COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

REVIEW OF MARKETS.

FRUIT VERY SCARCE.

» A slight improvement has taken plate in e tho fruit and produce market this week, l owing to the arrival of the Makura from Vancouver and the Talune rom Rarotonga. Canadian shipments of apples were only sufficient for requirements, and almost the whole of consignments, which consisted of about 4700 cases, have been disposed of. i Oranges by the Talune were short of requirements, and any lines in good condition were promptly "sold. A good many were over-ripe and bad. Bananas by the same boat sold well. No Sydney or Tasmanian fruit came to hand. In local fruit only St. Michael oranges - and lemons aro being offered. A few f strawberry Are making their appearance. t The continued dry weather is having a very bad effect on them, and also on early - stone fruit. New potatoes were forward in much • larger quantities, and show a decline on last week's values. The lack of rain is seriously interfering with the growth, and . prime large samples are scarce. Old I potatoes are still in good supply at nominal rates, with no prospect at present of im- • provemont. Small and seed samples aro , unsalable. j Onion are in good demand, and only . San Francisco importations are being offered, i Green vegetables are in excellent de- : rnand. Fresh eggs remain firm at quotation. Farmers' butter is scarce and selling well. ' b FIELD PRODUCE. 1 Potatoes: Prime Southern. £3 10s per ton: email. Is to Is 6d per sack. New potatoes: i Best. No 1 grade, lid to 2d per lb; No. 2 grade, id to }d per lb; small. Is to Is 6d i | per bo« Onions: Imported. 'Frisco, 18s per , ens©. Green vegetables, good demand. Let tnce. Is 6d to 2s per dozen Cabbage. 2s to 28 6d per dozen. Cauliflower up to 4s 9d per dozen. Cucumbers, 4s to 6s. according to size. DAIRY PRODUCE. Butter: Farmers', in prints, lid. Eggs, fresh. Is o}d. FRUIT. Apples: Vanoouvers, case. 14s 6d to 15s 6d. scarce; Now Zealand, best. 12s: good, 7s 6d to 8s 6d. Tomatoes: Hothouse, per lb, lOd. j Oranges: Local, case, best, 15s to 16b; good, 12s to 13s; Island. case, repacked, 18s; Sydney, case. 15s. Lemons: Local, prime, case, 12s to 13s: good. 8s to 99; local, rough and , coarse, case. 3s 6d. Tree tomatoes. 7s per | box. Passion fruit, per case, 7s 6d- WalI nuts, per lb, Bd. Peanuts, per lb, 2id. Bananas, 10s per case, green. POULTRY. Hens, each. 2s 3d to 2s 10d: poor and ordinary. 3 9d to 2s 2d. Table roosters, very scarce. 3s 6d to 4s lOd each; cockerels. Is 3d to 3s 6d, according to size. Ducks, each, old, la 9d to 2s 2d; young. 2a 4d to 3s 6d. Chicks, each. 3d to Is Id. Ducklings, each. Ij t 'V l -', 3d , Tnrk<? y gobblers, each. 8s to 12s 6d .Turkey hens, each, 4s to 6s. Young pigs each. 12s to 13s 6d.