THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22145, 26 June 1935, Page 7

THE CITY MARKETS

GOOD DEMAND TOE FRUIT GLUT OF PUMPKINS All classes of fruit sold fairly well at the City Markets yesterday. A shipment of Fiji bananas which arrived on the Waipahi was in fair condition, but the market was weak and low prices were secured for those sold yesterday. Owing to a temporary shortage, tho demand for oranges improved somewhat, while there was also a better demand for New Zealand grapefruit. Tree tomatoes were in short supply. Hothouse grapes will soon be finished and the few lines which came forward yesterday realised high values. Passion fruit are scarce. In the vegetable section, there was another glut of pumpkins, with values still as low as 2s per cwt. There were heavy supplies of cauliflower and kumaras, prices for both lines being a little lower than last week. In spite of heavy supplies coming forward, cabbage prices remained unaltered. Onions of fair size sold at last week's rates, smaller samples being 'slightly cheaper. There was no change in poultry prices. The supply was medium and the demand for table birds was keen. Laying varieties were slow of sale. Values were:— FRUIT Apples, Ballaiats, Gs to 7 s a case; "Winesaps. fig to 8s; Delicious, 5s to 7s Gd ; Nelson, 49 Gd to ss; Sturmers, 5s to 7g Gd; Granny Smith, 7s to 9s; Yates, 4s to 6s; Dougherty, 4s to 6s; Jonathan, 5s to 7s; pears. Coles and Neiis, threequarter cases. 9s to 10s; bushel, 10s to lis; Keiffer, 4s to 6s; passions, up to 21s; oranges, island, 18s Gd to 21s; Californian, 32s Gd; lemons, cured, 9s to 10s; others, 4s to Gs; mandarins, 22s to 2is; grapefruit, New Zealand, large, 5s 9d to 7s; small, 4s 6d to 5s Gd; Californian, 30s; tomatoes, hothouse, 5d to 9d; outdoor, 3s to Gs; bananas, 10s to 17s; tree tomatoes, 4s Gd to 7s Gd; pines. Queersland, 15s to 21s; grapes, hothouse, up to 2s aid per lb.; coconuts, 14s a sack. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, 33 to 5s a bag; Soutliirn, 7s 9d to 8s Gd a cwt.; swedes, Is 6d to 3s Gd a bag; onions, Gs to 8s; kumaras, 3s Gd to Gs; cabbages, 2s fid to Gs a sack; on benches, Is Gd to 2s 6d a doz.; cauliflowers, No. 1, 5s to 7s a sack; No. 2. 2s 6d to 3s 6d; on benches, Is to Gs a doz.; pumpkins, 2s to 5b per cwt.; cucumbers, 3s to 5s fid a dozen; carrots, 5d to 8d; parsnips, lOd to Is 3d; beet. 6d to lOd; turnips, Gd to Is; radish. Gd; spring onions, 3d to 4d a bundle; spinach, Gd to Is a dozen; leeks. Id to 3d; French beans, 5s to 12s a case; marrows, Is to 3b a dozen; melons, 2d to 5d each; lettuce, 9d to 3s 6d a case; celery, cooking, Gd to 9d a bundle; dessert, Is to 2s 3d; rhubarb, Is to 2s Gd a dozen. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 3s Gd to 5s 6d each; heavy breeds, not prime, 2s up; light breeds, prime, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; light breeds, not prime. Is Gd up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime. 2s to 2s 9d; light breeds. Is Gd to 2s; fat hens, heavy breeds, 2s Gd to 3s 9d; light breeds, 2s to 2s 9d; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; heavy breeds, smaller. Is Gd up; light breeds, best. 2s Gd to 3s Gd; light breeds, smaller, Is Gd up; drakes, young, prime, 2s Gd to 3s; young, smaller. Is Gd up; old, Is Gd to 2s Gd; ducks, young, 2s 6d to 3s Gd; old. Is Cd to 2s 6d. BUTTER MARKET FIRM

90/- PER CWT. MAINTAINED New Zealand butter is selling on the London market unchanged at 90s per cwt., and cheese is slightly higher at 44s 6d to 45s' per cwt. Joseph Nathan and Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram, dated June 24, from its London principals, Trengrouse and Nathan, Limited:— Butter: 90s. The market is firm. Cheese: White, 4os; coloured, 44s 6d. The market is steady. GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received June 25, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, June 24 Fine gold is quoted to-day at £7 0s an oz., compared witji £7 Is ljd on Saturday. Silver is quoted at 31Jd an oz. spot and 31 £d forward, compared with 32 o-16d and 32 9-16 d on Saturday. The quotation for silver at per fine oz. is 34d, compared with 34 11-16 d on June 21. The following is a summary of the fluctuation in the price per ounce of fine gold in 1935: — £ 8 d Highest price, March 6 .. 7 9 4 Lowest price, June 6 ..707 June 38 7 12 June 19 7 0 111 June 20 .. .. ..711} June 21 7 12} June 2-2 7 10 June 24 7 0 11} HIDE VALUES FIRM EASING IN TALLOW PRICES There was a good inquiry from both local tanners and exporters at the fortnightly sale of hides held by Auckland brokers yesterday, and values remained firm. Dried sheerskins also were steady, but prices for salted sheepskins were firmer. In sympathy with an easier tendency on the English market, the top price for tallow dropped by Is to 26s 6d per cwt. 1 Prices for best grades were:— Hides.—Ox heavy. 6 5-8 d per lb; medium, Gid: light. 5d to 5 3-Pd; country butchers, heavy, 5 7-Sd to 6 1-Sd; medium. 5Jd to sjd; light. 41 d to 4}d; cow (abattoirs), heavy, sd; light to medium. sd; country butchers, heavy. 4d to 4 l-8d: light to medium, 4d to 4 1-Sd; farmers' all weights. 2!d to 3]d: yearlings (nh'batoirs) heavy. sid to 55d; light, 6}d to "id: second grade. 3|d to sd; cut and faulty, '2<d to Calfskins, under 41b., 7d to 7}d; 41b. to 51b., "Jd to Sd; Gib. to fib., B'd to 9d: seconds and cut, 5Jd to G|d: slippy, 2}d to sid. Dry Sheepskins.—Threequarter to full wool, medium to fine crossbred, 5Jd to 6!d: coars® crossbred, 5d to s}d: damaged and faulty, 3Jd to 4id; half-wools, medium to fine crossbred. s}d to 55d; coarse crossbred. 4|d to 4Jd; damaged and faulty. 2d to 3?d : bare to quarter-wools, sound, 3«d to 4}d: damaged and faulty, l?d to 2jd. Salted Sheepskins.—Quarter-wools, sound, 2s 2d to 2s lOd each: faulty. Is 6d to 2s: half to threequarter wool, sound, 4s 4d to 4s 9d: medium, 2s 9d to 3s sd; faulty, 2s 4d to 3s 3d. Tallow.—Good auality, 25s Gd to 2Gs Gd per cwt; second grade. 23s Gd to 24s Gd: third grade and inferior, 17s 6d to 20s. SALE OF PROPERTY ■Richard Arthur, Limited, sold at public auction yesterday, five-roomed house with garage at No. 3 Dexter Avenue, Mount Eden, for £605.