FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 26 August 1908, Page 9

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

The arrivals for the week were 64 cases from Sydney, 108 ca3es of apples from Hobart, 150 cases of Mildura and South Australian fruit, 4,00 cases of bananas from Tonga, 120 cases 'of island re-pack Raratonigan oranges from Sydney, and about 60 cases of Whatogayei fruit. All the fruit came to market in fairly sjoort order, but the demand, owinpr to the cold "enap" experienced during the week, was not brisk Monday's boat brings about 900 cas«s of bananas from Suva, and 700 cases of fruit from Sydney. Following arc quotations: — Oraneres. — Rarotongan re-packs, 11s to •14s ; South Australian, 10s to 12s : WhanKarei, 9s to 10s; pooranan, 7s; Mildura, 9s to 11s; Sydney, 8s to 9*. Lemons.— South Australian, 12s to 13s 6d: Mildura. 12s to 13s. -Bananas.— Tongan green realised from 5s 9d to Bs. Pines.— Short suodlv.' 11s to 14s 9d. Passion Fruit.— Half-gins, 5s 6d to 7s 6d. Apnles. — Vory- short surmlv. and dull demand. Choice Lord Wolsslevs, 8s 6d to 9s; medium, 4s to 6s 6d ; inferior, 2s to 3s; choice cTesserts wanted, 63 9d to 9s ; medium. 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; inferior, 2s 6d to 5s 6d: Hobart scarlet Per main. 13s 6d : Stunners. 9s .to 10s fxl ; local Stunners, 7s 6d to 8s; Hobart French crabs, 9s 6d to 10s. Pears. — In short supply. Cocoanuts. 6s to 8s per sack. Honey. — Sections,' 4s to 7s per dozen : new season's bulk, 4d to 4^d; 101b tins, 5s 6d ; in good demand. Beeswax, la 3d to Is 4d. Nuts. — Brazil, 8d ; walnuts, 4d to 5^J ; Barcelona*. sid to 6d ; Japanese peanuts, 2^d to 3d; Fijian peanuts, 2d to 2id. Onions. — Victorian brown Spanish. £12 to £12 10s ; Canterbury, best quality, £10 10s Vegetables. — Cauliflowers, in short supply. Victorian, in good order. 5s to 8s 6d per dozen ; others, 6s to 7s per sack. Cabbages, 2s 6d to 3s 9d" per sack; inferior, Is to Is 6rl. Turnips, table varieties, 2s 6d per sack. Carrots, plent-iful, 2s 6d to 3s per sack. Parsnips, 3s 6d to 4s per sack. IMPORT MARKET. The Aotea, which arrived at the Heads late on Friday night, brings a number of fihort lines for this market from London. Her cargo of general merchandise includes Malaga muscatels in trays, split peas, Morton's and Maconochie's herrings in sauce, Morton's cream of tartar in 141b lost, Maconochic's strawberry conserve, etc. The ba-rquo Mariory Glen, which left Liverpool on April 28j brings a shipment of

I coarse and fine Liverpool salt, lines that are short in the market. Lard, in lib packets, has advanced Id in sympathy with the rise in butter, and is now quoted at 9d. Recent cutting rates for wire fencing material have caused quotations to go below oost price, and a hardening tendency is now reported. The Maheno, which arrives on Tuesday, brings a small transhipment of kerosene from Melbourne. French cream of tartar, lewt kegs, is quoted at 9d to 9£d. Sun brand chutney, in quarts, is quoted at 23s> and in pints at 14s. Desiccated coooanut is quoted at 4d ,for ohests, and 4£d for half chests. Axe handles are quoted at 10s 6d per dozen.