THE CITY MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1557, 28 September 1912, Page 8

THE CITY MARKETS.

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The present week has 6een spring pro•duce- arriving at' the Blair and Allen ptrcets Markets, the consignments including a small quantity of new potatoes. A largo..fruit shipment -arrived during the week, and opened up in excellent, condition, meeting with. a ready sale. A small line of Tasmanian apples came to hand yesterday, but no sale? had teen-recorded yesterday.' Tomatoes are arriving in small consignments, and are realising very high prices. A consignment of Island oranges arrived yesterday in very poor, condition, and only, a few sales have been made. . ■•;Tho. ruling'prices are as under:—Sydney orange's, ' 95." to - -12s.* Gd.; mandarins; 9s.' to 12s. lid.; lemons, lis. to 125.; sion fruit; 7s. to Bs. Gd.,' other sorts 2s. Gd. to'4s.; loquats, ss. to 8s;;-pineapples, Bs. to 9s. Gd.; queen pines, '10s. to lis. Gd.; Island oranges, according to condition, Bs. to 13s. per case; Tasmanian Sturmer apples, Bs. 6d, to 9s.''6d.; local apples, choice dessert 7s; to Bs. Gd., others ss. to Gs. (id.; cookers are in short 6iipply, choice 7s. to 95.; others ss. to 63. 6(1.; rhubarb, 4s. to Bs. dozen; tomatoes, 2s.ld. lb.; cucumbers, ■is. 6d. to 7s. Gd. dozen; asparagus, Is. to 25.. bundle. Vegetables are arriving in smaller quantities, and with an increasing demand prices have hardened. Cabbages,, choice lis. to 135., others Gs. to Bs. Gd. sack; cauliflowers, ;choice 12s. to 145., others 7s. to Bs. Gd. sack; carrots, ss. to 89. Gd. sack; parsnips, ss.' to 7s. Gd. s:tk; turnips, 2s. ' 6d. to 4s. Gd. sack; swede turnips, ' 2s. Gd. cwt.; beetroot, 4s. Gd. to ss; 6d. sack; artichokes, ss. to 7s. Gd. per cental; spring onions, Gd. to' 9d. per dozen; leeks, Gs, to Bd. dozen; radish, sd. to Bd. dozen; spinach, 4s. to ss. case; lettuce,'choice ss. to. 95., others Is. Gd. to 4s. The supply of spring flowers shows a marked decline, prices being much higher than last week. Potatoes are plentiful, the demand being moderate only, at .£8 per ton. Onions are easier at Jilli to .£l7 per ton. Eggs are worth IOJd. dozen.

There .would be more "motor-car" dairy farmers in the country if\ greater attention, were paid to up-to-date methods. For instance, the savine in labour alone that is effected by a Milkin? Machine, driven by an "Anderson" Oil Engino in ono •season would pretty nearly buy a highclass Motor-car. However, whether your ambition soars towards the possession of a car or not, you are bound to be interested in time, money, and labour-saving propositions that affect you. 'Hie "Anderson" Oil Engine is a great economiser of labour, and -is thoroughly reliable in every i respect. Simplicity, low cost, of running, and upkeep, dependability of action, and every assurance of long life that skill and experience can devise have been built into "Anderson" Engines as into no other engines of similar type. They are manufactured in New Zealand, and every man installing a Milking Plant should stipulate an "Anderson" if he wants\the Engine best suited to his requirements. Andersons, Ltd., Christchurch.— Advt.

A Falkland Islands sheepbreeder, Mr. Matthews, lias purchased from Mr. E. Short, of FeUding, seven Romney Marsh rams for shipment to Sandy Point, Chile. Tho stock was dispatched yesterday. Mr. Short has also received nn order by cable for 20 Eomney rams for the Argentine. There Is no royal road to wealth, but there are some ways that arc a'good bit easier than others; Factory ■ managers n;ho instal "Victor" Vats find them profitable investments that make it comparatively an easy matter to increaso the profits. The-, largo number of "Victor" Vats in use proves their great value. Order yours without delay. Albert J. Parton, Carterton.—Advt. Messrs. Abraham, and Williams, Ltd., will hold a stock sale at Otaki on Tuesday, October 1, at 1 p.m. Messrs. Wellwood and Wellwood, Hastings and Ilawke's Bay, offer for sale 3000 ncrcs, price ,£lO 10s. per acre. Further particulars appear elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Wellington, have three farms for sale. One is of 7COO acres and tho other two 2130 and 300 acres respectively. Full particulars may be had on application to the agents. A 092-acre sheop farm is advertised for salo by Messrs. Harris and Crump, 81 Que'en "Street, Auckland. The Free Deeds Land Agency, Wellington, have for sale a 1600 acre sheep farm, .near. Wellington. Full particulars apjpear ia another column of this issue,