FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT.
, Messrs Thomas Paterson and Co. report : 1 August 21: — J Fruit. — Market moderately supplied, and ■ prices this week show a slight rise. Oranges . j No Tahiti forward, nominally worth 10s; §33 r d- ! ney, 8s 6d to 10s Gd ; Mildura, 10s to 11s (few j only offering). Mandarins, 8s to 9s 6cl. Lem- j ons: Auckland, 6s 9d to 8s 6d; Sydney, 7s 6d to 9s. Bananas have been overstocked ! with principally inferior quality, and have ! ranged from 3s 6d to 5s 6d per case; up to ' Id to 2d per lb. Cocoanuts, 8s 6d to 10s. Peanuts, walnuts, dates, prunes, figs always in stock. Produce. — Eggs: More offering this week. Fresh butter, 7d to 9JI. Salt has little inquiry ; 7d to 8d for best ; inferior to medium, 6d to 6id. Cheese: Factory, 4kl to 4£d. ) Bacon, roll, 6Jd to 6Jd. Ham, 7d to Bd. Pigs, 4}d (wanted). Beeswax, Is 6d to Is 9d. i Honey, 4d to 4|d. Potatoes, £1 5s to £1 10s. ' Onions, £13 to ;Cl4. Poultry is wanted, and j j good prices can now bo obtained with ready sale; received any day for sale. J
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Otago Witness, Volume 25, Issue 2321, 25 August 1898, Page 31
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194FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Otago Witness, Volume 25, Issue 2321, 25 August 1898, Page 31
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