MARKET REPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 101, 29 April 1921, Page 2

MARKET REPORT.

i . ! SIITSSB?. A. B. DONALOn. LTD. TRUIT AND PRODUCE. A. E. DonnM. Ltd., report t'uat ihere tos been a riecidexl improvement in r-e fruit and produce market. Choice linps of I apples (dessert and cookersi are keenlj , ■<"oirpeted -fur. ihe dem-nnd bein:: ex?ei!ent. Pears are scarce and rralisin? hi;h rates. Tomatoc.-. wblt-h were no- in 't0.5 frood a demand in the early part of tire week, took a decided rise to-day, best quslity selling as Jiis'h as S-6 to 0/. Quinces are lone. M'hile there is sciil, 11 fair sprinklinjf of Caf>e F(v.iseberriert. prapes are scarce, but another shipment of Australians Is due on iLM.jt!iiay. tosetber -with a e<rasi.;rn.incßt of pines, and probaMy mamlariDes. .The ljana-oa n~iirket is good, prices -beinj far and above ttiose rniing for th« prerfous I Shipment. At our sale To-day ;reen bflenas i realised 14/ to 16/. and denoted ripes as nl?h as 33/ <-ase. Lemons are a:lhade ] easier. b->it choice cored lemons t&ere is a crood demand. TV"c quote sales as follows:—Bissnas iA.B.D.'si 33,', sreen 14,' to Iβ.'; pnfislßßS. 3/ !to e.'S: pears W.C.I 14/ To IoM. cav.kHS 4-6 to C' 3: Oa;>e frcoseberries. 7W to W Hi. and cSoi-e M :■> 1OJ: tomatoes. lSlb 7' to 8/, 1"21b r, -.i ti 44: inferior, hard Rale; jversUrnmons, 4/ to 3/6; jrra-pes. hothodse -■'(> to 2.'S (choicei. orders 1/8} to 1 11: apples. 'DeHcious. ber.-t 14 ' to !'■>/. tneoimn !)/to 11': Jonathans. 9/ to lrt/6; cookers. 7 to «-'6: meflinm qiialrty. dull of saie: !emonf. best ,!.'•■' to 17-', medium 8-' to O."S, otheS ">/ V> Thpre Is an a-11-rouml Improvernentin tXie produce market botrb as reg-ards JotaTots and onions. Uoth lines have firtfW. aud are likely to bokl. as no boat is.iue for some ame. Ptian;ikins ure not in Joo teen v demand, while watermelons .ire not wanted. CitroDs meet «i.vh si filr sale, w-hile there is an oxceptioTiaHj' M»vy demand for fresa eßis, prkes .MD-g at entrenre rales. Knuiuras aro slot.of sale, : l>i»t should command attention hclffre long. W e quote ati follows:-Prime qatKy potatoes. 7/.) to S/O. medium «/ to e/R citrons, 4/C to 5/<i: kuiuaras. Id to 1W: pumpkins, 6'ti to 7/ for 'jest and 4/ to 4/J. for fair quality; c?gs, fresh 4, to 4/1 J, tcilled a/ dozen. MESSRS. TURNERS AND GBOWERS. LIMITED/ Messrs. Turnrrs aurt Grows*, Limited, re'rort the wholesale market lit fruit and produce this week sa"J SrH, tomatoes having advanced in value in tie last two days. Messrs. Turffers and GTowes prices at to-day's market are approjlraately as follows: —Choice Delicious apes 10/ to 12 fi. m-'dium 8' to 9/8, poor6o to 7,6: cboife Jonathans S'6 to 10/. nedlum 6/ to 7-ii: Northern Spies 0/6 to 12/, a few very I choice exceeded this price considerably, medium 7/ to 0/6; Munroes 7/.to 9.6: Cleos 6/U to 8."9; lines of good cookes 76 to 8/6; Scarlet Queens. Commerce. ShirpV Late K_ed acd other inferior qnalttien a' 6to 7/; r ,.* cp ts 9 to 1O", m<Kliuu 6.0 to S. Pears: Winter Cole, choice,, tasliels 12/ to '.1 H ha!f-i>uehels 6 to 7 3: Qzabeth Coles, li.ilf'bushels 6/ to. 6/0: B. Dtfs. ts'« to »«: Benrre Rose, practically Bnisfcd, up toll'b; KielTers 7/0 to 9/0. seconds H to 6/8: Clalr?eaus icolourwly. 9' to 12| according to size- Vicars, 6/ to B. secotf grade o' to o'U Quinces finished. rip. 4/6 to 1/6. Cape gooseberries, 5/ to Sf, according to wei"ht" in boxes. Persimiens. 4/ to I. extra good 8/ to 9/. Qoice hothouse g£pL Cotemans V to 2/lOper lb. medium 1/3 to 1 U Passions have .Cjanced cons - derablv best realising from!' to ?/, snriveli led and medium 4' xo s/. Island oranges. •>•" to 27' Lemons, best.B/ to 13.'. good , medium «•' to 9/. Mushrnms. l>y box 6/ |to fl/ per box. acconliJt to condition. I Tomatoes, choice from r. t. S . others .roru ».<6 to 41 A larse shijoent of bananas a'rrrved durin« the week, ex The Navua. from Fiji. These were imch sought after. ;the rejects selling fr<mi B. to 1, ' wHUe 'best lipa-ckcd ripe realted over 30, per of oranps which arrived !fro™'wS « thTMarama met a 1 '(rood market, sellinp: It Turners and i Growers mart at from 3/<3 to 25.' for all pO ?ne" n wiu he no furtfcr Isl.-nd boat for ' ,--,..,,; . r untllthe rrturn of the >-avua from the Cook Istojls and the Tofua, fro'n Fiji These boatsnrlll I'Oth arrive at, the same'time, also tnfXaWti at WelHns-1 Produce.—Potatoes, food 7' to 8'»; inferior 4/ to 6/ cwt:.mions. good b_o to 7% inferior 5/ to 6- irt: kumaras. |d to Id lb- swedes, good 5/ fft; pumpkins sacks, ' 4/ to 59 cwt: citron oMous. 4' to 5-B C\rt: rc ; s M to"6d lh: colry. first grade 1/9 to i ". huD-He <=e.-ond mdc T.d to 1/6; mar"rows 1/ to "l' 6 dow; Irtrtce, Ud to WJ | d °Ua a irv Produce.-Rtter. in to 2/3 per | lb In pits- eg** fT » h a t0 4 l &ozen -' -P»nm^-mlw 11*. especially cockerels. are com.np to -ondit^n^for e S °pt3fv er in brlnslns reord pri.-es. Cockerels. 1 price 6/ to B,'« 2 0 to 0/ each, ! hens, prime 5/ to 7.6. others 3/ to i'_ pullets, scarce. 10/fo 12.; ducks, i/ to 1/■ each. ! FERTILIZERS MARKET. RKTAIL JUOTATIONS. AUtKLAND. Followint: i« tls retail prices for fertilisers at Auekl.iL~f<ina ran teed Price Description. -Analysis, per Ton. Per Cent. Nitrite soda ! X l"-i £3r. Snlpti. ammonia.. X 20 i3"J 10/ Superphosphates. Sl' l]S £3 10, I Hone meal (Calcnta) TI , 4f £1S i Hone flour (Syrtno-j TI" 4S £18 in I Basic s!ac 17.20 £f) 13/ ■ I'otash sulphate. . fC.96 £50 ' Kainit • - £11 10/ I Abbreviations-N, nitrogen; SF , , soluble I phosphate: TP. Kralic phosphate.