FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Evening Star, Issue 22448, 19 September 1936, Page 13

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

Messrs Bray (Bros. Ltd. report as follows for week ending to-day:— Business in the wheat market continues quiet. There is practically no milling wheat on offer, and fowl wheat is also in short supply. The broken weather experienced lately has prevented farmers from getting their ground ready for planting spring wheat, and, as a consequence, tho demand for seed is not very great. Reports from Canterbury show that the fowl wheat market is firmer. Prices, however, have not moved up to any extent, hut it is anticipated that later on higher values will be ruling. In the meantime the value of good whole fowl wheat rules at 4s 9d per bushel (sacks extra), ex the truck, with higher prices ruling for deliveries ex the stores. Millers’ prices are as follows: —Flour; 200’s, £l3 12s; 100’s, £l4 12s 6d; 50’s, £l4 17s 6d; 25’s, £ls 7s Cd. Bran, £5 5s per ton. Pollard, £6 5s per ton. Oatmeal: 2001 b sacks, £l9; 25’s, £2l. The oat market remains steady, with only a small volume of business being transacted. Shipping prices are unchanged, with A Gartons being quoted at from 3s 4d to 3s sd, f.0.b., s.i., and B’s at 3s lsd. Stocks in Dunedin are on the light side, and it is impossible to secure supplies from the country, as stocks there are also short. The demand for seed oats is quiet, the broken weather preventing sowing. With a spell of fine weather it is anticipated that a good quantity of oats will be required for planting. The chaff market remains unchanged, with supplies coming forward, from the surrounding districts and also from Canterbury. The value for best quality is £4 10s per ton (sacks extra), ex truck.' An occasional truck load is changing hands at up to £5 per ton (sacks extra). The potato market lias been difficult to follow. 'Although towards the end of last week the market was quiet, with sales difficult to effect, an improvement has now taken place, and there have been a number of inquiries for potatoes for shipment to-' the North Island. Several sales have been made from this port, and this has had a tendency to mark up values. The quotation locally is £4 15s (sacks included) for freshly-picked Arran Chiefs and £o for King Edwards. . . , . A quiet week has been experienced in the seeds market. The prices for ryegrass remain unaltered, and the same position applies to the markets for cocksfoot, cowgrass, and white clover. FRTJIT REPORT. The market is short-supplied of good lines of dessert and cooking Apples, and choice quality Delicious and Stunners have advanced in price. Some of the lines of cooking apples coming out of cool stores are showing waste. There is good inquiry for pears. A small shipment of Samoan bananas were landed in good condition ex the Port Waikato, transhipped at AuckCalifornian grapes and lemons also came to hand ex the mail steamers at Auckland and Wellington. The market is again hare of South Australian oranges. A small consignment or Queensland panes was received in good condition, '.Rhubarb is more plentiful. The first of the season’s local hothouse tomatoes, grown by Mr E. Bayne, North-east Valley, were received by us this morning. The sample was an exceptionally nice one. Cauliflowers have been in short supply, and the market has shown an advance. Spring cabbages have also a good inquiry. Other vegetables > are in good supply, with low prices ruling. The following prices were realised during the week:— —Bushel and American Cases.— South Australian oranges, 16s to 22s case. South Australian mandarins, 22s 6d to 32s case. Pineapples, 18s to 20s case. Ripe bananas, 21s to 25s case. Californian lemons, 70s case. Californian grapes, Ribiers, 26s to 30s case. Apples—Delicious, 7s to 8s 6d case; Jonathans, 6s 6d to 7s 6d case; Sturmers, 6s 6d to 8s 6d case; Tasman, 6s to 7s case; cooking, 6s to 7s case. Pears, Winter Cole, half-case, 4s 6d to 5s case. Cooking pears, wanted, 4s to 4s 6d case. New Zealand lemons, 12s 6d to 16s case. New Zealand Poormans, 4s to 6s case. —Per Sack.— Cabbages, 2s 6d to 4s -6d sack. Cauliflowers, 9s 6d to 11s 6d; others. 5s sack. Carrots, Is dozen; Is to Is 6d sugar bag. Par-snips, Is dozen; 2s sugar bag. —Per Dozen.— Cucumbers, hothouse, wanted, 7s to 11s 6d dozen. Beetroot, Is dozen. Lettuce, extra choice, wanted, 2s 6d dozen to 4s 6d dozen. Section honey, 8s dozen. —Per lb.— Rhubarb, 3d to 3£d lb. Garlic, wanted, 6d lb. Brussel sprouts, 2d lb, Eschallots, l£d lb. Gold medal bacon—shoulder rolls, la lb; equal rolls, Is OJd lb; long rolls, Is flid lb. Bulk honey, new season’s, 4Jd lb. Beeswax, Is 2d lb. Butter—prints, Is IJd lb; bulk, 561 b, Is IJd lb; hulk, 281 b and 141 b, Is lid lb. Honey, 101 b tins, 4s tin. ■ —Per Dozen.— Violets, Is to 2s dozen. Sols D’ora, 4s 6d to 6s 6d dozen. Creams, 3s 6d to 5s dozen. Paper whites, 2s 6d to 3s 6d dozen. Iceland poppies, 2s 6d to 3s 6d dozen. Hyacinths, 5s to 6s dozen.