MARKET REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18089, 13 May 1922, Page 7

MARKET REPORTS.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Prices at the Auckland city markets wain showed a downward tendency yesterday. Tho setting in of the cold weather has had its effect in a diminishing demand for fruit, There was a large supply of rip© pears .on' tho market.' while bananas fell in >ji°° owing to a fair quantity becoming ripe while still in hand. A shipment of hot-house grapes arrived from Sydney during the week in rip* condition and sold at reduced prices, uomatoes and passion fruit were shortening in supplies. The market for eggs was heavily stocked with duck eggs, tho prices for which showed a further fall.

! FRUIT. Choice Delicious apples realised from l?.s 6d to 16s. a distinct rise over last week's price*. Jonathans sold from 7e-to 8e 6d, some boxes rising to 9s. Northern Spys brought 7s to lGe, while other varieties sold from 5s to 7s 6d. In cooking apples. Ballarats rea--1 liaed from 8s to 9s; Munros, 7s to 9s; and ! seconds, 5s to 6s. Of the various varieties of pears. Winter Coles, Winter Nelia. and Elizabeth Coles eold from 13s to 15s, according to duality. Other varieties realised much lower prices, while a largo supply of ripe fruit went from 5a to 7s. and at time* 8s 6d. Tomatoes, supplies of which ar# falling oft, realised up to 10e a case, higher than was reached last week. Passion fruit, which are ! also coming in in smaller quantities, realised from 6s to 10s. Persimmons sold from 4s to ss, some lines fetching 6s. Tree tomatoes also brought from 4s to ss. Local fresh lemons sold from 6a to 12s; cured. 15s to 225, according to count. Rarotongan oranges advanced in price, eelhng. from lis to 12s bd a case. Bananas were in n.po condition, and prices fell somewhat, ranging from lis to 18s. Rip© hot-house grapes from Sydney realised from 4s io 20s a box, while local hothouee grapes eold from Is 7d to 3a id for first grades and Is to Is 6d for seconds. i Guavas fetched 3s to 4s 6d.

! DAIRY PRODUCE. I Duck c*kb were in exreptionalN . hear? I supply and were difficult to sell Prices receded on last wcok'B. and ranged from 2« I9d to 2s lOd pot dozen. On the other hand HESn •«• w«» keenly, 'sought, after and prices ?eali«ed from 88 2d to 3b 6d per dozen farmers' butter was in keen demand, and sold freely from Is Ud to U 6d per lb Section honey sold from B}d to did per section. POULTRY. Fair supplies of came to hand. Prime cockerels realisedl 3s 9d to 5e 6d and medium 2s 3d to 3s. Hens, heavy, (etched 3sto 4s Id: light, 2a to 2s fid., Pullets sold I irom Be M to 6s. while Black OtPmgtonß ' wont up to between 9s and. 12s. The market ! was firmer for ducks. Indian Runner ducks - realised from 4s 6d to 7a 4d and drakes 8s to 4s 3d. Turkey hons fetched 6s 6d to 7s I 3d. and goblers from 12s to 16s.

FIELD PRODUCE. Beet Southern potatoes sold at 7s; medium, horn os to 6s 6d per cwt. Swedes realised from 2s 6d to 3s per cwt. Onions sold from 8s to 12s 6d per cwt; kumaras. Id to J per lb; pumpkins. 2s 6d to 7« Per c«t; beans. 2d to 3d per lb; pens, 3d to 4d per lb- cucumbers. 8s to 9s per half-bushel case; celery, la 6d to 2s 9d per bundle; cabbarjos. itto 3s <5d per dozen; cauliflowers. 4* to 14 per dozen: rhubarb. 2» 6d to 3s 6d per dozen; beet. 8d to Is per dozen; carrots. 8d to Is per dozen.

HAMILTON STOCK SALES. Tho Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co Ltd.. report:— At Hamilton,oll Tuesday we had an average yardinj; of cattle ami sheep, but the entry of pimi waa below usual. Competition tor beef was dull and spiritless. Light-weight steera made from £3 19s to £1 *)9 • cood cows and heifers ±'4 to £* lis. light-weiahts J62 IS* to .i"J 12e 6d. No grown steers were penned. Store cows made troiu £1 to £1 7s Gd. The inquiry for heifers m coif seemed to collapse and most of the lines were passed at auction. Lost offers for 2J-vear Shorthorn were about £6 10*. 2-year-old. about £4 10s: calves were in bnsk demand and sold readily at advanced rates- ■ Shorthorn heifers made to 36« for medium duality, smaller from 22« to 275. Fat sheep 2ii not maintain the recent advance.

although most of the entry was cleared. Wethera made to 26s Id, ewea to 25s 6d. unfinished ewes from 16a to 18a Fat Umba (medium) 17s; ewes in lamb drew fair competition, making up to 20s 6d; 2-tooth store wcthera made 19» to 21b: cood store Jamba irse 6d to lis backward and !ow-oon ditioned ports 16s. The entry of pige was smaller than at recent sales, with fewer buyers operating, with the result that valuee wero lower, porkers being more affected than baconers. There was little alteration in stores. Heavy baconers made to £3 16s, medium £3 15s to £3 6s. heavy porkers, to light baconera £2 to £2 14s, light to medium porkers £1 10s to £1 18s. unfinished porkers and stores £1 to £1 Bft. slips 12s to 18a. weaners o» to Bs.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited. Hamilton, re-ports-—At our weekly stock ea!e at Frankton we had an average yarding of sheep and cattlo. A good demand existed for all classes of sheep, store wethers, lamb and breeding ewe.* selling exceptionally well. fs.t sheep on par with late rate*. Beef wae du',l-*of sale and heifers in calf met with only moderate competition, but young cattle were wanted We quote: Medium fat wethers. £1 4« to £ 1 6s 6d; fat lambs. 17e to 19s; store lamb 3, 10a 9d to 13s 8d; f.m. ewes, been with raroe. 16a 6d to 18s; rough fat cows, £1 196 to £2 4a; 18-months steers. second quality £1 12s to £1 15s; 25-year*o!d heifers, in calf. £6 6k to £6 lie: 18-montha heifers, in calf. £219 ato £3 7s fid; wcaner S.H. heifers, £1 fis: good dairy cows at profit sold up to £10 10a. A smaller yarding of pigs than usual, and fewer buyers were present. Prices were a little easier, but ail lota were sold at auction. Heavy baconers nold tip to £3 16s. good baconera £3 to £3 10s. good porkera and light baconers. £2 2s to £2 10s: porkers. 35s to i'is; light porkers. 28s to 335; sows sold from Ms to £2 Sis: slips. 20s to 225: smaller slips, 12s to 16s: weaners. 8s to 10s; small weaners. 6s to 7s,

PROPERTY SALES. Samuel Vaile and Sons, Ltd., report having sold the following properties at their auction sale yesterday:—House of five rooms at No. 8, Chamberlain Street, Grey Lynn, at request, of the mortgagee, for £910; house of six rooms. No. 8, Lisnoo Avenue, Mount Eden, for £1025. The sale of a section, in Hackett Street was postponed for a fortnight and two sales under conduct of the registrar were withdrawn.