THE CITY MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1503, 27 July 1912, Page 8

THE CITY MARKETS.

; ■ ■WE ITHER, .STILL AFFECTING ; TRADE. ,;.; Owing to the'bad weather during tho wtok,-retail clearances have been very . pcor at th<; Blair and Alien Streets Markets, and the- auction values of most lines : Ifive deceased slightly. The Sydney ehip- ( nient, which arrived' by tho Wnrrimoo on ! Saturday last, turned out in fair order eily, but good samples realised well. Quito a .quantity, of fruit- shipped by this vessel . was,lest overboard during the,trip. Cabbage is again a glut on the market, and cauliflowers also have eased in sympathy. " The .following ate the ruling vahies:— Mandarins, in gin cases, 11s. Cd. to 12s. .A .Gα.,.-bushel cares lb., 125.; oranges (SvJ- ' ney), Gs., Cs. 6d.; lemons (Sydney), 75., ; Ss.; Seville, oranges, in gin cases 7s. Gd., . Bs., dumps Gs., 6s. Gd.; pineapples (Queen), U.S., 10s. Gd., olhers 9s.;.Messina lemons, ,' jL's.; Tasmanian russet apples, ' 7s. Gd., . Si.; Tasmanian pears, Wi'nter Nelis, 95., 10s. half cose, local winter Cole's 10s; Gd. '- to ■-. 128". half-case; local apples, dessert, •: clioice'.Dougherty's 7s. Gd. to Bs. Gd., medium '65., 75., other kinds os. Gd. to 7s. per fiise; cooking apples, Washingtons 65., Gs. ■ (id., Lord Wolseleys ss. Gd.'toGs.; Muni Tflcs.'lavourites 55., Gd., French Crabs Gs. ■t!>.,65.-.!)d.,' Epps's Seedling Is. per case; , tree.tqmatoes, 4,5. Gd. per case. Vegetables 'aro in good supply, meeting I with'a fair demand. A small box of new ; potatoes sold on-Friday at 7-.UI. per lb., pjitl'ti small "consignment of French beans realise.l,2s. per. 11>. Cabbago (choice -Savoys), Is. Gd. to 2s. per sack; others, Gd. I'.• to Is. per-sack. ' Cauliflower, choice 6s. i «!., 75.. (id., others is. Gd. to ss. Gd.; parsnips, 55.;. carrots, 45., 4s. Gd. pumpkins, •"..«•. i 6(1.; vegetable marrows, Gs. Gd., 7s. Gd.; ■ swedes, 2s. 3d.,' 3s. cwt.; beetroot, 55.; lettuce, choic.'G'as., Gs., others 2s. Gd. to Is. ; per case;" spiniwch, 2s. Gd.; 3s. Gd. case. Potatoes are still firi:: in the south, only small shipments arriving this week. Onions are also firm. l Tho egg market is ' weak at Is/3d. to'ls; 9d. doz. ' ' •