AT THE MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 10

AT THE MARKETS.

SMALL AUSTRALIAN SUPPLIES. . Only small supplies of Australian fruit camo" to hand at 1 the Allen and Blair Streets markets, this week, the Sydney shipment being in the, best order. Sydnoy oranges fold ai ss. to lis. per cabe; Queen pineapples averaged 15s. per cratc; mandarines, 10s, to 12s. Gd. per-case; and cherries, 9s. to 10s. . The ..Melbourne steamer brought principally apples and cherries, the latter arriving in bad order. Tasmanian Sturmer apples commanded 9s. to 10s. Gd. per case. A few plums camo to hand i'rom Motueka during the week, and mado 4s. Gd. to os. per half-case. Gooseberries brought 3s. 6(1. to is. per case, Hiitt-grown samples bringing 2d. per lb. Tomatoes from tho Hutt sold at 3d. to lOd. per lb., and from Nelson at 7Jd. to Sd. per lb. Hothouse cucumbers were quitted at 4s. to lis. per dozen; asparagus 9d.. to Is. 2d. per bundle. Vegetables generally were in fair supply, prices eingCabbages (choice), 7s. Gel. to 10s. per sack; other kinds, 4s. to 55.; cauliflowers, 7s. to 10s. sack; carrots, Gs. to 9s. sack; parsnips, 6s. .sack; beetroot, 4s. sack; Otaki green peas, 3s. to Ss. sack; Nelson peas. ss. per centa.l; broad beans, 3s. Gd.-linli'-sack; French beans (hothouse), BJd. to 9Jd. per lb. _ New potatoes (best Hutt), 7s. cwt.; Otaki, ss. to ss. 6<l. cwt.; old potatoes, 2s. Gd. sack; lettuoe (choice), 35.; Gd. to 4s. per sack; other kinds, 2s. to 2s. Gd. A few early vegetable marrows are now arming.