FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 12 March 1927, Page 5

FRUIT AND PRODUCE.

Reilly5s (Dunedin) report full supplies of all descriptions. Tomatoes have eased in price. Eggs have also dropped in price. Grapes, which early in the week were realising ls lld, are to-day back to ls 3d. We had a good yarding of poultry and at the moment have for sale quite a number of stud cockerels and pullets. On Wednesday we sold 408 hens at 3s 4d to 7s 2d,"67 cockerels 4s, 5s 8d, 72 chickens 2s, 3s 2d, 150 ducks and ducklings 4s 6d, 7s 2d, 14 pullets 10s to 18s, all at per pair; gobblers ls 5d to ls 6%d, hens ls 4d lb. Section honey". choice 10s, broken inferior 5s 6d, 7s. Cabbage, choice 3s 6d, medium 2s 6d. Cucumbers 3s to 4s for glasshouse, ls 6cf outside. White turnips ls 3d. , Spinach ls. Cauliflowers 4s, 8s. Vegetable marrows 4s, 5s. Lettuce, choice to 3s. Eggs, stamped 2s 4d, ls 6d; case 2s 3d. Butter, bxxlk and dairy pats lld, ls; separator ls 2d. Honey, choice bulk to 52d, 101b tins 6s 6d. Comb foundation, xxiedium brood 3s. Blackberries 8d. French beans 4id, 5d. Broad beans 14d, 2d; Scarlet Runners 4d, 41d; hutter beans 4$d, 5d. Green peas 2d. 4d. Local grapes ls 3d, ls 6d; Oamaru ls, ls 6d; Christchurch ls 3d. Fresh' figs 9d, ls. Plums, choice dessert 3d, 5M; jam 2d. Nectarines, choice 5d, medium 3d, 4d. Peaches, jam 3d; dessert 4d, 6d. Pears, choice desserts and bottling 2-Jd to 4d; cooking 2d. Walnuts, lOd. Peanxxts, choice 5d. New potatoes, local ld. Christchurch tomatoes, choice 4d, 6d; medium 24d; rough 14d; Otago Cexitral 3d, 6d; local 4d, 9d; Nelson 5s 6d to 7s 6d case. Rhubarb. choice Hd, 2d.