MARKET REPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18771, 26 July 1924, Page 7

MARKET REPORTS.

FRtJIT AND PRODUCE. Egga were in heavy supply at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Poultry generally was also rather over supplied, out little demand wan experienced for duck*. Fruit and field produce were in fairly good supply and demand. The following prices were realised:— _ FBUTT ■ :,. Apples.—Delicious, 9s to 140 a case; Dobertya. 6s to 10s 6d; Munroes, 9s 6d to 10s 6dj Ballarats. 10s to lis; Stumiers, 9a to 10s 6d. Oranges.—Poorman. 4s 6d to 6s 6d a base; Sydney, Navals, 18s to 21a; repacked Liland, 14s; local sweet. 4s to 6s. Sydney pausioua made 12s to 13s a case; mandarins, 183 to 245; pines, 12s to 1&j; hhthouse tomatoes, 1b Gd to 2s par lb; hothouse grflp<», 8s Od per lb: repacked bananas, Ida to 18s a caiie; Nollis pears, 14s to. 15s; lemons (large supplies), Gs to ..«■:.'?- ■ a-: ■ .-field;:; produce.,.■:.;;■_ Best Southern potatoes brought 7s 6d per cwt; new potatoes, 24 to iid per lbs Australian, 9s to 9s Gd a .sack; Australian onions,. 21s per cwt kutnaras. IJd to 1 6-8 d per lb; cabbage, to 20a a soak; others, 8s to 7s:: <;duliflowers. 8a to 8« a sack; loose, 4d to Is each; lettuce. Is 6d to 8s a dozen; celery, 23 to 6s a bundle; pumpkins, 7s per cwt; carrots, Sarsnips, beet and turnips. 6d to Is - a ozon; leeks, Od a bundle. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen and duck eggs, Is 6d to Is 6Jd a dozen; farmers' butter. Is 4id to Is 8d per lb. The average price realised for butter was Is Bid, POULTRY. •: Heavy cockerels realised 5s to 7s each; light. 8s 3d to ss: heavy iiona, 8s Gd to 4s 6d;. light, 2s 8d to 8s Bd;> ducks and drakes,.2s to Ss 6d; laying pullets, 6a to 6s 9d; hens, 4s to 59. ■ -<y