The onion market is easy. Canterburygrown aro now about finished, and Mel-bourne-grown are offering round about 10s per cwt. Business in the fruit marts lias been fair during tho week. The market is well supplied with oranges, which are selling at moderate prices compared with the quotations in Australia. Lemons have been short supply, bananas in particular being almost off the market. There is a demand for them, and . prices are high. The apple market is’also firmer, there being a demand for good cooking and dessert apples. Heavy supplies of cauliflowers are reaching the market, and prices have eased. ■ Lettuce is also coming forward, and high prices are ruling. Parsnips are scarce. Carrots and sw r edes aro in good supply The egg market is firm, and everything points'to prices increasing. The market is short at present. Honey has been meeting with better sales, and cheese has also a better demand. Hams and bacon are Jn good supply, and the market easy. The following prices were realised during tho week: — Fowl wheat to 6s bushel. Oats, 3s 2d bushel, f.0.b., s.i. -Chaff, £5 to £5 ss, f.0.b., s.i. Potatoes, £4 15s to £-5 10s. Fggs.—Crated, Is 6d; cased. Is fid. Butter. —Factory bulk, Is factory 11b pats, Is 6-id; separator, Is 3id. Bacon. —Hitclion’s, Is Id lb. Onions.—Canterbury, £5 to £5 6s ton: Melbourne. £lO ton. Cheese. —Medium, SJcI; loaf, lOd. Honey,—Choice bulk, fitcl; 101 b .tins, 6s; 51b tins, 3s 3d. Lettuce, 3s 6d to 7s 6d dozen. Cabbage, 3s 6d to 6s dozen. Cauliflowers, 3s fid to 7s dozen. Brussels sprouts, fid lb. Swedes, 3s fid cwt. \ Carrots, 4s fid to 5s fid cwt. Parsnips, 8s fid to 10s cwt. Apples.—Dessert, 7s 6d to 11s fid case; cooking, fis to 8s fid case. Pears.—Dessert, 7s fid to 9s case; cooking, 4s fid to fis case. Grapefruit, 37s fid case. Bliubaii'h, -5Jd lb, Californian navels, 23s fid. Californian lemons, 57s 6d<

Bananas. —Ripe, 37s case. Bananas, 24s to 26s caso. Australian navels, 23s fid. Australian valencias, 17s to 20s caso Australian lemons, 25s Cd. Australian piemelons, 14s Cl, Australian mandarins, 225. Australian passions, 21s. Beeswax (wanted), Is fid lb. .Violets, 2s to 3s fid dozen. Narcissi, 8s to 10s dozei.