LOCAL PRODUCE PRICES.

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1933, Page 14

LOCAL PRODUCE PRICES.

The Wellington JTruitbrokers advise that the following sales have been made on their markets:—

Apples: Extra fancy delicious, 7s to 8s per bushel; Jonathans, Gs to 7s; Stunners, 4s Gd to 6s; Granny Smiths, Gs 6d to 8s Gd; other varieties, 3s to 4s; Washington and Bnllarat cookers, 4s 6d to to 5s 6d. Pears: Winter Coles, 10s to 12s; Nelis, 8s to 9s 6d; Keifi'ers, 6s 6d to 8s; P. Barrys, Gs to 7s. Lemons: New Zealand choice cured, 14s to 18s; others, 8s to 10s. Celery, 10s to 14s per banana case. Passions, short supply, 18s to 22s per box. Tomatoes, hothouse, Is to Is 3d per lb. Potatoes: South Island Dakotas, £7 to £7 10s per ton; Sutton Supreme, £6' 10s; local, 3s to 4s per cwt. Cauliflowers, best, 5s to 7s per sack. Cabbage: Savoy, 10s to 12s per sack; Drumhead, 9s to 9s Gd. Carrots, Gs to 7s per sack. Parsnips, 6s to 7s per sack. .Swedes, 2s 6d to 3s per cwt. Sprouts, 10s to 14s per banana case. French beans, hothouse, Is to Is 6d per lb. Green peas, lOd to Is per lb. New potatoes, 2 sAd per lb. Kumaras, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sugar bag. Poorman oranges, choice, 5s to 6s per bushel. Cucumbers, hothouse, 7s to 10a per dozen. Pumpkins, red squash, Cs to 7s per sack; grey, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sack. Lettuce, 9s to 12s per banana case. Rhubarb, 5a to 10s dozen bunches. Eggs, first grade, fresh, la 4d to Is 3d per dozen. Walnuts, prime, Cd per lb. Honey: Bulk, 4d per lb; comb, 7s 6d to 8s per dozen sections.

It is estimated by the United States Department of Agriculture that the gross income from farms, including grazing and stock fattening propositions, in the United States during 1932 was £1,028.000,000, compared with £1,382,000,000 in 1031. After allowing for current production expenses, such as interest on loans, rates, wages for hired help, the cash balance is said to have been £260,000,000 in 1932. This j failed to cover interest on capital, family labour, and management costs by £231,000.000. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics at ■ Ottawa has just issued an advance report , on the manufacturing industries of Canada for 1931, showing an output valued at 12.008,461,862 dollars, a decline of 21.3 per cent, during the twelve months and a decrease of 1.330,009,478 dollars, or 33 per cent, compared with the 1929 figures. TRADE. . j