AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 22, 27 January 1928, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

EGGS IN SHORT SUPPLY.

STRAWBERRIES DONE.

PLENTY OF BANANAS

Strawberries are practically done for this season. Plenty of apples are notv being sent, supplies of .Japanese plums are ako ample for the requirements of the market. In English varieties, Angelina Burdetts are now coming forward. The hot weather appears to have increased the demand for tomatoes, with the result that prices have improved.

A large shipment of bananas came to hand this week by the Tofua to a market that was beginning to get bare. Lemons are a scarce line at the present time, and in consequence rule high in price. Grapes are celling well. Supplies of eggs were on the short side this week and the price advanced in consequence to 1/7 and 1/9.

Selling rates at auction are: —

Apples.—Gravenstein and other coloured sorts, 6/ to 8/ per case; green apples, 4/ to 5/; Astraclian, poor, 3/; good. 7/6; cookers, 3/ to 6/ per case, according to quality. Pears. —Bon Chretien, small, 7/; large, 11/ per bushel case. Tomatoes. —No. 1, 4/6 to 5/6 per case; No. 2, 3/ to 4/; extra choice smooth fruit, 5/6 to 7/ per case. Plume. —Sultans, 5/ to 8/ per case; Angelinas, 8/ to 10/; Satsumaa, 6 to 7/6; Burbanks, 3/ to 6/; Ogons, 3/6 to 4/; and greengage, 9/ per case.

Apricots (Otago), good, 8/ to 10/ per case; inferior, 3/6 to 5/. Peaches.—Choice dessert, 6/6 to 7/6; others, 6/ to 6/6. Lemons—Cured, 19/ to 25/ per ease; rough, 8/ to 12/; American oranges, 30/ to 37/6 per case.

Hothouse grapes, 1/ to 1/7 per lb. Bar.anas, repacked, No. 1, 14/ to 16/; No. 2, 10/ to 12/ per case.

Vegetables,

Continued dry weather is now lessening the supply of vegetables sent in. New potatoes are now in somewhat short supply, and sell from 6/ to 9/ per bag. Island kumaras, 16/ to 20/ per cwt; new local, 3d to 4d per lb; pumpkins, 16/ to 22/ per cwt; swedes, 3/6 to 4/ per bag; onions, 4/ to 5/6 per bag; cabbage, on benches, 4/~to 10/ per dozen; cabbage (poor quality), 6/; better, 15/ per bag; lettuce, 2/ to 6/ per case; rhubarb, 2/ to 4/ per dozen; spring oniony, 9d to 1/3 per bundle; marrows, 5/ to 12/ dozen; carrots, parsnips, beet, and turnips, 1/ to 3/ per dozen; cucumbers, 1/ to 3/ per dozen; beans, 8/ to 12/6 per bag; peas, 8/ to 12/6 per bag; pickling onions (scarce and wanted), Id to l%d per lb. Eggs and Batter. Supplies short, with an improved demand, sales at 1/6 to 1/9 per dozen, for hens' and 1/6 to 1/7 for ducks. Farmers' butter, in lib pats, 1/ to 1/2 per j lb. Both supplies and demand are moderate this week. Poultry. At to-day's auctions poultry pens were again full, but the demand was very poor, prices being low for all birds except pullets and young drakes. Selling rates were as : follow:—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 6/ each; smaller, 1/6 upward; light breeds, prime, 2/6 to 3/6; smaller, V upwards; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 2/ to 2/6; light breeds, 1/6 to>2/; fat , hens, heavy breeds, 2/9. to 3/6; lig breeds, 1/9 to 2/6; pullets (about to tay), heavy breeds, 5/ to 7/; light breads, 5/6 to s/Tdrakes, voung, 3/ to 3/6; young smal--3' i/6 uD : old drakes, 1/6 to 2/; ducks, ■ W*><*». w«° 2 "