In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 758, 3 September 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

BANANAS DEARER ORANGES KEENLY SOUGHT Shortening of supplies of bananas in the City Marts has caused a rise in value in the past few days. A quantity of the fruit was brought to Auckland from the Islands by the Tofua this morning, TSLAXD oranges of medium size are in excellent demand, and prices have risen. There is a poor sale for oversize varieties. Citrus fruit will arrive today from Australia and sales will be made tomorrow. Grapefruit Plentiful New Zealand grapefruit and lemons are now heavily supplied. Poorman oranges ore plentiful, too, but are attracting little attention. Barrels of California seedless white grapes are now offering. All lines of dessert and cooking apples are in good demand, but pear celarances remain dull. The heavy supplies of cabbages and cauliflowers have caused an easing in rates. Potato values are slightly easier. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, fancy, IQs to 12s Gd; others, 9s to 10s; Sturmers, 10s to 12s; Doughertys, 6s 6d to 9s; Rome Beautys, 73 to 10s. Pears.—Coles, 7s to 9s Gd; Nelis, 7s 6d to 9s Gd; Josephine, 7s to Ss. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, Gd to Is 3d lb. Tree Tomatoes.—4s to 9s case. Lemons.—No. 1,7 s to 10s; No. 2, medium, 4s to os Gd. Oranges.—lsland Repacks, 22s to 245: Poorman, No 1, large, 4s Gd to 5s Gd; Poorman, medium and small, 2s to 3s. Bananas.—First grade, repacked, ripe, 19s to 245; seconds and medium, 12s to 14s. Tomatoes. —Cook Island, according to condition, 3s to 9d. Grapes.—Californian, in barrels, large white, 29s to 30s; seedless, 16s to ISs. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Southern, 10s 6d to 11s Cd cwt.: new. No. 1,4 dto Gd lb; No. 2, Id to 2Ad lb. Onions. —Local. I,os to 12s cwt; Japanese, 10s to 14s crate. Kumeras.—Tauranga, 9s to 10s 6d cwt; or 5s 6d to 6s Gd bag. Cabbage.—2s to 7s 6d sack. Cauliflower.—3s 6d to 6s sack. Swedes.—ls to 2s bag. Pumpkins.—4s to 8s 6d cwt. Beans.—ls 6d to 2s 6d lb. Lettuce. —2s to 7s 6d case. Cucumbers. —6s to 7s 6d dozen. Cabbage.—On benches, 6d to 2s Gd dozen. Cauliflower.—On benches, 6d to 3s 6d dozen. Celery.—ls to 4s 3d bundle. Rhubarb.—3s to 6s dozen. Spinach.—9d to Is 3d dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 9d to Is 6d each. Spring Onions.—3d to 6d bundle. Radish.—9d to Is 3d dozen. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— Gd to lOd dozen. Leeks.—2d to 3d bundle. BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants report receipt of overseas cables as follow; Joseph Nathan and Company, from its London principals: “Butter, 17Ss. Cheese, white, 935; coloured, 945. Market firm.” Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., from itsLondon Office, dated August 31: —“Butter. Anchor, 17Ss; unsalted, 1765; market very firm. Danish, 184 son spot. 176 s f.o.b. Deliveries New Zealand, §45 tons. Stock, 7905. Retails unchanged. Cheese: White, 925; coloured, 945; market firm on strong Canadian cables now quoting 935, c.i.f. Retails unchanged. KAITAIA DAIRY COMPANY (From Our Own Correspondent) KAITAIA, Today. The election of a director to fill the position on the Kaitaia Dairy Company directorate, vacated by Mr. L. M. Masters, who resigned, resulted:—Mr. A. W. Masters, 205 votes; Mr. Sam Busby, 176; Mr. Alexander Wallace, 136.