THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22142, 22 June 1935, Page 9

THE CITY MARKETS

PASSION FKTJIT SCARCE ORANGES HARD TO QUIT Passion fruit was very scarce at the City Markets yesterday, prices ranging from 16s to 20s a case. Oranges and New Zealand grapefruit met with a fairly poor demand,, while lemons also were hard to quit. Outdoor tomatoes are practically unobtainable, prices for hothouse varieties remaining steady. The hothouse grapes now coming forward are much smaller, but there has been no change in values. Pear prices are somewhat lower than last week. A shipment of Fiji bananas is due by the Waipahi next week. In the vegetable section kumaras were in short supply, prices showing an advance on those ruling earlier in the week. Although there were heavy supplies of celery the demand was keen and prices were higher than last week. Cabbage and cauliflower prices remain unchanged. Pumpkins and citron melons were slow of sale and good supplies of rhubarb were obtainable at low rates. Peas are almost finished and beans are very scarce. j" Poultry prices were unchanged. The supply was medium, the demand for table birds being keen and that for laying lines poor. Values w'ere: — FRUIT Apples, Dougherty, 4s to 5s 6d a case: "Winesaps, *ss Gd to 7a 6d; Baliarats, 5s fid to 6a 6d; Delicious, Is to 7s; Granny Smith, Gs to 7s 6d; pears, Coles and Nelis, 9s to ]os; Keiffer, 4s to Gs; passions, 16s to 20s; oranges, Island, 18s (id to 245; California, 32s 6d; lemons, cured, Gs to 8s 6d;_ others, 4s to ss; mandarins, 235; grapefruit, JNeiw Zealand, large, 6s; email, 4s to ss; lifornian, 30s; tomatocu, hothouse, 3d to 7 3 cl i per lb; outdoor, 3s to 5s 6d a case; bananas, ]os to 15s; tree tomatoes, 4s to 6s; pines. Queensland, 14s to 21s; grapes, hothouse, Is 3d to 2s Id per lb; coconuts, 14s a sack. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes. 3s 6d to 5s Gd a bag; Southern. 7a Gd to 8s Gd per cwt: swedes, 2s to 3s Gd a bag; onions, 5s to 8s; kumaras, 4s Gd to 7s Gd; cabbages, 2s to 6s a sack; on benches. Is to 2s a dozen: cauliflowers, 5s Gd to 7s Gd a sack; on benches, 2s to 7s a dozen: pumpkins, 2b to 5b per cwt; cucumbers, 3s to Gs a dozen; carrots, 5d to 8d; parsnips, 9d to Is 3d; beet, Gd; turnips. 6d to 8d; radish. 6d; spying onions, 3d to 5d a bundle: spinach, 8d to la 3d a dozen* leckfl» Id to 3d a bundle; green pens, 8s to 12s Gd a bag; French beans, 4s to 10s a case; sprouts. 4<t to 5d per lb; marrows. Is to 2s a dozen: melons, 2d to 6d each; lettuce, 1b to 5s a case; celery, cooking, 4d to 8d a bundle; dessert, la tp 2a 6d; rhubarb, Is to 2s 6d a doZCU ' POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 3s 6d to 5s Gtl each; not prime, 2s up; light breeds, prime, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; not prime. Is 6d up: fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 2s to is 9d; light breeds, Is fld to 2s; fat hens, heavy breeds, 2s Gd to 3s 9d; light,, 2s to 2s 9d; Pallets, heavy breeds, nest, 2s 6d to 3s Gd; smaller. Is 6d up; light breeds, best, 2s Gd to to 3s lid; smaller. Is Gd up; drakes, young, prime, 2s 6d to 3s; smaller, Is Gd up; old. Is 6U to 2s 6d; ducks, young, 2s 6d to 3s facl: old, lit 6d to 2s 6d. WESTFIELD YARDS EXTENSIVE REPAIRS Extensive- renovations and repairs, which will provide considerable employment and absorb large quantities of building material, are being carried out at the Westfield saleyards by the owners, the Auckland Saleyards Company, Limited. The yards were established at Westfield 25 rears ago, and the work now in hand is the first major renovation and repair scheme undertaken over that period. The work involves the renewal' of crown rails, posts and cross rails of the numerous stock pens. Upward of 1000 posts are to be replaced and the entire work will require 25,000 superficial feet of timber. Australian jarrah is being used. The work is being carried out under contract by Mr. C. L. McFarland, of Epsom. Operations were commenced this week and continuous employment will be provided for about 12 men for four months.

GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON r LONDON, June 20 Fine gold is quoted to-day at £7 Is lid an oz., compared with £7 0s llid yesterday. _ * The quotation for silver at per fine oz. is 34sd, compared with 34$ d yesterday. » The following is, a summary of the fluctuation in the price per ounce of fine gold in 1935: £ -s d Highest price. March 6 .. 7 9 4 Lowest price, June 6 .. 7 0 7 June 14 .... ..708 June 15 .. .. ..709 June 17 .. ~ ..712 June 18 .. >.712 June 19 .. .. ..70 Hi June 20 .. .. .. 7 1 li WOOLWORTH DIVIDENDS NEW ZEALAND AND SYDNEY The directors of Woolworths (N.Z.), Limited, have declared an interim dividend of 10 per rent, an unchanged rate, payable on July 1. Woolworths, Limited, Sydney, has declared an interim quarterly dividend of 2 per cent, also payable on July 1. This is at the same rate as in the previous year, subsequent to the bonus issue of shares. CABLE TRAFFIC DECREASE LAST MONTH The index figure representing the estimated traffic of Cable and 'Wireless, Limited, for May was 72.5. This is a decrease of 2.1 on the receipts for April, and .6 on those in May last year. The working day average of comparative receipts, taking 100 as the index figure for 1929, for four years up to May, is as follows; — 1932 1933 1934 1935 January . . 73.4 69.9 71.8 73.2 February . . 8'2.9 71.7 74.7 74,4 March -. 77 8 70.4 72.8 7G.2 April .. . . 71.5 71.4 71.8 74.6 Mny .. . . 67.7 70.7 73.1 72.5 The index figures represent the estimated monthly receipts from traffic as related to the comparable traffic in 1929. The lowest index figure since 1929 was 61.8 in August, 1931. RABBITSKIN VALUES INCREASE AT DUNEDIN There was a large offering at this week's rnbbitskin sale at Dunedin. American buyers were ac4ivo for all grades, especially bucke, although does also shared in the general improvement in pricc-s, which on an average were fully 4d per lb. higher on all winter grades. The following was the range in prices:—Summer broken, lid to lljd; Rutumn brokein, 201 d to 21d; second winter broken, 22d. to 27d; first winter broken, 28d to 33d; runners, 12id to 13d; summers, bucks, 18d to 191 d; doeß, 12Jd to 14Jd; small, 9d to lOd; light racks, 17id to 18d; prime racks, 17id to 18d; dawny autumn, 22d to 23;: d; early autumns, 35d to 36Jd; late autumn, 51d to 52d; second incoming, 46Jd. to 49} d; incoming winter,' 63d to 65d; early winter bucks, 81Jd to 82} d; early winter does, 44d to 46d; first spotted winters, bricks, 67d to 75d; does, 32Jd to 35d; second winter bucks, 78id to 82Jd; second winter does, 38d to 43d; first winter bucks, 92d to 923 d; first winter does, to 49Jd; prime bucks, 95d to 9fid; prime does, 48} dto 49Jd; outgoing bucks, to Gld; does, 255 d to 29d; springs, bucks, 40d to 44d; does, 18Jd to 221 d; milky, 12Jd to 173 d : fawn, 12d to 26d: winter fawn, 30d to 36d f summer black, lOd to 13|d: autumn black, 23d to 32} d". first winter black, 47d to 49d; oecond winter black, 36d to 371 d; hareskins, 12d to 24d; horsehair, 18d to 19d.