IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 345, 4 May 1928, Page 12

IN THE MARKET PLACE

APPLES MEET DULL MARKET ORANGE SEASON OPENING Most varieties of fruit and vegetables meet with a steady demand in the City Marts. Apples are still dull of sale. Prices of pears and apples remain practically unchanged, the demand for the latter being particularly dull. Munroes have moved up to the top of the list, selling up to 7s 6d a case, but average dessert and cooking apples can be bought for 3s to 5s a case. With the approach of the winter weather the demand for tomatoes is falling, and, though supplies are lower, little improvement is registered in the market. Bananas have increased in price over the week owing to shorter supplies. Stocks will not be supplemented until the arrival of the Tofua from the Fiji group on Monday week. At the moment all oranges are being drawn from California via Wellington. The Cook Island season opens this month, and the Waipahi leaves Auckland on May 10 for Raratonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia on the first trip of the season. Passions in the City Marts are bringing slightly better values. Ample supplies of practically every class of vegetables are coming forward, and within the next two or three weeks the local gardens should be producing to capacity. The demand for supplies from Wellington and the Wairarapa will thus be practically negligible. In the poultry section little change is registered in the market. Pullets are heavily supplied, and values are considerably easier. Choice cockerels are coming forward freely, but meet with a good demand. The egg market registered a further slight improvement over the week. Quotations lifted from the City Marts this morning ranged as follow: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, 3s to 6s a case; Jonathans, 4s to ss; Ballarats, 4s fid to 6s; Munroes, 2s 6d to 4s; Granny Smith, 5s to 7s 6d; Spies, 3s to 6s. Pears.—Nellis and Coles, 6s to 11s 6d a case; Bourre Deils, 6s to 7s; Vicars and P. Barry, 5s to 6s 6d. Tomatoes.—Local, choice, 4s to 6s 6d a box; Hutt, 3s to 5s 6d; others, from Is. Grapes.—Hothouse, Coleman, choice, Is 3d to Is 9d a lb; No. 2's, Is to Is sd; Sydney Whites, 17s 6d per case. Passions.—4s to 9s a case. Persimmons.—2s 6d to 4s 6d a box. Bananas, —Repacked, 25s to 28s a case. Oranges.—American Valencias, 47s a case. Egg Fruit.—4s to 5s a case. Lemons.—Bs to 15s a case; association pack, 14s to 225. VEGETABLES Potatoes.—Southern, 6s 6d to 7s 6d a cwt. Onions.—Bs 6d to 9s 6d a cwt. Kumeras.—ss 6d to 6s 8d a bag. Cabbage.—Best quality, 10s to 16s a sack; others, 3s to 8s a sack. Cauliflower.—Bs to 12s 6d a sack. Swedes.—2s to 3s a bag. Pumpkins.—6s to 10s a cwt. Beans.—6s to 10s a bag. Lettuce. —Is to 2s 3d a case. POULTRY Cock chicks, Is to 2s each; prime cockerels, heavy, 5s 6d to 7s; lighter, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; light, 2s to 2s 9d. Hens. —Heavy, 2s 9d to 3s 9d; lighter, Is 9d to 2s 9d. Roosters.—2s to 3s. Ducks. —Old, 3s to 3s 8d; young, 4s 9d to 6s. Young Drakes. —2s 9d to . 3s 6d. Moscovy DuckP.—3s 6d to 4s 3d. Moscovy Drakes.—4s 6d to 6s. Goblers.—lls to 16s. Turkey Hens.—6s to Bs. Pullets.—About to lay, 6s 9d to 9s; smaller, 3s 6d/to 5s 9d. Quotations for eggs and butter and the smaller parcelled vegetables will be found in the Kit Bag column on another page. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES YESTERDAY’S SALES Press Association. Wellington.—Bank of New Zealand, 60s (two parcels); 4i per cent. Government Bonds, 1938, £97 15s; Bank of New South Wales, £4B; New Zealand Refrigerating (20s paid), 17s; Sharland and Company, 20s. Christchurch. —New Zealand Government 5 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 1933, £IOO 2s 6d; Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s 6d (two), 28s 7d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company (ord. stock), £IOB, £109; Bank of Australasia (fractions), 8s; rights, 60s; Dalgety and Company (cum div.), £l4 8s; Timaru Brewery, 14s 9d; Mahakipawa, Is 5d (three); Mount Lyell (cum div.), 32s 3d; Bank of New Zealand, 60s 3d; Goldsbrough, Mort, 50s Id; Howard Smith, 26s 2d: New Zealand Refrigerating Company (£1 paid), 17s; (con.), 7s lid. Dunedin. —Commercial Bank, 28s 7d; Coldsbrough, Mort, 50s 2d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants report receipt of London cables as follows: Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., from its London manager under date May 3:— “Our price for Anchor butter unchanged; some sellers taking down to 1645; Danish. 1725, f.0.b.; market dull. Cheese market firm at 975.” Norden and Co., from their London principals, Andrew Clement and Sons, under date May 3:—“New Zealand butter, salted, 164 s (equivalent to Is 3.9 d, f.0.b.. New Zealand ports); market quiet. New Zealand cheese, white and coloured, 97s (equivalent to Is 4.31 d, f.0.b.); market firm.” Under date May 2 the London office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., cabled as follows:—“Choicest salted New Zealand butter, 164 s to 1665; market steady. Cheese, 95s to 975; market 'firm.” MELBOURNE HIDES SALE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) MELBOURNE, Thursday. At the Melbourne hides sale to-day the market was irregular. Mediums and light weights were one farthing to one halfpenny easier. Others were unchanged. CHICAGO WHEAT (United P.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian Press Association) Reed. 9.5 a.m. CHICAGO, Wednesday. Wheat.—May, 1 dollar 563 cents a bushel; July, 1 dollar 573 cents; September, 1 dollar 54 cents. COMPANY REGISTRATIONS Yesterday four private companies were registered in Auckland. Details are:— Alpe Bros, and Company, Ltd.', to carry on the business of general stationers and printers of “Alpe Bros, and Co.” Capital, £8,500 in £1 shares. Subscribers: R. E. Alpe and F. G. Alpe, 4,250 shares each. The B.W.G. Electric Company, Ltd., electrical engineers. Capital, £3OO in £1 shares. Subscribers: J. E. Bethune and J. McK. Gabbie. 150 shares each. New Zealand Steel Pipe and Tank Company, Ltd., steel pipe and tank manufacturers. Capital, £2.500 in £1 shares. Subscribers: G. Cain, 2,475 shares; T. J. Barclay, 20 shares; Editn May Cain, 5 shares. The Triple Orange Company. Ltd., soft drink manufacturers and vendors. Capital, £1,500 in £1 shares. Subscribers: J. Rigg, jun.. Sl7 shares: T. Smith, 300 shares; A. Peters, 270 shares; L. A. Stokes, 113 shares.