CITY MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2641, 11 December 1915, Page 3

CITY MARKETS

• Consignments of. local fruit 9 generally are; on the increase, while importations show a 'like decrease. Vegetables have been in good supply during'the past week, prices being -unchanged. Supplies of new potatoes are very . heavy, values being much ; easier.- Onions are unchanged, the same remarks covering fresh eggs. Yesterday's, approximate . values are:— Fiji bananas,' list" to 18s'.; Tongan. ditto, 9s. to 10s.; American' oranges, bushels 18s., cases 255.; American apples, 155.; American lemons, 195.; Sydney oranges, 225., to 275. case; Island pines, ss. to 7s. 6d. case; gooseberries, 2Sd.'-to : 2Jd. lb.; strawberries, 9d. to 15."2<1. lb.; tomatoes, 6d. to 9d. lb.; Rarotongan tomatoes, 3d. lb. i.dessert plums, ss. to Bs.'Gd. half-'case; cooking plums, Bs. to 3s. 6d. half-case; local cherries, 6s. to 7s. half-case; Aus- 1 tralian cherries, 20s.' to 245. crate; dessert peaches, Gs. to Bs. Gd. half-case; cooking peaches, Bs. to ss. 9 half-case; apricots, 7s. to 10s. Gd. half-case; grapes, Is. to Is. 7d. lb.; loganberries, id, lb. Cabbages/ 3s.' to ,35.. 9d. sack; cauliflowers, Bs. to Gs.. peas, Is. to Is. 2d. peck; French beans, 3d. to i}d. lb/j' broad beans, 3s; 6d. to is. Gd. part sack; parsnips, -4s. to Gs. sack; corrots, Ss. 6d. to 4s. 6d. sack; beetroot, ss. to 6s. sack; cucumbers, Ss. 6d. to 7s. 6d. dozen; as- : paragas, 6d. to 9d._ bundle; lettuce, 3s. Gd. to ss. Gd. esse; spring on. : cns, Gd. to 7d. dozen; herbs, 2s. dozen; radish, del. to Gd., ■: dozen; leeks, Id. fo Gd. dozen; white turnips, ss.,sack; swede turnips, is. Gd. to Bs.'Gd. cwt.; onions, American 10s. case,, , Australian M to «£9 ton new potatoes,' ex- ' tra .choice lis. to I4s. cwt.,'prime Bs.; tp ' 9s.;pwt., seconds Bs. Gd. to Gs. cwt.; fresh 1 eggs, is. 4d< dozen. <