FRUIT AND' PRODUCE REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2647, 7 December 1904, Page 37

FRUIT AND' PRODUCE REPORT.

Messrs Thos. Paterson and ,Co., auctioneers, itaii and produce agents,- report for the week ending December 6: — Pruit. — Apples: Californian only offering; ' 22s 6d to 245. Oranges: Sydney realised 7s 6ct ; to 9s 6d; mandarins, none -offering. Lemons: j Sydney, 63; Californian, 22s 6d to 25sj Italian (halves) 12s 63.- Pines, 7s 6d to 9s 6d. Bananas : Bipe. 2£d. Potatoes: Dsrwenis. £2 5s to £2 10s per ton ; new kidneys, 2d. to 2Jd per lb ; P«nin3ula grown, Auckland grown. £Q xo £ft 10s per ton. . Cabbages, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack ; cauliflowers, 6s to 9s par sack; strong demand. Asparagus, 10s to 13 s per dozen. Rhubarb is 1 scarce, 10a to 10s 6d. Green peas, 4d per lb. 1 Cucumbers," 63 to 9s per dozen for hothouse. Cherries : Melbourne-grown, Is- Id to Is 2d per lb. Strawberries, more plentiful, 6d to lid per lb ; arriving from Ashburton, Teviot, Lyttelton, and Waimate. Onions: Melbourne, £10 10s. Tomatoes, lid to Is 3d per lb. Butter: Fresh dairy. 5d to 6d; salt, 6d to 7|d; separator, 8d to , S&. Cheese: Farmers', 4£d; factory, 4|d to sd. Bacon: Rolls, 6.Jd; ham, 7Jd. Pigs, 4£d for \ good baeoners, with good inquiry. Poultry: j Supplies wanted. Roosters, 3s to 4s 6d ; hens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; < ducks, 4s 6d to as 6d. We receive consignments any day, and sell daily. , Eggs : Now selling at 8d per dozen.— Note : The above quotations are wholesale only.