HAMILTON MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19313, 20 July 1934, Page 2

HAMILTON MARKETS.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE

STEADY DEMAND MAINTAINED. i i . THE LATEST QUOTATIONS. The demand for fruit and vegei tobies on the Hamilton markets has , been steadily maintained this week, ' prices for fruit showing a rising ten cl- ' ency. With little orchard-stored fruit s remaining, most lines are now being [ drawn from cool store, and for this r time of tiie year Hie quality of all var- , icties is particularly good, i The latest quotations are as fol- ! lows:—Apples: Delicious, Gs to 7s; [ Sturmer, 5s to 6s; Rome Beauty, 5s to i 5s Gd; Ballarat, 5s to 5s Gd; Dougherty, 4s to ss; McMahon’s White, 4s to 4s Gd: Granny Smith, 8s to Ss Gd; . Statesman, 4s to 4s 6d. Pears: Winter Cole and Nelis, best, 8s to 9s; cooking varieties, 4s to 6s; lemons, first grade, 14s to 10s; second, 8s to 10s; rough, 4s to ss; bananas, ripe, 20s to 22s Gd; green, his to 16s; Island oranges, 10s to 22s Gd, according to count. Values for Vegetables. An over-supply of cabbages has resulted in low prices for this line. A few hot-house tomatoes have arrived, and are selling at prices from Gd to Is per lb, according to quality. The ruling rates are as follows: —Cabbage, 2s to 2s Gd bag, 3s to 4s sack; cauliflowers, 4s to 5s bag, 5s to 7s sack; carrots, 2s Gd to 2s 9d sugar bag, 6d to 10c! dozen bundles; parsnips, 3s to 3s Gd sugar bag, lid to Is Id dozen bundles; beet, lOd to lid doz.; pumpkins, 6s to 7s cwt.; potatoes, 7s to 7s 6a cwt.; onions, 9s Gd to 10s cwt., with an early rise indicated; celery, first grade, Is 4d to Is 8d bundle; second grade, 8d to Is Id; kumeras, 5s to 5s Gd sugar bag; swedes, 2s to 2s Gd sugar bag. Produce and Cereals. A slight seasonable increase in business has been experienced in produce and cereals, although prices have shown little appreciable variation. Wheat is selling at 5s 9d a bushel and maize at 4s 9d, while mixed grain is realising 4s Gd. Pollard lias declined by 5s a ton, and is now commanding 7s Gd per 1001 b, with bran at 7s Gd. The ruling prices for oats is 4s 3d for A Gartons and 4s for 13 Cartons. Chaff is making £7 a ton. Eggs, Butter and Fish. Heavy supplies of eggs are coming forward, and the retail price has fallen to Js Gd a doz.en. Butter prices are unchanged at is Id for superfine, Is for first grade, lid for second grade, and lOd for third grade. In consequence of the cold weather flounder are very scarce, but most 1 other varieties of fish are in good supply.