THE CITY MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20991, 30 September 1931, Page 5

THE CITY MARKETS.

YESTERDAY'S AUCTIONS. NO OUTSTANDING CHANGES. All lines of apples met with a fair demand at the Auckland City Markets yesterday. Pears sold at about last week's rates. There was only a fair inquiry for tree tomatoes, while grapes, mandarines and lemons were slow of sale. Island oranges met with a keen demand, there being a fair inquiry for Australian oranges. Ripe Island tomatoes- showed a slight drop in values. Ripe bananas were in short supply and brought fairly high prices. Bananas ex the Tofua made about 16s a case. The field produce market was- heavily supplied with celery, cabbage and beans. <; There were also good stocks of cauliflower, swedes, new potatoes and other vegetables in season. Most lines met with the usual fair demand. The values for hen and duck eggs remained unchanged. Prices for average quality lines were as follows: FRUIT. Apples, Delicious, 4s fid to 6s a <;ase; specials, 7s to Ss: Munroes, -Is fid to 7s; Prides, 5s to 7s fid: Dougherty, 4s Hs 6d; Sturmers, Ss to 9s ; Grannie Smith. 8s fid to 10s; pears. Nellis (choice quality), 10s to lis; small, 7s to 8s; Coles, fis to Ss fid; passions, Australian, 10s to 14s; tree tomatoes, Js to 6s; tomatoes, hothouse, ldd to Is 3d per lb; island, 7s to 9s » case; lemons, local, is fid to 8s; oranges, island (according to count). 15s to 19s: Australian Navels, lis to 14s: Common Sydneys, 7s fid to 9s; Valencias. 9s fid to 12s; pines, 10s to Us; mandarins. Is fid to 7s; grapes, Cnlifomin.il white, lfis to ISs: red. 15s to 225: bananas. No. l's, up to 2fis; mediums, 19s to 225; No. 2's, 16s to 19s; ex Tofua. about, lfis. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, Southern, fis to ?s a sack; new. Hd to 2;d per lh; onions, local. 5s 3d to 6s 3d a bag; Californian, 16s a cental; knmaras. island, 15s per cwt; Tauran?a, lfis to ISs; cabbage. 3s to 9s a sack; cauliflower. 4s to 10s; swedes, 2s to 3s a has; pumpkins, 10a to 14s per cwt.: green peas, Sd to Is per lb; beans, hothouse. 13 to Is fid; lettuce, Is to 5s a case; cucumbers, hothouse. 4s to 5s 9d a dozen; outdoor. Sydney. ,1s to fis a case; vegetable marrows, 3s to 4s a dozen; cabbage, loose. Is fid to 4s bd, cauliflower, loose. 3s to 7s: celery. 9d to 2a 9d a bundle: rhubarb, 3s to 6s 6d a dozen; spinach. 9d to Is 4d; pumpkins, loose, 4d to 2s each: radish. 9d to Is a dozen: spring onions, fid to Is a bundle: carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips, fid to lOd a dozen; asparagus. 8d to Is a bundle; leeks. 3d to fid. DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs, special grade, Is lid a dozen; A grade. Is Old: B grade. 11 id: duck eggs, special grade. Is Old: A grade. ll*d; B "•rade, 10ld; farmers' butter. 9!d to lid per lb. AUSTRALIAN STOCKS. PRICES IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Sept.. 28. On the New York Stock Exchange to-day Coiftmonwealth 5 per cents., 1955, were quoted at 40; 1957, 38; 4 A per cents.. 35£; New South Wales 5 per cents., 31; Queensland 6 per cents., 453CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. CHICAGO. Sept. 23. Wheat-.—September, cents a bushel; December, 43 cents; March, cents; May, 52 1-8 cents.