FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 19664, 17 September 1927, Page 12

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Bray Bros Ltd., report as lullow.s for the week ended to-day I lie ehall , market is keeping steady. There are | sutlieieiil. consignments coining turn aid lor local reiinirernenU. Prime finality only commands attention. This is saleable iroiu To os to To Ids per ton. Medium and interior (|imlity is dilhenlt to sell at round about T-l Iter lon. | There is nothing doing in the shipping; market. Business in the oat. maiket is ; still quiet. There is very little business passing, and in the meantime larniers are jiolding their A grade oats in a lit ieipa I inn tit better values. Market prices lo rarnmrs arc round about 2s Gd lor A (larlons and 2s 3d lor j B’s. sacks extra, on trucks, country | sidings. TTiei e is no shipping business in these lint". The milling wheat market eontinnes unchanged, and so iar as the 1 oeal position is concerned there are practically no ofl'erings from growers. The market in Canterbury is (inning, and sales of milling Tuscan have been made at Os 7<V 1.0. h., sacks extra. Stocks are reported to ho light in C antcrhnrv. In the meantime North island'merchants arc unable to import from Ansiralia, as, when the duty i« added, the landed cost is about Od per bushel above South island parity. Australia is olforiug f.a.q. milling wheat at 5s 11 I'd 1.0. h., s. i., Auslra la. fowl wheat is” s-dling round about Os Od to 7s per bushel. Dunedin millers’ prices are as I'olhnv flour—2Uo's Tl 7 ss. 100's IT 8 os, 51 i’s US HD, 25's Tl 9 ; bran, TO per Inn; pollard. ,T 3 | er Ion; oatmeal —25’s Till, 200 s TIB. The potato market, lias brined up a little. Supplies arc- now getting into small compass, and good lines are worth up to TO 5s per ton. Second grade is soiling round about T 5 to To 30s. There is a belter inquiry from the North Island, and everything points to prices brining. ’I he onion market is casv. Canterbury grown arc now finished. and Ansi riilia n grown are olfcring round about tits per vwt. the market in Australia is weakening. Most of the lines tillering this season show sign.-, nt growth. I lie wet. season has had a hit to do with this. Onions are not keeping as well as usual. There has been a fair demand tins season for early seed potatoes, and good prices have ruled for good clean lines. Business in the fruit marts lias been quiet during (he week. There Ims been a fair demand lor good dessert and cooking apples. Canadian-grown apples arc expected to make their appoal ancc on the market, in about a month’s time. Oranges have been in gootl supply, and Australian oranges have been selling below (he ip.inlation - given in Australia. I,ennuis are tillering mere free Iv. and marmalade oranges have been' in shnrl supply. Heavy supplies of eaulillowers have arrived during the week, aml prices have been easy. Good hearted cabbage ami lettuce realised high prices. Bananas have been in short snpplv. flams and bacon arc tillering freely and the markel is easy. ! lonov lias a fair demand, and the eg<r markel is jinn at Is lid per dozen. AH lines offering are readily In ken up. Dairy pat. butter is selling at Is 2d lb, and beeswax at Is'-id. Ibe billowing prices were realised tinring the week ; fowl wheal, to Gs Gd bushel. Oats, Its 2d 1.0.1 n. s.i. Chart'. T 5 to T 5 5s 1.0. 1 n. sm. Potatoes. L's Ills to TG 15s, 1.0.1 m s.i. Eggs.—Cm lei I. Is (id; ea<etl. Is sd. Blitter,— factory hulk, Is Gid ; factory lb pals, Is (3lil Separator, Is ;iit. Bacon, HitelionT, f Id lb. Hams, Is .‘id. ■ Onions.—Canterbury. ,T 5 ‘-o To os ton ; Melbourne, TUT Cheese.—Medium. S!d : loal. IPtl. Honey.—Choice bulk, Aid; 101 b tins, Gs: 51b tins, ,3s 3d. Lettuce, 3s Gd to (is (id dozen. Cabbage. 3s (id to Gs dozen. Cauliflowers, 3s Gd to is dozen. Brussels sprouts, sd. ' Swedes. 3s (id cwt. Carrots. 5« Gd to Gs Gd cwt. Parsnips, Ss (it! to IPs ewt. Apples.—-Dessert, 7s (it! to 11s Gd case; cooking, 5s to Ss Gd ease. Pears. —Dessert, 7s Gd to Ps ease; cooking. 4s Gd to 6-' ease Grapefruit. 37s (id. Now potatoes. Is 2d lb. Bbubarb. to old. Californian navels. 2-T Od. Californian lemons. 57s Od. Bananas, ripe, 375: 21s to 2(Js ease. Australian navels, 20s Od. Australian Valencias. 17s’to 2U.s case, Australian lemons, 24s 6d. Australian mandarines, 225. Australian passions, 21s. Beeswax, wanted, Is 6tl lb. Violets, 2s lo 3s 6d dozen. Narcissi, 2s 6d to 5s dozen.