In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 619, 22 March 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

PEACH SALES SLOW PEAS HIGH IN PRICE Peaches are meeting with a cluil inquiry in the city markets and prices are lower than they have been for several weeks, past. In the vegetable salerooms, green peas are scarce and prices have risen. Bananas, Island and Californian, are selling well. Louis Bons are the only pears meeting with a good inquiry. An improvement on last week’s rates is shown for Te Kauwhata grapes. No plums are being offered. Small, inferior apples arc difficult to quit, but good Cox’s are selling briskly. There is no change in the potato market. There are heavy supplies of kumeras, pumpkins and swedes. At to-day’s poultry auction, there was a steady demand throughout the sales. Choice cockerels and heavy hens caused spirited competition and light breed birds sold readily at reduced rates. Only choice pullets close t«> laying realised high prices. Quotations: —* FRUIT Apples.—Cox’s, choice. Ss to 3 0s; small is to Gs: Munros. 4s to ss: small cookers! 2s 6d to 3s; Jonathan, 4s to 6s; others. 3s to 4s. Pears.—Louis Bons. choice, 7s to 8s; small, 4s to 6s: Jackham’s, 4s to 6s od; cookers, 3s to 4s. Peaches.—Golden Queen, choice, 4s to ss; others, 2s 6d to 3s; Late Reds, 3s to 4s. Cape Gooseberries.—4id to 6d. Blackberries.—ld to 5d a chip. Lemons.—Ss to 15s. Tomatoes.—Choice local. 4s to ss; others, 2s to 3s: Hutt. 2s to 4s. Passions.—2s to 4s. Bananas.—Repacks. 26s to 2Ss Oranges.—Sunkist, 34s to 37s 6d; Island. Grapes.—Te Kauwhata. 8s 6d to 9s; hothouse. Is 6d to 2s: Hamburgs, 6cl to is; Golden Queens, 9d to Is 4d. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Large, free from blight and rust, 4s to 5s 6d bag; others. 2s to 3s 6cl bag. Onions.—2s 9d to 3s 3d bag. Kumeras.—ld to l£d lb. Cabbage.—Best quality, 10s to 12s sack; others, 2s to 5s sack. Cauliflower.—Ss to 12s sack. Swedes.—2s to 2s 6d bag. Pumpkins.—3s to 5s 6d cwt. Green Peas.—7s to 10s 6d bag. Beans.—3s to 7s 6d bag. Lettuce.—2s to 5s case. Cucumbers.—6d to Is 9d dozen. Vegetable Marrows. —Is to 2s 6d dozen. Water Melons.—3d to Is each. Rock Melons.—3d to 3 s 3d each. Cabbage.—On benches, 2s to 5s dozen. Celery.—ls to 3s bundle. Rhubarb,-—2s 6d to 4s dozen. Spinach.—9d to Is 3d dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 3d to Is each. Spring Onions.—6d to Is 3d bundle. Radish.——6d dozen. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— 6cl to Is dozen. Leeks.—3d to 4d dozen. POULTRY Cock Chicks. —Heavy breeds. Is Gd to 2t 3d. Cocks Chicks.—Light breeds, is to L 9d . Heavy Hens.—2s 6d to 4s. Lighter Hens.—ls 9d to 2s 9d. Pullets.—White Leghorn, forward, (A 6d to Ss 6d. Pullets.—Black Orpington, 6s 6d to Ss. Roosters. —Is 6d to 3s 9d. Pullets.—Small, 3s to 3s 3d. Prime Heavy Cockerels. —5s to (>s 9d. Light Cockerels. —3s to 4s. Drakes.—Young, 2s 3d to 3s 3d. Ducks.—ls 9d to 3s. Moscovy Ducks.—3s to 4s 9d. Moscovy Drakes. —4s to 5s Gd. Goblers. —9s to 14s. Turkey Hens.—ss to 7s. Geese.—5s to 6s 6d.