LOCAL FOOD PRICES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 185, 7 August 1925, Page 4

LOCAL FOOD PRICES.

PLENTY OF EVERYTHING. GOOD BUSINESS AT MAETS. FRUIT. There has been bo scarcity of apples it the Auckland marts during the past sreek, but the milder temperature is finding the weak spots in all fruit that has not been carefully picked and well stored. The rosy cheeked Delicious still Lops the market, and ■will have pride of place in shop windows during Fleet Week J with the plain, but useful, Stunner, a ) good second. The range of prices has I been:—Delicious, 9/ to 11/ per case; Stunners (best), 9/ to 10/, (wasty). 5/ to C/; Munros (best), 7/ to 6/, (wasty), 3/ to 5/; DohertTE, 6/ to 8/; Ballarat (best), 6/ to 7/, (Vasty), 4/ to 5/; Lord Wolseley, 7/6. Pears. Cookers, 5/ to 7/ per case; Winter Nelis and Coles, 10/ to 11/ for best, and 3/ to 4/ for small. Hot house tomatoes bring from 1/ to 1/4 per lb; Sydney grapes, 20/ per case; tree tomatoes, f> / to 9/; mandarins. 12/ to 19/; pines 12/ to 17/; passionfruit, 6/6 to 12/; Navel oranges, 15/ to 10/; choice Poormans to 7/, small, 2/6 to 3/6; re-packed bananas, 16/ to 18/; island oranges (Rarotonga). lii/ .to 19/, (Aitutaki), 23/ to 24/. Coconuts are on sale and Lave realised 17/ per sack. Vegetables. From the look of the auction marts today, there should be no difficulty in obtaining ample supplies for Fleet Week. There is an abundance of all main lines, and prices during the week have been j distinctly reasonable from the purchasers' point of view. Even onions, scarce though they are, can still be bought at auction for about 2id per lb. Winter rhubarb is now coming on to the market and there are full stocks of cabbages and cauliflowers. Potatoes have eased and best southern now realise from ' 8/ to 8/6 per cwt. Other values are:— Onions, 14/ to 21/ per cwt; swedes. 2/ to. 3/6 per ewtj pumpkins, 4/ to 12/; knmaras, 10/ to 16/; cabbages, 3/ to 9/ per sack; cauliflowers, 2/ to 6/ ; off the bench cabbages, 6d to 3/6 per doz; cauliflowers, 2d to 8d each; lettuce, 2/ to 10/ per case; celery, 1/ to 5/ per bundle; rhubarb, 4/ to 7/ per dozen; carrots, beet, parsnips and turnips, 0d to 1/ per dozen lots. ' j Fish. The supply of fish has been quite satisfactory for a winter week, and the following varieties of fresh fish are on sale:—Schnapper, 6d to 1/ each; mullet, 6d to 1/6; gurnet, 2/ a dozen; cream fish, 2/ a dozen; flounders, 1/ per lb; fillets, terakihi 4d to 5d each, schnapper 3d to 4d, mullet 5d to 7d. Smoked fish is selling at 10d per lb for schnapper. mullet 9d, trevalli Bd, terakihi 9d, kippered 1/; mussels, 2/ per dozen; crayfish, 1/ to 5/ each; oysterß, 1/6 to 3/; whitebait, 9d per glass; Scotch kippers, 9d a pair. Rabbits very scarce and sell at 1/ each. Blue cod, which comes from Wellington, is in short supply. Bacon and Eggs. A good demand exists for bacon and hams. Whole hams are quoted at 1/2 to 1/3 per lb, rashers 1/S to. 1/9, bacon in cuts B*d to 1/4 per lb, rashers 1/3 to 1/5 per lb. The egg- market is very disorganised this week. Supplies have come in freely, but as a fair proportion are small pullet, lower prices are asked for them. Retail prices for eggs to-day at different establishments were as follows: 1/8, 1/8 and 1/10 per dozen. Mr. J. JB. Jlerritt, of Christehurch, stated last week, that the supplies of eggs for export from New Zealand this year would be far short of requirements, and he had therefore* been compelled to make arrangements with Australian producers. Victorian poultrymen had contracted to supply him with 500,000 dozen eggs during the coming season. Butter and Cheese. There is no alteration in the retail price of cheese this week, but the market in London has shown some improvement. Retail cheese is quoted from 1/2 to 1/4 per lb, and 1/6 for extra choice material. Butter remains at 1/11 per lb for superfine, 1/10 for firstgrade and 1/9 for second-grade. Farmers' make 1/6 to 1/7 per lb. Poultry. There was a heavy supply of poultry at the auction to-day, and prices were jtaejined to be easier. Heavy cockerels T&tlised from 5/9 to 8/ each; lighter, 3/6 to 5/9; roosters, 3/6 to 5/; heavy hens, 3/9 to 5/2: lighter, 3/3 to 3/6; ducks, 3/3 to 3/9; White Leghorns pullets brought from 7/3 to 7/9 each and Black Orpingtons 6/9 to 7/9. Chicks are now on the market. White Leghorns bring from 10d to 1/ each; Black Orpingtons from 9d to lid, and ducklings from Gd to lid.