FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2840, 19 August 1908, Page 9

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Arrivals for the Aveek included 800 cases from Rarotonga. 207 cases from Sydney, and 268 eases from Hobart and Sydney. There were also 210 cases of repack oranges I'rom Auckland and 40 cases of Poorman oranges from Whangarei. Very small consignments of apples came forward. The market generally showed a livelier tendency ,_ and there was a noticeable firming of prices ' for oranges. - The Raroiongan shipment .arrived in very much better condition than was anticipated; and were readily bought up. ' Following are quotations : —

Oranges. — Rarotongan, ecod condition, 11s to 13s. per gin case; poor condition, 8s to 10s; -6in cases, 7s 6d to 9tj 6d; South Australian, 10s to 12s; IMildura, 9s to 11s; Sydney. 7s .to 8s 9d ; Mandarins, 8e to 11«; Whangarel" Poornians, 7s to 7s od.

Lemons. — South Australian, 11& to 13s od ; Sydney,," 9s. to 10s; Mildura, 12s to 13s; Sevilles, poor supply, 7s. Bananas. —Market barely supplied. Earotongan, 7s to 9s.

Pin«s. — Shost supply. Hough, 10s to 13s 6d; Queens, 10s to 12s.

Passion Fruit. — In fair supply. Halfgins, 4s to 7s ; packer cases, 5s 3d. Fruit rather dry.

Apples. — Market moderately supplied. Choice Lord Wokeleys, 8s 6d to 9s; medium, 4s to 6s 6d; inferior, 2s to 3s; choice desserts wanted, 6s 9d to 9fi ; medium, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; inferior, 2s 6d to 3e 6d : Hobart scarlet Permain. 13s 6d ; Stunners, 9s -to 10s 6d ; local Stunners, 7s 6d to £s; Hobart French crabs, 9s 6d to 10s. Pears.— Cooking sorts, 2^d per Jb. Cocoanuts, 6s to 8s per sack. Honey. — Sections, 4s to 7s per dozen : new season's bulk, 4d to 4£d ; 101b tins, 3s 6d ; in good demand. Beeswax, la 3d to Is 4d.

Nuts. — Brazil, 86 ; walnuts, 4d to s^d ; Barcelonas, s>|d to 6d ; Japanese peanuts, 2Jd to 3d; Fijian peanuts, 2d to 2id. Onions. —Victorian brown Spanish. £12 to £12 10s; Canterbury, best quality. £10 10s. Vegetables. — Cauliflower?, in short supply. Victorian, in good order, 5s to 8s od per dozen ; others, 6s to 7s per sack. Cabbages, 2s 6d to 3s 9d per sack: inferior, Is to Is 6d. Turnips, table varieties. 2s 6d per sack. Carrots, plentiful, 2s 6d to 3r> per sack. Parsnips, 3s od to 4s per sack.