AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 262, 4 November 1932, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

ORANGES PLENTIFUL NEW POTATOES CHEAPER. ONIONS AND APPLES PROM CANADA. Heavy supplies of Australian oranges arrived this week ancl slightly lower prices ruled. Hothouse tomatoes sold more cheaply owing to heavy supplies of outdoor grown arriving by the Island steamer. Pines are meeting with fair demand, and repacked ripe bananas being in short supply firmed in price. Larger quantities of gooseberries arrived from the Waikato and lower rates had to bo accepted. The first shipment of Canadian apples arrived this week, Jonathan and Cox's Orange selling at 20/ j>er case. Lemons are in big supply and low in price. Quotations are: — Fruit. Apples: Dessert, Canadian Jonathans and Cox's Orange, 20/ per case; local, Delicious, Granny Smith, Stunners, 0/6 to 8/0; Koine Beauty, 7/ to 7/0; Pride of Australia, 6/ to 7/. Pears: Nelis (repacks), 8/ to 9/; Barry's, 7/ to 8/. Oranges: Island (repacked), 20/; originals, 16/ to 17/; Valencias (Australia), 8/ to 10/. Grapefruit: Large, 5/ to 7/; small, 3/ to 4/. Tomatoes: Island, 6/ to 7/; local, hothouse, 4d to £>d per lb. Bananas: Choice (repacked), 25/ to 26/ per case; No. 2 and medium, 12/ to 20/. Tree tomatoes: New black, 6/ to 7/; others, 5/ to 6/0. English gooseberries: 5/ to 6/6. Strawberries: Captain Cook, 1/6 to 2/6 per chip; others, od to 1/6%. Lemons: 3/ to 6/ per case. Pines: Australian, 13/ to 18/; Island, 10/ to 15/. Local loquats: 2/6 to 3/. Vegetables. New potatoes from Pukekohe and suburban areas have come forward in very large quantities this week and sold at much lower prices to-day. Rhubarb is also in heavy supply, and the glut of cabbage still continues. Celery is about done for this season. Green peas were in s7iort supply. Quotations are:— Potatoes, 4/ to 5/3 per bag; swedes, 1/6 to 2/; onions, 16/ to 18/6 per crate; kumaras, Island, 7/6 per cwt; Tauranga, 4/6 to 5/6; cabbages. \J to 2/6 per bag; cauliflowers, 3/ to 7/; pumpkins, 8/ to 13/ per cwt; cucumbers, hothouse, 3/6 to 7/ per dozen; carrots. 5d to 1/ per dozen; parsnips, 5d to 9d; beet, 8d to 1/; turnips, 6d to Od; radish, 6d to Od; spring onions, 4d to 1/; spinach, 9d to 1/3; leeks, 3d to sd; green peas, 6/ to 11/ per bag; French beans, 6d to 1/ per lb; broad beans. Id to 2d per lb; marrows, new, 3/ to 7/ per dozen; lettuce, 1/ to 4/ per case; celery, cooking, 6d to 9d per bundle; rhubarb, 1/ to 4/; asparagus, 4d to Bd. Eggs and Butter. The market is heavily supplied with eggs, for which prices are still: First giade, 10% d per dozen; B grade, 9'/id; C grade, 7%d. Farmers' butter ranges from B'/4d to ll%d per lb. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand was fair. The prices paid remain about level. Selling rates were as follow: — Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 3/6 to 5/6 each; not prime, 2/ up; light breeds, prime, 3/ to 4/; not prime, 1/6 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 1/9 to 2/6; light breeds, 1/3 to 1/9. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 2/6 to 3/; light breeds, 1/6 to 2/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 2/6 to 3/6; smaller, 1/0 up; light breeds, best, 2/6 to 3/6; smaller, 1/6 up. Drakes: Young, prime, 1/6 to 3/; smaller, 1/ up. Ducks: Young, 1/6 to 2/6; old, 0d to 1/6. Drakes: Old, 9d to 1/6. Geese: 2/6 to 3/6. Turkey hens: 4/ to 6/. Gobblers: 5/ to 32/. Cockerel chicks: Heavy breeds, 3d to 2/; light breeds. Id to 1/6. Day-old chicks: Black Orpington, 2d to 3%d: Leghorn, 2d to 3%d. Guinea fowls: 2/6 to 3/. Ducklings: 3d to sd.