In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 656, 7 May 1929, Page 10

In the Market Place

POOR QUALITY APPLES MUSHROOMS SELL FREELY All varieties of field and garden produce meet .with a steady demand in the City Marts. Fruit is selling at practically unchanged prices. The quality of the apples coming forward leaves much to be desired. Inferior grades predominate, and the demand, as a result, is only fair. The demand for pears shows a slight improvement and the market is firmer. Fairly heavy supplies of Hutt tomatoes continue to come forward, but the quality, generally, is very poor. Extra choice locals sell freely. Lemons are dull of sale. Passions meet a slightly firmer market. Good quality mushrooms sell at comparatively high prices. A fresh consignment of Rarotongan bananas and oranges, via Wellington, came on the market this morning. The market for eggs and butter shows no change from last week’s rates. Fruit Apples—Delicious, 4s to Ss a case; Jonathans, 5s to Ss; Munroes 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Balia rats, 6s to 7s 3d; Northern Spy, 4s to 7s Gd: Granny Smith, Gs 6d to 9s; Edward Lippiatts, 3s to ss. Pears—Louise Bon, 5s to Ss Gd; Clairgeau, 4s 6d to 7s; Beurre Did, 3s to 3s 6d; Iveiffers, 3s to 4s 6d; Coles, 6s to Ss; Xelis, 6s to 9s 6d; Coles and Xelis, extra choice, 8s to 9s Gd. Tomatoes—Best local, 6s to 9s a case; seconds and small, 3s to 4s; Hutts, 4s to 6s. Passions —4s to 9s a case. Cape Gooseberries—3d to 5d a lb. Tree Tomatoes—3s to 7s a case. Persimmons —2s 6d to 3s 6d a case. Demons—Xo. l's 10s to 14s a case; Xo. 2's, 5s to Ss. Grapes—Hothouse, extra choice Colman, Is 6d to 2s a lb; others, 9d to Is 4d a lb; outdoor, Te Kauwhata, 6s to 9s a box. Oranges—Sunkist, 2Ss to 30s a case. Mushrooms—Good condition, Is 3d upwards. Bananas—Repacked, choice, 32s to 33s a case; mediums and seconds, 24s to 2Ss. Vegetables Potatoes-—Southern, 6s to 7s a cwt; local, 3s to 3s 6d a bag. Onions —Sugars, 3s Gd to 3s 9d a bag; others, 7s to Ss a cwt. Cabbage—4s to 9s a sack. Cauliflowers—4s 6d to 10s Gd a sack Kumeras—2s Gd to 3s 6d a bag. Swedes—ls to 2s Gd a bag. Pumpkins—3s to 5s a cwt. Beans—2s 6d to 4s 6d a bag. Lettuce—ls to 2s 6d a-case. Cucumbers—ls 6d to 2s 6d a dozen. Vegetable Marrows —Is to 2s Gd * dozen. Citron Melons—2s Gd a cwt. Quotations for butter and eergs and the smaller parcelled vegetables will be found in the Kit Bag column.