AT THE MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1204, 12 August 1911, Page 8

AT THE MARKETS.

! I FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRICES. ! The majorportion of tho fruit which '; arrived by tho Manuka on Wednesday iras" shipped by growers and some very ■ Una samples were landed. Owing to tho .' ivet and ■' cold weather of late, however, realisation's-wore-not.■•very high. Gin • cases of mandarins gold at from 7s. to Bs. (id., and busliel cases froni Cs. Gd. to 3s. Gd. Oranges brought. te. Gd, to Gs. ft-case. Ipmons were overstocked., and hard to quit, prices ruling at 4s.- 6d. to 55., Pines were in bettor demand and .brought from,lis. 6d. io 12?. Gd. Passion fruit .was' very scarce, and a few .halicasos which came to hand sold at 9s.- Repacked Island oranges havo arrived from • ' Auckland ''during the week, and sold at from;Bs. to, 10s., according to condition. Tho nest 'direct shipment is due on.-Au-just.l",. .when good prices' should bo recorded.', "Marmalade oranges aro in re--3iiest"at,sS(.!;d. to Gs. Gd. a case. Ilobart . lpplos'were landed-yesterday morning ex iloeraki; The fruit was all in good order md French crabs sold at ,7s. Gd. to os. Gd., stunners 83. to 10s., and golden tus--1 iM>ts and other dessert - sorts at Bs. to Ms. Lrjcal.. cooMng. apples from Nelson iind.Motneka brought Gs. to 7s. Gd. per case. ■»■■ •-■ ■.■■■ : ,

All-tfetictiptions of, 1 Vegetables with the exception'of tabbagos' awl cauliflowers v.cro plentiful. Cabbages sold at. from

103. -to-15s. fij. per jack for choice, and ss. to 7s. per sack for. fail. Cauliflowers ..ranged from 2lb. to 255. por sick. -Marrows sold, .at -is. - Od; to 5?. (id. per sack, pumpkins' 7s/to iis.;'parsnips "Si. 'to'Gs.. celery •• 3s. ti> - <Js. per dozen heads, anil white turnips 3s..'Gd. to 4s. Gd. per tack. The lettuce market was glutted, the prico being-'ls. fid. to-2s. Kd. per cafe. Swedes brought 2s. to.3s. por cwt., carrots 4s. Gd. to ss. per sack. Old potatoes its, (id. per cwt. Jjggs .1»\ Id.- to Is. ~2d. per dozen.