In the Market Place

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 985, 30 May 1930, Page 13

In the Market Place

LITTLE CHANGE RECORDED

FRUIT AND PRODUCE AUCTIONS

Supplies of fruit and vegetables generally are coming to hand well and in most cases are such that prices have tended to fait slightly rather than to show their customary increase. Few laying birds, mostly of poor quality, are being offered in the poultry section of the City Markets and are not fetching high rates.

Good Delicious and Jonathan apples realised higher values, with better sales at the City Market auctions this morning. Dessert pears, however, were weaker, and persimmons were also selling badly. Australian grapes were dull of sale, and Colmans, after realising extreme rates for best quality earlier in the week, fell back again to normal. Passions were in shorter supply and realised better prices. Although the rates for Island oranges have dropped considerably, they were still dull of sale. The demand for tomatoes is not good, but there are numerous inquiries for good lemons.

Another Australian shipment of fruit is expected next week, including grapes, oranges and mandarines. Cabbage, cauliflowers, kumeras and inferior onions have come on in oversupply, and other vegetables in sea-on, including celery, are plentiful. The demand is fair. Supplies of cauliflowers are not quite as heavy as a week ago, there being little sent here from Ohakune this week. However, the local growers have largely made up the deficit, and within a few days will be sending in heavy supplies. The season for citron melons is ended.

Brussels sprouts, a very unusual vegetable in Auckland, have come to hand from Ohakunq, and find a market at lOd to Is 6d a lb.

First quality eggs continue to be very short in supply, and a good demand on the part of the retailers has kept the price high. butter is unchanged, with a fair demand and moderate supplies. Supplies of fish continue good in spite of the recent rough -weather preventing the working of the Manukau Bar. Trawlers on the East Coast have met with good success and prices remain the same.

A heavy supply of poultry at today’s auction met with a keen demand. Cockerels are falling off in supplies and values are high. Good heavy hens maintained their prices, but light breeds eased slightly. Ducks and drakes were penned in average numbers, with prices showing an improvement. Laying pullets are scarce, the majority offering being backward and consequently returning low values Quotations: FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, ex cooler, 6s to Ss; Delicious, others, 3s to ss; Ballarats, 4s to 6s 6d; Munroes, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Jonathans, ex cooler, 5s to Ss; other varieties, 3s to 4s 6d. * Pears.—Coles, 7s 6d to 9s; Clairgreau, 4s to 6s; Keiffers, 3s to 6s; P. Barrys. 4s to 5s 6d; other varieties, 4s to ss. Tomatoes.—Local, No. 1. smooth, 5s to 7s; No. 2,2 s to 4s; Hutts, according to condition, 2s 6d to os 6d. Grapes.—Hothouse, Colman, Is 3d to 2s 6d: Sydney White, 14s to 16s box. Lemons.—Local, choice, good counts, 14s to ISs; others, Ss to 12s. Persimmons.—2s to 3s 6d. Passions.—3s .to 7s. Oranges.—lsland, repacks, 10s to 14s; American, 45s to 475; Californian Grapefruit, 40s to 41s. Bananas.—Repacked, ripe, 20s to 255. FIELD PRODUCE Potatoes.—Southern, 6s to 7s cwt.; local, 3s to 4s bag. Onions.—Hard, firm. 2s 6d to 3s bag; soft, growing, Is 6d to 2s hag. Kumeras.—Local, 2s to 3s bag. Cabbage.—ls to 4s sack. < ’auliflower.—2s 6d to 7s sack. ►Swedes.—ls to 2s Gd bag. Pumpkins.—Red, 2s to 3s cwt; Crown and Triumble, 4s to 6s 6d cwt. Green Peas.—-Ss to 15s bag. Beans.—2s 6d to Ss 6d bag. Lettuce.—ls to 3s 6d case. Cucumbers.—Hothouse, Ss to 5s dozen; outdoor, 3s to 5s dozen. Vegetable Marrows.—ls to Is 9d dozen. Cabbage.—Oil benches, Is to 2s 3d doz (’auliflower.—2s to 7s 6d dozen. Celery.—6d to 2s 6d bundle. Rhubarb.—2s to 3s dozen. Spinach.—6d to 9d dozen. Pumpkins.—On benches. 2d to 6d each. Radish.—6d dozen. Spring Onions.—4d to Is bundle. Carrots, Parsnips, Beet and Turnips, 7d to Is dozen. Leeks.—3d to 4d bundle. Chokos.—ls dozen. POULTRY Cock chicks, heavy breed.—2s t.o 2s 6d. Cock chicks, light.—ls 6d to 2s. Heavy hens.—3s to 4s. Light hens.—2s to 2s 6d. Pullets. White Leghorn.—4s 6d to 6s 6d. Pullets. —Black Orpington, 4s 6d to 6s. Pullets, small and backward.—2s 3d to Roosters.—2s 6d to 4s. Prime heavy cockerels.—6s to Bs. Prime light cockerels.—3s 6d to 4s lOd. Ducks.—3s to 4s. Young Drakes.—3s to 4s. Muscovy Drakes.—4s to 5s 9d. Muscovy ducks.—3s 3d to 4s 3d. Goblers.—9s to l'6s. Turkey liens.—6s to Ss.

NOTE OF OPTIMISM A bright note is struck by Messrs. A. H. North and Company, the well-known Sydney sharebrokers, in a circular to investors. “With the bounteous rains throughout New South Wales, the strong demand for wool at improved prices, and the steps taken to reduce Australia’s adverse trade balance, we consider the present time an excellent opportunity for investors to secure the better-class shares at the current low prices states the firm.

TAUMARUNUI WINTER SHOW PROSPECTS FOR GREAT DISPLAY From Our Own Correspondent TAUMARUNUI, Thursday. The prospects for the Winter Show Association’s four-day fixture next month could not be brighter. All available space has already been secured, and interest in the poultry section including the North Island Rosecomb Bantam championship is so great that the executive has resolved to issue a special poultry catalogue this year. Special trains and excursion rates have been arranged for, to include the Ohura line and the Alain Trunk between Ohakune and Te Ivuiti. Of great interest to wool-growers is the fact that a special lecture on this sue* ject will be given by Mr. A. L. Wheeler, an expert, of Marton, who will judge this section. Advice has been received that the Governor-General regrets being unable to open the show owing to pressure of prior engagements in Auckland. Air. F. Langstone, AI.P. for Waimarino, will perform the ceremony. Alessrs. N. A. Winter, J. L. Aloyes and L. Fisher, junr., have been added to the executive committee.

BUTTER MARKET DULL Reed. 9.50 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. The butter market is dull. Danish is 131 s; choicest salted New Zealand, 125 s to 1265; exceptionally choice, 128 s; Australian. 124 s to 1265; unsalted New Zealand, 140 s to 1465; Australian. 126 s to 128 s. Cheese is slow. New Zealand, white, 765;. coloured* 82s,