In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 845, 13 December 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

BANANAS DEARER APPLE PRICES FIRM Shorter supplies of bananas in the City Marts this week caused an increase in prices at today’s sales. Apples are very firm in value and Canadian Delicious lines are bringing high rates. Lemons are selling well. Firm lines of hothouse tomatoes are bringing good values. Cherry plums are selling freely. The large offerings of strawberries are bringing about declines in values. Apricots offered so far have been Of fair quality only. Xo change has taken place in vegetables. New potatoes are still very cheap and most lines are heavily supplied. General prices for poultry are lower owing to heavy pennings. Good cockerels are maintaining their values, but the decrease is noticeable in halfgrown birds. Good heavy hens and young drakes are well sought. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Stunners, 11s to 14s; Jonathans, Canadian, 22s 6d: Delicious, Canadian, 22s Od to 245; Newtown Pippin, Canadian, 22s 6d. Pears. —P. Barry, 9s to 11s. Tomatoes.—Hothouse Xo. 1,9 d to lid lb; medium and Xo. 2,6 d to Sd lb; outdoor, 2id to 7|d. Oranges.—Californian, 35s to 455. Gooseberries. —3s to 4s. Plums. —Cherry, 2s 6d to 4s. Apricots.— Id to 7s. Cherries. —Local, Ss to 9s Gd. Lemons.—Xo. 1,10 s to 14s; Xo. 2,7 s to 9s. Grapes.—Californian in barrels, 245. Bananas. —Green, 2Ss; repacked, ripe. 19s to 325. % Strawberries.—7d to Is. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Xew, 2s Gd to 4s bag. Onions.—los to 13s cwt. Kumeras. —Tauranga, 7s to 10s cwt. Cabbage.—3s to 9s sack. Cauliflower.—3s to 11s. Pumpkins.—lsland, 2s Gd to 7s each. Green Peas. —2£d to 5d lb. Beans. —5d to 7id lb. Lettuce.—9d to 3s case. Cucumbers.—Outdoor, 3s to 8s Gd doz. Vegetable Marrows. —3s to 9s doz. Watermelons.—ls Gd to 3s 6d each. Cabbage.—On benches, Is Gd to 3s doz. Cauliflower.—On benches, 3s to 9s doz. Rhubarb.—ls to 3s dozen. Spinach.—ls 6d dozen. Spring Onions.—3d to Dd bundle. Radish.—6d dozen. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet, and Turnips.— Is to 2s dozen. Asparagus.—6d to Sd bundle. Leeks.—3d to 4d bundle. POULTRY liens.—Heavy, 2s 6d to 3s lOd; light, Is 6d to Is Sd. Pullets.—Heavy, 4s to ss; light, 3s Gd to 4s Sd. Roosters.—ls Gd to 2s Gd. Cockerels.—Heavy, 7s Sd to Ss Sd; light, Is to 5s Sd. Drakes. —Young, 3s Gd to 4s Sd; Muscovy, 3s Sd to 5s 9d. Ducks.—Old, Is 3d to Is Sd; Muscovy, 3s 3d to 4s 3d. Turkeys.—Gobblers, 10s to 16s; hens, Gs to Ss Sd. NAPIER WOOL PRICES ! OFFICAL RANGES Fress Association NAPIER, Friday. I The official range of prices at the Napier wool sales was as follows: Merino, nil. Ccrriedale, super, nil; average, up to inferior, nil. Southdown, super, nil; average, to llitd; inferior, nil. Medium halfbred, 50-56’s, super, nil; average, ll*d to 13d; inferior, nil. Coarse halfbred, 48-50’s, super, llftd to 12£d; average, lOd to ll£d; inferior, nil. Fino crossbred, 46-48’s, super, lid to 12d; average, 9*d to 10gd; inferior, 82>d to 9Jd. Medium crossbred, 444G’s, extra super, a few lots, 13*d to 15d; super, lid to 12d; average, 9£d to 102 d; inferior, Sd to 9£d. Coarse crossbred, 40-44’s, super, 10!d to lid; average, 9d to lOd; inferior, Sd to 9d. Low crossbred, 3640’s, super, up to lid; average, 9d to 92d; inferior, nil. Ploggets, 50-56’s, 12d to 13id; 48-50’s, lid to 13d; 4648’s, lOd to 12d; 44-46’s, up to ll|d; 40-44’s, nil. Lambs, 48-50’s, nil; 464S’s, llld to 14d: 46-48’s, inferior, 4*d to Sd; necks, 92d to llld; pieces, good to super, 8d to lOd; low to medium, 4d to 7jjd; bellies, good to super, CAd to Sd: low to medium, 4d to 6d; crutchings, good to super, 7d to 9£d; low to medium, 4d to 6?;d; locks, crossbred, 4d to sd. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET United P.A.—By Telegraph—Copyright Reed. 11.20 a.m. CHICAGO, Thursday. Wheat.—December, 1 dollar 22 cents a bushel; March, 1 dollar 29 1-S cents; May, 1 dollar 33 1-S cents.