IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 334, 20 April 1928, Page 12

IN THE MARKET PLACE

APPLES MEET DULL SALE ORANGES MOVING STEADILY Cheap apples, especially the lower grades, is one of the features of business in the City Marts at the moment. Heavy supplies of apples are coming forward, but good sorts of Cox’s Orange are the only varieties meeting with anything like a firm demand. Lower grade apples and windfalls meet with practically no sale. The demand for pears is steady, good firm samples of dessert varieties selling freely. The position in regard to tomatoes remains unchanged. Producers at the lower end of the island continue to look upon Auckland as a dumping ground for their surplus holdings, and consequently values remain low. Grapes are slightly easier in price. The Tofua shipment of bananas arrived in good order to meet with a steady demand, repacks now being quoted up to 22s 6d a case. Oranges are moving steadily. Supplies are being drawn from California. In the field and garden produce section local potatoes at moment are practically unsaleable. Most varieties of green vegetables are offering freely and selling at late rates. Radishes are unsaleable. Ivumeras continue heavily supplied. Prices for poultry remain practically unchanged at last week’s closing rates. Good pullets continue to meet with a steady demand, and all birds close to laying are keenly sought after. Choice cockerels and heavy hens are also free sellers. The market remains short supplied with large-sized hen eggs, with a preponderance of the smaller grades. Luck eggs are slightly over supplied, the market weakening over the week. Quotations lifted from the City Marts this morning ranged as follows: FRUIT Apples; Cox Orange, 8s to 10s a case; Delicious, 3s to 6s; Jonathan, 3s 6d to 6s; Ballarat. 5s to 6s: Monroes, 3s to ss; Granny Smith, 5s 6d to 7s. Pears: Coles and Nellis, 9s to 11s a case; Beurre Bose, 5s to 8s; Buerre Diel, 5s to 6s. Tomatoes: Local choice, 3s to 4s 6d a case; Hutt, 3s to 4s; others, from Is. Lemons: 15s to 22s a case. Grapes: Hothouse, Colman, choice, Is 6d to Is lOd a lb; No. 2 Colman, Is to Is 3d a lb; Te Kauwhata, 14s to 15s a case. Quinces: 10s to 11s a case. Passions: 3s to 9s a case. Bananas: Repacked, 20s to 22s 6d a case. Oranges: American Navels, 42s 6d a case; Valencia, 47s a case. Persimmons: 4s 6d to 7s a case. Grape Fruit: 42s 6d a case. VEGETABLES Potatoes: Southern, 6s to 7s a cwt.‘ Onions: 9s to 10s a cwt. Kumeras: Heavy supplies, ljd to ltd a lb. Cabbage: 5s to 17s 6d a sack. Cauliflower: 6s to 14s a sack. Swedes: 2s 6d to 5s a bag. Pumpkins: 5s to 12s 6d a cwt. Green Peas: 4d to 5d a lb. Beans: 4s to 7s 6d a bag. Lettuce: Is to 3s a case. Citron Melons: 4s to 4s 6d a cwt. POULTRY Cock chicks: Is to 2s each. Prime cockerels, 5s 6d to 6s 9d; lighter, 3s 9d to 4s 9d; light, 2s to 2s 9d. Hens, heavy, 3s to 3s 9d; lighter, 2s to 3s. Roosters, 2s to 3s. Ducks, old, 3s to 3s Sd; young, 4s 9d to 6s. Young drakes, 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Muscovy ducks, 4s to ss; Muscovy drakes, 5s 6d to 7s. Goblers, 13s to 17s. Pullets, about to lay, 8s to 10s. Turkey hens, 6s to Ss. Pullets, small, 3s 6d to 6s 6d. Quotations for .eggs and butter and the smaller parcelled vegetables will be fpund in the Kit Bag in another column. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES YESTERDAY’S SALES Press Association. Wellington.—Bank of Australasia (fractions), 9s 6d, 4 i per cent, stock, 1938, £97 15s; 4i per cent, bonds, 1935, £97 15s; 4£ per cent, stock, 1939, £97 15s; 5& per cent, stock, 1936, £IOO ss; Bank of Australasia (ex rights), £l4 6s; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 8s 2d, 8s 3d; New Zealand Breweries, 46s 6d. Christchurch.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s 6d; Australian Bank of Commerce, 33s lOd; Dalgety and Company, £l4 7s (two); New Zealand frigerating (£1 paid), 16s 6d; British Tobacco Company, 40s 4d; Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 31s 6d; Bank of Australasia (fractions), 9s 2d, 9s 3d (two); Commercial Bank of Australia (pref.), £7 Is 9d; Stockton (pref.), 3s lid; Auckland Gas, 225; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 32s lOd (two). Dunedin.—Commercial Bank, 28s 6d; E. S. and A. Bank, £8 9s; Bank of Australasia (fractions), 9s; Bank of New Zealand, 60s. * METAL MARKET (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association) LONDON, Wednesday. (Quotations on April 11 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, £6l 13s lid (£6l 9s three months, £6l 14s 4£d (£6l 9s 41d). Electrolytic Copper.—Spot £66 10s (£66 10s); three months, £67 (£67). Wire bars.—Spot, £67 (£67); three months, £67 (£67L Lead.—Spot, £2O 6s 3d (£20); three months, £2O 12s 6d (£2O 3s 9d). Spelter.—Spot, £25 11s 3d (£24 15s); three months, £25 8s 9d (£24 15s). Tin.—Spot, £234 3s 9d (£230 13s 9d); three months, £234 15s (£231 11s 3d). Silver.—Standard, 26 3-8 d (26 5-16 d) per oz.; fine, 28id (28 5-16 d). TALLOW SALES At the London tallow sales to-day 70S casks were offered and 401 sold. Good fine mutton was unchanged. Other sorts advanced 6d to Is. Mutton, fine 41s 6d; medium, 37s 6d; beef, fine, 425; medium, 37s 6d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) SYDNEY, Thursday. The following are to-day’s quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat.—At country stations, 4s 11 Jd to ss; ex truck, Sydney, 5s 7d. Flour.—Export prices unchanged and still below wheat parity. Local, £l3 10s. Bran.— £6 10s. Pollard, — £7 10s. Potatoes.—Tasmanian, £7 to £B. Onions.— £lO. Maize.—4s 3d. Adelaide prices are:— Wheat.—Growers’ lots, 5s 5d to 5s 6d. Flour.—Bakers’ lots, £l3 17s 6d. Bran.— £7 ss. Pollard.— £7 15s.