IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 73, 17 June 1927, Page 2

IN THE MARKET PLACE

FRUIT WELL SUPPLIED CHEAPER EGGS ' Auckland is well supplied with sea- : sonal fruits of all descriptions, and each Sydney boat brings further con- j signments of oranges and mandarins. The 18,000 cases of bananas which ] came to hand this week on the s.s. Tofua are meeting with a steady do- i mand. but until they ripen must make j little difference to retail prices. Ccok Island mandarins, even when the fact that they are packed in smaller cases is taken into consideration, are making considerably lower prices than the Australian product, packed attractively and having a better appearance. Limited holdings of coconuts are selling at about 18s a case. The cold weather experienced of late has undoubtedly affected the consumption, and apples and pears are meeting with a slow demand at lower values. Most varieties of field and garden produce are well supplied and meeting with a ready sale. Potatoes are firmer, and kumaras also tend to harden in value. Onions continue a drug on the market. Cabbages, cauliflowers and similar vegetables sell freely at values well within the reach of the average housewife. Table poultry, well supplied, is meeting with a good demand. Laying pullets command good prices, while large offerings of hens in the moulting stage sell at low values. Bucks are in short supply and realise firm values. Eggs are now offering in increasing supplies and the market has eased about Is a dozen for hens’ during the past fortnight. Farmers’ butter is firmer in price. PRICES UNDER THE HAMMER Prices under the hammer in the marts this morning ranged as follow: FRUIT Apples: Delicious, 6s to 9s a case: Rome Beautys, 7s to Ss; Ballarats, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Pride of Australia, 6s to 7s 6d; Doughertys, 4s to 6s; Sturmers, 6s 6d to 9s; Lord Wolsey, 6s to 6s 6d. Pears: Coles, 8s to IDs; Keiffers, 6s to 7s 6d; P. Barrys, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; Vicars, 6s to Bs. Lemons, 5s to 10s. Poorman oranges. 5s to Bs. Passions, 4s to 10s. Hothouse grapes, Is 3d to 3s 4d a lb.; Sydney, 16s a case. Cape gooseberries, 3£d to 4d a lb. Mandarins: Fiji, 6s to 7s a case; Sydney, 14s to 20s. Oranges: Aitutaki, 17s to 18s; Rarotonga, 14s to 15s; American navels, 37s to 3Ss. American grape fruit, 34s to 355. Repacked bananas, 22s to 265. VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern, 7s to 7s 6d a cwt. Kumaras, 5s to 6s 6d a bag. Pumpkins: Ordinary, 2s to 3s a sack; Crown and Trumble, 5s to 7s 6d a cwt. Sw'edes, Is 6d to 2s a bag. Onions, Is to 2s 6d a bag. Cabbage, 2s to 6s a sack. Cauliflower, 3s to 9s a sack. Citron Melons, 6s to 7s a cwt. Lettuce, 9d to 2s 6d a case. Rhubarb, 2s 6d to 3s 9d dozen bundles. Spinach, 6d to lOd dozen bundles. POULTRY Prime heavy cockerels, 6s to 7s 9d; lighter, 4s 6d to 5s 3d; light, 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Hens, heavy, 3s 6d to ss; lighter, 2s 6d to 5s 3d. Roosters, 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Ducks, old, 4s to ss; younje. 6s to 7s. Young drakes, 3s 6d to 4s sd. Pullets, about to lay, 7s to 8s; backward, 3s to ss. Muscovy Ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Muscovy drakes, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Gobblers, 11s to 16s. Turkey hens, 6s to Bs. DAIRY' CATTLE VALUES DEMAND FOR MILKERS Cows close to profit were in good demand at Westfield yesterday, reports the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Coy, Ltd. Cows close to profit made up to £l2. Backward springers realised from £6 10s.