IN THE MARKET PLACE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 387, 22 June 1928, Page 12

IN THE MARKET PLACE

ORANGES SELL FREELY EGG PRICES STEADY Steady trading is recorded in all departments in the City Marts. Vegetables meet with a specially ready sale. Heavy supplies or apples are ’ coming forward and ruling rates are low. Good quality dessert pears meet with a ready sale at fairly satisfactory prices. Oranges are selling freely, large quantities going into consumption. Values still hold below the cost, however, and both importers and producers contend that considerable losses are being made at the moment. The Waipahi this afternoon brings a further shipment of 14,000 of oranges and 2,000 cases of tomatoes, besides a small quantity of miscellaneous Island fruit. Bananas at Low Levels Bananas continue to meet with a fairly steady sale, and values remain at fairly low levels. The Tofua, the vessel of principal interest to the banana interests. arrived at Suva on Wednesday, and left again yesterday for Tonga and Samoa. The vessel is due back in Auckland on July 9. , , ' . The Sydney boat on Wednesday brought 2,000 cases of citrus fruit to this port. Oranges from across the Tasman made from 10s to 15s a case; passions, up to 30s a case; mandarins, lls to 14s; pines to 245: grapes, 10s to 245, according to how they opened up. Vegetables in Demand In the field and garden produce section the market for onions and potatoes has registered a hardening tendency over the week, though the movement has been slower than that recorded in merchants quotations. Higher values for this pioduce can be expected next week. Most other lines of vegetables at e veil supplied and meeting with a ready safe. The market for poultry is quiet, with little change in late quotations. Eggs remain steady with the c " ward trend in the market tempoiarily lifted from the City Mart this morning ranged as follow. Fruit Annies. —Sturmers, extra fancy, 7s to 8s a "case; others, 3s to B Ss* cool stores, 5s to 7s; Jonathan, 6s to M, Ballarats, 5s to Ss; Pigeonette, os 6d to 7s - Dougherty, 3s to 6s. Pears.- —Coles, 9s to 10s 6d a case, Nellis. 9s 6d to lls; Clairgess, 6s to 7s. Tomatoes. —Hothouse, 9d to Is 4d a lb, outdoor, 3s to 10s a box. Tree Tomatoes. —5s to 10s a case. Persimons. —3s to 5s a case. Hothouse Grapes.—ls 6d to oS a lb. Lemons.—9s to 15s a case. Oranges.—lsland, lls 6d to los 6d a Bananas.—Repacked. 12s to 20s a case. Grapefruit.—4ss a case. Vegetables Potatoes, —Southern, 7s 6d to Ss a cwt. Onions.—Good sound, 14s to 16s a cwt. Kumeras.—l7,d to 13d a lb. Cabbage.—3s to 12s a sack. Cauliflower. —3s to 12s to sack. Swedes. —Is 6d to 3s 6d a bag. Pumpkins.—6s to 12s 6d a cwt. Citron Melons. —3s to 4s a sack. Beans.—6d to lOd a lb. Lettuce. —6d to 4s a case. Cucumbers. —3s to 6s a case. Poultry Cock Chicks.—ls 9d to 2s 3d each. Prime heavy cockerels. —5s to 6s 9d; lighter, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; light, 2s 6d to 3s. Heavy Hens, 3s 3d to 4s 6d; lighter, 2s to 3s. Roosters. —2s 3d to 3s. Ducks.—Old, 3s to 3s 9d; young, 4s 6d to 5s 9d. Drakes. —Young, 3s to 3s 6d. Muscovy.—Ducks. 3s to 4s 4d: drakes, 4s 6d to 6s. Goblers.—l2s to 17s. Turkey Hens.—6s to Ss. Pullets. —Forward, 6s to 9s; smaller, 3s to 4s. Quotations for eggs and butter and the smaller parcelled vegetables will be found in the Kit Bag column on another page.