IN THE MARKETPLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 187, 28 October 1927, Page 12

IN THE MARKETPLACE

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STRAWBERRY SEASON OPE* BETTER QUALITY POTATO^ New season's fruit is mencing to make its c°mthe City Marts. Str,wbe?r i i'' C * <■ gooseberries made their firTt f* tr * ance this week. ™ *»Pe«r. Potatoes are offerino i„ an^improvement.’ 16 came on the' market over'thS'T^ 5 *>.*» so made from 3s to 3s 6d eadh* 1 ?*»' « supphes are expected to come in S, £§ Apples are firm In price. A first shipment of* k-. _ scheduled to arrive ex the T^l a:Us * next week. the Tt >faa e£! In the field and garden produe. . most lines are well supplied^ eaS?? S aPe sllshUy d « r er. Bntte , __ Pouitry makes good money and „ cocks for the table are scarce bbr* Prices under the hammer at to a auctions ranged as follows; fruit Gooseberries: 15s a case Loquats: »s 3d a case! Californian Grapes: White , and 18s a case; black. *£'to & \ Californian Oranges: 50s a case Californian Grape Fruit: Bananas: 28s to 31s a case Tree tomatoes. 5s to 9 S a case Tomatoes, hothouse. Is id a ik. . Island. 14s to 17s a case. * Cl>< * Lemons, local, 6s to 12s a ease Island oranges, 22s 6d a case Pears, Peter Barry’s, 8s to 10s » r Nells and Cole repacks. 12s 6d to case. 1-5 * Apples, American, 24s a case ous, 9s to 14s ;i case; Sturmers. \u ' 14s; Dougherty. 8s to 12s 6d.. * VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern 6s 6d to 7* ha cwt, new 2id to 3£d a lb. * Kumeras. 11s to 13s 6d a cwt. Pumpkins, 10. s to 20s a cwt." I Swedes, 2s to 2s 6d a bag. | Onions, ISs to 19s a crate. 1 Cabbages, 3s to Ss a sack, j Cauliflowers, 3s to 12s 6d a sack. Lettuces, Is 6d to 6s a case. Prices for smaller-parcelled vegetal)*will be found in the ”Kit Bag” cciwni on another page. POULTRY Ducklings, Is 3d to Is 6d. Hen and chicks, 12s to 235. j Day-old chicks, 9d to Is 6d. Prime heavy cockerels, 8s to 10s. Prime lighter cockerels, 6s 6d to 7s Light cockerels, 5s to 6s. Heavy hens, 5s to 6s 6d. Roosters, 3s to 4s 9d. Ducks, 3s to 4s 6d. Young ducks, 4s 6d to 6s 3d. Drakes. 3s to 4s. Young drakes, 4s to 6s. * Muscovy ducks, 5s to 5s 9d. Muscovy drakes. 5s Id to 6s 94. Gobblers. 17s to 21s. Turkey hens, 7s 6d to 11s. PIGS Weaners, 12s to 16s. Stores, £1 Is to £1 6^ Slips, 16s 9d to ISs 9d. TRADERS CAUGHT SHORT OF POTATOES SMALL CONSIGNMENTS MARKETS REVIEWED The maize market continue* weak, with ample supplies on the spot. Potatoes are short, and trader* for the next week are going to bt hard put to meet order*. Otherwise the grain seed and produce market is quiet. Merchants lately have, to a great extent, fallen into the habit of depending largely on Southern operators filling th* produce boats with potatoes sent up oa consignment. This week their expectations failed to materialise. The two boats which arrived early in the week brought only light shipments, totally inadequat* to meet the demand. An acute shortift is expected before the next produce steamer, which is not due till well on toward the end of next week, and price oa the spot is sure to advance. Business is being done for delivery ex the ship’s side next week at £6 IBs a ton to storekeepers. The quality of the Southern tubers * now not of a very high standard. Disappointing results are following the digging of the Pukekohe crop, both th* yield and the quality being poor. Nominally the price is about £-t> a ton oa trucks Pukekohe. The tone of the market for both oats and chaff is slightly easier, due no dojK to the fact that store space in the South is required for wool and merchant* «• anxious to quit stocks. B Gar tons on thj spot remain firm around 4s 4a. Southern chaff makes to £9 10s through store. Maize Market Dull Present and near future prospects far maize are dull. To-day it is difficult * get much more than 5s a bushel on tn# Auckland wharf for good, bright samp* cereal. Arrivals are mostly all coming to hand from Bay of Plenty vendor* *» Gisborne sellers are not prepared to meet the present market. A better sample cereai is coming forward, but holders have no* yet cleared out the inferior quality mauxe sent in earlier in the season. Only J* isolated instances has 5s 3d been realise* on the Auckland wharf during the pan* week. A small parcel of Australian wheat came to hand over the week, and the first Dig shipment of the Australian cereal to xr* rive this season is due next week. iRe quality is reported to be excellent. TW fowT wheat market in the South continue* firm, which either means that the oot* modity is scarce or strongly held. v*. a limited inquiry is registered on the «I»| and the market continues firm in vicinity of 8s 6d through store. The market for bran and poDara mains steady. Pollard is selling at 10s to £9 through store, and bran ai * to £6 10s. _ . . . Stocks of onions are sufficient to the market over till the arrival of tJ» Niagara with a fresh shipment of Canadian product on November a. rn ; on the spot remain unaltered at. 17s 6d a sack and 19s 6d a case throogn store. An increased seasonal demand IOTg&~ and clover seeds set in over the weeK, the demand is only temporary. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES YESTERDAY’S SALES Press Association. Wellington.—Union Bank <rights*. Sjjj 55 per cent. Government Bonds, usu. ' 7s 6d; Mount Albert Borough, 5 P«* "“T £l*2; New Zealand Guarantee Corner tion (ord.), 8s 8d; Electrolytic Zmc <pr« “ Christchurch.—Bank of Adelaide (cun div), £8 14s 6d; Commercial Bans Australia, 28s lOd; National Bank 1fls: ! tralasia (£lO paid, cum div), I Whitcombe and Tombs, 6<s 6d. au lian Bank of Commerce. 32s 9d; New Zealand, 57s lOd <f°ur p -j,); Union Bank (rights), 54s Christchurch Gas (new), 5s 4d. Elec lytic Zinc (pref.), 325; National Australasia (£5 paid, cum ulx.J, —Commercial Bank, 28s I®* Waihi, 22s sd. * D.I.C. (From Our Own Correspondent) DUNEDN, ThursdayDespite the Dominion-Wide ef stringency and general co anbusiness the report presented to to nual meeting of £o3Drapery and General l m P t he coo 3 ' pany, held to-day, stated that _ tne pany had a satisfactory daisied. The chairman, Mr. E l- «* allMd nr that the directors had just flntl< gotiations for the extensi n _ f .j, en ftjr premises in Well.nston.and™, ished it would have amaepn' lettitf and large block of offices P. D. Hai-dandA W* re-elected to the directorate.