In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 519, 23 November 1928, Page 12

In the Market Place

PEARS AT LOW RATES NEW POTATOES PLENTIFUL Pears are selling at very low rates on the City Markets. To-day, a large quantity of superior Hawke's Bay pears was offered, in addition to the ordinary grades, but the inquiry was poor. In the vegetable market, new potatoes are heavily supplied. They have dropped slightly in value. Barge quantities of local apples are coming from cool store, but values are low. , The demand for strawberries is good. Gooseberries are meeting with a keener sale, and there is a fair inquiry for bananas. Lemon sales are poor. Californian red grapes have advanced in price. Sydney oranges are cheaper. Large supplies of hothouse tomatoes are reaching the markets, and values have declined. Cabbages and cauliflowers are supplied, and there are fair quantfties of most root vegetables. Full pens were offered at to-day's poultry auction. Cockerels and heavy hens are. still the cause of brisk competition. There is a decrease in value for lightbreed hens, owing to the large numbers available. Bucks and drakes are still plentiful. Pigs are being offered in numbers above the average. Baconers bring £3 Gs to £3 18s, porkers £ 2 to £2 10s, slips 17s to £1 6s, and weaners 6s 6d to 12s, Quotations: — FRUIT Oranges, Sydney Valencias 12s to 17s, Island 20s to 21s. Tomatoes, hothouse No. 1 lOd to Is Id, others 5d to 9d. Strawberries, lOd to Is 3d. Bananas, repacks, 25s to 30s. Gooseberries, 5s 6d to 7s lid. Pines, 15s to 16s. Lemons, 7s to 12s. Loquats, 4s to Bs. , Cherries, Greytown, 7s 6d to 13s, according to size of box. Grapes, Californian Reds, 30s to 32s 6d. Passions, 10s to I4s. Apples, Sturmer 5s to 8s 6d, Delicious 4s to Bs, Doughertys 4s to 7s 6d, Cana-

dian Jonathan and Canadian Delicious 16s to 17s 6d. . * c Pears, Xelis, good packs, 4s to Ss: Coles, 4s to Ss; P. Barrys, 6s to Ss. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, new, No. 1,5 s to Ss bag. or ' 12s to 15s a cwt; Xo. 2,2 sto4s a bag. | Onions, 2Ss crate. Kumeras, 16s cwt. Cabbages, 2s to 7s sack. Cauliflowers, 2s to 7s a sack. Pumpkins, 10s to 14s cwt. Green Peas, 2d to 4d a lb. Beans, French Is to Is 4d a lb, broad j 2d to 21d a lb. Lettuces, 2s to 6s case-. Cucumbers, 4s to 9s dozen. Vegetable marrows, heavy supplies, 2s 6d to Ss a dozen. Cabbages, on benches. Is to 3s a dozen. Cauliflowers, on benches, is 6d to 4s 6d ; a dozen. Rhubarb, Is 6d to 6s a dozen. Spinach, 9d to Is a dozen. Pumpkins, on benches, Is to 3s each. Spring onions, 2d to Sd Dundle. Radish, 6d‘ a dozen. Carrots, parsnips, beet, and turnips, Is j to Is 6d a dozen. Asparagus, 5d to lid bundle. Leeks, 3d to 7d. a bundle. POULTRY Day-old chicks, White Leghorn, 5d to Sd. Day-old chicks, Black Orpington. 5d to Sd. Cock chicks, light breeds, 3d to lOd. Cock chicks, heavy breeds, 9d to 2s 9d. Ducklings, 9d to Is 4d. Heavy hens, 3s 3d to 4s 6d. Lighter hens, 2s to 3s. Prime heavy cockerels, to Ss 6d. Light cockerels, 5s to 7s. Roosters, 2s 6d to 3s 9d. Ducks, Is 9d to 2s 3d. Drakes, young, 3s to 4s Od. Muscovy drakes, 3s to 4s 9d. Muscovy drakes, 4s to ss. Turkey hens, 6s to Ss. Gobblers, 10s to 16s.