AT THE MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 16 September 1911, Page 8

AT THE MARKETS.

PLENTIFUL FRUIT SUPPLIES. Fruit Has offering in fairly largo quanties at yesterday's sales at the Blair and Allen Streets markets. Bananas from Jiarotonga brought ss. 6(1. to Gs., and Rnrotongan oranges, which were not in the best condition, made Ts. Gd. to 15s. Fiji bananas sold at Gs. Gd. to 9s. per case, and 3s. Gd. to ss. Gd. per buncli. Prices for Mew Soufh Wales fruits wore: Oranges, Gs. Gd. to Bs. (good); mandarins, 7s. to 10s. Gd. (good); lemons, 3s. to 55.; pineapples, Bs. Gd. to 155.; passions, 10s*. to 13s. per half-case. Mildura lemons brought 7s. to Bs. Gd. per case. For Californian apples holders were ' asking 175., and Californian onions made 12s. Gd. a case. Melbourne onions sold at Gs. to 7s. cwt.; Tasmanian Stunners, 9s. to lis. Gd.; 'Tasmanian crabs, Bs. Gd. to 10s.; Tasmanian stonepippins, 9s. to 10s. 6d.; Tasmanian pears; 7s. to Bs. per half-case. Amongst the goods lettuce sold at 2s. to 3s. Gd. case; new potatoes, 3d. to •fd. per'lb.; • celery, -Is. 6d. to ss. Gd. doz.; rhubarb, Gs. to Bs. doz.; trench beans, Is. 3d. per lb.; tomatoes, 2s. 3d. per lb.; cabbages (sood), ss. to Gs.. Gd. sack; parsnips. 3s. Gd. to 4s. sack; cauliflowers, 4s: to Bs. 6d. sack; asparagus, lib. bunches; 3s. 2d. to 3s. 7d.; ciicmnbcrs, -Id. to 6d. each; cut blooms, 3d. to 4d. per dozen blooms; spring onions, 3d. to -Id. per lb.