AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 244, 15 October 1935, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

e I BETTER FRUIT PRICES. ;1 TOMATOES DEARER. B POTATOES MORE PLENTIFUL. ' There was a .fairly good demand at today's auction for most varieties of fruit. The only line that sold at very cheap rates were lemons, which were still prac- . tically unsaleable. Pears were slightly 1 dearer to-day and so were Island tomatoes, of which there was a shortage. Consequently there was a better demand tor hothouse tomatoes. Tree tomatoes, how- ! ever, and also grapes, were slow of sale. ! Due this afternoon, the Waipahi has a ' shipment of Fijian bananas, kumaras, cucumbers and pineapples. j Quotations are:— Apples: Dougherty, 0/ to 8/ per case; Rome Beauty, 6/ to 10/6; Tasma, 9/ to 11/; Delicious, 6/6 to 10/; Stunners, 6/0 to 10/6. Pears: Coles and Nelis, three-; quarter cases, 7/ to 9/; bushels, 9/ to 11/6; P. Barry, 7/6 to 9/ per case. Passions: 6/ to 14/. Oranges: South Australian, 16/ to 25/. Lemons: Cured, 3/ to 4/; others, 2/ to 'if. Grafierrult: New Zealand, large, 6/ to 8/6; small and medium, 6/ to 9/; Californian, 32/6. Tomatoes: Island, repacks, 12/0 to 14/; hothouse, 1/ to 1/7% per lb. Bananas: 18/ to per case. Tree tqjnatoee: Black, 5/ to 7/; Red, 3/ to 0/. Pines: Queensland, 14/ to 19/. Grapes: Californian, Red, 24/; Black, 25/; White, 22/. Coconuts: 14/ per sack. Vegetables. Heavy supplies of new potatoes arrived on the market to-day and prices eased slightly. The market is over-supplied with cabbage, for which there is little demand and which is selling at low rates. Plentiful supplies of aapajagus are now coming forward, resulting in a drop in prices. The demand for cauliflower and root vege-

I tables is still good. Quotations are: — I Potatoes, Southern, 15/ to 16/ per cwt; new, 2%d to 3'/id per lb; swedes, 2/ to 3/6 per bag; onions, Canadian, 22/6 to 23/ per cental; Kumaras, 4/ to 5/0 per bag; cabbages, 2/ to 0/ per sack; on benches, 6d to 1/6 per dozen; cauliflowers, 3/ to 7/ per sack; pumpkins, 0/ to 15/ per cwt; cucumbers, 5/ to 0/0 per dozen; carrots, Od to 1/; parsnips, 1/0 to 2/; beet, 9d to 1/; turnips, 1/; radish, Od to 9(1; spring onions, 6d to lOd per bundle; spinach, 1/ to 1/3 per dozen; leeks, 4d to 8d per bundle; green peas, 4d to 5%d per lb; French beans, 1/4 to 1/7; melons, od to Brl each; lettuce, "1/ to 5/ per case; celery, cooking, 4d to 9d per bundle; dessert, 1/ to 2/6; rhubarb, 1/3 to 3/ per ] dozen; asparagus, 5d to 9(1 per bundle. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand was fair. The prices paid remain unaltered. Small White Leghorn cockerel chicks are practically unsaleable. Selling rates were as follow:— Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 0/ each; not prime, 2/ up; light breeds, prime, 3/ to 4/3; not prime, 1/3 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 1/9 to 2/9; c light breeds, 1/3 to 1/9. Fat liens: Heavy ( breeds, 2/0 to 3/0; light breeds, 1/9 to 2/6. { Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 3/ to 4/0; smaller, 1/0 up; light breeds, best, 3/ to 4/6; smaller, 1/0 up. Drakes: Young, 1 prime, 2/ to 2/9; old, 1/0 to 2/. Ducks: I Young, 2/ to 3/; old, 1/6 to 2/. Turkeys: 1 Hens, 4/ to 5/0; gobblers, 6/ to 12/. c Cockerel chicks: Heavy breeds, 4d to 2/;- * light breeds, up to 1/3- Day-old chicks: - 8.0., 4d to 7d; L., 3d to Od. Guinea f fowls: 3/ to 3/6. * Butter and Eggs. No change has taken place since last j; week in the price of eggs, quotations t being:—Hen eggs: First grade, ll%d per a dozen; B grade, 9%d; C grade, B%d. Duck g eggs: First grade, 10'/id per dozen; B i grade, o%d; 0 grade, 7%d. g Farmers' butter, 1/ to 1/3 per lb. j