IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 275, 10 February 1928, Page 12

IN THE MARKET PLACE

CHEAP BANANAS POTATOES OVER SUPPLIED Ripe bananas are making low money in the City Marts at the moment. Heavy supplies of most seasonal New Zealand fruits are coming forward. . . . _ The market is glutted with inferior quality potatoes.

The Waipahi from the Fiji group brought a consignment of 10,000 cases of , bananas on to the Auckland market on Wednesday. The bulk of the consignment was over-ripe and has to be placed into immediate consumption. Ex the ship’s side the fruit was sold at from 9s to 17s a case. To-day at auction, under the hammer even lower rates ruled for extra ripe lots. . . . The Tofua brings forward a fresh shipment on Monday week. Values for tomatoes have registered a hardening tendency over the past few days. Peaches were slightly easier in price at yesterday’s sales. The demand for hot-house remains dull. Best quality apples continue to meet with only a slow sale while inferior grades are not wanted. Dessert plums meet with a good demand. , . Little movement is registered in the field and garden produce section, the dry weather still restricting supplies of green vegetables. Large quantities of inferior grades of Pukekohe potatoes are coming on the market and sending prices down. With the higher values ruling over the past week or so the demand for eggs has eased, but the market, with short supplies, has a firming tendency. In the poultry section heavy supplies of mainly cull birds are coming forward and selling at late rates. Prices under the hammer at to-day s auctions range as follow: — FRUIT .. Apples.—Gravensteins, choice coloured, 6s to 7s 6d a case; others, 3s to ss; Williams Favourite, 3s to 6s; cookers, 3s to 4s 9d: Willie Sharpe, 3s 6d to ss. p ears .—Bon Cretion, 5s to 7s a case. Plums.—Black, 6s to 8s: Satsuma; 6s to 8s 6d; October Purple, 6s 6d to 10s 6d; Ogone, 4s to ss; Prunes, 5s to 6s; Diamonds, 5s 6d to 7s 6d; Damsons, 7s to 9s; Dorris, 7s to 10s. Aprioots.—Otago (ripe), 4s to 7s 6d a case. Peaches. —Best coloured dessert, 6s to 6s 6d a case; others, 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Lemons, 15s to 24s a case. Grapes.—Hothouse, 6d to Is; 84d to Is 2d a lb. Oranges.—Californian, 29s to 32s a case; Jaffas, 30s to 325. Bananas.—Repacked, ripe, 16s to -Is a case; No. 2’s, 9s to 11s. Nectarines. —6s to JJs 6d a case. Cape Gooseberries. —6d to 6id a lb. Tomatoes. —2s 6d to 4s a case. VEGETABLES Potatoes.—Best quality, local, 4s to 7s 6d a sugar bag; Hastings, 12s 6d to 15s 6d a cwt. Kumeras.—New seasons, 3d to 34d a lb. Pumpkins.—l6s to 20s a cwt. Swedes.—3s 6d to 5s a bag. Onions.—4s 9d to 6s a bag. Cabbage.—4s to 14s a sack. Peas.—7s to 13s a bag.* Beans.—7s to 13s a bag. Lettuce.—2s to Ss a case. POULTRY Cock Chicks.—White, 4d to 9d each: heavy breeds, 9d to 2s. Cockerels. —Heavy prime, 5s to 6s 9d; lighter, 4s to ss; light, 2s to 2s 9d. Hens. —Heavy, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; lighter, Is 9d to 2s 9d. Roosters. —Is 6d to 2s 6d. Ducks.—ls 6d to 2s. Muscovy Ducks.—4s to ss. Muscovy Drakes. —3s 9d to ss. Geese.—6s to 8s 6d. f Young Drakes.—ls 6d to 3s 6d. Goblers. —13s to 17s. Turkey Hens.—6s to Bs. Pullets.—White Leghorns, 4s to Ss; Black Orpingtons, 4s 6d to 8s 9d. Prices of butter and eggs and the smaller parcelled vegetables will be found in the “Kit Bag” Column .on another page. STAPLES BREWING BONUS OF 15 PER CENT. Shareholders who attended the meeting of J. Staples and Company, Ltd., Wellington, on Wednesday were gratified to hear that, in addition to a dividend of Is per share, the directors recommended the distribution of a bonus of 15 per cent. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, Thursday. The following are to-day’s quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat.—At country stations, 4s 6d; ex truck, Sydney, 5s lid. Flour. —Export trade lifeless. Local £l2 15s. Bran.— £7. Pollard.—£B. Oats. —Tasmanian Algerian, 4s 8d to 5s Maize.—Yellow, 3s 6d. Potatoes. —Tasmanian, £6 to £8; local, £4 10s. Onions.—Victorian, £ll to £l2. Adelaide prices are:— Wheat.—Growers’ lots, 4s lid to ss. Flour.—Bakers’ lots, £l2 7s 6d. Bran.— £6 15s. Pollard.— £7 7s 6d. Oats. —3s 6d to 3s 7d. HIDES IN MELBOURNE At the Melbourne hides sales, stouts were unchanged. Others were one farthing to one halfpenny lower. —A. and N.Z. N.Z. PRODUCE AT LEICESTER By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, Wednesday. The High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir James Parr, opened the Grocers’ Exhibition, at Leicester, where New Zealand has an excellent exhibit.. This coincides with the Dairy Board’s campaign in the district, which is a Danish stronghold. Representatives of the Institute of Hygiene, speaking at the inaugural luncheon, paid tributes to the purity of New Zealand produce. Sir James also addressed the Leicester Chamber of Commerce. —A. and N.Z. CALCUTTA TEA SALES By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. CALCUTTA, Thursday. At the Calcutta tea sale yesterday there was less inquiry, excepting for well-made leaf teas, which were in demand. Clean common sorts ruled about steady. All other descriptions declined from three to six pies. Dusts were a shade weaker. This was probably the last sale of the season. Average prices were: Common Pekoe and Souchong, 12 annas to 5.2 annas 6 pies; clean, common broken Pekoe and Souchong, 12 annas 3 pies to 12 annas 6 pies; even black-leaf Pekoe, 14 annas 6 pies to 14 annas 9 pies.—A. and N.Z.