THE AUCKLAND MARTS

Northern Advocate, 7 June 1933, Page 7

THE AUCKLAND MARTS

Eggs Dull of Sale

BANANAS DEARER. egg prices decline. (Special to “Northern Advocate.’’) AUCKLAND, This Day, Apples and pears continue dull of sale. Large quantities of Delicious apples have yet to be marketed, and that variety is hard to quit. Ripe bananas being scarce, higher prices ruled in consequence. Fair quantities of hothouse tomatoes are offering, but the demand for this line has been poor. Hothouse grapes “are dull of sale. Quotations are:— Fruit. Apples; Jonathan. 5/6 to 7/6 ease; Delicious, 3/ to (>/; Salome, 4/ to 5/; Brighton, 3/ to 5/; Ballarats, 5/ to 6/; Stunners, 5/ to 7/; Munros, 4/ to 4/6; Branny Smith, 6/ to S/. Pears: Coles, k/6 to 1.1/; Nolis, 7/ to .11/; others, over-ripe, -1/ to 5/. Keillors, 4/6 to 6/; P. Barry, 5/ (o 7/6. Passions: 5/ to 1.1/. Oranges: Californian, .‘>s/6 to 40/; Rarolongau, repacked, 13/ to 19/; Mangaia, 19/ to 21/. Maudarius: Fiji, 13/ to .16/, Grape fruit: New Zealand. 5/ to 6/6; Californian, 42/. Guavas; 3/ to 4/. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 6/ to 9/; oulduor, 3/ to 7/. Bananas: 16/ to 22/ per orange case. Persimmons; 1/9 to 2/6, Tree tomatoes: New Black, 4/ to 6/; others, 3/ to 4/6, Cape gooseberries: 2Ad to 3d lb. Lemons: Extra choice, 12/ to 15/ ease; others, (>/ to It)/. Grapes: Hothouse, choice, Coleman, 1/6; others, Kid to 1/4 lb. Vegetables.

All root vegetables are in heavy supply at the marts. This applies to locally-grown potatoes, of which unusually large quantities have boon sent in. Celery is in fair demand and supplies arc plentiful. The market is still over-supplied with pumpkins, barge 1 quantities of cabbage are available, while cauliflower and lettuce are in fair supply. Quotations are:—

Potatoes, .'Southern, 5/ lo 7/ cwt; local, 1/0 to 4/ bag; swedes, 1/ to 2/6 bag; onions, 1/ to 2/0 bag; kumeras, 2/0 to 4/ bag; cabbages, 1/ to 4/ sack; on benches. 0d to 1/ dozen; cauliflowers, .'l/ to 7/0 sack; on benches, 1/ to 4/ dozen; •pumpkins. 1/ to .'!/ sack; best Crown, 5/ cAvt; encumbers, to 5/6 dozen; carrots, Md to 0d dozen; parsnips, Od to 1/ dozen; beet, ;»d to 0d dozen; radish, 0d dozen; spring onions, Id to Od bundle: spinach, 5d to 7d dozen; leeks. Id to 4d dozen; French beans, .‘l/ to 7/ bag; marrows, 1/ to 2/ dozen; melons, citron, 2/ to 4/ sack; lettuce, 1/ to 0/ ease; celery, cooking 0d to t)d bundle, dessert 1/ to 2/.'l bundle; rhubarb, 1/ to 2/0 dozen.

Moth withstanding the sharp drop in prices tor eggs at the end of last week the demand still eon tin nes small, with the result that the market is very weak. (Quotations are: First grade hen eggs, l/N per dozen; H grade, l/(i; and C grade, 1/1. First grade duck eggs, 1/7; I! grade, I/d; and C grade, 1/4 per dozen. Fa l iners’ butter is ipioted at from Nd to KM per lb. Poultry. The supply of poultry was medium, and llm demand was fairly keen for table birds. The prices paid remain about level, but older birds sold at slightly lower rates than last week. Sidling rates were as follow:--('oekerels; Heavy breeds, prime ■(/ to ciii'li, not. prime C/(i up; light breeds, prime g/d to I/, not prime -/ up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, g/ to g/d; light breeds, 1/0 to g/. Fat liens: Heavy breeds, g/0 to .'I/.'!; light breeds, l/;i to bullets: Heavy breeds, best .’!/ to -4/, smaller I/O 11)1; light breeds, best .”>/ to ■!/, smaller I/O 1 up. Drakes; Voting, prime, g/;l to g/0. Diieks: Young', g/0 to .">/0; old, 1/0 to g/i;. Drakes; Old. 1/0 to g-'O. Turkey liens: d to 4/; gobblers, d/G to 8/.