A LORIE AND GO'S PRICES CURRENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9323, 14 January 1892, Page 2

A LORIE AND GO'S PRICES CURRENT.

January 13, 1892.

Rabbitskins: Suckers and runners, 3d to 4d; fullgrown, 7Ad to Hid. Sheepskins, firmer: Slaughtered merinos, 4}d to sd; halfbrcds, s£d to (id ; fallen merino, 4£d to 4ijd; halfbreds, 5d to ssd; dead wool 3U\ to 7id. Horsehair, 13d. Beeswax, Is. Honey, sd. Hides : Light, lid to 2d ; heavy, 2Jd to 3d ; damaged Id; calfskins, !)d to Is 6d. Fat: Rough, 10s to 13s b'd ; rendered, 10s to 20s. ■Pigs, wanted : Prime, 1401b to 1001b, 3d (telegraph us weights when killing). Best bacon, 5Jd to 5Ad. Hams, 7Jd, dull of sale. Poultry: Hens, 2s Id to 2s 6d ; young cocks, 4s to 4s 6d. - Old ducks, 3s to 3s 6d; young ducks, 3s 9d to 4s. Geese: Small, 4s to ss; prime (is. Turkeys.: Hens, sd; cocks, 8d to 9d. Fresh butter, plentiful; salt wanted if prime, 6id, kegs returnable. Eggs, .plentiful and bad. New potatoes, L2 15s to L3 35s (we have sold none under L3lss). Onions, 4s (>d box 401b. Cheese : Farmers', 4d ; factory, 4ld to 4}d. Fruit : Local—Best strawberries, 8d"; Teviot apricots (plentiful), 4Jd ; black plums, 2d to 3d; cherry plums, 2Jd to 3d ; apples, lid to 2id (small ones hard to Sell, only large cookintc sorts wanted); gooseberries, Id to 2d (scarcely saleable) ; black currants, picked clean for jam, 2d, picked rough, lj-d (an unlimited demand for either); raspberries, sd. Imported fruit—Oranges (scarce), 8s ; lemons, 12s; cherries, 8d ; plums, 3s to ss; apples, 5s to (is ; prime Auckland apples, 3d lb ; pineapples (scarce), os to Bs. The past week has been an exceedingly busy one. Teviot fruit— for which we are sole agents—is coming forward in large quantities. 'We have taken into store since last Monday over five tons of it, and with the exception of that received late to-day, have sold it all at fair prices. We have made such arrangements for the coining season that wo can absolutely guarantee a ready sale for all stone fruit consigned to us.