MARKET QUOTATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1940, Page 2

MARKET QUOTATIONS

NEW PLYMOUTH PRICES Only minor changes occurred in market prices at New Plymouth during the week. Quotations were: — Fruit: Bananas 5d and 6d 1b; cooking apples 41b for ls. per 401b case 6s 6d and 8s 6d; eating apples 31b and 41b for ls. per 401 h case 8s hd; Sturmer and Delicious 2 Vhl h> ls; Tauranga lemons 6 and 8 for ls; rhubarb 6d and 8d; pears 21b for ls; | tomatoes ls lb: Island oranges 4. 5 and | 6 fcr ls; tree tomatoes 6d and Sd lb; pears Rd lb; Australian navels 4, 5, 6 j and 8 for ls. ! Vegetables; Potaloes 281b for 2s 3d: , local kumeras 21/>lb for ls: carrots 3d bunch; cabhages 3d to ls each; lettuce ' 2d to Rd each; cauliflowers 3d to ls 3d; j pumpkins 3d lb; leeks 3d bunch; spin- i ach 3d hur.dle: parsnips 3d bunch: white j turnips 2d bunch: onions 51b for ls: cel- ! ery 6d. 8d, lOd: Brussels sprouts 8d lb; | swedes 81b for ls: silver beet 3d bundle: spring onions 2d bundle; radish 2d bunch. Meat: Sirloin 10'Ad lb: steak 9('zd lb: corned beef SVjd to 9M>d lb; prime ribs j 91/2d lb; rump steak ls 1 1 grl lh; sausages 7d lh: tripe 91i>d lb: mutton. legs ls. forequarters Sfjd: hindquarters 9tyd: choos lltyd; Dork ls Oi-ad; veal ll1, gd and ls 0V?d. " !

Eggs: Selling. ls 6d dozen. Butter: First grade ls 6d, dairy ls 3d lb; cheese, ordinary lld lb, mature ls ld lb. Baeon: Rashers ls 2d to ls 5d, whole hams ls 3d. cooked and pressed 2s 3d, shoulders ls. Saies of Pouitry. Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Company Ltd. report medium pennings and a strong demand at their sale of pouitry at New Plymouth yesterday. Prices realised were: Hens. 3s 6d to 4s 9d; pullets, 6s 6d; cockerels, 3s 3a to 4s 7d: roosters, 4s 2d to 4s 5d; ducks. 2s lOd to 3s: bantams, ls 6d to 2s; chickens, 3d to ls 8d. Wliolesale Eggs. Fair quantities and a maintained demand was reported from Messrs. Webster Eros.' vholesale auction of eggs at New Plymouth. Prices were: Hens. ls 6d; mixed, ls 4d to ls otyd; pullets, ls 4d.