In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 650, 30 April 1929, Page 12

In the Market Place

5 J GRAPES LOWER LEMONS POORLY SOUGHT Grapes have dropped in value in th© City Marts. The quality of some lines is poor, but good hothouse grapes are still available. Lemons are in very poor demand. Hutt tomatoes are lower in value owing to a falling-off in quality. Local and Hutt tomatoes are selling fairly well, but many of the supplies of Hutt tomatoes coming forward are in indifferent condition. Extra choice passions are in good demand, with improved sales. Pears are in over-supply and some lines are ripening extremely quickly. Apples are plentiful and prices are fair. Local potatoes are practically in over-supply in the -vegetable market, which is well-stocked with all lines Quotations: FRUIT Apples: Delicious, extra choice, 6s to Ss; Delicious, others, 4s to ss; Jonathan 5s to 7s; Ballarats, 6s to 7s; Mu n roes! 4s 6d to 6s; Northern Spy, 4s to 7s 6d: Granny Smith, 7s to Ss 6d. Pears: Louise Bon, 5s to 6s 6d; Clairgeau, 3s to 4s; Beurre Diel, 3s to 4s; Keiffers, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Coles, 3s 6d to os 6d; Nellis, 3s 6d to 6s. Tomatoes: Best local, 6s 6d to Ss 6d: seconds and small, 3s to ss; Hutts, 2s Od to 4s 6d. Passions: 4s to Ss. Cape Gooseberries: 3d to sd. Tree Tomatoes: 3s to 4s. Persimmons: 2s 6d to 3s. Lemons: No. 1,9 s to 12s; No. 2,6 s to Bs. Grapes: Hothouse, extra choice Colmar), Is 6d to 2s a lb; others, 9d to Is; Hamburgs, Od to 9d; outdoor, Te Kaiuvhata, 4s to 7s a case. Oranges: Sunkist, 30s to 32s 6d. Bananas'. Repacks, first grade, 26s to 335: seconds, 12s to 18s. Mushrooms: 6d to Is 3d a lb. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes: Southern, 7s to 7s 6d a cwt; local, 3s to 4s a bag. Onions: 3s 6d to 4s a bag. Kumeras: 2s 6d to 4s a bag. Cabbage: 3s to 12s 6d a sack. Cauliflower: 3s to 12s 6d a sack. Swedes: Is 6d to 2s 6d a bag Pumpkins: 3s to 7s a cwt. Green Peas: Ss to 12s a bag. Beans: 3s 6d to 7s 6d a bag. Lettuce: Is Sd to 4s 6d a case. Vegetable Marrows: Is to 2s Od a dozen. Water Melons: 3d to 6d each. Cabbage: On benches, 2s to 6s 6d a dozen. Cauliflower: On benches, 3s to Gs a dozen. Celery: Is to 3s 6d a bundle. Rhubarb: 2s Jo Ss 6d a dozen. Spinach: lOd to Is 3d a dozen. Pumpkins: On benches, 3d to 9d each Spring Onions: 3d to Sd a Bundle. Radish: 6d a dozen. Carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips: 5d to Sd a dozen. Leeks: 3d to 4d a bundle. Cucumbers: Is 6d to 4s a dozen.