In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 930, 25 March 1930, Page 10

In the Market Place

TOMATOES SELL WELL APPLE DEMAND LESSENS Tomatoes again commanded a steady inquiry in sales at the City Markets today, and the recently improved rates were maintained. A poorer demand existed for apples, although prices did not change. The better lines are on a good market. Good lines of dessert pears are selling fairly well. Passion fruit is in shorter supply. Lemons have also decreased in supply, and high prices are ruling. Peaches are meeting with a fair i inquiry only. j Over-supplies of cabbages, kumeras, | pumpkins, and vegetable marrows are • having a reflection in the prices. Mar- ! rows are mostly unsaleable. ! Other lines of vegetables are well stocked. ; Quotations; FRUIT. Peaches.—Golden Queens, 3s to 6s; Lippiatt’s Late Red, 2s 6d to 4s. Cape Gooseberries.—sd to 6d a lb. Tomatoes.—Local: Xo. 1, smooth, 7s to 7s 6d a case; Xo. 2,3 s 6d to ss. Hutt: 5s to Gs. Apples.—Cox's Orange, choice 7s to 9s, poor colour 4s to 6s; Gravenstein, 3s Gd to 6s; Delicious, choice 5s to 6s, cookers 3s to ss; windfalls, 2s. Pears. —Louis Bon, choice 9s to 10s, small sizes 5s to 7s; Clairgeau, ripe 5s to 6s, green 4s; Packham’s Triumph. 5s to 6s; Beurre Diel, 3s 6d to 4s. Bananas.—Repacks, ripe, large cases, to 345; bushel cases, 17s to 235. Grapes.—Hothouse, Hamburg's. lOirl to Is 4d a lb; Colman, Is 2d to 2s 2d; Golden Queen, Is to Is Id; Te Kauwhata. outdoor, 7.s to Ss. I Lemons.—Local, 9s to 16s. | Passions. —3s to 7s. I Oranges.—Californian, original, 40s; re- ! packs, 42s Od to 455. ; Grapefruit.—4os. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes. —3s to 4s 3d a bag. unions.—ls Gd to 2s 3d a bag. Kumeras.—2d to l? A d a lb. Cabbages.—ls to 3s sack. Cauliflowers.—2s 6d to Bs. Swedes. —Is to Is 6d bag. Pumpkins.—=-2s 6d to 4s 6d cvvt. Green Peas.—3s to 6s Gd bag. Beans.—ls to 3s bag. Lettuces. —Is to 3s 6d case. Cucumbers.—ls 6d to 6s Gd dozen. Vegetable Marrows. —6d dozen. Water Melons.—6d to 2s each. Rock Melons.—4d to Is 4d each. Cabbages.—On benches, 9d to Is Gd a dozen. Cauliflowers. —On benches, 4d to 9d each. Celery.—9d to 3s 9d bundle. Rhubarb. —Is dozen. Spinach.—ls dozen. Pumpkins.—3d to 9d each. Radishes.—6d to Is 3d dozen. Spring Onions.—4d to is 3d bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet, and Turnips, 6d to lOd dozen. Leeks.—3d to 4d bundle.