In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 851, 20 December 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

BANANAS SCARCE GOOD CHRISTMAS TRADE Bananas are scarce in the City Marts and the lines offered are being cleared steadily at high prices. Trading for Christmas has now begun and all markets are experiencing brisk trading. In the fruit market at the moment apples, which continue to be in short supply, oranges and bananas are being sold at high rates. There have been additional lots of oranges, with more Californian expected on Monday, but apples are still extremely scarce. Sturmers are almost finished. Soft fruits, such as strawberries, cherries, plums and gooseberries, are cheap for the season. A noticeable feature among the New Zealand apricots coming forward is the presence of ripe rot in many lines. Australian apricots are not so affected. Fairly large quantities of plums are selling, but tomatoes are commanding only a fair inquiry generally. Firm lines are best sought. Strawberries are being cleared well at moderate rates. The principal lines of vegetables are well supplied, with no important change in rates. The keen inquiry for choice and medium cockerels is still the outstanding position of the poultry market. Heavy hens sell well and turkeys, geese and ducks are all well stocked. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—New Zealand Sturmers, 12s 6d to 16s; Delicious, Canadian, 23s to 265; Newtown Pippin, Canadian, 25s to 265; At inesap, Canadian. 265. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, Is to Is 2d a lb.* hothouse, No. 1, ripe. lOd to lid; Hothouse, medium, and No. 2,6 d to 9d; outdoor, 3d to Sd. Oranges.—Australian, 30s to 31s. Gooseberries.—3s 6d to 4s 6d. Plums.—Cherry, 2s 6d to 4s; dessert (red). 6s to 9s: cooking. 3s to 6s. Apricots.—Locals, 2s 6d to 7s Gd; Australian, 7s to 11s. Cherries.—Greytown, 6s to 9s; Australian, 8s to 16s Gd. Lemons.—No. 1,12 sto 14s; No. 2, 7 sto 9s. Grapes.—Californian, in barrels, 22s Gd to 245. Bananas.—Repacked, ripe, 2Ss to 355; medium and No. 2,22 s to 255. Strawberries.—Marguerites, to 10 chip; Helensley Surprise, 7d to lOd; Captain Cooks, lOd to Is 4sd. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—New, 2s to 3s 6d bag. Onions.—Local, 3s to 4s 6d bag; American, 14s crate. Kumaras.—Tauranga, 6s to 9s cwt. Cabbage.—2 6d to 7s 6d a bag. Cauliflower.—3s to Ss sack. Swedes.—2s to 4s bag. Pumpkins—ls 6d to 3s each. Green Peas. —2d to Sid lb. Beans.—3d to 4id lb. Lettuce.—ls to 3s case. Cucumbers.—Outdoor, 3s to 6s dozen.

Vegetable Marrows.—2s to 5s dozen. Cabbage.—On benches, Is 6d to 2s Gd dozen. Cauliflower.—On benches, 3s to 6s dozen. Celery.—3s to 4s 6d bundle. Rhubarb.—ls to 2s dozen. Spinach.—ls to Is Gd dozen. Spring Onions.—3d to 9d bundle. Radish. —6d dozen. . Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— Is to 2s dozen. Leeks.—3d to 4d bundle. POULTRY Hens.—Heavy, 2s 6d to 3s lOd; light, Is 6d to Is 9d. Pullets.—Heavy, Is to ss; light, 3s Gd to 4s 9d. Roosters.—ls 6d to 2s 6d. Cockerels.—Prime, heavy, 7s 9d to Ss Cd; light, 4s to 5s 9d. Turkeys.—Goblers, 10s to 17s; hens, 6s to Ss 9d. Ducks.—Muscovy, 3s 3d to 4s 3d; old, Is 3d to Is 9d. Drakes.—Muscovy, 3s 9d to 5s 9d; young, 3s Gd to 4s 9d. RAGLAN DAIRY COMPANY From Our Oum Correspondent RAGLAN, Today. The Raglan Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, will pay out at the rate of Is 4d a lb. for superfine butter-fat for the November supply. The production for the season is showing a good increase over that of last year. The total pay-out to date this season amounts to £18,590, compared with £16,310 for the corresponding period last year. PLANT WORK IN CANTERBURY NEW RESEARCH STATION Press Association • CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Arrangements liav© been made whereby up to 100 acres at Lincoln College will be made available to the plant research station at Palmerston North for seed-growing experiments in conjunction with the college. Two officers will be placed at Lincoln College to take charge of the work. "This is a big thing for the Canterbury Agricultural College, anrl for Canterbury in general,” said the chairman of the AVheat Research Institute, Dr. Denham, in referring to the matter.