SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25344, 27 October 1945, Page 5

SHIPPING NEWS

PORT OF AUCKLAND Yesterday's Arrivals.—Karitane (10.20 a.m.). from Adelaide; Karamoa (4.15 p.m.), from New York; Capo Friendship (.7.15 p.m.), from San Francisco. Yesterday's Departures.—Otimai (12.05 D.m.), for Northern ports. OVERSEAS SHIPS EXPECTED Port Jackson, from Liverpool, Monday. Marie Bakke, from Sydney, via Timaru and Wellington, Wednesday. Empire Haig, from Vancouver, November 4. Tekoa, from Brisbane, November 5. Ambers Jamie, from Peru, November 5. Green Gables Park, from Vancouver. November 13. Mount Douglas Park, from Vancouver, middle of November. Priam, from New York, end of November. Port Phillip, from Liverpool, end of November. Mount Robson Park, from Vancouver, end of November. Kaimata, from New York, middle of December. Wangaratta, from Gothenburg, Sweden, early January. OVERSEAS SHIPS SAILING Hororata, for Wellington, tonight. Tarnbua, for Newcastle, Australia, Monday. Maui Pomare. for Apia, Niue and Harotonga, Tuesday. Port Chalmers, for United Kingdom, Wednesday. Glenogle, for Wellington, Thursday, Denbighshire, for Wellington, Thursday. Marie Bakke, for a Middle East port, November 5. Tekoa, for United Kingdom, early November. COASTAL Vessels Expected.—Margaret W., from Gisborne, Tolaga and Tokomnru. Bays, today; Kanginui, from Whangarei. today; Pono. from Thames and Pinko, today; Toa, from Paeroa, today. Vessels Sailing.—Kartigi, for Greymouth, today; Clansman, for Wliakatane. today; Karepo, for Westport, tomorrow; Paknra, for Portland and Napier, tomorrow; Margaret W., for Gisborne, Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays, Tuesday. MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS Tho Tarnbua, at present at Chelsea, is expected to sail for Sydney and Newcastlo on Mondav. Her berth will bo taken by the Wcstviow Park, which has arrived from Queensland with a cargo of sugar. The Union Co.'s vessel Karitane arrived from Adelaido yesterday with Australian flour and is at Central Wharf. The Hororata. of tho New Zealand Shipping Co., is duo to sail for Wellington tonight to complete discharge and will return to Auckland at. a later dato to load for the United Kingdom. The New Zealand Government motor-vessel Maui Pomaro will sail for Apia, Niuo and Rarotonga on Tuesday. She is at present discharging a cargo of Island fruit and produce at King's Wharf. The Gisborne Sheep Farmers' motor-vessel Margaret W. is expected today from Gisborne, Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays and will berth at King's Wharf. She is sailing for tho same ports on Tuesday. BY TELEGRAPH Wellington.—October 26; Arrived —Inaha (2.25 a.m.), from Patcaj Hangatira (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Gale (11.15 a.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed —Poolta (0.30 a.m.), for Westport; Taupata (noon), for Tarakohe; Inaha (0 p.m.). for Pa tea; Itangatira (7.40 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Lyltclton.-—October 26: Arrived—Port Waikato (0.30 p.m.). from Wellington. Sailed— Wairau. (5.20 p.m.). for Wellington; Waipahi 8.50 p.m.), for Wellington. Dunoclin.— October 20; Arrived —Empire Lord (8.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Acadia (!) a.m.), from l.yttelton. Sailed —Breeze (4 p.m.), for Wellington, Bluff.—October 20: Arrived —Waimnrino (12.3(1 p.m.), from Duuedin. THE CITY MARKETS As Island lomatoes wero on tho market, prices for hothouse varieties easod a little at tho City Markets yesterday. There was a keen demand for New Zealand grapefruit, which sold at ceiling prices. Supplies of etrawborries continuo to bo very small. Cabbages and cauliflowers, which came forward it?, heavy quantities, realised very low prices, while new potatoes and green peas wero plentiful. A heavy supply of poultry met with a keen demand, prices remaining unchanged. Prices were:— Fruit. —Tomatoes, hothouse, 2h to 2s Sd per lb; tree tomatoes, new black. 20s to 32s a case; yellow, I.Bs to 20s; grapefruit. Now Zealand. 17s to 225; passion fruit, 18s to 21s a % ease; strawberries, Captain Cook, 5s to 7s Od per chip. Field Produce. —Asparagus, Sd to Is Od per bundle; beet, 8s to 17s Od a case; broad beans, Od to is 2d per lb; celery, cooking, Od (o Is a bundle; dessert, Is Od to 4s Od; carrots, 8s to 14s a bag; cauliflowers. 2s to 8s a sack; cabbages. Is to Os; cucumbers, hothouse, 18s to 22s a dozen; beans, hothouse, 2s Od to 4s fid per lb; green peas, lOd to la 7d per lb; kumaras, 32s 3d per cwt.; leeks, 9d to Is Od a bundle; lettuce, 3s to 15s a case; onions, (5s to 14s Od a bag; potatoes, Southern, 14s to 15s Od per cwt.; new, 2d to 3%d per lb; pumpkins 35s Od per cwt.; parsnips, 2as per cwt.; radish, Is to 2s a dozen; rhubarb, 4s to a dozen: spinach, Ss to lis a case; spring onions, is to 3s a bundle; swedes. 4d Od to 5s a hag; turnips. Os to Os a case; Brussels sprouts. Is to "Is 5d per lb. Poullry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime. 10s to 12s eachnot prime, ss; light, prime. 5s to 7s fid; not prime. 3s fid io -Is; fat hens, heavy breeds, Os to 8s Od; light. 4s to ss; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 10s; smaller, r,s; light, best. ~s to 5s Od; smaller, 3s; drakes, young, prime, 7s Od to lis ltd: smaller. 2s; ducks, young, 5s to Os; old, 2s (Id t.O 3s; geese. Is to ss; turkey hens, 10s to 15s; gobblers. "15s to 20s; cockerel chicks, heavy breeds. Id each. Eggs.—lTeu, standard grade. Is B%d dozen; dnok. Is 8%d..