A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT. August 10, 1892.

Otago Witness, Issue 2007, 11 August 1892, Page 23

A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT. August 10, 1892.

Rabbitskin3 : Best, lfJJd ; autumns, 9d to Is isummers, 6d to 8d; surkers and half-grown, 3Jd to sd. Sheepskins : Slaughtered merino, 4Jd to 5Jd ; crossbreds, 5d to Gd ; fallen skins, 4£d to sd. Hides : Ordinary, lid to 2d ; extra heavy and clem, up to 3d ; slippy and cut, 3d to Id. Horsehair, Is. Fat : Goon rough, 13s : rendered, 10s to 20s. Beeswax, Is Id (if prime). Pigs, 1301b to 1701b, 3}d to 3Jd; roll bacon, s]d ; hams— prime 71d to Bd. heavy 5d to Gd. Chaff, primest, 52s Gd to 655.. Potatoes : Forward in enormous quantities ; have sold nearly all at 30s. Onions, GOs to 80s. Poultry : Good cocks, 3s Gd to 4s Id ; hens, 2s 9d to 3s ; ducks, 4i 9d to 5s ; geese, 6s to 7s ; turkeys -cocks 71d to 7]d, hens 5Jd to s?d. (Our country friends will ple;.se note that our commission on poultry is 10 per cent.). Eggs : Very plentiful. Butter : Fresh, plentiful ; s.ilt, no inquiry, although we have sold every keg forward at — prune lOd, medium 7d to Bd, pastry 5d to Gd. Fruit : "We land 200 cases Hobart fruit ex Tekapo and 250 cases Sydney fruit at end of week. "We quote : Apples, Sa to Ss Gd ; oranges, (is Gd to 7s Gd ; pines, 16s ; lemon'?, Ss ; mandarins, Bs. We would remind our country fiiends that we now hold regular weekly sales of furniture in addition to our ordinary produce pales. The first sale of works of art takes place to-day in our new rooms iv Princes street, which will well repay a visit.