THE CITY MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 8

THE CITY MARKETS.

CONCERN L\G TASMAMAX APPLE imports. 'Willi the exception of apples very liltle fruit is now coiniin from local sources. I'ioni July 11 the duty 011 impurtod apples uili, as n~u-il, he ralucnl (0 Id. per lh„ awl thenceforward the usual weekly shipments i'roin Tasmania may l.e looked for. Local supplies are still fairly plentiful, aud only iiio<!oni to rates ,-ire Jacinjf realised, linle.-s tho demand improves, Tiisniaiiinn shippers may refrain from consigning at present rates, as they leave no margin of profit, yesterday's prices were: Lord Wolseleys, ss. (id. to Gs. lid.; AVnshingtons, as. to Gs.: Kpps seedlings. Is. to 4s. ild.; Stunners, ss. to 75,; Five Crown Pippin, Is. to ss. !)d.; .Shepherd's Perfection. ss. (Id. to (is. "(id.; Rhymer's, <ls. to os.; Jonathons, (is. to 7s.'Gd.

Lemons are still in good demand, choice Milduras selling at 12s. to lis. per case. Very few Sydney-grown lemons are available. Passion-fruit are selling freely from ss. to Os. per half gin case, according to quality. Oranges l'rom New South Wales are expected next week. Mandarins are selling at Ss. to 10s. Gd. per gin ease. Seville oranges meet with good demand at Ss. to Its. jier case. The season for pears is about over, and any choice dessert sorts coming forward realist) extreme rates. Cooking varieties quit from ss. to 7s. per case. Local greenhouse tomatoes are selling front 7s. to 10s.'per half-case. There were 110 grapes available this week, (lie season being over. The Wimmera landed 011 Wednesday last about 2GOO loose picinelons, and the bulk sold from 3d. to Is. Id. each.

AH root vegetables are in heavy supply, ami values are low. Beetroot sells at from 3s. Gd. to 4s. Gd., parsnips 3s. to ■Is. Gd„ carrots 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd., white, turnips Is. to 2s. fid. Onions (mostly inferior) are plentiful at ?,s. Gd. to ."is. fid. per bag of 1001b. The market is heavily stocked with potatoes, and as growers cannot ship to Australia, there is every prospect of a decline 011 present' quotations. Yesterday's values were .£'s to .I*s 10s. per ton. Cabbages realise Is. to 35., cauliflowers ss. to 10s., French beans, Is. 11,(1. per lb, lettuce 2s. to 3s. per case, celery 2s. to lis. per dozen head,, pumpkins,' ss. to (is. fid. per sack, marrows is. to OS. I'lowers*;ire in great demand, violets selling, at Is. to 2s. fid. per dozen bunches; jonquils and daltodils sold yesterday at .from Is. (id. .to 2s. per dozen blooms; li-eesias sold at Sd. per bunch, anemones Gd. to Oil. per dozen blooms, and wattle anil other flowers all sold well.

Eggs are fairly, plentiful, yesterday's wholesale quotations being Is. sd. to Is. Cd. per doj.en. Fowls are in demand at 3s. to Is. fid. per pair, and ducks 3s. to Gs.

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