MARKET NOTES.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 2, 26 March 1920, Page 10

MARKET NOTES.

Messrs Bray Bros., Iimited, auctioneers, Dee street, report as follows: — Consignments oir potatoes have been heavy lately, and the market price is at present l|d per lb. Supplies of onions have come to hand and are selling at 13/per cwt. Wheat is in small supply and is selling at 35/- per sack. Chaff is not at present over-plentiful, and prime quality realises up to £7 10s per ton. The price of straw remains at £4 10s per ton. We have small supplies of Meggitts linseed meal at 25/- per bag. We carry full stocks of oatdust (5/- bag), sorrel (6/bag), bran (10/6 bag of lOOlbs), wheat pollard (12/6 for 1001b bag), and barley pollard (22/6 for 2001b bag). Large quantities of fruit have passed through our hands during the week. Peaches have been fairly plentiful and prices ranged from 2^d to 5^d for extra prime quality. Apricots are now off the market. Plums sold at 2^-d to 4d per lb according to variety and quality. Nectarin consignments were small and prices ranged from 4d to 6d per lb. Large supplies of tomatoes arrived from Nelson, and many cases were in bad order — prices ranged from 2d to 3d; Canterbury sold at up to 4d per lb, and Otago Central up to 5d lb for extra special quality. Hothouse cucumbers, 6/6 dozen; outdoorgrown, 3/6 to 5/6 dozen. Desert apples arrived in large quantities and prices ranged from 6/6 to 10/6 according to variety and grade. Cooking apples, 5/to 6/6 case. Vegetables: Cabbages, 6/to 7s sack ; French beans, 2d to 3d lb ; marrows, 8/- to 10/- cwt; caulifiower, 2d to 4d each; Lepp salt lick, 2/3 per brick; 24/- case of 24 bricks; cow covers, 16/6 each ; horse covers, £2 7 /6 each. F urmture. — Our furniture department in Spey street have received supplied of linoleum, congoleum, and sea grass and j jute rugs. We also have supplies of wirewoven mattresses and Samarang kapok. We specialise in the manufacture of oak furniture to order, NOTE. — On acconnt of the Eaeter holidays we shall hold our weekly auction eale on Wednesday of next week.