In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1015, 4 July 1930, Page 13

In the Market Place

FIRST NEW POTATOES REGULAR SUPPLIES SOON The first new potatoes of the season arrived at the City Markets this morning from Birkdale. It was on I y a small consignment and could have little effect on the market. Regular' supplies of new potatoes will be arriving in Auckland in a fortnight or three weeks from the northern fields around Maunganui and Totara North. The local product is not expected to be ready until October. There was little change in the price oL’ \vg.(/lab]o.s this morning. The market was again heavily supplied with celery, onions, cauliflower and cabbage, md other vegetables in season were plentiful. There was a fair demand. Eggs showed a further drop of 2d a dozen, over Tuesday’s values. and farmers’ butter fell to bedrock prices. Most lines of apples were in plentiful supply, demand and prices being almost the same as last week. Rears, too, show little alteration. Hothouse grapes are very scarce, and no really choice lines are now available. Supplies arrived from Australia early this week, but are not listed today, and Australian mandarins and pineapples are also off the market. JJananas are scarce, with a poorer quality than was available last Meek. A further shipment is due on Monday. All lines of lemons are selling well. Supplies of poultry at today’s auction were good, and a keen demand prevailed for all good killable sorts. Cockerels and heavy hens maintained their values well, and light breed liens roso slightly. A heavy penning of turkeys saw values ease. Ducks and drakes remained unchanged. Good forward pullets are still high in price, but small and backward are dull of sale. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, ex cooler, 5s Gd to 7s; Delicious, others, 3s 6d to ss; Ballnrats, f>s to 7s; Purlins Beauty, Is Gd i<* Gs; Sim mers. Gs to 7s Gel: (Jrunny Smith, Gs Gd to Os Gd; Doughertys, 3 s Gd to Gs; Home Beuulys, 5s to Gs Gd; Salome, 5s to Gs Gd; Ed. Bippiatt, 4s Gd to 5s ‘id. Pears.—Goles, Gs to Ss .'ld; Nelis, Gs :’*d to Ss GU. P. Barry s, 5s to Gs l)d; Beurre Deils, 3s to 4s Gd. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, Gd tp lid lb; outdoors, 3s 6d to 11s Gd ••use. Grapes.—Hothouse, most fines, poor quality, Is to Is I'd lb. Passions.—ls to Its case. Lemons.—No. 1 and choice, 12s to 18s; others, 5s to 11s. Grapefruit.—Local, Gs to 7s 6d; special packed counts, 1 Os. Poormans.—Large, Gs to 7s; small, 3s Gd to 5s Gd. Tree Tomatoes. —Us to ss; special dark variety, Gs 6d to 7k 3d. Oranges.—Navels, best counts, 13s to 14s; navels, others, 10s to 12s Gd. Island Oranges.—According to count, 10s to 15s. Bananas.—Ripe, 25s to 31s; mediums, from 22s Gd. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Southern, Gs Gd to 7s cwt. Onions.—3s to 7s Gd cwt. Kumeras.—Local, 3s to 5s bag; Tauranga, 10s to 12s cwt. Cabbage.—3s to 7s sack. Cauliflowers.—3s 6d to 10s; sack. .Swedes. —Is Gd to 2s 6d bag. Pumpkins.—3s to 7s cwt. Citron Melons.—l2s to 14s cwt. Beans.—Hothouse, Is to Is 4d lb; others, 5s to 9s bag. Lettuce. —Is to 4s Gd case. Cucumbers. —Hothouse, 3s to 5-s fid doz. Vegetable Marrows.—ls Gd to 2s doz. Cabbage,—On benches, Is Gd to 3s Gd dozen. Cauliflower.—On benches, 2s to 8s doz. Celery.—Gd to 2s Gd bundle. Rhubarb. —3s to Is Gd dozen. Spinach.—Sd to Is dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches.—Gd to Is Gd •ach. Kadisli.—Gd dozen. Spring- Onions. —3d to Is bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— id to Is 3d dozen. Rooks. —3d to 5d bundle. Chokos.—ls to 2s dozen. POULTRY Cock Chicks. -■-.Heavy breeds, 2s to 2s Gd: light breeds, I s Gd to 2s. Hens.—Heavy. 3s 3d to 4s 3d; light, 2s Gd to 3s Gd. Pullets.—White Leghorn, 5s to 7s; Black Orpington. 4s Dd to 6s. Roosters.—2s 9d to 4s. Cockerels.—Prime heavy, 6s to 8s; light, 3s 9d to 5s 3d. Ducks.—2s 10U to 3s 3d. Drakes.—2s lOd to 3s 2d. Muscovy Drakes.—3s Gd to ss. Muscovy Ducks.—3s 3d to 4s. Gobblers. —9s to 16s. Turkey Hens. —6s to 7s 6d. PEDIGREE JERSEY SALE COWS MAKE TO 105GNS. Special to TUB SUN HAMILTON, Thursday. Tho annual sale of Beechlands stud Jersey cattle was held at Te Rapa today. A large number of buyers was present and the bidding was brisk throughout. The offering comprised stud cows, in-calf heifers and yearlings, and two-year-old bulls. The top price of the sale, £ 162 15s, was paid fur the bull Beechlands Royal Raleigh, by J. Entwistle, of Fencourt. The top price realised for a cow was £lO5, paid by Mrs. Paul, of Opotiki, for Beechlands Frolicsome. G. T. Niccol, of Clevedon, paid £lO5 for* the heifer Beechlands Bright Jewel. Following were the principal sales: Bulls. —Beechlands Royal Raleigh, J. Entwistle, Fencourt, £lO2 15s; Beechlands Gay Raleigh, R. 1 larper, Otonihanga, £lls 10s; Beechlands Fair Raleigh, A. W. Hood. Otorolianga, £57 15s; Beechlands Noble Raleigh. J. F. Shepherd, Opunake, £47 ss; Beechlands Sonnise Lad, W. G. Reece. Opotiki. £63; Beechlands Victorious. A. J. Harris, Bombay, £57 15s. Cows. —Beechlands Lilly, J. Cob, West Tamaki, £53 11s; Royton Emerald, W. A. Maunsell, £55 2s Gd; Beechlands Frolicsome, Mrs. Paul, Opotiki. £105; Beechlands Gipsy Laddy. S. J. Crookes, Auckland, £G3; Beechlands Lady Joy, O. R. Polhill, Puketaha, £4B Gs; Beechlands May Lady, O. J. Cummings, Napier, £42. Heifers. —Beechlands Bright Jew r el, G. T. Niccol, Clevedon, £105; Beechlands Joyous Queen, G. T. Niccol, £7B 15s; Beechlands Enchantress, W. A. Maunsell. Te Rapa, £44. The auctioneers were the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Limited, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. PUKEKOHE STOCK SALE Special to TUB SUN PUKEKOHE, Thursday. Dairy cows and heifers close to profit were in good demand at the stock sale at Pukekohe today, conducted by j Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited. Best sorts made £l2 10s j to £l7; other good sorts, £ll to £l2 10s; and backward cows and heifers, I £ G to £0 10s. Of beef, the yarding! was small. Fat* steers realised £lO to £ll 10s: fat cows, £7 IQs to £9 7s Gd; boner cows, £2 IDs to £5 2s Gd; and store cows, £3 to £5 15s. Fat pigs were also received in smaller numbers than at other times of the year and prices were on a par with Westfield rates of yesterday, choppers bringing'£2 to £3 14s; heavy baconers, £3 3s to £3 9s; light and medium baooners, £2 17s to £3 10s: heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 LGs; light and medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 8s: am 1 # small and unfinished porkers, £1 If# to £2. Store pigs Mere in keen demand and prices rose, best stores realising £1 IBs to £2; slips, £1 9s to £ 1 13s; good weaners, £1 4s to £1 8s; and smaller weaners# 15s to £1 le.