THE CITY MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2396, 27 February 1915, Page 10

THE CITY MARKETS

Heavy supplies, of locally-grown fruit continue to arrive in the local market, although vrhen compared witji the previous Jortnight most lines are firmer. Tho glut in pears and apples which has ruled during tho last. week, lias now eased, with payable rallies now ruling. Hutt tomatoes arc now arriving in fair quantities, but so far values are- in tho sellers' favour. Vegetables are in even supply and demand, practically all lines meeting a fair demand. Both onions and potatoes, especially tho latter, have eased in value this week. Fresh' are now in belter supply, priced having eased accordingly. Yesterday's approximate values were: — Queen pines, Bs. to Bs. Gd. 'per case; pincapples, 7s. to 7s. 6d. per case; Hand oranges, Bs. to 9s. per case; bananas, 10s. to 12s. -6d. per case; watermelons, Is. to 2s. each; rock melons, ss. 6d. to 6s. per case; American lemons, 300, 20s. per case; Messina lemons, 200, 15s. per case; do., 180, Ids. ™r case; hothouse tomatoes, 6d. to 7J<L per lb.; outside do., ss. to Bs. per half-case; seconds, do., 2s. to 3s. 6d. per half-case; dessert peaches, 3a. to is. Sd. per half-case; booking 2s. to 2s. 9d. per half-case; plums, 2s. 6d. to ss. per naif-case; nectarines, 4s. to is. 9d. per half-case; apricots, 7s. to Bs. per half-case; dessert apples, Bibstone fe. to 59. 6d., Coxes ss. Gd. to 6s. Bd., Jonathans 65., Scarlet"Pearmain ss. to ss. ;6d., Winter Pormain -is. &d. to 4s. 9d., Northern Spy 46. to 4s. 6d., Quarrenden te, 6d. to ss„' Gravanstein ss. to 65., all at per case; cooking apples—Alfristons 1 4s. 3d. to 4s. 6d., Eeinnette du Canada 4s. to 4s. 3d., Wliakarewa Is., Londons 4s. to 4s. 6d., all at per case; peats, WiUiama 4«. 6d. to os. 6d., Fertility ss. to ss. 3d., Vicars is. to 4s. 6d. per case; Cape gooseberries, sd. to 6d. per lb.; grapes, 6d. to 9d. per lb.

Cabbages, 2s. to 33. 6d. per sack; oanlifiower, 1 5s. to Bs. 6d. per sack; carrots, 3s. to 4s. 6d. per sack; parsnips, is. 'to 45..6 d. per sack: white turnips, Is. 6d. to 2s. ■ 6d. per saofc; swedes, :2s. to. 2s. 6d. per cwt.; marrows, 2s. per sack; pumpkins, 3s. 6d. to 4s, 6d. per sack; lettuce, 2s. to 4a. 6d. per case;, rhubarb, 3s. to 4s. 6d. per doz.; cucumbers, 2s. to 3s. per half-case; green peas, ss. to 9s. 6d. per part sack; French beans,- 4s. to ss. per half-sack; broad beans, 3s. to 4s. p® half-sack; beetroot, 3s. to 4s. per sack; celery, 4s. to. 65.; per dozen; new potatoes, ss. 6d. to 6s. per cwt.; onions, £7 10s. per ton; fresh,eggs, Is. 7d. to ls.' J Bd. per dozen. .

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