In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 492, 23 October 1928, Page 12

In the Market Place

ORANGES IN DEMAND HEAVY VEGETABLE SUPPLIES Orange sold well on the City Markets to-day, and specially selected Island varieties brought high prices. There are heavy supplies of most vegetables, with a fair inquiry. THE market has been glutted with lettuce for three weeks, and the quantities coming forward have not decreased. To-day there was an additional inrush as a result of the Labour Day break. There is a good inquiry' for apples. Strawberries made their first appearance to-day in small quantities. Local passions and tree tomatoes are now coming forward in larger quantities. Fiji pines, loquats, Canadian apples and Californian grapes are offering, and the inquiry' for this time of the year, is up to sellers’ expectations. Dessert pears have dropped in value. Quotations: FRUIT Apples: Stunners, 6s to Ss 6d; Delicious, 4s to Ss; Dougherty, 5s to Ss; Granny Smith, 9s to 13s; Pride of Australia, 4s to Ss; Rome Beauty, 6s to Ss. Pears: Nelis, repacks, 10s to 12s; Coles, Ss to 10s; Josephine, 8s to 9s 6d; P. Barrys Ss to 9s. Oranges: Island, repacked, 16s to ISs; Island, repacked, picked sizes, 20s to 22s 6d; Poorman. 5s to Bs. Lemons: Local, 6s to 12s. Tomatoes: Hothouse, s£d to Is Sid a lb; Cook Island, 7s 6d to 10s a caseT Bananas: Repacked, 25s to 27s 6d. Mandarins; 10s to 14s. Passions; Local, 6s to 10s. Fiji Pines: 13s to 15s. Loquats: 4s to 7s 6d. Canadian Apples: 16s to 17s. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes: Southern, 12s to 13s a cwtnew, heavy supplies, No. 1, to 22d a lb; No. 2,3 d to lid a lb. Onions: 35s a crate. Kumeras: 14s to 18s a cwt. Cabbage: 4s to 11s a sack. Cauliflower; 5s to 15s a sack. Swedes: 3s to 5s 6d a bag. Pumpkins: 16s to 24s a cwt. Green Peas: 3d to 7d a lb. Beans: 8d to 2s Sd a lb. Lettuce: Is to 4s a case. Cucumbers: 3s to 10s a dozen. Cabbage: On benches. Is 6d to 5s 6d a dozen. Cauliflower: On benches, 3s to 10s a dozen. Celery: 6d to Is 6d a bundle. Rhubarb: 2s 6d to 4s 6d a dozen. Spinach: Is to Is 8d a dozen. Radish: Is to Is 6d a dozen. Pumpkins: On benches, 9d to 4s 6d each. « Spring Onions: 2d to 9d a bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and TurnipsIs to 2s a dozen. Asparagus: 1« to Is 6d a bundle. Leeks; 3d to Sd a bundle.