FRUIT SALES SLOW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 138, 14 June 1938, Page 4

FRUIT SALES SLOW.

LOW PRICES FOR PEARS. CABBAGE SUPPLIES INCREASE. Large quantities of dessert and cooking apples were offered at to-day's sales at the City Markets, but the demand was dull and poor grades sold at low prices. Values for dessert and cooking pears were low, except for fancy lines. iree tomatoes and iiotfiouse tomatoes were 111 lair demand. Lemons and New Zealand grapetruit were very dull ot sale, and ihoe was only a lair demand lor hothouse grajies and for Island and Australian oiangcs. The fairly large shipment of pines which arrived by tne .Niagara were of very good quality, although values welt: on the low side. (Quotations: — Apples: Delicious, 4/ to 6/ per case; Ballaral, 4,6 to 0, ; Dougherty, 3/ to 4, ; Granny Smith, 4/ to 7/ ; Jonathan, 3/ to 7, li; ifunro, H, 0 to 3/ ; Statesman, 4/ to 3, ; Stunner, U/ to (J, . Pears: Packhains, 4 to 3/ per case; Keitlers, 4/0 to 3,0; Winter Coles, 0, to 1),; Winter Nelis, 4/ to ti / (poor condition). Tomatoes: Hothouse, Od to 1/3 per lb. Tree tomatoes: New black, 3/ to 6, per case; yellow, 3/ to 5,. Oranges: Australian, 10/ to 21,, according to count and grade. Mangaiau: 13/ to 10/ per case, according to count. Grapefruit: New Zealand, extra choice, 0/ to 7/ per case; otheis, 4/ to 3, ; Californian, 33/. Lemons: Choice cured, 0/ to 0/ per case; others, 4/ to 3/ per case. Bananas: Ripe, 9/ to 17/ per case. Pines: Queensland, 14/ to 13 6 per case. Grapes: Hothouse, Coleman, extra choice, 2/ to 2/3 per lb; others, 1/ to 1,0. Vegetables. Supplies of cabbages were much heavier than last week, willi a tendency to lower prices, with cauliflower in short supply and realising high prices. Potatoes and pumpkins were still in heavy supply, with prices low, but Brussels sprouts brought high prices. Good quantities of omons were offered at slightly higher prices. Kuiiiuras, supplies ol which were heavy, sold at last week's rates, wtiile carrots were still in very heavy supply, with prices low. There Were good supplies of celery and choice quality advanced in price. Beans were not so plentiful, with pi ins higher than last week. Quotations: — Beet, 8d to 1/6 i>er dozen; celery, cooking Od to 1, 3 per bundle, dessert 1, 0 to 4, ; carrots, Od to !Jd per dozen; caulilloweis, 12, to IS/ per sack; cabbages, 3/ to 12, per sack; cucumbers, hothouse, 3/ to 8 0 per dozen; Flench beans, 3/ to 8, per bag; stringlcss beans, 8 to 10/; kumaras. to 7, , lauianga 3 0 to 4,0; leeks, 3d to 8d per bundle; lettuce, 1,0 to 7/0 per case: marrows, 2,0 to 4, pel dozen; melons, citrons, 1/ to 1,6 per sack; onions, choice firm 0 0 to 8/ per bag, medium 3,0 to 3, ; potatoes, southern 3, to 0, per cwt, Ohakune 3/6 to 3/ per bag; pumpkins, choice Crown 6,6 to 8/ per cwt, Triumble and mixed 2/ to 6/ per sack; parsnips, 1/ to 1,8 per dozen; radish, 0d; rhubarb, 1,6 to 2,6; siifnach, 1/ to 1/6; spring onions. Od to 1/ per bundle: swedes, 2,6 to 3,6 per bag; turnips, (id to !>d per dozen; Brussels sprouts, 7d to lOVsd per lb. Keen Demand for Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand was keen. The prices paid were about the same all round. Selling rates were as follow: — Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime 3/6 to <i 0 each, not prime 3/ up; liizht breeds, prime 10 to 2/0, not prime 1/6 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime 3/ to 4/; light breeds, 2/ to 3/. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 3' to 4/: light breeds, 2/ to 3/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best 4 6 to 6 6. smaller 2/ up; light breeds, best 4/ to 7/, smaller 2/ to 3,'. Drakes: Young, prime, 3/ to 4/; smaller. 1 6 to 2 6. Ducks: Yountr. 3/ to 4/: old, 2/ to 3/- Drakes: Old, 2/ to 3/. (Jeese: 3/ to 3 \ Turkevs: Hens, 3/ to 6/6; gobblers, 7/ to 10,'. Butter and Eggs. Egg prices were as follows: — Hen: l'irst grade, 2/8 V 4 per dozen: H grade. 2 6'*>: C grade, l/ftVz. Duck: First grade. 2 per dozen; B grade, 2/4'/£; C grade, Farmers' butter: 1/ to 1/2% per lb.