THE CITY MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 3 May 1913, Page 8

THE CITY MARKETS.

WEATHER AFFECTS PRICES.' ' Owing to tho bad weather towards tho end of the present week prices for practically all lines at tho lilair and Allen Street markets .havo fallen considerably, and it is anticipated that there will not bo a revival until tho weather conditions improve. Fairly good consignments of first-class pears are now coming to hand from Canterbury, and up to a few days ago they wero returning very payable prices. At the timo of writing, however, values havo declined about 2s. Gd. per bushel. Cooking apples are in better demand, prices having advanced during tho ; wtyk, .but where dessert apples are,concerned, practically iu> movement lias taken : place. A small consignment of peaches arrived during tho week and commanded a high figure. Last week's shipment of Rarotongan fruit met with a ready-sale, aaid good prices whero the ; i'rilit was'in good order, but quite a largo quantity, particularly bananas, arrived i,n very bad order. Vegetables are still ooiiiing to hand fairly freely, and with tlio. excoption of tho rise and fall incidental to eacli day's pales, thero has been, littlo change during the week. Yesterday's approximate values were: — Largo local grapes, lfljd. to Is. per lb.; • .others, Bd. to 9u.; capo gooseberries, fid. ::fo J.Ul;"per lb.; pineapples. Its. to 13s. ; *'por>tese; passion fruit, Bs. .to 9s/ per ■ I&ifsliel; lemons, 12s, Gd. per case; choieo ' 1 well-graded tomatoes, ss. to Gs. per halfcase; others, 2s. to 3s. (id. per half-cnse; second grade, Gd. to Is. Gd. per half-case; dessert apples—choice Jonathans, ss. Gd. tows. fid. per case ;' others, 4s. to 55.; Gold6ii~;Russets, ss. to 65.; lien Davis, •Js.»lo"as.; Queen Slay, ss. .to Gs.; lirownlee?s Russets, is.; Nonpareil Russets, 4s. to 4s:-'(td.; Dochorty's, 7s. to Bs.; cooking . iipples-nrLondon Pippins, is. to -Is. 9d.; Alfriston, Is. to 4s. Gd.; Jlnnro's Favour,ite( 'Is.-.to is. Gd. ; Epps's Seedling, 3s. Gd. to jSs.'.'Pd.'; others, 3s. to 3s. Gd.;.choice green' bananas, Bs. to lis. (id. per case; otliors, Is. to Gs. per case; Island OTanges, ss.;o'd."por case; Messina oranges, Gs. per case; .peaches, Bs. to 10s. per half-case; dessert pears—Winter Colo, Gs. lid. to 7s. Gd.: per bushel; Winter Nelis, 7s. to Bs.; Conference, ss. to Gs.; Passe Colmar, is. Gil. to ss. Gd.;Keifl'er's Hybrid, ss. to Gs.; Autumn Nelis, Is. Gd. to ss. Gd.; Burio Deil, is. to ss. Gd.; cooking pears, Is. to ss.', Gd.; per bushel; cucumbers, 3s. to 'os.'fid. per half-case. Choice cabbage, is. to ss. Gd. per sack; other?.- 2s. to 35.; choico cauliflower, 7s. to Bs. Gd.; others, 2s. to 55.; carrots, 3s. to!3s. Gd. per sack; parsnips, 3s.'to 4s. ■ per sack; white turnips, Is. to Is. Gd. per saolc; beetroot, 3s. to is. per sack; swede turnips, 2s. per cwt.; vegetable marrow, .8 S ; to 3s. 9d. per sack; pumpkins, 4s. to 55..' per sack; beans, ss. to Gs. per half- . sack; peas, 7s. to 9s. per half-sack; rhubarb, 5s- to 7s. per dozen; pi© melons, 55. : to Gs. per sack; citrus melons, 2s. to 3s.' per sacl:; lettuce, Is. to 2s. per case; potatoes, wEG to .£6 10s. per ton; onions, £7 to' .£8 per ton; frcsli eggs, 2s. 4d. to 25.: Gd.' per dozen; preserved eggs, Is. sd. to Is. Gd. per , dozen.