In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 927, 21 March 1930, Page 12

In the Market Place

LOCAL FRUIT PLENTIFUL PEAR DEMAND IMPROVED New Zealand fruits are plentifully stipplied in the Ci ty Markets at the moment, and in some cases prices have eased under weight of A g 9 ood deal of inferior pear lines have been forwarded, and in today’s sales an improved inquiry was noted for good samples. Scarcely any improvement has yet taken place for apples. Supplies are plentiful and chief attention is centred on the better offerings. Outdoor grapes have increased in quantity. Prices are correspondingly lower. Shorter supplies are apparent, however, in tomato and lemon stocks. An improvement has taken place for tomatoes and lemons are commanding high prices. Passionfruit and cape gooseberries

are plentiful. All vegetables in season are well stocked with a fair inquiry. Supplies of poultry were heavy at today’s sales. Cockerels maintained their values and heavy hens increased in price. A heavy penning of pullets and light-breed birds and ducks sold well. Quotations; FRUIT Apples.—Cox’s Orange, choice. 6s 6d to 9s a case; small, 4s 6d to 5s 6d’.Gravensteins, 4s to 7s; Delicious, 4s to 6s 6d; cooking, Cs to 4s 6d: windfalls, 2s. Pears.—Louis Bon, 7s to 9s 6d; small, 5s to 6s 6d; Packham's Triumph, 3s '3d to 6s; others and cooking, 3s to ss. Tomatoes. —Firsts, smooth, 6s to 7s 6d: firsts, small, 3s to 4s; crinkled, local, 4s to ss; crinkled, Southern, 5s to 7s. Peaches.—Golden Queen, 3s to 7s; Lip-

piatt's late red, 2s 6d to 4s. Cape Gooseberries.—4d to 55d. Grapes.—Hamburg, 9d to Is 5d a lb; Gros Colman, Is 2rt to Is lOd; Golden Queen, Is to Is 2d; outdoor, Te Kauwhata and others, 7s to 9s a case. Lemons.—Local, 9s to 16s 6d Passionfruit.—2s 6d to ss. Oranges.—Californian. 41s to 445. Grapefruit.—39s to 40s. Bananas.—Ripe firsts, 16s to SOs, according to size of case; seconds and medium, 5s to ISs. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—3s to 4s 6d a bag. Onions.—ls 6d to 2s 3d a bag. Kumaras.—ld to lid a lb. Cabbage.—ls *to 3s a sack. Cauliflower.—2s to 7s a bag. Swedes.—ls to 2s a bag. Pumpkins.—2s Cd to 4s Gd a cwt Green Peas.—4s to 6s 6d a bag. Beans.—ls to 3s. Lettuce.—ls to 3s a case. Cucumbers.—4s to 7s 6d a dozen. Vegetable Marrow’s.—6d to Is a dozen. Water Melons.—ls to 3s each. Rock Melons.—6d to Is 3d each. Cabbage.—On benches: 6d to Is 6d a dozen. Celery.—ls to 3s 6d a bundle. Rhubarb.—ls a dozen. Spinach.—6d a dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches: 3d to Is each. Radish.—ls a dozen. Spring Onicyps.—3d to Is a bundle. Carots. Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— 6d to lOd a dozen bundles. Leeks.—4d to 6d a bundle. POULTRY liens.—Heavv, 2s lOd to 3s lOd; light. Is lOd to 2s 6d. Pullets.—White Leghorn, 5s to 7s 6d; Black Orpington, 5s to 7s; small and backward, 2s 3d to 3s. Roosters.—2s to 3s 6d. Cockerels.—Heavy, prime, 6s Gd to Ss; light, 3s 6d to 4s Pd. Ducks.—Old. 2s 3d to 2s Sd; Muscovy. 3s 3d to 4s 3d. Drakes.—Young. 2s Sd to 3s 9d; Muscovy, 3s 9d to os 9d. Turkeys.—Goblers, 9s to 16s; hens, 6s to 7s 6d.