AT THE MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 4

AT THE MARKETS.

. summlry for the week. To-day will conclude a fairly brisk week at.thd markets!; The -Manuka,: which arrived: from Sydney direct on Wednesday, brought 2300 ; cases of fruit, mostly : of the; citrous family.; The deck cargo arrived in good condition ; that carried below! hatches was bad. The prices realised were: Gin,cases of mandarins, Bs. to J.ls.; bushel cases,' 9s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.; oranges, 6s. to 10s.; lemons, 7s. to Bs.; passion fruit, 15s. to 205.; pinesj Bs. to 10s. 6d. Some 1800 cases of Tasmanian apples arrived by tho Moerakiiyesterday. Scarlet perr 'mains and stunners brought from 9s. to 10s. par case;; cookers, from 7s. to Bs. 6d. The 200t) cases ; of oranges from Cook Islands, par Nayua, arrived in a. very' bad condition, and only brought from 2s. to 7s. per case. The Mokoia, direct from Raro'tonga,'is due here on October 7. 1 .' y Rhubarb 'is - very plentiful. liie 1 range of price -has.been : from;4s. per dozen bundloi Other ;i vegetables, all very plentiful, Realised the following prices: Cabbages, from 2s. to 6s. sack; cauliflowers, from 'os. to 10s. sack; leeks, Is. : per dozen stalks; celery, -is. Ito 3s. dozen bundles; swodes, 2s. to 3s. sack; asparagus, Gs. to 12s. dozen bundles; cucumbers '.(hothouse), 6d. ■ to 9d. each ; . old ; potatoes, about 9s. 6d. cwt.; new potatoes sold at SJd. per lb. (two small cases frpm . Otaki). during I tho week, which is at the .rat©.; of > £70 per toil. - Supplies should bo - fairly, plentiful about the end of October.

■ A choice farm suitably for. dairying or fruit, and' situated neat the .'New: Mission Fruit Farm, ' is advertised £or> sale in this issue by Messrs, Lasccllcs and Thompson,' of. Napier. The ■cludes. a modern six-roomed dwelling, large training stables, fonrr roomed house, and :icowshed and outbuildings.' Messre. Harcourt and Col draw special attention to their changed, list of city .and suburban properties for sale advertised in this issue. \. > ■.