AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 133, 7 June 1929, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

APPLES SELLING BETTER.

PLENTY OF VEGETABLES

ONIONS AEE CHEAP,

The demand for apples, both dessert and cookers, has shown an improvement this week, and fancy lines have been bringing better prices. Pears still remain dull of sale. Hothouse tomatoes are selling well. Prices have advanced during the past few days, extra choice lines realising above the general quotations. There is a good demand for hothouse grapes and also for Island oranges. 4 small shipment of Sydney fruit arrived during the week. Navel oranges brought 12/ to 18/ per case according? to eize and condition; passions, 22/ to 20/; pines. 19/ to 22/; grapes, 12/6 to 22/ according to condition and the size ot the package. Latest quotations are as follows: — . \pples, Delicious, extra choice, 9/ to 11/- others. 6/ to 7/6; Munroes, 6/ to 7/6; Ballarats, 7/6 to 9/; Brightons, 6/ to 7/6; Dogherty's. 5/ to 7/6. Rears, Goes,' 7/ to 9/6; Nelis, 6/ to 9/; Keifters 6/ to 7/. Tomatoes, hothouse, best, 10d to 1/2 'lb; others, from 8d; local outdoor, 2/ to 10/ case. Tree tomatoes, 3/ to 6/. Persimmons, 3/ to 4/6. Passions, 14/ to 20/. Lemons. No. 1, picked sizes, 13/ to 14/; others, 6/ to 10/. Grapes, choice Colman, 2/ to 2/9 lb; others Colman, 1/3 to ]'9 Oranges, Sunkist (Cabfornian). 30/ case; Island,' repacked, 16/ to 19/; Poorman, choice, 6/ to 7/; others, from 4/. Bananas, No. 1, repacked, 28/ to 30/; !No. 2, 18/ to 24/. Vegetables. There have been abundant supplies of vegetables at the marts this week aud an improved demand for winter lines. Celery is selling Tather better, and the game remark applies to cauliaowers. Potatoes are steady in price and onions are unusually cheap, for the time of year. Current quotations are:— Potatoes, Southern, 7/6 to 8/ cwt; local 3/6 to 4/6 bag; onions, 3/ to o/6 bag; kumaras, 3/ to 4/6 bag; cabbage, 2/ to 8/ sack; cauliflower, 6/ to 16/ sack; swedes, 1/6 to 2/6 bag; pumpkins, 4/ to 3/ cwt; beans, 6/ to 10/ bag; lettuce, 1/ to 3/ case; vegetable marrows, 2/ to 3/ doz: citron melons, 2/ to 4/ sack; cabbage, on benches, 1/6 to 3/ doz; cauliflowers, on benches, 4d to 1/2 each; celery, 1/ to 5/6 bundle; rhubarb, 1/6 to 2/ doz; spinach, 3d to 9d doz; pumpkins, on benches, 4d to 1/ each; spring onions, 2d to 6d bundle; radishes, 6d doz; carrots, parsnips, beet, and turnips. 6d to 9d doz; leeks, 3d to 4d bundle; chokos, 1/6 doz. Butter And Eggs. The market for eggs has been unusuallystable of late. There 4a a fair demand, and with supplies short vendors are able to command good prices. Latest quotations for first quality are as follow:-— Hen Eggs—A grade, 2/9 to 2/10 dozen; B grade. 2/6 to 2/7; C grade, 2/1 to 2/2. Duck Eggs—A grade, 2/5-to 2/6 dozen; B grade. 2/3 to 2/4: C grade, 1/9 to 1/10. Farmers' butter still sells at 1/1 to 1/4 per lb.