A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT. October 3, 1895.

Otago Witness, Issue 2171, 3 October 1895, Page 25

A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT. October 3, 1895.

Egos, 7d. Fresh Butter, Bd. Poin/TRY.— Hhort supplies have again hardened prices. At our sale on Friday last competition was very k«on, and consequently consignors will be well pati»ficd. Young codes brought 4s to 4e 9d ; htm, 2s 3d to 2s 7d ; ducks, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; cock turkeys, (Jd j.cr lb ; hen tin keys, none ; geese, none. Pigs, 1201b to 1601b, 2Jd. m Fruit.— Sydney or.mges, 6s 6J to 7s 9d ; mandarins, 3s ; lemons, 4a Hobart apples French crabs, Bs6d to i>a 6d ; Stuimers, 10s ; stone pippins, 9s Ci to 11s ; Pcarinains. 11s 6d to 12s 6d. Dkai'Khv.— Business gcrerally is very fair. Our drapery ar.d clothing departments show a vury marl:cd increased return as compared with last year. We have juat finished stock-taking, and have thrown out a great number of odd lines, which our friends should pick up quickly. The rise in wool will speedily affeot the prices of drapary. Portunately we hold very large stocks, both of raw and manufactured material, so shall not find it necissary to raise our quotations for some time to come. .Furniture is ju.it about the rottenest business We have invented in We can generally manage to hold our own an') a little better in anything we take up, but this department requires too much long credit to suit our ide,w of sound trading Wo bare now definitely decided to have a general clearance of our large stock of furniture, and as floon as our assistants can get it catalogued we ihall hold an unreserved sale of it by auction. Any person thinking of furnishing had better ■jenii-nibtr thiu. Full particulars will he issued in i f«w days. There will be no humbug about this. iNe intend that the sale shall be a success, and •We think that the public know that we always mean what we say