In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1063, 29 August 1930, Page 11

In the Market Place

BUTTER UNCHANGED AMERICAN ONIONS ARRIVE Moderate supplies and a good demand for farmers’ butter at the City Markets has kept prices level for many weeks. When values for the factory product rose recently there was practically no reflection in prices at the markets and the reduction of 'one penny a pound announced this morning is not expected to affect the farmer. Prices range from 11 cl to 1s 2d a lb. A shipment of American onions and of fruits arrived by the Golden Gross yesterday and will be sold by auction today. Californian grapes, which came through Wellington, are now selling well. Apples, especially Delicious varieties, are still low in price, as are also lemons and Doorman oranges. Island oranges are in free demand, but the Australian product is bringing poorer values. Hothouse tomatoes are in short supply and bring fair prices, but tree tomatoes are slow of sale. Passions are better than last week. Good supplies of ucav potatoes are coming in steadily from the North and prices remain steady. Big demands for cauliflower and cabbage for pickling have helped to ease the market, but large supplies have now come forward and an over-supply is noted. There are also large supplies of celery and of lettuce. The latter in. improving in quality with spring weather conditions, but good quality is still in short supply. Supplies of poultry were heavier all round today, excepting cockerels, the feW offering realising high values. Hens of all breeds sold strongly throughout the sale, holding their values well, and keen demand existed for well-finished birds. Pullets Aver© more plentiful, but only a medium demand prevailed and pric.es fell accordingly. Ducks remained unchanged. The penning of turkeys was* heavy, well done birds returning satisfactory rates, but small and unfinished showed a decrease. Quotations;

Apples.—Delicious, 4s to Ss; Dougherty, 4s to 7s; Stunners, 6s to 8s; Monroes, 4s to 6s; Ballarats, wastey condition, 3s to Is 6d; Ballarats, good, 7s to 7s 3d. Pears. —Coles, 5s to Ss; Nellis. 6s to 10s 6d; Vicars, 5a to 6s; P. Barry, 5s to 7s 6d. Hothouse Tomatoes.—4d to Is 2d a lb. Tree Tomatoes.—2s to 4s 6d a case; dark variety, 6s to 10s 6d. Passions.—los to 17s. Grapefruit. Large sizes (special counts), 9s to 10s 6d; small, 4s to ss. Poorman Oranges.—Large, Ss; small, 2s 6d to 3s. Lemons.—Choice, 7s to 9s; others, 4s to ss. Oranges.—lsland repacks, L3s to 16s, Australian Navels, 9s to 13s. Mandarins.—6s to 10s. Bananas.—No. 1,22 s Od to 255; No. 2 and medium, 14s to 20s. Pines.—Australian. 24s to 30s. Californian Grapes.—ln barrels, Bed Malugas, 33s to 365; White Malugas. 26to 28s: in cases, Bed Malugas, 20s; White Malugas. 17s to 18s. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes. —Southern, 6s to 6s 6d a cwt; new, lid to 3£d a lb. Onions. —12s to 16s a cwt. Kumeras.—lsland, 11s; Tauranga, Ss to Cabbage.—ls 6d to 6s 6d a sack. Cauliflower. —2s to 4s a sack. Swedes.—2s to 2s 6d a bag. Pumpkins.—7s to 14s a cwt. Green Peas.—2s 6d a lb. Beans.— Is 3d to Is 9d a lb. Lettuce.—2s to 6s k case. Cucumbers.—Hothouse, 5s to Ss a dozen. Vegetable Marrows. —ls 6d to 2s fid a dozen. Cabbage.—On benches, Is to 2s n dozen. Cauliflower.—On benches, Is to 4s a dozen. Celery.—6d to 3s a dozen. Rhubarb.—4s to 5s fid a dozen. Spinach.—ls to is 3d a dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches, 9d to 2s 6d each. Radish. —6d a dozen. Spring Onions.—fid to Is 3d a bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips.— i Is to Is 6cl a dozen. I Leeks.—3d to Gd a bundle. POULTRY Cock Chicks.—Heavy breed, 2s Gd to i3s 6d: light breed, 2s to 3s. i Heavy Hens.—3s 6cl to 4s 9d. Light Hens.—3s to 3s 9d. Pullers.—White Leghorns. 4s to 6s; ; Black Orpingtons, 4s to 5s 9d. i Roosters.—3s to 4s. i Prime Heavy Cockerels. —6s 9d to <Ss. Prime Light Cockerels. —4s 3d to 6s 2d. ; Ducks. —2s 9d to 3s 9d. I Drakes.—3s to 3s 6d. i Muscovy Drakes.—4s to ss. Muscovy Ducks.—3s to 4s. Goblers.—lls to 16s. Turkey Hens.—6s to Bs.