FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 19794, 18 February 1928, Page 12

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Bray Eros., Ltd., report as follows for the week ended to-day;— Consignments of chaff are on the light side, but there is sufficient to meet the demand. Best quality is worth round about £'s per ton (sacks extra), ex truck. There is very little shipping business. The oat market is much firmer. Tor fresh lines of Cartons that have reached the market, 3s Id (sacks extra) has been paid, but there is no business from the North island at this figure. It is equivalent to 3s 9d per bushel, f.0.b., s.i. The future position of the oat market depends on the export demand, and at present there is little prospect of this. The dry weather in the North Island may create a demand for feed, as reports go to show that, unless they get rain at an early date, feed is likely to be short. New season’s wheat is now coming on the market. The spell of lino weather has brought on the crops both in the South and m Canterbury, and they will be ready for harvesting earlier than was expected, and heavy offerings should be on the market shortly. The warm weather is in favor of -wheat. There is a fair demand for fowl wheat, which is worth round about 7s per bushel-. There has been an increase of 2Us per ton in the price of bran and 10s per ton in the price of pollard during the week. Millers’ prices are as follow : Flour.—2oo’s, £l7 10s; 100’s. £lB 10s; 50’s, £lB 15s; 25’s, £l9 ss. Bran. £7. Bollard. £8 10s. Oatmeal.—2s>, £2l; 200’s, £2O. The potato market is keeping steady. Fair lines of new season’s crops are coming forward, and it is reported from the north that crops are not up to expectation, but it is yet too early to say what the new season’s crop in general will be like. The onion market is firm. Canterbury grown are now offering more freely. Business in the fruit mails has been good during the week. Heavy supplies of plums and apricots have been arriving, and prices are on the low side. Peaches, on the other hand, have firmed up in price. Supplies of freestone peaches are expected in at an early date Loganberries and raspberries are still coming forward, but in smaller quantities. These will soon he off the market. Apples are in better supply. Dessert and cooking varieties are coming forward from the Nelson and North Island districts. Supplies of pears are more plentiful. Tomatoes have been ottering more freely, but most of the lines have come from Nelson and the Hastings district. Christchurch hothouse tomatoes have cased off oonsiderahly. Oranges- are in better supply, ami prices low. Bananas have been in short supply. A shipment came forward during the week, hut they arrived m poor condition. All kinds of vegetables are in full supply, and prices reasonable. The egg market lias firmed up. There is-a good inquiry, and all lines coming forward are readily placed. New season’s honey is coming on the market. Some first-class linos of good clover honey arc offering at 5Jd per lb. Dairy pat butter is inquired for. Hams and bacon are in good supply, and cheese is offering freely. The following prices were realised during the week:Apples, Ss (3d to 12s 6d. Apples.—Cooking, (3s to 8s (id. Section honey, 8s (3d to 11s 9d. Cucumbers.—Local. 6s Gd to 11s (3d dozen ; cases, 5s to 7s. Carrots, 2s 6d. 8s case. Parsnips, 2s. Beetroot, 2s fid. Lettuce.—Choice, 2s, 8s dozen. Cabbage.—Choice, 2s (3d; others unsaleable. Cauliflowers, 6s lo Bs. ■ Eggs, Is 7d, Is Bd. Loganberries, 8d to Kid. Raspberries, Bfd to 10£d. , Butter.—Pats, lid; bulk, Is; factory pats, Is 2d, Is 4d. Peaches.—Crated, 3d to 42d. Apricots.—Crated, 3sd to 4|d. Dark plums, 3d to 6d; extra choice, 8(1. Cherry Plums. Choice, to 2jd; others, l]d to 2d. Honey pears, 2d. Honey.—Bulk, ojd; 101 b tins, ss; 2lb pottles. Is. Grapes.—Local, 2s 2Jd lb. Nectarines, 24d to 4d lb.

Broad beans, lid lb. French beans, lsd to 2.Jd. Green Peas.—Choice, lid to 2d; inferior, unsaleable. Peanuts, sd. Brazils. lOd. Almonds. lOd. New Potatoes.—Locals, Id ; Outrams, 8s cwt. Pickling onions, lid to lid. Tomatoes.—Nelson glasshouse, colored, 7s (id, 9s (id; Nelson glasshouse, others, os Gd, Gs 6d; Christchurch specials, lOd to Hid, Christchurch mediums, 6|d to 9{d; locals, lOd to Is 2d. Cheese.—Mediums, 9id ; loaf, lOjd. Beeswax, is Gd, Is 9d. Bacon Pigs.—Prime, GJd, 7d; porkers, 7d : heavy-weights, 4Jd. Hitchon’s bacon, Is; odd lots, 9d. Hams, Is Gd. Apples.—Otago Central, 3d to 4d. Nelson Gravenstcins, 9s 6d to 10s 6d. Lemons.—Californian, to 655. Navel Oranges.—Choice, to 37s 6d. Grapefruit, 2Gs. Onions.—Melbourne, 12s Gd cwt. Chicken Food.—Reeve’s, Palmer's Oyster Grit, 8s Gd. Fat, 16s to 21s. Moose cal lineal, 19s Gd. Special quality woodwool, 3os per cwt. ' Itgg crates. 7s Gd (o 18s Gd. Fowl wheat, to 7s Gd. Oats.—A Gartons, 3s Gd ; B Gartons, 3s. Special apple wrapping paper, 10 x 10, 3s Rd ream. Oatsheaf chaff, choice, to £o 15s. Bran, £7. Pollard, ,£8 10s. Strawherrv pottles, 60s to 60s per 1,000. Strawberry crates, os 6d.