THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24758, 4 December 1943, Page 5

THE CITY MARKETS

PRODUCE VALUES EASIER As a result "of the effect of the recent rain on the growth of vegetables, heavy supElies reached the City Markets yCvSterday. ower values were recorded for cucumbers, pumpkins, cabbage, carrots. kumaras and marrows. Lettuce was keenly sought, and prices remained the same as earlier in the week. There was a good variety of local fruit offering. Apricots from Thames were considerably cheaper than at the beginning of the week. Plums, cherries, loquats and local grapefruit also- were easier. Prices were:— Field Produce. —Asparagus. 7d to Is 8d a bundle; beot, 5s to 12s a case; broad beans, 3s (id to 5s fid; carrots, 3s to 10s a bag; cauliflowers, 3s 6d to 17s a sack; cabbages, Is 6d to 7s; cucumbers, 4s to 12s per'dozen; French beans, 9d to Is 2d per lb; stringless beans, Is to Is 8d; green peas, 6s to 15s 6d a case; kumaras, 20s to 30s per cwt.; leeks, 3d to Od a bundle; lettuce. 3s to 15s fid a case; marrows 2s to 6s per dozen; onions, 20s to 31s 9a per cwt.; new season's, best quality, iy 2 d to 2%d per lb; potatoes, new. No. 1, 16s Od per cwt.; No. 2, 3s to Us 6d a bag; pumpkins, choice Triumble, 16s to 28s per cwt; mixed lines, 5s to 12s 6d a sack; parsnips, 3s to 5s a bag; radish, Is 6d to 4s per dozen; rhubarb, 5s to 10s; spinach, 6s 6d to 14s fld a. case; spring onions, fid to Is fid a bundle; swedes, 3s 6d to 5s fid a bag; turnips, 5s to 6s a case. Fruit.—Tomatoes, hothouse, Is 3d to 2s Id per lb; outdoor, crinkled. Sd to Is lOd; grapefruit. New Zealand, 22s 6d to 27s fid a case; plums, dessert. 20s to 255; cooking. Ss to 10s; apricots, Thames, 9s 6d to 325; strawberries, Captain Cook, extra choice. 3s to 3s 3d a chip; special, 3s fid to 4s; jam, Is 6d to Is lOd; loganberries, 2s od to 3s Id; gooseberries, 16s to 176 a case; cherries. 20s to 355; seconds, 14s; loquats, 265.. Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 7s 6d to 12s; not prime, 5s fid to fis 6d; light breeds, prime, 4s 6d to 6s fid; not prime, 2s to 46; fat roosters, light breeds, fis to 8s; fat hens, heavy breeds, 7s to 10s; light. 3s to 4s; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 7s to 10s; smaller, 5s to 7s; light breeds, best, 6s to 7s; smaller, 3s up; drakes, young, prime, 4s to ss; ducks, young, ss; old, 3s. Eggs.—Hen, standard grade, Is lOyid per dozen; duck, Is 10y 2 d. GISBORNE SHEEP FAIR (0.C.) GISBORNE, Friday Twelve thousand sheep were sold at a special shorn wether and ewe fair to-day, when buyers from the Waikato, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu and Taranaki operated. Wethers were in very strong demand and improved in value, but the ewe market was slack. Most lines were in good order and included some largo drafts of good two-tooth wethers. These sold from 2ls fid to 22s 3d; medium, 20s to 21s Id; fat and forward fourtooths, 23s 6d to 25s 2d-, medium, 21s 6d; two-tooth ewes, 24s to 26s 5d for well-grown types, and medium, 21s to 22s fid. PUKEKOHE STOCK SALE (0.C.) PUKEKOHE, Friday Bidding was steady for all good-quality dairy cows and heifers close to Profit at Alfred Buckland and Sons' sale at Pukekohe yesterday. There was a good entry, but values generally were lower. Fat store and boner cattle were penned in large numbers. Binding was keen and all classes sold readily at recent quotations. There was a full entry of all classes of fat and store pigs, which met a ready demand. Values were very firm at late rates. Quotations: —Best dairy cows in milk and close to profit. £9 to £ll os; good, £7 to £8 10s; others, £4 to ,£6 10s; best heifers, close to profit, £9 to £.10; good £7 10s to £8 10s; small and backward, £5 to £6 os: heavy fat young cows and.fieifers, £9 10s to £lO 12s fid; medium, £S 15s to £9 ss; lighter, £7 5s to £8 os; light, £6 10s to £7; fat Jersey cows. £5 7s fid to £8; heavy boners. £4 1.2s fid to £5 os; medium, £4 to £4 7s fid; lighter, £3 5s to £3 15s; inferior and aged. £2 to £3; yearling heifers, £3 to £5 18s; run cows with calves. £6 to £6 15s; herd bulls, 4gns to Sgns; potter bulls. £2 to £l2 2s 6d, according to weight; young shorn ewes with lambs at foot, £1 Is. all counted; aged, with lambs at foot, 13s, all counted; fat woolly hoggets, £1 8s 6d; extra heavy prune baconers '£4 5s to £4 10s; heavy prime. £-1 to £4 4s; medium, £3 12s to £3 16s; heavy porkers and light baconers. £3 3s to £3 9s; medium porkers and butter-milk pigs. £2 lfis to £3 6s; light and unfinished. £2 <s to £2 12s; choppers, £2 os to £3 12s; large stores £2 5s to £2 lis; smaller. £2 io <>o 4s: good slips. £1 12s to £l. 17s; best weaners, £1 3s to £1 7s; smaller. 115s to £1 is; sows and litters, £6 to £6 10s; sows in pig. £3 to £4; service boars, to 6'/sgns. REID RUBBER MILLS The accounts of Reid New Zealand Rubber Mills, Limited, for the year ended September 30 show a net profit, after providiug for depreciation, contingencies and taxation, ot £12,862. compared with £10,631 in the previous year and £10.140 iri 1941. Provision for taxation is £41,726, against £30,250 last year. The directors recommend a dividend on all shares of 6 per cent per annum (unchanged). This will absorb £9036, leaving to bo carried forward £3820. which, with the sum brought forward, will bring the undistn buted profits to £]7.475. Gross trading profit was £80,921, against £68,042. The report states that turnover increased substantially, although it had not been practicable to satisfy the demand. The need for careful conservation of raw materials still existed, but, short ago of manpower had been the principal factor in limiting production. Reference is made to the successful operation of the rubber reclaim plant, which is being extended, and to tho construction of the new main factory at Ellerslic, to finance which 50.000 unissued shares wero offered to shareholders. A further call of 5s a share is to be made in January. Mr. R. B. Cranwell, the retiring director, is nominated for re-election. MINING YIELDS Goldfields of New Zealand (West Coast).— November returns: Barrytown, 7410z. 222,000 yards, 509 hours; Kanieri, 12890z, IS-.000 yards, 502 hours; Arahura, 11830Z, 803,000 yards, 521 hours.