AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 139, 14 June 1935, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

FRUIT SELLS CHEAPLY. SHIPMENT FROM CALIFORNIA POULTRY IN DEMAND. The prevailing, cold, wet weather lias resulted in a very poor demand for fruit, , sales this week being particularly slow. v j Apples and lemons were particularly hard _ I to quit, prices for the latter being very r I low. A shipment ol Calilornian citrus c ! fruit arrived by the Mariposa to-day, and met with a poor demand.- - The demand |j tor oranges was, however, fair, though y less keen than it was last week. ,\ The high prices which have been e | received lor pears during the past few e ! days were not maintained at to-day's ,f } sales. S | Quotations: —Apples: Dougherty, 4/ to 6/; Delicious, 4/ to 6/; Stunners, 4/ to ,f! 5/6, Hawke's Bay 7/ to 7/6; Granny o l Smith, 7/ to 8/; Muiiros, 4/6 to 5/6; BalI larats, 0/ to 6/6. Tears: Coles and Xelis, d ! three-quarter cases 8/6 to 0/6, bushels 10/ to 11/; Keiffer, 4/ to 5/0. Oranges: Island, 18/ to 22/6; Oalifornian, 34/. Lemons: Cured, 6/ to 7/; others, 4/ to 5/. Grapefruit: New Zealand, large, 5/0 to 6/6; '■ small, 4/ to 5/; California!!, 30/. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 3d to 7d 11); outdoor, 2/ to 6/ • I case. Bananas: 9/ to 15/. Tree tomatoes: Black 4/ to '.5/6, yellow 3/ to 3/. Pines; t! Queensland, 10/ to 21/. Grapes: Hothouse, . i extra choice, up to 1/11 lb; others, 1/ to • ! 1/0 lb. I Vegetables. 11 Very heavy supplies of cabbage were on sale to-day, and they fetched much lower prices than they did last week. The cold weather has ailoctcd the supply of cauliflowers, of which there was a shortage, { . prices being higher than they were last week. « Although there was a good supply of kumaras, prices were slightly higher. f The market is still glutted with pump- ! kins, and celery is also plentiful, prices j being very low. 3! Good supplies of onions wore available, but recent rates were maintained, the demand being brisk. Quotations: —Potatoes: 3/ to 5/6 per bag, Southern 7/6 to 8/0 cwt; swedes, 1/0 to 3/; onions, 5/ to 8/; kumaras, 3/ to 5/6 bag; cabbages, 1/6 to 6/ sack, on benches pel to 1/6 dozen; cauliflowers, 7/ to 8/6 sack, on benches I/O to !)/ dozen; pumpkins, 2/ to 5/ cwt; cucumbers, 3/ to 6/ dozen; carrot,-;, 4d to 7d dozen; iparsnips, 8d to 1/2 dozen; beet, 4d Lo Sd dozen; turnips, 0d to 9d dozen; radish, 6d dozen; spring onions, 3d to 4d bundle; spinach, 3d to 1/ dozen; leeks, Id to 3d ' bundle; green peas, 5/6 to 12/ bag; French ' beans, 3/ to 9/ bag; marrows, 1/6 to 4/ . I dozen; melons, 2d to 3d each; lettuce, 1/ . I to 4/ case; cooking celery. Od to Od bundle; '. I dessert celery, 1/ to 2/ bundle; rhubarb, • 1/ to 2/9 dozen. Poultry. • At to-day's auctions the supply of 1 poultry was medium, and the demand was ' keen for table birds. The prices paid for ' laying birds remain unaltered. Selling ; rates were as follow: —-Cockerels: Heavy [ breeds, prime, 3/6 to 5/6 each; not prime, f 2/ upwards; light breeds, prime. 2/6 to i 3/6; not prime. 1/6 upwards. I'at s| roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 2/ to 2/9; ! light breeds, 1/6 to 2/. Fat hens: Heavy ' breeds, 2/6 to 3/6; light breeds, 1/0 to 2/0. ! Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 2/6 to 3/0; , smaller, 1/6 upwards; light breeds, best, • 2/0 to 3/6; smaller, 1/0 upwards. Drakes: 1 Young, prime. 2/ to 2/9; smaller, 1/0 1 upwards; old. 1/9 to 2/0. Ducks: Young. ! 2/6 to 3/6; old, 1/9 to 2/6. i Butter and Eggs. i Eggs.—Hen: First grade, 2/4 Vs dozen; , B grade, 2/2%: C grade. 1/9%. Duck: ' Firsts, 2/1%; B grade, 1/11%; C grade. 1/9% . i Farmers' butter is quoted at 6d to OVad per lb.