THE CITY MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2414, 20 March 1915, Page 10

THE CITY MARKETS

The, : Wellington.-portion of the ship- : merit of ißlftha baiianais; es'Taviuni, at Auckland, 'arrived here yesterday in j very bad order indeed,' qi.ite a large J 1 prbportion'being' .The:oranges J ex this "steamer arrived in fair condi- c tion'j but owing to; the- absence of any other, supplies the fruit is meeting a ; very fair- sale. Tomatoes are now in .heavy- supply/;and' values'have. fallen considerably since;.last : repcrtiiig. - Sup- : plies of- locallyj-grown, pip fruit? ; are .well, up-to the demanHi but quite-a -large « proportion ofvthelfruit.a'rriving on the ? local market is, of poor quality owing in all probability 'to the better fniits being selected jfor the export trade. Vege- | tables generally ; are, in good 'supply, j cabbages being the only line ,in any K ■over-supply.:.!-Choice samples' of local- - J ly-groivn potatoes "have ■;realised- well ythis week, but onions are unchanged, j ( Fresh eggs are firm..".■, . : S Yesterday's approximate .values g Bananas, good green fruit,; 12s. to'. 13s. g 9d. casejnpe and over-ripe 3d!to 4s. per I case; American lemons,' 300, 15s. to 17s. 6d. ;, Messina 150 'to 180, 9s. to 10s.; queen pines, Bs. to • 9s. 7 case ; 'passionfruit,' 3s. to 4s; per quar-;, I; ter-case; watermelons, 6d. to 2b. each ; rock , melohSj. : ' 65.! to .7sJ .case; . 'Cape ;gooseberries,- 6s'. y 'to 65.; 6d. per halfcase; Island .oranges, 9s. to lis. (iase.; peaches Choice; dessert,. '3s. 3d. -to i 3s. . 9d. per ;half-case'; others' 25.; 9d. to!' 3s. j per lialf-casepcooking varieties, 2s. 3d. a to Is. 6d! per half-case. Pears': Gan- t sell's Bergamotj 6s. to 7s. per case; ® Bergamot, 3s.''to '4s. per case;. Brown J Boni're,'4s'. .to 4s. 6d.!per case; Beurre b Box, 4s. 9d.'to 55.-3d.' .per case;-Vicar, t 4s: 3d. to : 4s'.. 9di! per case;. Duchess,'. s 4s. to.4s. 9d.!'per-case; Williams, 7s. to, t Bs. per.case; Fertility, .ss;. to 6s; per t case; Beurre de .Capeamorit;_ 4s. 9d; to t ss. 6d; per case; Beurre Diel, 4s. 6d'., 0 to-ss. per case j Marie" Louise, 6s. to v ' 7s. 6d. per case. Apples:; Cox's Orange, ® os. to 75. ; , 6d.;:per .case;.Ribstone Pip- 0 pins,j6s.: to j7s. per case ; Gravanstein, t 4s. 9d. to ss. Cd. per case; Brownlees = Riissets,^4s. to ; 4si. 6d. per case; .j, ; Adams's Pearmain,• 4s. to; 45.. 6d. per r case; Scarlet Pearmain, 4s. 6d. to 4s. ? 9d. per case; Jonathans,'4s. ;6d. to ss. 9d.-per case;. Winter Pearmain- 4s. : to « 4s. 9d. per: case ; Northern Spy, 4s._ to e : 4s. 6d.' per case; Munroe's_ Favourite, 4s. 6d. to ss. per case; Aliristons, 4s. 9d. to ss. 6d. per case; London- Pippins, 4s. 9d. to ss. per case. Plums, 45.. to;4s. 6d'.'per half-case..-Tomatoes: Choice round, 4s. .to'ss. per half-case; outside,- choice, 2s. . : 6d. .to . 3s. per halfcase; others, 2s. to half-case; seconds, Is. 6d. to Is. 9d.-per half-case. Grapes, 6d. to 9d. per- lb'. Is. 6d; to 2s.' 6d. per sack. Cauliflowers: Choice white, 7s. to 10s. 6d, por sack; others, 3s. to ss. per 3 sack. • Carrots, 3s. to 4s'. -per sack; parsnips, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d per: sack; 1 marrows,... -25.,' to ;25.! ,6d'.. pei'....sack; j pumpkini,- 6s. to 7sr per hack';'bee.troot,' 1 2s. 3d. 'to"3s. 3d. 'per sack';!turmps, ,2s'. j j- to 3s. per'sackX swedes,; 25.!' t 3d.-to_2s. t 1 Od- per.^cwt,.:.;green-, peas, _8s; : , tp:;l2s. 1 6d. per sack:; French, beans,' ps. to! 6s. 3 . part i"per sack :''cucumbers,'- 2s; to - 3s. .per half-case, 6s. 6d. 8s; 6d. ; per-case; ' ( rhubarb; 3s. to.ss. dozen; celery, Is. to t I 2s-6d. dozen; leeks, 6d. to!Bd..dozen; lettuce,' 3s.* to!ss.-M. per'case; spin- j nach, 3s. to'3s'.'6d ; ,per .case; spring , onions, 4d. to sd. per dozen •, radish, s 9drto lOd. dozen. Potattes: Choice large,-7s; ; to-95.. 61b.. per cwt.; others, 6s. to 6s. 6d. per cwt. Onions, ss. 6d. . to - 6's. per . bag j ' fresh, eggs, ,Is. Bd."to. ■Is. 9d. per dozen. : '