In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1054, 19 August 1930, Page 11

In the Market Place

BUTTER PRICES FIRM RISE EXPECTED SOON Prices-' for farmers’ butter remained the same as for some weeks past at the City Markets this morning, selling from Is to 1s 2d a lb. Both supplies and demand were moderate. It is expected that a rise will be noted within a few days, following the increase of twopence a lb. in factory butter from today. This morning a fresh shipment of citrus fruits arrived from Australia, part of the cargo being ottered at today’s auctions. The remainder will be sold tomorrow and Thursday. There will bo no direct Australian shipment next week. Values of apples and pears are ruling low, and show little change over quotations for weeks past. Lemons are coming in in large quantities, but are in pool- demand, with prices again lower. There is a good demand for Island oranges, but poorman varieties arc very slow. Hothouse tomatoes are in short supply, and tree tomatoes very slow of sale. Thero is a fair demand for bananas. Other lines are unchanged. Fair supplies of new potatoes and other vegetables in season are on sale. Cauliflovver, cabbage, lettuce and celery are in over-supply. The demand is fair. Prices are unchanged for all grades of hen and duck eggs, a good supply meeting the moderate demand. Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, 4s to 7s 6d; Doughertys, 4s to 6s; Sturmers, 6s to 8s; Munroes, 4s to 6s; Ballarats, 6s to 6s 6d; Grannie Smith, 7s 6d to 9s. Pears.—Coles, T>s to 8s; Nellis, 6s to 9s; Vicars, ss; I*. Barry, 5s to 7s. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, 4d to Is 2d a lb. Tree Tomatoes.—2s to 4s; dark variety. 6s to 9s. Lemons.—Choice, 7s to 10s; others, 4s to 6s. Passions.—ss to 10s. Grapefruit.—6s to 9s; small, 4s to ss. Poorman Oranges.—Large, 6s to 6s 6d; small, 2s 6d to 3s. Oranges.—lsland repacks, 11s to 16s; Australian Navels, 10s to 13s. Bananas.—No. l’s, JSs to 22s 6d; No. 2’s and medium, 12s to 15s. Guavas.—4s case. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Southern, 6s 6d to 7s 3d a cwt; new, lid to 3id a lb. Onions.—los 6d to 16s a cwt. Kumeras.—lsland, 10s 6d to 11s a cwt; Tauranga, 6s to 8s a cwt. Cabbage.—2s to 7s a sack. Cauliflower.—2s to 5s a sack. Swedes.—2s to 3s a bag. Pumpkins.—ss to 13s a cwt. Green Peas.—ls 6d a lb. Beans.—ls to Is 6d a lb. Lettuce.—2s to 6s 6d a case. Cucumbers.—Hothouse, 5s to 7s 6d a dozen. Vegetable Marrows.—ls 6d to 2s 6d a dozen. Cabbage.—On benches, Is to 3s a doz. Cauliflower.—On benches. Is to 5s doz. Celery.—6d to 2s 9d a bundle. Rhubarb.—3s 6d to 5s 6d a dozen. Spinach.—ls to Is 3d a dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 6d to 2s 6d each. Radish.—6d to 9d dozen. Spring Onions.—6d to Is 3d a bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— 9d to 3s 6d a dozen. Leeks.—2d to 4d a bundle.