FRUIT REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 8

FRUIT REPORT.

To-day tne shipment o£ oranges from Rarotoriga arrived ex' Tarawe-ra and Taluite. | It had been looked for expectantly as the j market was very bare, but unforturately j an exceptionally large proportion of the ! cases came to hand in very bad condition, | so that a shortage in this line ie bound to continue. The aurivak for the week were J t.b& Moana. from Sydney, with 1288 eaces I of Sydney fruit; Wimm-pra, from Auckland, with 50 cases of poorma.n oranges: the Ulinaa-roa, from Melbourne, with 600 cases of apples, lere^ns, pin>es, an-d pears; and the Tolune with about 1000 oases of oranges from Auckland and Raictonja. Quotations are as follow: — Oranges. —Rarofcomgan : Heavy shipments are forward, but the hulk !anr!p<l in vpry bad condition; Sydney. 7s to 8-=; Se\ illes, 5s to 6s; Poorman Bu 3h.els, 6s to 7s Mandarins. —Queensland. 7s to 8s; Pydney—choice 7s 6d to 8s 6d, medium 6s 6d; repacks 9s. ' Lemons. —Market barely supnlied. South Australians, 10s od to 12s; Milduras, 12s; Sydneys, 7s to 8s case. Bananas.—Ripe, 2id to 2id; green Rarotonigan, 3s 6d to S». J

Pines. — Choice Queensland (rough), 11s .to 12s; Queens, up to 14s. Apples. — Choice cookers — Canterbury French crab, 8s to 9b ; Stunner Pippin, 8s ; Hobart, choice scarlets, lls to 12s 6d; Stunners, 7e 6d to 10s 6d; French Crabs, 8s od; Stone Pippins, ?s 6d to 8s 6d; locaJ dessert, 2£d to 3d. Peaa-s.— Few offering. Victorian, 12s od. Vegetables.— Cabbages (scarce), 2s 6d to 3s ; cauliflowers, 2s 8d to 4b per sack (plentiful). .-,',: Passion Fruit.— Half -gins, && 'to 7s; Packers, 7s 6d to 9s. . - Honey.— Choice, 4£d ia 4Jd per Ib; IQlb tins, 3s " 6d to 4s ; choice sections, bs to 7s per dozen ; medium, 3s to 4s \6d per dozen. ' ' Peanuts. — Java, 2d; Japanese, 2£d to 3d. Preserved ginger, 7£d per ib. . Walnuts.— Good demand. Prime qualify, S£d to 6d. i Barcelona nuts,~s4d to 6Jd. Brazil nuts, 7£d to B£d per Ik IMPORT MARKET. Goods that are very short ob- account of the. wreck of the Maori are: Van Howteh's cocoa, Camp coffee, Nugget polish, Milkmaid milk, castor and salad oil in bottles, Coutte's acetic acid, Corebos salt, Les And Perrin's sauce, lentils as well as many other lines, stocks of which were dependant on regular shipments. Owing to feha advance -at Home for bulk glycerine, packers have increased the price of bottled lines fully 25 per cent. Foreign advice is" to the effect that another riss has taken place in connection with canary seed. A sharp rise was experienced some little time ago, but a reduction in 'price .was effected later. The prioe is now a"t 23s per cwt. Patna rice is now quoted at £18 per ton. ' * M'Leod Bros, have redwo&d the price of candles by id per Ib all wound. - Prunes ane again in very short supply. The next shipment is expected on the 18fch mat. Cross 9 and Black well's Lucca oil in quaEfce is. entirely out ox the- market. This is due to the wreck of the Maori. „ The price of ground alum has risen from 12$ per cwt to 14s per cwt. , • Owing to the heavy demand for bkt^etone occasioned by the heavy sowing of wheat in the country, the price has firmed to 33s per ewt. - ■ • As mentioned "at tfcs thnei " the loss" of the, Maori involved the loss of the, first thipejent of the new season's 1 herring*. The local supply is very short, and prices consequently are on an upward grade. Advice to hand from, Scotland i» 'to the effect that the season waa somewhat of a failure, and prices ' have gone much higher. The- lowest quotation for present local 3uocks are:— Herrings and sauce, 7s 4|d to 7s 6d; kippered herrings, 7s 9d; fresh herrings, fa 3d to 6s 6d. A new line of jelly crystals of the Ensign brand is on the market, and is quoted at 263 per gross. Advice from Canada is that prices for salmon will rule about the Sams as last year, with the exception of half-pound flats, which will be a little higher. In oonnaction with the fishing there, it has been a regular thing that every fourth year an exceptional run took place, the catch being anything up to 50 per cent, larger than usual. The last suob phenomenal catch was in 1905, which therefore made 1909 — the present season — the next year for a big catch. The advice states that this exceptional run has failed and only about t>he ordinary year's catch Has been made. Therefore, iwhile the present years' prices will not materially rise, next year's and the succeeding year's should show a firming tendency on account of .there being s smaller surplus to be carried forward into consumption. * \