IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 67, 10 June 1927, Page 2

IN THE MARKET PLACE

HOTHOUSE GRAPES SCARCE FEWER ROOTS OFFERING For most varieties of fruit the demand is dull compared with that ruling a month .ago. Cooking pears and apples, in short supply, are in good demand, and selling at higher values. Most varieties of sub-tropical fruit are well supplied, and selling at late quotations. Repacked bananas are considerably dearer than last week. Fresh supplies are due to arrive ex the Tofua from Sydney early next week. The Sydney produce boat, due at Auckland on Thursday next. will bring a further consignment of oranges, mandarins, and pines, ex the Sydney markets. Regular shipments from that quarter can be expected for the next few months. Hothouse grapes are almost finished, and the market is being supplied with the Australian white variety, ex cooler, which are meeting with only a limited demand, and selling at under 9d a lb. Cabbages, cauliflowers, onions, and pumpkins are well supplied in the field and produce sections, but are mostly meeting with a steady demand. Fewer root varieties are offering, though the market is still glutted with onions. A heavy offering of poultry sold at prices practically on a par with late quotations. Nominal quotations are given below: PRICES UNDER THE HAMMER Prices under the hammer at to-day's auctions ranged as follow: FRUIT. Apples, Delicious, choice coloured Ss to 10s, large sizes Vs to Ss, others Gs to 8s; Dougherty, choice coloured Gs to 7s, small 3s to ss; Ballarats, Ss to Ss 6d; Munroes, Ss; Pride of Australia, Gs to Ss. Pears. Nellis and Coles, first grade 10s to 11s, others Ss to 9s; Vicars, Ss; Kelffers, 7s to 9s; P. Barrys, Gs Gd to Ss 6d. Tomatoes, hothouse, f*d to Is a lb; seconds, 5d to Sd; choice outdoor. 12s to 16s a box; others, 3s to a box. Passions, local, 4s Gd to 10s Gd a case; Sydney, 12s to 16s a case. Grapes, hothouse, 2s to 3s a lb; Sydney, white, 16s a case. Bananas, ripe, 25s 1o 2Ss a case. Oranges, Island, original 14s a case, repacks 20s a case; Californian, 37s 6d a case; Sydney navel, 12s to 15s a case. Grape fruit, 35s a case. Lemons, 5s to 30s a case. Mandarins, Fiji, 3s a case. Cape gooseberries, 31d to 4d a lb. Pine apples, 12s to 16s a case. . VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern, Gs to 7s cwt. Kumeras, 3s to 5s a bag. Ptynpk’ins, 2s to 7s Gd a cwt. Cabbages, 2s to Ss sack.

Cauliflowers, 3s to 10s a sack. Swedes, Is 6<l to 2s a bag. Onions, Is to 2s 9d a bag. Citron melons, 5s to f»s 6d a <rrt Lettuce, ,1s to 2s a case. Hothouse beans, is 4d a lb. Celery, 6d to 2s 3d a bundle. Rhubarb, 2s Gd to 4s dozen bundle;, POULTRY Pullets. 3s Gd to Vs. Cockerels, light Is to 2s 6d, heaw »s 6d to 6s 6d. Ducks, young 5s to 5s 6d, old Ss M to 4s 6d.