In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1003, 20 June 1930, Page 13

In the Market Place

APPLES FROM COOLER BEST DEMAND FOR COOKERS Auckland is now drawing a large proportion of its apples from coq! storage, and fairly large quantities are being offered daily at the City Markets. Most dessert lines, especially Delicious, are dull of sale, but cookers are meeting with a fair response. Pears were slow of sale at this morning's auction, and oranges met with only a fair demand. Hothouse grapes were sold in fair quantities, as there were no Australian grapes on the market. Hothouse tomatoes were a little easier in value. Lemons met with a good demand. Other lines were about the same as last week. The market was heavily supplied with cabbages, cauliflowers, lettuces, and celery. A good supply of all other vegetables in season met with a fair demand. Supplies of poultry were good, and the demand keen. Cockerels of all classes were very scarce, and prices high. Strong competition among buyers for good quality hens of all breeds kept their values well up to their recent i*ise. Bucks and drakes were penned in average jiumbers, selling well throughout the sale. Very few laying pullets were offered today, and a keen inquiry saw these return late rates. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, ex cooler, 5s to 7s others, 4s to ss; Ballarats, 5s 6d to 7s; Munroes, 4s fid to 5s 6d; Doughertys, 4s to 6s; Grannie Smith, 7s to 10s; Sturmers, 6s to 7s. Tomatoes.—No. 1, smooth, 6s to 10s a case; others, 4s to 6s; hothouse, 6d to 10id a lb. Grapes.—Hothouse, .Colman, Is 6d to 2s lOd a lb. Persimmons.—2s 6d to 4s. Passions.—ss to 8s 6d. Oranges.—lsland repacks, according to count, 11s to 15s. Lemons.—Local, 8s to 18s. Mandarins.—l2s to 15s. Pines.—l4s to 19s. Cape Gooseberies.—4id lb. Grapefruit.—Local, 7s to 9s. Poor man Oranges.—Small, 4s to ss; large, 7s to Ss. Pears. —Coles, 6s to 9s; Nells, 8s fid to 9s; Clairgeau, 6s to 6s 6d; P. Barry, 5s to 7s. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—6s 6d to 7s cwt. Onions.—Best quality, Ss 6d to 9s 6d cwt.; others, 4s to 6s. Kami eras.—3s fid to 5s bag. Cabbages.—ls 3d to 5s sack. Cauliflowers, 2s fid to 7s sack. Swedes.—ls 6d to 3s bag. Pumpkins.—3s fid to 8s 6d cwt. Citron Melons.—l2s to 14s cwt. Beans.—Hothouse, Is lb; others, 4s to 10s case. Lettuces.—ls to 4s fid case. Cucumbers.—Hothouse, 3s to 4s Gd a dozen. Vegetable Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s Gd a dozen. Cabbages.—On benches, Is to 2s fid a dozen. Cauliflowers.—‘On benches, Is 6d to 6s 6d dozen. Celery.—6d to 2s bundle. Rhubarb.—2s fid to 4s dozen. Radish.—Practically unsaleable; 3d a dozen. • Spinach.—fid to Is dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, fid to 2s each. Spring Onions. —3d to Is 3d a bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet, and Turnips.— Gd to 3s a dozen. Leeks.—2d to 4d a bundle. 1 Chokos.—9d to Is dozen. POULTRY Cock Chicks.—Heavy breeds, 2s to 2s 6d; light breeds, Is fid to 2s. ITens.—Light, 2s 3d to 3s 3d; heavy, 3s 3d to 4s 9d. Pullets. —White Leghorn, 5s- to 7s; Black Orpington,. 4s 9d to 6s. Roosters. —2s fid to 4s. Cockerels. —Prime heavy, 6s to Ss; light, 3s 9d to 5s 3d. Ducks.—3s to 3s 9d. Drakes.—3s to 3s fid. Muscovy Drakes.—3s fid to ss. Muscovy Ducks.—3s 3d to 4s. Gobblers. —9s to 16s. Turkey Hens.—Gs to 7s.