In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1006, 24 June 1930, Page 11

In the Market Place

LITTLE PRICE CHANGE SOUTHERN ONIONS ARRIVE There will be no shipment of fruit from Australia this week, and as a result pineapples will be off the market. Supplies of mandarins are to hand and are being offered at the City Markets. Prices all round show little change. Largo supplies of locally grown apples have been brought out of the cooler, and as a result prices all round are low. Pears are still plentiful. Bananas were dearer at today’s auction, a shortening supply advancing prices accordingly. There was a fair demand for Island oranges, but small Poorman oranges were hard of sale. Lemons met with a good demand and hothouse tomatoes found a fairly large market. Hothouse grapes eased in value. Southern onions are now coming on the market in Auckland. Kumeras from Tauranga are still in good supply. There are again heavy supplies of celery, cabbages and cauliflowers, and good quantities of all other vegetables in season are coming forward. Duck eggs are scarce, and prices have risen for the first quality product. Tn certain grades prices are on a par with, or even higher than, for hen eggs, but this is due to duck eggs being heavier than hen eggs of the same grading. Quotations; FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, ex cooler. 5s to 7s: Ballarats, „s Gd to 7s; Munroes, 4s 6d to •>s 6d; 4s to 5s 6d; Stunners 5s to 7s; Grannie Smith, 7s to 10s; Jupp Russets, 4s to 7s Gd. c P^? ra yrV oles - to Ss Gd; Kellis, 8s to is 6d; Clairgreau, 6s to 6s 6d; Vicars ('« to 6s 6d; P. Barry, 6s to 7s. * S Tomatoes.—Hothouse, Sd to lOd lboutdoor, 4s to 10s case. 0d^ ra P es - —Hothouse, Colman, Is 3d to 2s Persimmons.—2s Gd to 4s. Passions.—6s to 9s. Lemons.—Choice No. I’s, 16s to 20sothers, 8s to 12s. Mandarins. —l 4s. Grapefruit.—Local, 7s to 9s. Boorman Oranges.—Small, is to Sslarge, 7k to Bs. Tree Tomatoes.—3s to 4s M. Bananas.—Repacks, 22s to 335, oranges.—lsland, according to counts, lls to 17s. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Southern, 6s 6d to 7s 3d cwU Onions.—6s to Ss cwt. Kumeras.—Local, Ss to 5s bag; Tanranga, 8s 6cl to 10s cwt. Cauliflower.—3s to 7s (id sack. Cabbage.—ls 6d to 5s Gd sack. Swedes.—ls 6cl to 2s 9d bag. Pumpkins.—4s to 9s cwt. Citron Melons.—l4s cwt. Green Peas.—3d lb. Beans.—Hothouse, Is to Is 4d lb. Others, 5s to 10s bag. Lettuce.—ls to 5s case. Cucumbers.—Hothouse, 3s to 3s dozen. Vegetable Marrows.—ls Gd to 2s 6cl dozen. Cabbage.—On benches. Is to 2s Gd dozen. Cauliflower.—On benches, Is 6d to 7s dozen. Celery.—6d to 2s 6d lb. Rhubarb. —3s to 4s 6d dozen. Spinach.—9d to Is dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 3d to Is each. Radish. —3d to Gd dozen. Spring Onions. —Gd to Is 3d bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— Sd to Is 3d dozen. Leeks.—2d to scl bundle. Chokos. —9d to Is 3d dozen. WOOL PRICES FIRM SYDNEY, Monday, At the Sydney wool sales today the offerings totalled 9.934 bales, of which 5.663 were sold Also, 1,574 were sold privately. There was strong competition from Germany, Japan, and France, and limited support from Yorkshire. The market was very firm at the closing rates of last week, vAth continued strong demand for fine types. Greasy Merino sold to 20d.