APPLES IN DEMAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 114, 17 May 1938, Page 4

APPLES IN DEMAND.

TREE TOMATOES PLENTIFUL. GREEX VEGETABLES DEAR. Good quality dessert, apples were in fair demand to-day. Prices For pears showed an improvement, Hawke's Bay supplies having dropped considerably. A good demand wa.s experienced lor hothouse tomatoes, and a lair inquiry lothothouse grapes. Queensland pineapples were in good demand, onlyja small ijuantit.v being available. The inquiry for oranges and niandaiiiis was fair. for lemons, bi|t values of the latter have eased. Large quantities ot tree tomatoes caino forward, values this year being rather low as compared with past seasons.

(Quotations: — Applets: (ox's Orange. 4 to (>/ case: Delicious. 4' to C : Hallarat. 4.' li> .'i : Dougherty. 8/ to 4/: (iraniiy Smith. .")/ to (i ti; Jonathan, r> n> S li; lioine HiMiity. 4 to .">/: Statosinan. 4 to ."i : Sunnier. ;> to G\ I'ears: I'a.khains. 4(i n> ."> ciiko: Keilfcrs, 4/0 to .">(i: 1 , . Many. .">. li n> (i i>: Winter Coin-; and Ndis. <i to !i . ToinatiK's: Outdoor, extra choice, 12' to I.V case: others, (i to 10 : hothouse !M to 1/2 11). Tree tomatoes: New 81.i.k. .'! ' n> 4,'(i case; yellow, 3/ to ■},'. Oranges: Calii'ornian. 27 0 case; icpacks, I.V to 22/. Grapefruit: New Zealand, extra choice, 8/ to 9/ case: Californian, '.£> 6 to 33/. Lemons: (.'hoiec cured, extra fancy, lj/ to 17/ ease; others, according to count. 6/ to 12/, Mandarins: Fiji, 12/ to 14/ case. Bananas: Ripe. 22/ to 32/. Pines: Queensland. 18/ to 20/ case. Grape*: Coleman, extra choice. 1/0 to 2 3 11>: others. 1/ to 1/5. Cape gooseberries: 4V4d to "xl lb. Guavas: 4/ case. Persimmons: 3/ to 4/6 case. Coconuts: 15/ sack.

Vegetables. Cauliflowers were still in short supply, and sold well. Cabbage were slightly lower than last week, a* supplies were somewhat better. All other green vegetables were in demand at good prices. I'otnto'.'s were about the same a* at recent auctions, supplies being ample. Quotations: Beet, !)d to I' 3 dozen: cooking celery, (>il to 1 3 bundle; dessert celery. 1 (i to 2 10: carrots. Oil to 1 dozen: cauliflowers. 5/ to 14'(i sack! cabbages, li to ].">,() sack: encumbers. 3/ to 8/3 dozen; French beans. .V to 11/ bag: «tringle«*i beans. 10/ to 10/ hap: knmaras. Tauranga, •II to 3/ bag. local 3/ to 4 <i Imijt: leeks. :V\ to 4Vi-d bundle; lettuce. Iβ to 11 t> case; marrows, 2/ to 4/ dozen: melons, 2d to 4d each; onions, cood quality, 5.(5 to 7/ bag, others 3/ to ."i' bag; potatoes, Sout'hern 7/ to 8/ cwt, Ohakune 3/6 to 5/(5 bag: pumpkins, good Crown, 5/ to 7/ cwt, Triumble and others. 2/ to 0': parent, 1/ to 1/6 dozen: radish, (>d to Od do/en: rhubarb, 1/ to 2/6 dozen: spinach. 1/6 to '1 '6 dozen; spring onions, (id to 10d bundle; swedes. 3/ to 6/ bag: turnips, fid to 1/ dozen; Brussels sprouts 7/6 to 11/6 bag. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium, and the demand was fair foc u table birds, with another slight drop for laying hens and pullets. Killing poultry was unchanp-d. Selling rates were:- -Cockerels: Heavy breed*, prime. .">/ to 6/ each; not prime, 1/6 to 3/: light broods, prime, I/O t;> 2/9; not prime. 1 (} upwards. Fat roostei-s: Heavy breeds prime. 2/ to 3/; lijrht breeds, I,'(> to 2 '3. Fat hens: Heavy breeds 2'6 to 4'- liirht breeds, 1/6 to 2/, Pullet*: Heavy hrords best. 4/9 to 6/9: smaller, 2/ upwards: light breeds, best, 4/ to li; smaller. 2/ to 3' Drakes: Young, prime. 2/9 to 3'6; smaller". IA3 upwards; old. 1/ to I' 6. Hucki*: Young, 2'9 to 4': old. 1/ to I'(i. Geese: 3'fi to 5/. Turkevs: Hens, ,V 6to oGgobblers, 7/ to 10/. Butter and Eggs. There was no change in eaz prices- — Hen: First grade. 2'B',£ dozen: B grade 2/5% i C grade. 1/9%. Duck: First grade 2/4% dozen; B grade, 2/2%; C grade 1/10%.

Farmers' butter, ll%d to 1/1% per lb. DOLLAR RATES. The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rotes to-dny on a New Zealand currency basis, subject to nlterntion -without notice: — U.S.A. Pnniuln (per (por £1 N.Z.) CI N. 7.. i Selling T.T. .V.I7J 4.015-1(5 O.D. 3.03 5-16 4.0111-16 Buying O.D. ( 4.02 3-16 4.05|