APPLES SELL SLOWLY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 165, 15 July 1938, Page 6

APPLES SELL SLOWLY.

OVER-SUPPLY OF LEMONS. LOW POTATO PRICES. The inquiry for apples and peare at the City Markets this week has been very poor. Only deesert apples of extra choice quality were in demand to-day and all other varieties were dull. Pears were also only in fair demand, but there was a good inquiry for choice hothouse tomatoes and for hothouse grapes, which are scarce, with high prices ruling. Tree tomatoes were also in demand. The market is still over-supplied with lemons and poorman oranges. A few cultivated mushrooms are coining forward and selling at high prices. Quotations: —

Apples: Golden Delicious, extra choice, 9/6 to 11/ per case; others, 6/ to 7/; Delicious, local, 3/ to 5/; Hawke's Bay, extra choice, 6/ to 8/; others, 4/ to 5/; Ballarat, 4/ to 5/; Dougherty, 3/ to 5/j Granny Smith, 5/ to 6/6; Jonathan, 9/ to 10/; Rome Beauty, 4/6 to 6/6; Statesman, 4/6 to 5/6; Stunner, 3/ to 5/; extra choice, 6/6; Wineeap, 5/6 to 8/. Pears: P. Barry, 4/6 to 5/6 per caee; Winter Coles, 6/ to 8/6: Winter Kelis. 6/ to 7/. Tomatoes: Hothouse, lid to 1/9 per 18. Tree tomatoes: New black, 5/6 to 8/ per caee; yellow, 4/ to 6/- Oranges: Australian, 15/ to 21/ per case. Grapefruit: New Zealand, extra choice, 4/6 to 5/ per case; others, 3/ to 4/. Lemons: Choice cured, 4/ to 6/ per case; othere, 2/6 to 3/6. Mandarins: Australian, 22/6 per case. Bananas: Ripe, 8/6 to 14/ per ease. Pines: Queensland. 12/ to T5/ per case. Grapes: Hothouse^—Coleman, extra choice, 3/10 to 4/ por lb. Passion fruit: 20/9 per case. Mushrooms: About 3/3 per lb.

Vegetables. Supplies of cabbages were much heavier to-day, with prices a little, lower than last week. CauliiloWej' offering' Were*; lighter and thejr realised high prices.; "Pa'mpkins were in heavy rnipply, the demand being only for choice quality lines, others selling very cheaply. Celery was plentiful, prices being higher than last week. Carrots were in heavy supply, selling at recent ratec. Heavy quantities of potatoes came to hand and sold at low prices. A much larger offering of onions was available, with values a" little easier. Prices ranged as follows:—<

I Vegetables—Beet, 9tf to 2/3 per dozen; I celery, cooking, 9d to 1/6 per bundle; j deesert, 1/9 to 4/; carrots, 2/6 to 4/ per bag, 6r 8d to 1/, per dozen; cauliflowers. 8/ to 15/ per sack; on blenches, 4/ to 5/ per dozen; cabbages. 2/ to 10/ per sack; on benches, 3/ to 4/6 per dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 5/ to 9/ per dozen; French beans, 8/ to 16/ per case; green peae, 8d to 1/ per lb; kumarue. Island, 11/ to 12/ per cwt; Tauranga, 3/6 to 5/6 per bag; local, 5/ to 7/; leeks, 3d to 6d \ per bundle; lettuce, 2/ to 9/ per caee; [ marrows, 4/ to 6/ per sack; melons, citrons, 1/ to 1/6 per sack; onions, choice, firm 8/6 to 9/6 per bag; Southern, 16/ to 17/ per cental; potatoes, Southern, 6/ to 7/ per cwt; Ohakune, 2/6 to 4/6 per bag; pumpkins, choice Triamble, 6/ to 9/ per sack; medium, 3/ to 5/ per sack; parsnips, 6/ to 8/9 per or 1/ to 1/9 per dozen; radish, 6d to 1/ per dozen; rhubarb, 2/ to 3/ per dozen; spinach, 1/3 to 3/ per dozen; spring onions, 9d to 1/6. per bundle: swedes. 3/ to 4/6 per bag; turnips. 6d to 1/ per dozen; Bruseele sprouts, 9d to 1/ per lb. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand waa keen. The prices paid were a ehade higher all round. Selling rates were as .follow:—Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 5/9 to 7/ each; not prime, 3/ up; light breeds, prime, 2/6 to 3/; not prime, 1/6 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 3/ to 4/; light br.eeds, 2/ to 3/. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 3/3 to 4/3; light breeds. 2/ to 3/. Pullets: Heavy breeds: Best, 4/6 t&8/6; smaller. 2/ up; light *reeds, best. 4/ to 7/; smaller, 2/ to 3/. Drakes: Younjj, prime, 3/6 to 4/6: smaller. 2/ to 3/. Ducks: Yonng, 3/ to 5/: old, 2/ to 3/. Drakes: Old, 2/ to 3/. Geese: 3/ to 5/. Turkeys: Hens, 5/6 to 7/6; gobblers, 7/ to 10/. Butter and Eggs. Egg prices were down 2d a dozen as from yesterday, as follows:—Hen:. First grade, 2/2% per dozen; B, 2/1%; C, 1/7%. Duck: First grade, 2/2%; B, 2/1%: C, 1/11%. Fanners' Butter.—l/ 1% to 1/4 per lb.