In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 731, 2 August 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

PEAR SALES SLOW GOOD DEMAND FOR COOKERS Pears were slow of sale in the City Marts today, although there was no decrease in values. Good cooking apples are now commanding satisfactory sales. Oranges are meeting with a fair inquiry, but the poorman variety is on a slack market. DANCY’ Delicious apples arc bringing slightly higher prices. Australian grapefruit is offering, and, in the shops, New Zealand lines are being sold. New Zealand Fruit The Tofua is bringing a quantity of Island fruit on Monday. New potatoes have gone up in value since they reached the market. At the moment, vegetables of most classes are heavily supplied. A good supply of poultry came forward today, with a fair demand. Cockerels caused spirited bidding and sold strongly. Lack of quality in most lines of hens caused a slight decline in rates. Ducks were penned in average numbers and sold at late rates. Turkeys were cleared satisfactorily. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, extra fancy, 11s to 12s; others. 8s €d to 10s: Winesaps, Ss to 10s; Sturmers, Hawke’s Bay, 9s 6d to 10s 6d; Doughertys, 6s to Ss 6d; Munroes. 9s 6d to 10s. Pears.—Coles, 7s 6d to 9s Cd; Nelis. 7s 6d to 9s 6d; Josephines, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; P. Barry, 7s to Bs. Tree Tomatoes.—4s to 7s 6d. Tomatoes.—Hothouse. 6d to Is 3d a lb. Lemons.—No. 1,9 s to 13s. Oranges.—lsland repacks, 14s to 20s: Australian Navels, 14s to 17s; Poorman No. 2,4 s 6d to ss; small. 3s. Bananas.—First grade, 23s tc 275; 2nd grade, 15s to '2os. Mandarines.—Australian, 14s to 21s. Pines.—Australia, 16s to 225. Grapefruit.—Australian, 15s to 20s. Lemons.—l2s 6d to ISs. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Southern, 9s Gd to 10s 6d a cwt; new, Hd to 51d a lb. Onions.—Southern, 10s 6d to 12s 6d a cwt; local, 13s to 16s a cwt. Kumeras.—Local, 6s to 6s 6d a bag: Tauranga, 10s "Cd to 12s 6d a bag. Cabbage.—ls 6d to 5s Gd a sack. Cauliflower.—3s to 11s a sack. Swedes.—ls 6d to 3s a bag. Pumpkins.—4s to 7s a cwt. Beans.—ls 6d to 2s 3cl a lb. Lettuce. —2s 6d to 8s Gd a case. Cucumbers. —Hothouse, 6s to 9s a doz. Vegetable Marrows.—ls 6d to 3s 6d a dozen. Citron Melons.—Ss to 10s a cwt. Cabbage.—On benches, Is to 3s a doz. Cauliflower.—On benches, 2s to 9s 6d a dozen. Celery.—ls to 4s Dd a bundle. Rhubarb.—3s 6d to 5s a dozen. Spinach.—9d to Is a dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 6d to Is 6d each. Spring Onions.—6d to Is a bundle. Stadish.—6d to 9d a dozen. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.—6d to 9d a dozen. Leeks.—3d to SJd a bundle. Chokos.—ls to Is 6d a dozen. POULTRY Cock Chicks.—Heavy breeds, 2s 3d to 3s: light breeds, 2s to 2s 9d. Heavy 1 Hens.—2s 6d to 3b 9d; lighter, Is 9d to 3s. Pullets.—White Leghorns, forward, 4s 6d to 6s 6d; Black Orpingtons, forward. 4s 6d to 5s 6d; small, 2s 3d to 3s 3d. Roosters.*—2s 6d to 4s. Prime Heavy Cockerels.—6s to 8s; light, 4s to 4s lOd. Ducks.—2s to 3s. Drakes.—2s 3d to 3s. Muscovy Ducks.—3s 3d to 4s 9d; drakes, 4s 6d to 6s. Goblers, 9s to 14s. Turkeys.—ss to 6s 9d. AUSTRALIA’S TRADE EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS MELBOURNE, Thursday. The official figures covering the external trade of the Commonwealth for the past year reveal that the value of exports exceeded that of imports by £1,152,142. The aggregate value of the exports was £144,780,175 and of imports £143,628,033. LONDON TALLOW MARKET (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Reed. 9 a.m. LONDON. Thursday. Tallow.—Stocks, 2,342 casks; imports, 921 casks; deliveries, 1,325 casks. HEAVY TRADING IN FERTILISERS Merchants report that the spring demand for top-dressing manures has now set in, and that indications are that there will be a further increase in the turnover over the next month or so, as compared With last season’s bookings. The demand is principally for superphosphates and North African phosphates. CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) Reed. 10.30 a.m. LONDON, Thursday.

CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 10.30 a.m. CHICAGO, Thursday. Wheat. —September, 1 dollar 47 3-8 cents a bushel; December. 1 dollar 55 1-S cents; March, 1 dollar 602 cents; May, 1 dollar 60 5-6 cents. MELBOURNE HIDES SALES MELBOURNE, Thursday. At. the Melbourne hides sales today the market was irregular. All grades were id lower except kips. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) SYDNEY, Thursday. The following are today’s quotations on the Sydney produce market:— Wheat.—At country stations, ss; ex trucks, Sydney, 5s Td. Flour.—£l4. Pollard and Bran.— £S. Potatoes.—Tasmania, £2O to £22; Victoria, £l9. .» v Onions.—Japanese, £IS; Victorian, Spanish, £l6. Oats. —'"White, 4s 9d; Algerian, 4s 3d. Maize.—6s to 6s 2d a bushel. Adelaide prices are:— Wheat.—Growers’ lots, 5s Id to os lid. Flour.— £l2 15s. Bran.— £6 17s 6d. _„_ _ , Pollard.— £7 10s. ~ Oats.—Algerian, Ss 6d.

Aug. 1 July 25 Consols, 21 per cent. 53 15 0 54 G Funding Loan, 4 p.c. 85 0 0 85 18 9 Wax* Loan, 5, 1929-47 100 7 6 100 16 Conversion Loan, 3£ 74 2 6 75 9 Victory Bonds, 4 p.c. 90 15 0 91 5 0 Com’wealth, 5, 1922-27 95 0 0 95 7 6 Ditto, 6, 1931-41 .. 99 7 6 101 10 0 New Zealand, 4, 1929 99 17 6 99 18 9 Ditto, 31, 1940 .. .. 8G 0 0 86 10 0 Ditto, 3, 1945 .. .. 77 s 9 77 12 6 Ditto, 6, 1936-51 . . 103 2 6 103 15 0