PRICES STEADY

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 18898, 29 May 1936, Page 4

PRICES STEADY

MARKET WELL SUPPLIED. GOOD QUALITY FRUIT. CHANGES SELLING FREELY. Values are on a par with the late ruling rates and large quantities are coming forward. The quality of fruit is good and large shipments of island oranges are selling freely. They ar—rivzd in good condition. Supplies of vegetables have been coming forward freely with the exception of cauliflower, which is scare. All other lines are in good supply. The following prices are current : Apples.——Cox's Orange Pipplns, ex cool store, 75 (id to 105; Delicious, ex cool store, 75 to 85 6d; ex orchard. 55 to 65; Jonathans, ex cool store, '75 to 75 6rd; ex orchard. 5s lid to 65; Ballarats, 65 to Gs 6d; Washingtons, 55 to 55 6d; McMahon \‘Vhites. 65 to 65 6d; Dollerty, 4’s (id to 55 (id; Stur—mers, 45 to '75 6d. Pears: \Vinter Cole, 85 to 95; \Vlnter Neils, 75 to '75 Gd; Conference, 145 to 55; L'lnconnue, 55 to 65, all three-quarter bushel cases. Passion fruit, 105 to Us per tomato case; lemons, ilrst grade, 1‘25 to 1315, others 65 to 105. Oranges: Altulaki Island, 185 to 265; Mauke lslund, 165 to 205; American, 325 6d to 385 Gd per case. Bananas: Ripe and twining, 225 611 to 245, Tree lmnatoes, lblack, 5s to 55 Gd; rod. is to is 9d. Hothouse beans, lid to 10d per 11:. Hothouse tomatoes, first grade. 9d to 10d, others 4d to Bd. Hothouse grapes, Colman‘s, ist grade, is 911 to is 10d l'b.'. others, 15 (id to 1s Bd. Prices for vegetablers.,—Gebh&gesz Ohakune Savoy, '75 to 85 (Ed ‘per sack; Pukekohe Drumhead, 55 to (is per bag; cauliflower, 95 to 115 per bag; citron and pie melons, 4d to 8d each, according to size; swedes, Ohskune, 2s (id to 35 per bag; ’l‘auransa kumaras, 45 6d to 55 per bag; pumpkins. red, 35 6d to «is per lewt., grey, as to 65 per ewt.; onions, 5s per sugar has; potatoes, South Island, £9 105 to £lO per ton; lettuce. 2s (id to 75 per banana case; rhubarb, 25 to 35 Gd dozen; carrots, so to 9d; parsnips, 8d to 10:1, leeks, 10d to is 1d; spring onions, (id to 8d beetroot, lid to Bd. all per ouzen; bundles, lOhakune Brus—sel sprouts, id to 51-11 per 11). Dairy Produce and Eggs. The price of eggs remains steady at 25 lad, while butter is selling at 15 4d and is (id for factory and 15 2d for dairy.