In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 915, 7 March 1930, Page 10

In the Market Place

BETTER INQUIRY FRUIT TONE IMPROVES With several lines revealing increases under a firmer demand, the tone in the fruit sales in the City Markets today was much better. Passion fruit is bringing an improved demand. Small quantities, however, are coming forward. Bon Chretien pears are practically finished. Satisfactory rates, especially for Louis Rons, are ruling. Prices for several lines of apples have improved. Dessert plums are decreasing in supply, and the inquiry is firming., In the vegetable market, improvements have taken place in the prices for potatoes. The market is particularly well stocked with most lines. Only small numbers of cockerels are being penned in the poultry section, and keen competition is keeping the values well up to previous quotations. Hens and ducks are unchanged in price. Well forward pullets are returning high rates. Quotations: FRUIT Peaches.—Choice coloured, Gs to 8s: -djuni and small, 3s to 4s Gd; cooking, Plums.—Doris, Gs to 9s. Tomatoes.— Outdoor Xo. 1,5 s to 7s; smooth, 7s to 9s; medium and small. 3s to 4s Gd. Apples.—Gravenstein, choice coloured, js to 8s; medium and small, 3s to 4.5; -okers, 3s to ss; Cox’s Orange, 7s to Pears.—Louis Bon, 7s to 10s; Marie Louise, 4s to Gs: Fertility, 3s to 4s; Conference, 5s to Gs. Grapes.—Hothouse, Hamburg Xo. 1, Is to Is 2d a lb: Xo. 2, Sd to 9d a lb: Alicante, Is to Is 4d a lb; Gros Colman, Is Id to 2s a lbj Golden Queen, lOd to Is Id a lb: Te Kauwhata outdoor. Os Gd to 12s a case. Quinces. —Firsts, 0s to 10s a bushel case: others. 6s to Ss. Cape Gooseberries. 5d to 6id a lb. Lemons.—Local, Ss to 14s. Passions.—Local, 7s to 10s. Bananas.—Bushel cases, firm, 20s to 21s; medium. 15s to 16s; No. 2.10 s to Oranges.—Californian, 3Ss to 42s 6d. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—2s Gd to 4s 3d a bag. Onions.—ls Gd to 2s a bag. Kumeras.—New season's, ljd to l*Jd a Cabbage.—ls to 3s a sack. Cauliflower.—3s to Ss a sack. Swedes.—2s to 3s a bag. Pumpkins.—3s to 6s a cwt. Green Peas.—ss to 10s a bag. Beans.—4s to 7s 6d a bag. Lettuce.—2s to 4s Gd a case. Cucumbers.—2s to 6s a dozen. Vegetable Marrows.—ls to 2s 6d a Rock Melons.—4d to Is 6d each. Cabbage.—On benches. Is to 2s a dozen. Celery.—ls to 3s Gd a bundle. Rhubarb.—ls a dozen. Spinach.—l»d to Is a dozen. Pumpkins.—kl to Is each. Radish. —Gd to Is a dozen. Spring Onions.—3d to Is a bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— Gd to lOd a dozen. POULTRY Hens.—Heavy, 2s Gd to 3s Sd; light. Is i>d to 2s 3d. Pullets.—Black Orpington. 5s to Ss 9d: White Leghorn, 5s to 7s Gd; small, 2s 3d Roosters.—2s to Cs Gd. Cockerels.—Heavy, 6s Gd to Ss; light. 3s Gd to 4s 9d. Ducks.—Old. 2s to 2s Sd; Muscovy, 3s 3d to 4s 3d. Drakes.—Young. 2s 9u to 3s Sd: Mus-

HSDES UNCHANGED MELBOURNE. Thursday. Hides are practically unchanged. There is an improved tone lor medium and light-weights.

HIGH PRICE FOR SHOW BULLOCK The prize-winning four-year-old bullock at the recent Auckland Show, a particularly prime beast, was sold at Westfield on Wednesday for £l9 5s to Mr. T. Collins, Avondale. Through an error, the wrong buyer’s name appeared in The Sun’s W'estfiekl report. BUTTER AND CHEESE Merchants report receipt of overseas cables as follow: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company from Its London house, under date March 5: —“New Zealand butter, choicest salted, 1425. Cheese, white, 83s to 84s; coloured, 83s. Market is weak.” Amalgamated Dairies from its London office dated March 6: —“Butter, market slightly steadier round 140 s: Danish, 154 s f.o.b. Cheese, white and coloured, both 83s to 84s; market depressed.” LONDON TALLOW MARKET The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office under date March 5: Tallow.—There is a fair demand. Current quotations are:—Good mutton, 37 s Gd to 38s; beef, 30s to 36s Gd: mixed. 3Gs; cut. 30s to 325.