In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 770, 17 September 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

APPLE RATES RISE RIPE BANANAS SCARCE In today’s sales In the City Market, apples maintained the firm inquiry existing since the rise in values last week. The tendency of the market is toward increased rates with no slackening of attention, particularly for choice lines. Ripe bananas are scarcer and dearer. Good dessert pears are still attracting a sound inquiry. Oranges are in good demand Tomatoes Scarce Hothouse tomatoes are scarce. Lemons and Poorman oranges are selling poorly. Southern potatoes have dropped swiftly in value in the past week. Today’s prices were the lowest for many weeks, but the offerings contain a large percentage of lines of poor quality. Most vegetables are heavily supplied. Quotations: FRUIT Apples: Delicious, fancy 14s to 15s 6d, others 11s to 13s; Sturmers, 12s to 13s; Doughertys, 8s 6d to 12s 6d; Grannie Smith, 13s to 14s 6d. Fears: Coles, good condition 10s to 12s 6d, poor condition 6s to 8s; Nellis, 9s to 12s «d; P. Barrys, 8s 6d to 9s. Lemons: Choice, good sizes, 9s to 10s; No. 2 and medium, 6s to 7s 6d; small and inferior, 4s to ss. Oranges: Island repacks, 22s 6d to 23s 6d; Poorman, No. 1 large, 5s 6d to 6s, medium and small 3s to 4s Od. Bananas: First grade, repacks, up to 29s 6d; second grade and medium, ISs to 225. . - Tree tbmatoes: 6s to 9s. Californian grapes: In barrels, Thompson’s Seedless, 17s; White Malagas, 25s to 275. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes; Southern, 8s 6d to 9s cwt: New, No. 1 4d to s?*d lb, No. 2 ltd to 2§d lb. Onions: Canadian, 15s to 17s 6d crate. Kumeras: Island, 10s cwt; Tauranga, 9s to 11s cwt. Cabbage: 2s to 7s sack. Cauliflower: 2s to 5s sack. Swedes: Is 6d to 2s bag. Pumpkins: 7s to 12s 6d cwt. Lettuce: 3s to 9s case. Cucumbers: Hothouse, 6s to Ss 6d doz. Cabbage: On benches, Is to 2s 6d doz. Cauliflower: On benches. Is to 3s 6d doz. Celery: Is to 4s 9d bundle. Rhubarb: 3s to 6s doz. Spinach: Is to Is 6d bundle. Spring Onions: 4d to Is bundle. Pumpkins: On benches. Is to 2s Gd each. Radish: 6d to Is 3cl doz. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips: 6d to lOd doz. Asparagus: Is 6d to 3s Gd bundle. Leeks: Gd to 4d bundle.

BUTTER AND CHEESE DAIRY BOARD’S REVIEW The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the following market report from its London office dated September 13, prices for the previous week being in parentheses: Butter New Zealand.—Salted, 175 sto ISOs (174 s to 180 s), last year, 182 s to 186 s; unsalted, 174 s to 178s-180s (174 s to 178 s), last year, 186 s to 190 s; first whey, 164 s (1625); second whey, 160 s (158 s); 175 s to 180 s equals approximately Is 5d f.o.b. Deliveries New Zealand this week, 880 tons; in store, 6,900 tons (5,100 tons). Australian.—Salted, 170 s to 17 4s (168 s to 1745); unsalted, 171 s to 174 s to 176 s (170 s to 1745). Argentine.—Unsalted, 166 sto 172 s (164 s to 1725). Irish.—Salted, 173 s to 174 s (1735); unsalted, 175 s to 177 s (1765). Danish. —F.0.b., lS7s (1795); spot, 192 s to 194 s (184 s to 185 s). Estonian.—Salted, 170 s to 174 s (170 s to 1745); unsalted, 172 s to 176 s (172 s to 1745). Latvian. —Salted, 168 s to 172 s (170 s); unsalted, 170 s to 174 s (168 s to 1725). Siberian. —162 s to 166 s (162 s to 1645). Ukranian. —168 sto 172 s (164 sto 168 s). Polish.—Salted, 148 s to 158 s (140 s to 160 s); unsalted, 15Ss to 162 s (154 s to 158 s). French.—Salted. 162 s to 168 s (164 s to 1725); unsalted, 164 s to 169 s (164 s to 1695). Market firm. Retail prices unchanged. Danish butter, 190 s f.0.b., closed firm tonight. Cheese New Zealand.—White, 92s to 93s (92s to 935, last year, 114 s); coloured, 93s to 94s (93s to 945), last year. Ills to 112 s; 92s to 94s equals approximately B£d f.o.b. Deliveries New Zealand this week, 13,551 crates; in store. 22,791 crates (last year. 50,000 crates). Canadian.—White, 92s to 93s to 94s (92s to 945); coloured, 93s to 94s (93s to 955): c.i.f., 935.

Market steadier later part of week. Retail prices unchanged. Shipping Movements The Port Dunedin commenced to discharge butter on September 7 and finished on September 9. The Surrey commenced to discharge cheese on September 9 and finished on September 10. The lonic commenced to discharge cheese on September 11 and finished on September 11. The lonic commenced to discharge butter Qn September 12. North American Market

The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada : Butter: New York. 452 cents (Is 10 7-8 d); Montreal, 382 cents (Is 7 3-Sd). United States butter stocks, 169.000,0001 b; last year, 136,000,0001 b. Canadian butter stocks, 25,000,0001 b; last yea*', 29,000,0001 b. Merchants’ Reports Merchants report receipt of overseas cables as follow: * The Bank of New Zealand, from its London office as at the close of business last week: Butter, very firm at 180 s. Cheese, firm; coloured, 93s to 945; white, 925. Joseph Nathan, from Trengrouse and Nathan, London:—*'Butter, ISOs; cheese, white and coloured, 935; market steady.” OHURA STOCK SALE From Our Own Correspondent TAUMARUNUI, Monday. Newton Xing, Ltd., had a successful sale at Ohura, most of the large yarding going to local buyers. Prices:—Empty heifers, £6 10s: heifers in calf (rough sorts), £7 7s 6d: m.s. calves, 2Ss 6d; rough m.s. yearlings, £4 13s; store cows, £3 7s 6d to £5 ss; wether hoggets, 235; horses, up to £l2 10s for good hacks. A horse presented by Mr. W. J. Mackenzie, of Waitewhena, for the earthquake fund, realised £7. After the sale, a number of dairy heifers were sold to a northern buyer at from £lO 5s to £l4 10s. JERSEY HEIFERS SELL FREELY (From Our Own Correspondent) ■ HAMILTON, Mondav. Steady competition was recorded fo'r a lino of 39 yearling heifers, two three-year-okl bulls, and five vearling bulls, which were offered at auction at Claudelands today on behalf of Mr. G. Cowling, of Taranaki, and other vendors. Many of the animals were not in good condition, and had been bruised in the railway trucks. The heifers averaged 19 guineas, the highest price being 31 guineas. The bulls averaged 23 guineas, the best prices being 41 guineas, paid by Mr. J. H. Johnston, of Waharoa, and 35 guineas, paid by Mr. P. Haggett, of Cambridge.