THE CITY MARKETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21136, 19 March 1932, Page 7

THE CITY MARKETS.

YESTERDAY'S AUCTIONS.

HIGHER VALUES FOR EGGS

There was little change in the values for fruit at the City Markets yesterday compared with the prices ruling on Tuesday. Tomatoes remained dull of sale, there being practically no inquiry for second grade and cracked fruit. The rates for hothouse grapes were about ilia same, but good quality outdoor grapes showed a slight improvement. A fair demand existed for good Louis Bon pears, but other lines of this fruit were almost unsaleable. Considerably larger quantities of passion fruit came forward and sold at low prices. Bananas realised medium rates. Peaches are. practically finished and yesterday's prices for the limited stocks offered ranged from 3s to 5s 6d a case. The field produce market was heavily supplied with cabbage, cauliflower, pumpkin's, carrots and beetroot and there were good stocks of green peas, celery and other seasonal lines: A fair demand existed for most classes, the prices for which showed no outstanding change. Heavy offerings of poultry met with a poor demand and the values receded slightly. A further increase has occurred, in the rates for eggs. Special grade hen and duck eggs realised Is 9|d a dozen and A grade Is B£d. Farmers' butter remained steady at to a lb. Following are yesterday's prices:— FRUIT. Blackberries. 5d to Gd a chip; tomatoes, choice, smooth, local, Is 3d to '2s a case (few extra quality lines at higher rates); local, others, 9d to Is 3d: Hutt, Is Gd to Is 9d: peaches, Gold,en Queen, 33 6d to 5a 6d; late Reds, 3s to 4s Od; graces, hothouse Hamburg 43d. to 8d a lb;' Muscat lOd to Is; Gro3 Cohnan, 8d to Is 4d; Albany Surprise, in crates, 4s Gd to 5s 6d a case; Cape gooseberries, 3d to 4d a lb; pears, Bon Chretien, la 6d to 2s 6d a case; Louiso Bon, 4s to 7s; Packhams, Is 6d to 3s; Beurre Bosc and others. Is Gd to 3s; apples, Gravenstein, 23 to 3s; Cox Orange, 3s to os 6d; Delicious, '2s to 4s; cookers and others, Is 6d to 2s 6d: passions, local, Is Gd to 2s 9d; bananas. No. l'e, 12s to Ifis; mediums, 10s to lis; seconds, 5s to 6s: oranges, Californian, 40s; lemons, 5s tn 9s: quinces. 5s to 6S Gd: half cases. 2s 3d to ss; egg fruit, 2s to 3s. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, new, 2s to 3s a bag; onions, 3s Gd to 4s 6d; kumaras, 3s to 4s 6d; cabbage. Is 6d to 3s Gd a sack; cauliflower. 4s to 5s Gd,; swedes, .Is 6d to 2a Gd a bag; pumpkins, 2s to 4s 6d a cwt; citron melons. 3s to 3s 6d; green pea 3, 4s to 7s Gd a bag; beans. Is to 2s; lettuce, Is to 3s a case; cucumbers, 3s Gd a, dozen: vegetable marrows. Is to Is Gd: water melons, 3d to Is each; rock melons, 2d to Gd; cabbage, loose. Is to 2s a dozen; cauliflower, loose, 2s to 4s: celery, Gd to 2s Gd a * bundle: rhubarb. Is to 2b Gd a dozen; spinach, Gd to 9d dozen: pumpj kir.s. loose. 2d to 8d each; radish, Gd : to Is a dozen: 6pring onions, Gd to 9d 1 a bundle; carrots, parsnips, beet and tur- | nips, 4d to 6d a dozen; leeks, 2d a bundle. POULTRY. Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime. 2s 6d to Is each: not prime, Is 3d upward,; light, prime, Is Gd, 2s 6d; not prime. Is upward; fat roosters, heavy, prime. Is 3d to 2s: light. Is to Is 3d: fat hens, heavy. Is 6d to 19 1 9d: light. Is to 3s 3d; pullets, heavy, best, 5s to 6s 6d: smaller. 2s upward; light, | best, 5s to 6s 6d; smaller, Is 6d upward; drakes, young, prime. Is 6d to 2s 3d; | smaller. Is upward: old. Is Gd to 2s: ducks. ' young, 2s 6d to 4s 6d: old. Is Gd to 2s; | geese, 3s to 3s Gd: turkey hens, 3s to sb: ; ! Gd: gobblers,* 8s to 15s. > DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs, special grade. Is 9id a dozen; A grade, Is SJd; B grade. Is 4ld: C grade. Is lid; duck eggs, special grade, Is 9id; A grade, Is B]d; B grade. Is 65d: C grade. Is 3'jd. Farmers' butter, 8?d to llld a lb. NEW COMPANIES FORMED. ■ r SOUTHERN REGISTRATIONS. The following public companies have been registered in Southern centres: — Napier Amusements, Limited, Wellington, motion picture, opera house, theatrical and music hall proprietors. Capital: £12,000 in 6000 pref. sharfes of £1 each and 6000 ordinary shares of £1 each. ! Subscribers: Kemball Theatres, Limited, 1 and Fuller-Hay ward Theatre Corporation, j Limited, 1500 shares each; J. A. ,Miles, I F. B. Smith, J. H. Mason, C. Davis, | J. Fuller and C. M. Ollivier, one share : each.

Gold Options, Limited, Hokitika, to adopt agreements to purchase mining rights at Charleston and Barrytown with E. Souter, and to take up options to purchase other gold mining privileges. Capital: £2500 in £1 shares. Subscribers: S. B. White, F. Murray and T. A. W. Tate, 100 shares each; R. J. Williams, 50 shares; and M. Martin. T. P. Ryan and E. C. Hansen, 25 shares each.