MARKET REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 7

MARKET REPORTS.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE. A further drop in the price of eggs took plaoe at the Auckland City Markets yesterday, when extra large supplies were available. Farmers' butter, However, was in short supply. Few now potatoes are finding their way to the markets as yet. A number of plants and trees were offered and found ready sale. The following were tho prices realised:— FRUIT. Apples.—Delicious, 18s to Us a case for choice varieties; others, 6s to 10s: Munroes and Ballarats, 9b to 9s 6d; Doliertys, Cs 6d to 10s 6d; Commerce, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Sturmers, 9s to lis. Oranges.—Repacked, lis 6d a case; Poorman, 5s to (is, Tree tomatoes, 6s 6d to 8s a case; hothouse tomatoes, Is 3d to Is 6d per lb; ripe bananas, 20s to 28s a case; lemons, choice, up to 13s; others. 6s to 9s; passion fruit, 9s 6d to 12s; Sydney grapes, 10s to 15s; mandarins, 18s to 20s, FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes v/ere in (heavy supply. Best Southern made 8s Cd per owt.,i medium varieties bringing 7s 6d to Ba. Australian brought lis to lis 6d a sock. New potatoes sold at from 2d to 6d per lb. Onions sold at 183 to 18s 6d per cwt; kumaras. lid to 2d per lb; cabbage, 17s to 23n a sack; swedes, 3s to 5s 6d per cwt; pumpkins, 4s to 8a; marrows, 2d to 9d each; celery. Is to 5s a bundle; rhubarb, 4s to 6s a dozen: cauliflower, 3d to Is 4d each; Isttuco, 8d to 4s a dozen; leeks, Cd to 9d a bundle; carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, 8d to 1b 3d a dozen. v DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs realised Is lOd to Is lid a dozen, duck eggs bringing Is 9d to Is lOd. Farmers' butter made Is 4d to Is 7d per lb. the average price realised being Is sa. PLANTS AND TREES, All varieties of plants, trees B>nd hedges were in good demand, supplies in some cases not being equal to demand. Fruit trees sold at Is to 2s 8d each, Tecoma hedges realised 30s a 100; Pittosporum and Escalonia, 17s 6d; Privet, 20s. j Particularly keen demand was experienced for Tecoma hedges, while the three others werealso much sought after. - ; |

CANTERBURY MARKETS. r BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] CHBISTCHURCH, Tuesday. There is practically nothing iaew to report on week-end review except that the potato position is weaker. A report was current to-day that the Koromiko, due to arrive later in the month from Victoria, was bringing 1000 tons. This vrould mean on top of the Wairuna's consignment and further impending shipments from Australia a sufficiency of supplies for Auckland until the first week in August, and to that extent the local demand 13 affected. Values at present are £6 10s f.0.b., s.i., or £4 5s .on trucks. It is reported that Tasmaman potatoes have been offered at a. lower price than last week. ''.■••'■'.'. . : Millers report" that there is no more locally-grown wheat to be secured, and the recnt importations were very welcome. There is no change to report m other branches of produce.