THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22030, 9 February 1935, Page 9

THE CITY MARKETS

PEACHES SELL CHEAPLY VEGETABLES STILL DEAR f Peaches and plums brought low prices at the City Markets yesterday. Hothouse grapes also sold fairly cheaply, many lines being hard to quit. Thure was a good demand for coloured apples, but cookers were slow of sale. Good quality nectarines sold well, as did tomatoes, the glut in these appearing to be definitely over. Heavy supplies of carrots and kumaras were ottered, prices falling in both lines. There were also large quantities of watermelons, which sold very cheaply. Good quality celery brought fairly high prices, but there was very little demand for cucumbers, which were in heavy supply. Pumpkin values decreased considerably owing to the large number offering Cabbage and cauliflower supplies were again low and prices high. Poultry prices were practically the same as those earlier in the week, the supply being heavy and the demand good. Values were: — FRUIT Apples, Graveiutein, choice coloured, picked sizes, (>s to 8a n case; others, 3s to ss: cookers, 3s to 39 Gd; Pearman, 3a lo 4s: pears, William Bon Chretien, Hawke's Bay, (>s to 7s: local. 5s to Gs; passions, 2s to ss; peaches, crates,' 4s to Gs; cases, 2s to 2a 9d; nectarines, 5s to 9s; plums, Dons, 2s to 4s; Purple King, 3s to ss; Sateuma, 2s to ss; Greengage, 5s Gd to tis Gd; oranges, Californian, 27s Gd 1o 37s Gd; "Jamaican, 27s Gd to 30s; lfemons, cured, 9s to 13s; others, 5s to Ss; grapefruit. Californian, 32s (id; tomatoes, outdoor, choice, smooth, local. 3s to 4s; No. 2 and medium, Is Gd to 2s 9d; Hutt, 2s to 3s; pines. Queensland. 16s to 18s; grapes, hothouse, 4d to lOd; coco- ► nuts, 14s; cape gooseberries, 3d to 3id. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, 4s to 7s a bag; 13s a cwt.: swedes 2s Gd to 4« a bag; onions, 5s to Gs Gd; kumaras, lid to 2d a lb.; cabbages. 7s to 15s a sack; on benches. 3s to 5s a dozen; cauliflowers, 5s 6d to 7s Gd a sacn: pumpkins, 5s to 12s a cwt; cucumbers. 3d to Is 3d a dozen; carrots, Gd to Is 9d: parsnips, 9d to Is Gd; beet, Gd to lOd: turnips, Gd; spring onions, Is 3d to 2s a bundle; spinach. Is to Is 6d a dozen; green peas, 5s <kl to 10s Gd a bag; French beans. 3s Gd to 8» Gd; marrows, Is Gd to 4b Gd a dozen; melons, water, 2d to Is each; rock. 2d to 8d each; lettuce, 3s to 10s a case: i celery, cooking, 8d to Is a bundle; dessert, I Is Gd to 2s Gd; rhubarb. Is to Is 9d. POULTRY i Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 2s 3d to | 4a Gd each; not prime, Is 3d up; light I breeds, prime. Is 3d to 2s Gd; not prime, I 9d up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, j Is Gd to 2s 3d; light breeds. Is ,'kl to Is Gd : ! fat hens, heavy breeds, Is 9d to 2s Gd: • light breeds, Is to Is Gd; pullets, heavy 1 breeds, best, 3s to 4s Gd: smaller, Is 3d up: light breeds, best, 2g 9d to 4s 3d; smaller. Is up; drakes, young, prime, Is Gd to 2s 6d; smaller, Is up; old, Is to la 3d: ducks, young, 2s to 3s; old. Is to Is 3d. POLLARD PRICES RAISED EFFECT OF DRY WEATHER The price of local pollard was advanced 10s a ton yesterday, the new value being £7 a ton at the mills, or £7 5s through store. Bran is unchanged at £5 15s ex mill and £6 through store. ' The long period of dry weather has caused a very heavy demand for both bran and pollard, and stocks have been short for some time. Local supplies are being augmented by importations from Australia, but in the meantime Australian pollard is unchanged at from £7 to £7 5s a ton, through store.

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS

(Received February 8. 8.55 p.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 8

On the Sydney Stock Exchange today a fairly general marking down of prices was still evident in all departments, but the undertone of the market was healthy. This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth bonds: 3 per cent, 1948, £lO4 ss; 4 per cent, 1938, £lO4 Is 3d; 1944, £lO7 10s; 1950, £lO9 10s; 1953 and 1935, £lO7 15s; 1957, £108; 1959, £lO7 15s. Australian Gas (A shares), £8 2s Gd; Anthony Hordern, preference, 2os 9d; Associated News, 23s 3d; ditto, preference, 245; Broken Hill Proprietary, 53s 3d; Colonial Sugar, £4l 17s 6d; Dunlop-Perdriau, 19s; Meggitts, 21s lid. Later sales included:—Bank of New South Wales, £3l ss; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l6 18s; Queensland National Bank (New Zealand delivery), £5 ss, Colonial Sugar, £4l 17s 6d; Australian General Insurance, 15s 9d; Mercantile Mutual Insurance (ex dividend), 25s 6d; Associated News, 235; ditto, preference-, 23s 9d; Australian gas, A shares, £8 2s 6d; Berlei, 375; British Tobacco, 38s 9d; Tooth's Brewery, 50s 3d; Australian Glass, 64s 6d; DunlopPerdriau, 19s; Wilcox-Mofflin, 9s §d; Henry Jones, 375; Electrolytic Zinc, 21s 6d; Anthony Hordern, 18s; Lustre Hosiery, 28s 3d; ditto, preference, 29s 6d; Standard. Cement, 19s 9d; Victoria Nyanza, 6s 6d; Drug Houses of Australia, 25s 3d; Hume Pipe, 15s 6d; Wunderlieh, 22s 6d; Mount Morgan, 40s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 53s 3d; South 2 'Broken Hill, 76s 6d; Bulolo Gold, £8 18s; Bulolo Deposits, Is Id; Placer Development, £29; Euratha, 6s 4(1; Malim Nawar, 'l2s 6tlj Tanah Biji, 18s; Tonkah Harbour, 295. Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds: 1938, £104; 1941, £lO5 lis 3d; 1944, £lO7 10s; 1950, £lO9 10s; 1953 and 1955, £lO7 15s; 1957, £lO7 18s 9d; 1959, £lO3 12s 6(1; 1961, £llO ss. _ Melbourne sales included: —National ,Bank (£5 paid), £6 8s; Nestle's, preference, 37s lOJd; Electrolytic Zinc, 21s 9d; Herald and Weekly Times, 57s 3d; Huddart-Parker, 38s 6d. BRADFORD TOPS MARKET BARELY STEADY LONDON, Feb. 7 The Bradford tops market is barely steady. Following are to-day's prices and those of recent weeks: Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Jan. HI Feb. 7 Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. Per lb. d d d d Seventies .. 28%' 28 27% 2(5 Sixtv-fours .. 20 25 25 24% Sixties .. 24 2.'i% 2;i 23% Fifty-sixes .. 18% 18% 18% 18% Fifties . . 14% 14% 14% 14% Forty-sixes . . 10®,4 10% 10% 10% Forties . . 9% 9% 9% 9% ■. LONDON SHEEPSKIN SALES LONDON, Feb. 7 At the London sheepskin sales today 4728 bales were catalogued, including 696 Australian and 1827 New Zealand. There was a good attendance, but irregular competition, and about 65 |>er cent «f the offerings were sold. Compared with December 13, Australian Merinos,, fine crossbreds, combings and clothings, and New Zealand fine crossbreds were unchanged. New Zealand medium and low crossbreds, lambs' and hoggets were 5 per cent lower. PUKEKOHE HORSE SALE [from .ouk own correspondent! PUKEKOHE, Friday A smallet yarding of horses than usual came forward at the sale held by Alfred Bucklarid and Sons, Limited, at P.ukekohe to-day. Competition was not so keen as at the last sale, light harness horses and hacks being dull of sale. A medium draught gelding brought £35. Useful farm horses for all work brought from £2l to £'27 10s; flight farm horses, £l2 to, '£18: hacks, £5 15s to £6 15s. No'unbroken horses were offered.