IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 154, 20 September 1927, Page 2

IN THE MARKET PLACE

ORANGES SELL FREELY BANANAS SCARCE

App’es S rSSr, t t.r SU / D^ n Vegetables are well 5up0, 1 ,, 1 at values well within rani average housew fe. *' of -be unSfiEjStlSEy'SS end * lily "of* stocks on *t£f*"*} anfl ceptionallj s ,.od. “ lri * *»»» h ex . \ alues generally for fruit par with late quotations 4 Heavy supplies of vegetables a steady demand. With Onions continue glutted. Ausir»iu. New Zeal end samples being Sr uSd sup’SS" ar£ “° W Prices under the hammer in Oitv xthis morning ranged as follow;-- 31,1 fruit Apples: Delicious. 6« to 9k , Hawke's Bay Stunners, 7 S Nelson Stunners. 6s to m Smith, 10s to 11s «id; DwißWnTi?*? 7s 6d; Pioneers. 8s to 10s 1 tc 9s to 10s 61; Kennerley’s May. i 7 0 ?'■ I ears. Nellis, repacked. 12s to j.Lj toUU ' U ‘ s to ,2s p - B-iMTi Oranges: Island repacks, 17* M a Sydmy .Navels, 21. 2,a PoonsJ^ Lemons: 6s to 12s a case. Tomatoes: Local hothouse 6d to ** • lb: Cc*ok Island, 12s to 14s a case. * Tree Tomatoes: 4s to 7s 6d a Cape Gooseberries: 4}d to f.jd a lb Grapes: Sydney, white, 10s to , Bananas: Repacked. 25s to 30s a No alteration in the market for liv.i fruit. ,tXJi American Oranges: 38s a case. Mandarins, ex cooler: 10s to ISs a cast. VEGETABLES Potatoes: Southern, 7s to 7s 6d a .*♦ new. 2d to 4*lb. Kumeras: Island.. 9s to 10s a cwt Tan. ranga, 12s io 13s. Pumpkins: Ordinary. 6s to 9s a cwtCrown and Triumble, 12s to 15s to. * Swedes: Is 6d to 2s a bag. Onions: Australian, 7s to 9s 6d a orf American, 22s 6d a orate. Cabbage: 2s to 6s 6d a sack. Cauliflower: 4s to 8s a sack. Lettuce: 2s to 8s a case. - -