THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22202, 31 August 1935, Page 9

THE CITY MARKETS

SHORTAGE OF ONIONS CABBAGES NOW DEARER Onions wore very scarce at the City Markets yesterday, both local and Californian supplies being almost exhausted. There was no alteration in prices, however. A fresh shipment is expected to bo landed from the United States by the - Aorangi on Monday. Kuinara and .Brussels sprouts were in heavy supply and prices fell considerably. Pumpkins were still cheap, but a fairly substantial increase occurred in cabbage values. New potatoes wore in heavy supply and met with a keen demand, good lines bringing from 3d to 3jd per lb Lemons are still a glut on the market, poor lines being practically unsaleable. Pears, hothouse tomatoes, tree tomatoes and pineapples were slow of sale, but there was a good demand for Island tomatoes and apples. Oranges and local grapefruit were in fair demand. A shipment of Fiji kumara, cucumbers and bananas will bo landed from the Aorangi on Monday. The supply of poultry was medium and the demand for table birds was keen. Few alterations occurred in prices. .Values were: FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes, new, Id to 35d per lb; Southern, 9b Cd to 10s Gd per cwt; swedes, 2s to 3s 3d a bat,'; onions, local, 10a to Us Gd a bag; California!!. 20s a gunny sack; ku- j maru, Tauranga, 3s to 4s a bag; Island, j 11a per ewt; cabbages, 5s to 12a a sack; I on benches, Is to 3s a dozen; cauliflowers, I 3s to 7b a sack; on benches. Is to 3s a dozen; pumpkins, 3s to 7e per cwt; cucumbers, hothouse, 3s 6d to 5s 6d a dozen; j carrots, Gd to lOd; parsnips, Is to Is 7d; ! beet, 8d to Is; turnips, 8d to Is; radish, Gd; j spring onions, 3d to 4d a bundle; spinach, | Gd to Is Gd a dozen; loeks, 2d to 8d a i bundle; French beans, hothouse, Is to Is j lOd per lb; Brussels sprouts, 2}d to 31 d j per lb; marrows, 2s to 3s Gd a dozen; i melons, 3d to Gd each; lettuce, Is to 5s Gd j a case; celery, cooking, Gd to Is a bundle; dessert, Is 3d to 2s 9d; rhubarb, 2s Gd to 'ls a dozen; asparagus, Is to 2s a bundle. FRUIT Apples, Winesap, 7s Gd to 9s Gd a case; Dougherty, Gs to 7s Gd: Ballarnt, 7s to 8s; Delicious, Gs to 10s; Sturmer, Gs Gd to 8s; Granny Smith, Gs Gd to 1 ()s Gd; Munro, Gs to 8s: pear 3, Coles and Nelis, threequarter cases. 7s to Ss Gd; bushels, 8s Gd to 10s; P. Barry, Gs Gd to Ss; plums, C'alifornian, 17s a crate; oranges, South Australian, lGs to 22s a car»e; Island, 14s to 18s; lemons, cured, 4s to ss; others, 2s to 3s; mandarins, South Australian (according to condition, some bad order), Gs to 245; grapefruit, New Zealand, large, 5s to Gs; small, 3s to 4s; tomatoes, Island, repacks, Gs to Gs 6d a case; hothouse, Gd to 9d per lb.; bananas, 17s to 24s a case; tree tomatoes, black, 7s to 8s; red, 4s to 7s; pines, Queensland, lis to 14s; coconuts, 14s a sack. POULTRY Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s to Gs Gd each; heavy breeds, pot prime, 2s Gd up; light breeds, prime, 3s to 4s; light brteds, ttot prime, is Gd up; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 2s to 3s I'd; light breeds. Is Gd to 2s 6d; fat hens, heavy breeds, 3s to 4s; light breeds, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 3s to 4s 3d: 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 33 3d; young, smaller, Is Gd up; old. Is 9d to 2s 9d; dr»-ks. young, 3s to 3s Gd; old. Is 9d to 2s 9d; turkey hens, Gs to 7s: gobblers, 7s to 12s; cockerels, chicks, light breeds, }d to 4<J; day-oid chicks, Black Orpington, 8d to 9d; Leghorn, lid to Gd; guinea fowls, 3s to 3s Gd.