THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21939, 24 October 1934, Page 7

THE CITY MARKETS

APPLES IN HEAVY SUPPLY INCREASE IN STRAWBERRIES Apples were again in heavy supply at the City Markets yesterday, and were slow of sale. Increased supplies of strawberries were available, and prices dropped to as low as lOd a chip for Marguerites. South Australian oranges sold readily at late rates, while lemons and grapefruit met with a fair demand. There was a good inquiry for bananas, and a small shipment of Queensland pineapples which arrived by the Marama yesterday morning sold freely. The market was heavily supplied with onions, cabbages, new potatoes, rhubarb jyul green peas, while cauliflowers, beans, asparagus, carrots and parsnips also were available in large quantities. There was a medium supply of poultry, the demand being fair, except for old roosters, which were not sought. Prices generally were unaltered. Values were: —. fc'RUl'J" Apples, Delicious, lota I, '2s lid to 4s; Hawke's Bay. 5s to 7b Cd; Stunners, os to 7b; Urn liny Smith, 4b to (is; Munroes. '2s to 4s ; IXuiplierty, iis 6d to 6s; Statesman. '2s to ss. Home Beauty, 4s to 5s 6d; pears. Coles, os to 7s; Nelis, Us to 7s 6d ; P. Barry. 4s to Os fid; passions, Gs to 12s Od; gooseberries. 10s a case- strawberries, Captain Cook, Is fid to '2s fid- Marguerite, 10d to Is 9d: oranges. South Australian repacks, according to count, 10s to 2fis; lemons, cured, 6s to 10s; others, 2? 6d to ss; grapefruit, New Zealand, large* 6s to 9s: small, is to 6s: California]!, 28b. tomatoes, Island. 8s to 9»; hothouse. 6d to Is 2d a lb.;" bananas. 14? to 235; tree tomatoes, 4s to 6s; new black, 6s to 7s; pines, Queensland, 14s to li?s; grapes, Californian Red Emperor. 245: coconuts. 12s fid a sack. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, new, lid to lid a lb.; Southern, 5s to 6s a cwt.; swedes. Is 6d to 2s 9d a bag: onions. 2s to 4s; kumaras. 4s to 5s 6d a bag; Island, 14s to 15s a cwt. : cabbages. Is 6d to 7s 6d a sack; on beiiches. Is to 3s a dozen; cauliflowers. Is 6d to 7s (3d a sack; on benches, 6d to 3s a dozen; pumpkins, best Triumble 20s to 30s a cwt.; cucumbers. hothouse. 3s Gd to Gs a dozen; carrots, 8d to Is; parsnips, 9d to Is 3d; beet, 6d to Is; turnips. 4d to 9d; radish, 3d to 9d; spring onions, 3d to 9d a bundle; spinach, fid to Is a dozen; leeks, 2d to sd; green peas, 2d to 3d a lb.; French beans, hothouse, 8d to Is 3d a lb.; broad beans, 3d a lb.; marrows, Is 6d to 3s a dozen; lettuce. Is to 4s 6d a case; celery, cooking, 2d to Gd a bundle: dessert. Is to 2s; rhutjarb, Is to 2s dozen: asparagus. 5d to 9d a bundle POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s Gd to 6s fid; not prime, 3s up; light breeds, prime, 3s to 4s fid; not prime, 2s 6d up; fat roosters. hfavy breeds, prime, Is 9d to 2s fid: light breeds. Is Gd to 2s; fat hens, heavy breeds, 2s 9d to 3s 9d; light breeds. Is 9d to 2s 9d; pullets,, heavy breeds, best, 3s to 4s Gd; smaller. 2s up; light breeds, best. 2s Gd to 4s; smaller. Is Gd up; drakes, young, prime. 2s 3d to 3s 3d; smaller. Is tin; old Is fid to 2s; ducks, young, Is 9d to 2s 9d; old. Is Gd to 2s; geese, 4s to ss; turkey liens. 4s fid to 6s; gobblers, fis to 14s; cockerel chicks. heavy breeds, fid to 3s; light breeds. Id to 2s Cd; day-old chicks. Black Orpington. 5d to Pd; Leghorn, fid to 7d; guinea fowls. 3s to 4s; ducklings. 9d to Is 3d. COUNTRY STOCK SALES FRANKTON QUOTATIONS LITTLE CHANGE IN VALUES [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday The yarding of fat sheep at the Frankton salevards to-day was about the same as last week. Competition for fat wethers was not keen, and values receded. Fat ewes were in rather short supply, with the result that in this section values showed little alteration. Hoggets sold at late rates, while a heavy .entry of spring lambs sold at below the export schedule. There was a good entry of ox beef, including many pens of well-finished cattle, the market remaining unchanged for heavy cattle, while lighter cattle met with a fairly firm sale. Cow and heifer beef, of which much of the entry was second quality, sold at rates slightly in advance of those ruling at last sale. An exceptionally heavy yarding of fat pigs was penned, the market remaining •steady throughout, and values being on a par with those ruling at last sale. A heavy yarding of stores met with a steady demand at figures slightly lower than last week. The auctioneers report as follows: — Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Fat sheep: Heavy shorn wethers sold at up to 26s 3d: medium weight, 24s 6d; light and unfinished, 22s fid to 235; fat woolly ewes, 17s to 21s; shorn fat ewes, 16s to 18s Gd; fat woolly hoggets, 21s to 23s 6d; small, 13s Gd to 17s. Spring lambs: Best, to 245; medium. 17s to 21s. Fat cattle: Medium weight bullocks. £8 7s to £9 15s; light weights and unfinished steers. £5 10s to £6 15s; ox beef, equal to 24s per 1001b; fat cows and heifers of good quality, £4 10s to £5 15s; light Jersey fat cows and heifers, £2 5s to £3 15s; aged cows and boners, to 325; runners, to £2 12s Gd: vealers, to 28s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 6s to £3 10s; medium baconers, £3 Is to £3 Gs; light, baconers and heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3; medium porkers. £2 4s to £2 12s; light porkers, 3fis to £2 2s; choppers, 37s to £2 12s: best stores, 375; others, £1 5s to 325; slips, 19s 6d to 25s Gd, best weaners. 17s to 19s fid; others. 13s to lfis fid; Tamworth boars, £2 2s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Cattle: Good heavy quality bullocks sold at £8 15s to £9 2s fid; lighter, £7 5s to £8 10s; other», to £7; good heavy cows and heifers, JES 15s to £fi 9s; medium quality, £5 5s to £5 12s fid; lighter, £4 to £5; killable, £3 5s to £4; fleshy store cows, £1 18s to £2 12s Gd; boners, to £1 Gs. Sheep: Medium quality woolly wethers, £1 4s to £1 6s; heavy shorn wethers, £1 4s 2d to £1 Gs 3d; medium, £1 3s to £1 4s; medium Bhorn ewea, 15s 9d; good woolly ewes, 17s to £1 Os Gd; lighter, 14s to 17s; small spring lambs, 16s to 19s 6d; heavy woolly hoggets, £1 to £1 2s 9d. Pigs: Medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 9s; light bnconere and heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 lfis; medium porkers, £2 Is to £2 7s; light, £1 15s to £1 18b; best stores, £1 4s to £1 7s; others. 19s to £1 2s; best weaners, 14s to 18s 6d; others, to 13s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Heavy shorn wethers sold at 25s to 265; medium, 23s 6d to 24b 9d; light, 20s to 22s Gd; heavy shorn ewes, lfis to 18s; medium, 14s 9d to 15s Gd; light, 13s to 14s 3d; heavy woolly hoggets. 22s 3d to 23s Gd; heavy shorn hoggets. 18s 3d lo 20s; heavy prime lambs, 21s to 23s 6d. Cattle: Heavy fat steera, £8 5s to £8 12s; prime medium fat steerß. £7 10s to £7 19s; lighter, £6 18s to £7 ss; heavy fat cows. £6 5s t6 £6 lis; medium fat cows and heifers, £5 10b to £fi; light, £4 10s to £5 2s Gd; heavy second quality fat cows, £3 10s lo £4; killable cows, £2 10s to £3 ss; freshconditioned young cows, to 30s; boners, to 18s; vealers, 27s to £2. Pips: Heavy baconers, £3 10s to £3 14s; medium, £3 to £3 8s; light, £2 10s lo .£2 18s; heavy porkers. £2 Gs to £2 lis; medium, £2 Is to £2 ss; light, 35s to £2 2s; largo stores, 30s to 345; smaller, 24s to 295.; slips, 18s to 23s 6d: weaners 14s to 17s: smaller weaners. 7s fid to lis. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited.— Sheep: Medium shorn fat wethers sold fit 24s to 24s 9d; light, 22s to 23s 9d; heavy fat woolly ewes, 21s to 21s 3d; fat shorn ewes, lfis to 17s 6d: heavy fat hoggets. 23s to 245; lighter. 20s to 22s fid; heavy spring lambs. 22s to 2fis; light. 15« to 20s. Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks. £8 10s to £9 ss: lighter, £7 15s to £8 7s Gd; light and unfinished, £6 to £7 10s; prime heavy fat cows. £6 10s to £7 15s; heavy, £5 15s to £0 7s fid; medium weights, £4 15s to £5 7s Gd; light, £3 15s to £4 10s; heavy fat heifers, £fi to £7; lighter. £1 10s to £5 10s; light, £3 10s to £4 ss; vealers, 12s to £2. Pigs: Heavy baconers. £3 5s to £3 14b: medium weights, £2 lfis to £3 3b; light, £2 12a to £2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 Gs to £2 lis; medium weights. £2 2s to £2 ss; light, 33s ,to £2 la; good stores. 28s to 345; others, 25s to 27«; slips, 18s to 235; best, weaners, 17s to 19s; good. 14s to lfis: small, lOs to 12s; bows in pig. to £3 ss. LARGE TAUfyJARUNUI YARDINGS [BY TKLEGKAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT] TAUMARUNUI. Tuesday There were large entries of pigs and cattle and a moderate entry of sheep at a' stock sale held at Taumarunui to-day. The demand was keen for pigs and store cattle and there was a ready sale foi sheep. Extra prime woolly ewes, 25s fid; prime fat ewes, shorn, 19s to 20s Gd; small fat hoggets, IBh fid; five-year-old ewes, with lambs at foot, 15s Id; shorn two-tooth v,-ethers, 20s 4d; light fat cows, to £4 15s; others, £2 15a to £3; two-year-old Angus steers, £4 ss; good yearling Shorthorn steera, £3 5s to £3 10s; small. 30s to £2 10s; two-year-old mixed-coloured steers, £3 2s fid to £3 12s; two year-old Polled Angus heifers, £2 8s; small steers, 37s fid. small heifers, 28s; other heifers, 22s Gd and 255; Shorthorn steer, £4 if. Pigs were a shnde easier than at last week's sale. Best, weaners, 15s to 18s; slips, 17s fid to 19s; stores. 20s to 22s Cd: light porkers, 25s to 20s; medium-weisht porkers, 29s Cd; sow. in pig, £3 12e 6d.