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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Dried Fruits.— Business in this section, accord
ing, to mnrehant?, 'if of good volume, .practically
all . descriptions, including nuts,, receiving in
creased attention. Trices show few movements,
and stocks in most . instances .are suffi
cient -for current needs. New 'season
Smyrna figs, 8-oz., 7/6 "cloz.;12.oz., 10/0;
natural, 2S-lb. boxes, 6d. lb. ; layers and 5-
lh.v pulled, 1/1% to 1/4% lb. A.D.F.A.
prices:— 19-ton .pricc-Curronts: ' 4-Cfown, 7%d.:
3.Crown, 7d.; 2-Crownj C%d.; 1-Crown, 6d. Sul
tanas: 6-Crown. 10d.; 3-Orown. 0%d.;.2-Crowa
Od.; 1-Crown 8%d. \Valtharas: 5-Crowu, 74d.; 4-
Crown, Gd.; muscats, 0%d.J lexlas. 6-t'rown.
4-Crown, 7%d. . Currants, Sultanas and
lex las, wckea. in 1-lb. . cartons, l%d. ' per lb.
more than bulk.- ' Seeded: ' raisins. ' fn car
tons,. 8/9 per. doz.; loose, 7%d. per ' lb.
Bulk dates are. . .quoted at 4d. .-/per
lb., ..and.,; 10b, , packets ' frogi . 6/0 to
7/ -per doz.;' "to arrive" November, .. bulk,
4%d. lb. Miidura muscatels! 1-lb, curtons—
fl-Crown, 1/7: 4-Crown, 1/0; 2-Crown, l/3: traya,
0-Crown, 1/6%; 4Crown, t/4%; 2-Crowh, 1/1%;
.5-)b. botes, 1/4; 4-Crown, 1/3; 2-Crown. Ud.;
table raisins, 1-lb. cartons, CG-lb. botes, 9d. lb.;'
loose, 8d, Tasmanhm dried apples, llid
per lb. for 28-lb. boxes, and 14/ per
dozen for ' 1-lb. . packets. SmjTna figs,
pulled," 1/4%. Prunes; Victorian, 'Mod.
II);; - French- prunes, I4dl>. tins. 1/5 lb. Vic
torian, -walnuts, 1/2% to 1/8%.'- New season Sor-
.rento-walnuts, at. from 1/3 to 1/8%;. doM Chinese,
Which: Arrived. 'last; weeks! Ud. lb.' Soft shell
.alibonda, 1/4 to- 1/(5.' Jordan almonds.' 3/3 to 3/C
Ib'.' BrazII- ntlts," 1/1 to 1/2; Barcelona. l/CVs.
Almond kernels, 2/9. -Roasted peanuts, !/. '
Fish.— Smr.ll first of the season shipments' will
arrive next. we,ek. "(Those-nwiil be -quickly fol-;
lowed < by larger - shipments. Slid Is in active,
request, - and Is .moving: -out., in. good voltime.
Attention Vis - tMng given to' fne sundry, classes,
which are . now soiling .freely at Into prices.1
Cod blocks .arc . emoted at 18/6 to .19/;
doz. New' sou?onA- ling, 1 lb. Imported-
herrings, 1 lb., fresh, .0/ . per. . doz.; „> %'s,
5/; do., in sauce, 0/3 and '6/9;' tlo!, J'klppcre(l/
10/3 and 0/6 in cases; brpken quantities extra.
Salmon, on si>ot and. "to arrive". November-De
cember, 1 ib. tails,' Alaska red, 18/- to 19/ per
doz.; pinkrf, 10/ to 10/0; 1-lb. flats 8ockgrc, 23/4
to 24/; medium red, 17/0 -to- 18/; - pinks, 10/4
to 11/j %8. Sockcyc,-32/0 to l2/9; ocdluia rede
9/8'.:to 9/9; . pinlis, 0/3 to 0,'0.\ ; Jlcd . lier-
ringip, 24's, 4/; 32'b, 2/6 doz.; 100's, 14/ s pet
drum. Silds, in cil, JOths, 2/4% to 2/7%; %'e,
8/0; 4/0: 8/. Pilchard®, %?#,
6/9 To, 8/9 doz., in case; broken
extra. . . Kensctt oysters, .14/6 doz.- tins ; ' £&,
George's - whitebait, 12-oz., 40/ .doz. , t Shrimps
emitll 10/i large 17/. doz. . Kippered .snaclb,
%'s, 5/. L'ofcBtcre, %'s. 18/ to IS/6 do, fiprut'%
% lb. tins, cases 4/3, ' Broken 4/C,'%'il ff/ 'aiid 6/0. .
Eastern Produce:— Jlerchanta cable information
from: Singapore states , thatrtho market r.thcre: is
flruL and ! prices arc unchiuiged.! Following the
upwnnl movement in pepper,' prices in the over
sea market local prices of '- white! popper.8 have
been .increased by 2d. per lb., und black by id.
Seed tapioca, is quoted at from 21/6 , to
22/3 cwt.;' medium, pearl, from 22/6 .-to 23/0.
'Whole; white pepper, is worth 1/0; ground, 1/9%
to 1/10; whole black, 1/7; ground, 1/6;, tins,
from 4/ to. 25/, according to size. Cinnamon,
whole slicks, 2/9; giound, 1/6. ; Desiccated cocoa-
nut,- chests, 0%d.; quarter : chests,. ' 9%d/ Rice,
.£33 .-per toif. Pimento, whole, 1/1; ground, 1/3.
Ginger, whole, 1/3;, crr»jund,M/4; green, lid. Mace,
whole, 4/3; ground, 5/. Caraway.' seed, 1/10.
Olqvcs, whole,, i/0; ground, 1/3. Nutmegs, whole,
2/0; ground,8 2/6 to 8/.
. ; Sundry. Groceries. — Increased attention is' .belug
evinced inv.this stcdou, especially by countrj?
interests; who are placing orders for their
Chria.tmas needs. ..Reports of damage to the fruit
crqpvhy thrip lmvu stimulated the. demand for
canned fruits, and :thcse are now moving out In
pood volume. 'Dried frolte, for the same reason,
uro more actively sought after. Canned Fruits:
Plueapples.' 14/i.toV14/0; Singapore, JO-oz... 10/0
to .11/.. .Lemons, clingjtone or sliced .pnichop,
10/, per doz. .'For pears 11/9 . to 12/9 is
wanted. Apricots, 10/ to 11/. Tinned pcaiv
arc available at.MO/6 : . doz. for ls and
21/ for 2s. -Joins,- l%db. tins,. apricot 11/, apricot
nd pineapple, 11/C doz.; plum, light and dark,
6/9J qtrinoe,' 9/3; fig, 12/3, and assorted,
9/9; b!aclcb«Tn 11/9: black currant. 12/3; rasp
ncry, If/9. . Greaseproof .paper, 7/6' per ream. Aus
tralian clothes pegs, loose, 11/3 box; in cartons
.of. 2 doz., 13/3 box. English olive .oil, 5-o., 11/6;
10-cz., 39/0; do#, French, 5-oz., 11/6; 10-oz., 21/6;
20oc.f 48/; do., South Australian, 66z., 11A'; 10-
oz.,' 28/; £S/0; iquwrts, 50/ dozen.
Candled lemoo peel. 19d. per lb;; do., citron, 1/6;
do..- orange, Ud, to:/; mixed peel, \ilb/ packets,
7/6 doe. Imported calf«-foot Jelly, -flavored
1%'i, 21/; plain, 19/. Macaroni, 6/3 doz., aa4
/ - n
vermicelli at 6/6. Self-raising" fenny 3-lh.- uckctl
6/9 to 8/4% per - doc., according to Maud;
7's, . 21/ to 23/. Asparagus . tips, Australian,
small, 18/0; imported, 13/: large Austra
lian, 23/; Imported, 30/ dot. Imported Essences:
Vanilla, 17/; lemon and almond, 16/. Arrowroot,
t-lb. packets, 8/6 doz.; %V. 6/6. Red ochre, im
ported,- ..27/ cwL Australian safety matches
5/6- to 6/8; do. Swedish, 6/7% to 5/9; vestas
7/0. Rock salt, £8 10/. s 8alt extra fine, 20's,
% ton and over £0 10/ per ton: flossy, 12'g,
6/; do., reflhcd, -coarre, 12s, .£5 7/0. Im
ported 5-oz, castor oil, 9/9: 10-oz., 17/; brokei
quantities -extra. In cordials, lemon juice, Brae
fruit, > (raspberry nnd lemon, syrup, 17/6 doz.
bhecp tongues, ; Australian, 1.1b..- nominal, 10/
to 19/0; do., Now Zealand, 20/ doz. Preserved
gmger, 3/2 io 1/3 lb. Fruit salts, . largo ,47/
handy size 26/.. ,
Chemicals.— Cream of tartar and acids gene
rally are sought after, and sates arc of a steady
volume. Prices are maintained at full lats
lc\'els. Cream of tartar, kegs, 1/2% pe:
lb., broken- 1/4. Bicarbonate of soda kera
17/. l>ogs 10/0, sacks 15/C. Camphor 6/0,
Sulphur, 15/ cwt.; small qunntitles, . 2%d.
lb, > -Borax,. 42/6 cwt,; broken, Cd. JU
or ground, 66/s broken quantities, 9d.- lb.; half
ton -..lots at conceraioniw Bluestone, English
41/ cwt; broken; 5d. lb. : Turtario scld, pul
temed and crystal, at 2/L rowderod magnesia.
2/6 lb. Soda crystals. 8/. cwt. Alum, lump,
3%d. lh.; powdered, 4d. Boraclc, add, lOd. lb.
Citric-acid, crystal, 2/3; pulverised, 2/0 lb. .
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