GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 253, 22 July 1936, Page 12

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Potatoes Cheaper in Auckland Dominion Special Service. Auckland, July 21. The potato market as weaker. This week’s cargo is not a large one, but stocks in the city are fairly heavy and the price is 5/- lower than it was a week ago. Dakotas still enjoy a premium of 15/- per cwt. over white tables. A small volume of business is being done in seed lines. Onions are still coming from Pukekohe, but in many cases they need picking over, in which case the price is advanced accordingly. Supplies nro also available from abroad, with Californian selling at 17/- per 1001 b. bag and Japanese at 18/6 per cwt. case. There is no change in the position of horse feed. B Garton oats are selling nt 4/3 per bushel and chaff at £B/7/6 per ton. . , , The market for wheat, maize and barley is very steady, with no alterations from last week’s quotations. Only small lots of locally-grown maize are available. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce on the Wellington markets this week are quoted by W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co.. Ltd., Lnery and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros. Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co.. Ltd., aud Townsend and Paul, Ltd., as follows:— Apples: Dunns, 2/6 to 5/- a bushel; Jonathans. 3/- to 6/-; Ballarats, 4/- to 6/-; Delicious. 3/- to 9/-: Granny Smith, 5/- to 7/-; Sturmcrs, 2/6 to 5/6; 'Washingtons, 3/6 to 5/6. Pears: Winter Coles, 6/- to 8/- per {-case ; Winter Nclis, 5/- to 6/-; cookers, 4/- to 7/-. Poorman oranges, 5/- to 9/- a bushel. Pawion fruit. In/- to 23/- a box. Tomatoes, hothouse. 1/- to 1/3 a pound. Tree tomatoes, black, 5/- to 6/- a half-case; red. 3/6 to 5/-. Lemons, cured. 14/- to 16/- a bushel: others, 6/- to 12/-. Green peas. 9d. to 1/1% a lb. Beans, French h.h., lOd. to 1/3 a lb. Potatoes, 6/- to 7/- a cwt. New potatoes, Nelson, 3d. to 3}d. a lb. Kumeras. large. 4/tq 5/- a bag. Celery, 3/- to 7/- a case. Cauliflowers, 8/- to 14/- a ’ack. Cabbage, 4/- to 8/- a sack. Sprouts, 4/- to 9/- a sugar-bag. Lettuce. 2/- (o 11/- a case. Spinach. 2/- to 8/- a case. Swedes. 2/6 to 3/9 a case. Pumpkins. 6/- to 9/- a sack. Parwnips. 2/6 to 4/a case. Carrots. 2/- to 5/- a case. Beetroot. 3/6 to 7/6 a case. Leeks, 3d. to 6d. a bunch. Rhubarb. 4/- tc 16/- per dozen bunches. Onions, 2/6 to S/6 per cental bag.

Eggs: Fresh, f’necinl, 1/6 per dozen; hens, A grade. 1/5; B grade, 1/4. Walnuts, choice. 4d. to Gd. a lb.

BRADFORD TOPS MARKET Quieter, But Prices Firm Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received July 21, 6.30 p.m.) London. July 20. The Bradford tops market is quieter. After last week's substantial buying topmakers are well placed for present orders. Prices are firm. AUCTION DIARY TO-DAY. Waterloo Quay. 10..30 a.m.—Railway Lost and Unclaimed Baggage aud Goods (Dunbar Sloane). 8 Wllleston St.. 10.30 a.m. —Unclaimed Cargo (E. Johnston and Co.). Masterion Sale, 11 a.m.—Mixed Stock. Hulls Saleyards. 12.30 p.m.—Special Dairy Sale, a/c Mrs. E. M. Stokes (Dalgety and Co. and Levin and Co.). Johnsonville Ent Stock Sale. 1 p.m.—.Mixed Stock (Wright. Stephenson). Hope Gibbons Building, 1 p.m.—Furniture, Carpets, etc. (Silverstone and Co.). At Carrington, near Carterton. 1.30 p.m— Unreserved Clearing Sale, a/c Mrs. B. E Clarke (Wright. Stephenson). TO-MORROW. Totara Poultries. Gibbons Rd., Upper Hutt, 10.45 a.m.—Poultry Plant and Equipment. At the Homestead. South Featherston. 11 a.m.—Clearing Sale, a/c Mr. G. C. Dodson (N. Z. Farmers' Distributing Co.) FRIDAY. On tile New Art Gallery and Museum Site. 10.30 a.m.—3o,oooft. 'Timber (Dunbar Sion ne). Carterton Salo, 11.30 a.m.—Mixed Stock (Wright, Stephenson).