MARKET REPORT.
Messrs Thos. Patebson and Co., auctioneers, fruit, and general produce agents, report for the week ending October 17: — Apples continue to arrive in fair quantities from Hobart. S.P. and F.S., 6s 6d to 8s; S. and P., 5s 6d to 7s 6d; Spm., 10s to lls. Oranges: Sydney, 7s to 8s 6d; Islands, repacks (very Scarce), 13s .6d to lis per 9in cases. Mandarins, 7s 6d to 9s. Lemons: Sydney, 5s 6d; Mildura., 10s 6d. Pineapples: Queens and rough, 12s to 13s 6d. Bananas: Green, 5s -to 8s 6d; ripe, 2Jd. Tomatoes: Auckland, -Is 8d per Ih. Cucumbers, 5s 6d to 8s 6d per dozen: Rhubarb, 8s to 10s per cwt. „ Produce.— Eggs, fresh, 9d to 9Jd. Butter: Fresh, dairy, Ud to lOd; separator, lOd to lid, vanted; creamery, Is. Pigs^Sid to 4d; heavyweights, 2§d to 3d. Poultry in good demand for local consumption. _ Roosteis, 3s Gd to 4s 6d; hens, 3s to 4s; ducks, 3s 9d"to 4s 6d; turkeys— gobblers, 8d to 9d per lb;"hens, 'sd to 6d. We advise consignments. Potatoes — DGrwente, £11 10s to £12. Onions : California, " 22s per cwt. Cabbages, Is Gd to 2a 3d pei sack; caTibflowers, 4s to 6s Gd; swedes, 2s (sacks extra) \ horsehair, Is 4d-to Is6d per lb; honey, 3£d to 4d, 101b tins ■wanted ; beeswax, Is 4d. .
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Otago Witness, Issue 2692, 18 October 1905, Page 41
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218MARKET REPORT. Otago Witness, Issue 2692, 18 October 1905, Page 41
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