CITY MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2647, 18 December 1915, Page 8

CITY MARKETS

Overseas consignments during the past week have been confined entirely to small Australian and American shipments. Supplies of local fruits arc very." good . for' the .'time of the year, while vegetables are in excellent! supply. Potatoes ?rc in heavy supply. Onions are unchanged, and fresh eggs are firm. Yesterday's approximate values were:—-American oranges, 285., 205.; , American oranges, 205., 155.; American lemons, 18s.; American 155.; bananas, 125.,' 14s. case; pineapples, 65., 7s. case; strawberries, . Bd., Is. lb:; tomatoes, Bd., 101b. lb.; Logan berries, 4d. lb.; red currants, Ss. 6d., 4s. box; black currants, Bs., 9s. fid. box; .grapes, Is. 2d., Is. Bd. lb.; dessert plums, 55., 7s. Gd. box;, cooking plums, 35., 3s. 6d. box; dessert peaches, 75., Bs. box ; cooking peaches, 45., ss. box; apricots, choice 10s., 13s. 9d: box, prime 65., Bs. 6d. .box. Cabbages, 35., 4s. 6d. sack; cauliflowers, 55.; 6s. sack; swedes, 4s. 6d.-, ss. cwt.; turnips, 35., 3s. 9d. sack; .marrows, 45., 9s. dee. ; French beans, 3d., B£lb.; broad ' beans, 3s. 6d., 4s. i half-, suck; green peas, ss. to 10s. sack; carrots, 35., 3s. 9d. sack; parsnips, 65., ,7s. sack; rhubarb, ss. to 12s. 6d„ ac-. cording to saniples; asparagus, 6d;, 9d, lb.; cucumbers, 35., ,6s. 6d. doz/; lettuce, 45., 7s. 6d. case; spinnach, '3s, 6d.,'45. 6d. case; Spanish onions, 6d. doz.radish, 4d., 6d. doz.; new 'pota. toes, 7s. to 13s. 6d. cwt., according to size; onions, 10s. caso; fresh eggs, firm at-'ls. 4d. . There has been a great demand for the celebrated Victor cheese vat during tho 'past few months; anyone requiring new vats are urged- to write immediately to ' short. Albert J. Parton. Carterton.—Advi. . the "maker, as material is extremely short. Albert J. Parton, Carterton.—Advt. , Never has the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been so urgent as it is. .right how. We are living in- a progressive -age, and must take advantage of all up-to-date methods. ' It is in savings from waste of any descrip-tion.-that money is made to-day, and by . concentrating one's .efforts on all details : of Our business we claim to be able to produce results for . our many , cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can you supply us? Further particulars, Wanga-' nui Fresh Food Co.—Advt. LIVE STOCK SALES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. 00. report:—On "Wednesday, at Mr, G. Young's clearing sale, good prices wore realised for the stock, which were in good order. -The prices wero as follow:—Mixed 2-tooths, '16s. Bd.; 2-year heifers, £4 18s.: 23-year heifers, £5 10s. to £6 65.; 3-year heifers, £7 2s:; fat oow; £9 10s.: heifers in milk. £4 15s. to £9 155.; cows in milk, £6 ss. to £11 105".;'2 to.2j-year steers (inferior), £5 175.; ha.rneßS, horses, £9 to £11; brood mare and foal, £4. . . 'fflie New' Zealand Loan- arid Mercantile ' Agency Co. report:—At Palmerston North on Thursday we offered a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Bidding was slack, and several lines went out unsold. The follow- ■ ing prices were realised: —Fat 2-tooth sheep . (good). 235.-i to-. 335... 4d.;-. .2-tooth .wethers - (small), 18s. 6d.; small woolly hoggets, 20s. ' Bd.; weaners (good), 275. 6d.; heifers with calves.' £5 95.; light fat cows, £7 Bs. to £7 ! 17s. 6d.; heavy fat cows, £9 58. to £10 10b. ; [ young bulb £3 10s. : The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile ' Agency 00., Ltd., report, that at their • usual weekly .stock sale, held at Levin ■ yards on Wednesday, they offered a fair . yarding'of cattle. A gond clearance was made at tho following prices:—Pat cows, ; £7 10s., £8. £8 .135., £8 17(1., £9. Us.; store coivs, £4 ss. to £5 17s. 6d.; dairy heifers ■ (late calvers), .£4 ?35.; yearling bulls, £3 7s; 6d.; good forward- store pigs, £2.