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KINGSTON. 



Peaches— %\.^o to %z. P^ari— Bartletts, 

 75 cts to %\ ; Duchess, 65 to 75 cts. Plums 

 —%\. Grrt/>^s— Concord, 2^ to 3 cts. per lb. ; 

 Delaware. 3 to 4 cts. per lb, ; Niagara, 3 to 

 3^ cts. per lb. ; Roger Red, 3 to 3^ cts. per 

 lb. Potatoes— js to 85 cts. per .bag. Cab- 

 bage— ^o to 60 cts. per dozen. Cauliflowers 

 — ?2 per dozen. Celery — 40 to 50 cts. per 

 dozen. 



MONTREAL. 



i4/>/)/tfs— Market decidedly improving. 

 Maiden s Blush and Twenty Ounce ^3 to 

 ^3-5° per barrel ; Winter probably % up- 

 ward per barrel. Grapes — Concord, 3 to 4 

 cts. per lb. ; Delaware, 5 cts. per lb.; Rogers 

 and Niagaras, 4^ to 5 cts. per lb. Pears — 

 Bartlett,75 cts. to ^1.25 per 12-quart basket, 

 $7 to $10 per barrel. 



Market bare, prices rising. 



OTTAWA, 



/•ijrtrs— Bartlett, $1.10 to $1.40 per 12- 

 ' ■ " to $10 per barrel. Apples 



quart basket 



quart basket, 89 to $10 per barrel. Apples 

 — Fall, $2.75 to ^3 per barrel. Grapes— 

 Rogers, 4 to 5 cts. per lb. ; Delaware, 8 to 

 10 cts. per lb. ; Concord, 3 cts. per lb. ; Ni- 

 agara, 4 to 5 cts. per lb. 



GUELPH. 



Grrt/>t's— Concords in good demand, 3 cts. 

 per lb., with prospects of 3^ cts. for good 

 No. I stock ; Rogers, selling rather slow, 3 to 

 4^ cts. per lb.; Wordens, 3 cts. per lb.; 

 Niagaras, 4 to 6 cts. per lb., as to quality ; 

 Delaware, 4 to 5 cts. per lb. Peaches - 

 Scarce, selling at ft 1.50 to ^2.25 per basket. 

 Pears — Bartletts, getting scarce, good stock 

 bringing 90 cts. to fti per basket, and selling 

 well ; all other varieties plentiful, and range 

 from 40 cts. to fti per basket. Quinces — Com- 

 ing in and sell rather slow yet, at 75 to 90 

 cts. per basket. Plums— A. few coming, and 

 find ready sale, 90 cts. to fti.25 per basket. 

 Tomatoes — Almost over, but anything good 

 sells well at 20 to 30 cts. per basket. Cauli- 

 flower — 50 cts. to $1 per doz. Cabbage — 

 40 to 50 cts. per doz. heads. Water Melons — 

 Sale over. Musk Melons — From 25 to 75 

 cts. per doz. 



BRITISH MARKETS. 



Apples— Fancy Kings, 35s. to 37s. per 

 per barrel ; Baldwins, 24s. to 24s. 6d. 

 per barrel. 



WINNIPEG WHOLESALE MARKET 



September 2jrd, i8go. 

 Grapes — Champion, 4 cts. per lb. ; Con- 

 cords, 5 cts. per lb. ; Moore Early, 7 cts. per 

 lb, ; Warden, 6 cts. per lb. ; Rjger and Ni- 

 agara, 8 cts. per lb. Tomatoes — 75 cts. per 

 basket. Pears — 90 cts. to $1 per basket. 



NEW YORK CITY. 



The week opens with clear cool weather 

 and with an over-stocked grape market. 

 The apple market opens with a firm market 

 with a good demand for all prime fruit, sell- 

 ing to-day as follows : — Apples — Kings, ^3. 50 

 to $4.25 per barrel ; Gravenstein,ft4 to §4.50 

 per barrel; Duchess of Oldenburg, $3 to I4 

 per barrel ; Greenings, $3 to 84 per barrel. 

 Pears — Bartletts, $6 to ^8.50 per barrel and 

 |2 to I3 . 50 per keg ; Seckle, ?5 to I7 per 

 barrel and $2 to $3. 50 per keg. Peaches — 

 N. J., $2 to $2.25 per basket ; Western, $3 

 to $4 per bushel. Plums — Green Gage, fti.75 

 to $2.25 per crt. Cranberries — Cape Cod,$8 

 per barrel; Medin,ft6.5o to §7. 50 per barrel ; 

 Light, $6 per barrel and $2 to S2.75 per box. 

 G »'«/'« — Delaware, 4 to 7 cts. per lb. ; Niag- 

 ara, 5 to 8 cts. per lb. ; Concords, zh to 3^ 

 cts. per lb. ; Pocklington, 5 to 7 cts. per lb.; 

 Marthas 3 to 4 cts. per lb. Potatoes — Rose, 

 $2 to $2.25 per barrel ; Blush and Queen, $2 

 per barrel ; Burbank, ft2 per barrel ; Sweet. 

 $1.75 to 81.874 per barrel. Onions— 

 Yellow, $2.50 per barrel ; Red, $2 25 to 

 I2.50 per barrel. Corn — White, $2 to .§3 per 

 barrel ; Red, $2.50 to 82.75 per barrel ; Yel- 

 low, 82,50 to 82.75. Pickles — 50 cts. to $1.50 

 per 1,000. Cabbare — $2 to §3 barrel (100). 

 Corn — 81.25 per 100. CaulifloK-ers — 75 cts. 

 to $3.50 per barrel. Butter — Creamery, 22 

 to 23 cts. per lb.; Dairy, 20 to 21 cts. per 

 lb. Cheese — Fancy, 9^ cts. per lb. Eggs 

 — Fresh, 22i cts. per dozen. Poultry — Spring 

 Chicks, 12^ to 13 cts. per lb, ; Fowls, 14^ to 

 15 cts, per lb. ; Turks, 11 to 13 cts. per lb, ; 

 Ducks, 60 to 80 cts. per pair. Dried Fruit 

 — Apples, i6i to 17 cts. per lb. ; Cherries, 30 

 to 31 cts. per lb. ; Raspberries, 31 to 32 cts. 

 per lb. ; Blackberries, 9 cts. per lb. Beans 

 — Marrow, 82 80 to 82.85 per bushel ; Red 

 Kidney, 8350 to 83.60 per bushel. Hay — 

 65 to 70 cts. per cwt. Straw — So to 85 cts. 

 per cwt. 



Markets reported by agents of N D.F.G 

 Stock Co. in various places : — Messrs. Vipond 

 &• McBride, Montreal ; Mr. G. S. Palmer, 166 

 Reade St., New York ; The Imperial Produce 

 Co., Toronto, and H. Walker, Guelph 



