AROUND THE MARTS

Northern Advocate, 16 September 1932, Page 7

AROUND THE MARTS

PLENTY OP FRUIT. DEMAND FOR APPLES AND PEARS. ONIONS VERY DEAR. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. ■Californian grapes, new season's plums and grapefruit came to hand this week, and supplies also arrived from Sydney and the Islands. Apples are now selling' fairly well and there is a slightly better demand for pears. Hothouse tomatoes are scarce and sell at good prices. Island tomatoes are also on the market. Oranges met with fair demand, but local lemons and Pcorman oranges are in over supply and low prices have to be accepted to effect sales. Bananas are in good demand. Quotations arc:—Apples: . Delicious, 0/6 to .8/6 per ease; Granny Smiths,, .7/ .to 9/; Munros, 7/ to 8/; Dougherty, 3/ to. 6/; Winesaps, 0/6 to 8/; Sturm-, ers, 7/0 to 8/; Statesman, 7/0, Pears: Coles and Nells, 0/ to 8/0. Grapefruit: Large, 4/ to 0/; small, 2/0 to 3/0. Oranges: Island, according to count, 15/ to 17/; Australian navels, 9/ to 11/0. Mandarines: 0/ to 9/. Lemons: 3/ to 0/. Tomatoes: Fiji, originals, 0/3 to 7/6; hothouse, up to 1/8 per lb. Tree tomatoes: 3/ to 0/0 case; black, 0/ to 8/. Bananas: No. 1, repacks, up to 17/; No. 2 and medium, 8/ to 14/. Grapes: Californian, in barrels, Red Emperors, 34/; Red Malagas, 33/; White Malagas, 30/. Plums: Californian, Presidents, 23/ per crate. New potatoes did not come to hand so freely this week. Canadian onions realised good prices, as supplies have been very short. Kumeras came to hand from Tauranga.and also from the islands. The market has been hfeavily supplied with cauliflower, cabbage and kumeras. Celery has been sent forward in fair quantities and pumpkins are still plentiful and cheap. Quotations are: Potatoes, Southern, 7/0 to 8/0 per cwt; new, lid to 3d per lb; onions, Canadian, 31/ to 32/ per cental; local, 10/ to 14/ per bag; kumeras, Island, 9/ to 9/0 per cwt; Tanranga, 4/ to 5/0; cabbage, .1/ to 4/ per sack; cauliflower, 1/ to 3/0; swedes, 1/0 to 2/ per bag; pumpkins, 2/0 to 5/ per cwt; citron melons, 7/0 per cwt; green peas, 0d to 7d per lb; beans, hothouse, Sd to 1/3 per lb; lettuce, .1/ to 5/ per case; cucumbers, hothouse, 3/0 to 0/ per dozen; vegetable marrows, .1/0 to 3/; cabbage, loose, i Od to 1/0; cauliflower, loose, Od to 2/; . celery, Od to 2/0 bundle; rhubarb, 2/0 . to 5/ per dozen; spinach, 9d to .1/0; • pumpkins, loose, 3d to 1/ each; radish, Od per dozen; spring onions, 4d to 1/3 i per bundle; carrots, parsnips, spring . onions, beet, turnip, 5d to 9d dozen: 1 asparagus, 1/ to .1/9 per bundle; 2 sprouts, 3d to 4d per lb; leeks, 3d to C 0d per bundle; chokos, 9d to 1/3. Heavy supplies of eggs are still comD Ing forward and prices rule at low 5 rates. Hen and duck eggs are quoted a as follows: —First grade, .10-id per 3 dozen; B grade, 9}d; C grade, 7Jd. f Farmers' butter sells from 8d to lid per-lb.