AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 114, 15 May 1936, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

CAULIFLOWER DEARER. APPLES SLOW OF SALE. GOOD DEMAND FOR GRAPES. The demand for all varieties of apples at the city markets to-day was rather slow, and outdoor tomatoes also eased in value. The demand for tree tomatoes and hothouse grapes has improved. Lemons and good quality oranges met with a very, fair sale, but supplies of cape gooseberries will soon be exhausted. Hothouse tomatoes are coming forward iii large quantities and are selling freely at late rates. Passion fruit arc realising Koocl prices, as the supply is getting very short. Prices paid to-day were: — Apples: Delicious, 2/6 to 5/0 per case; Bailarat, 3/6 to 4/6; Granny Smith, 4/ to 7/6; Jonathan, 3/ to 5/6: Statesman, 4/ to 5/; Stunner, 4/ to 4/6; Winesap, 5/ to 6/6; windfalls and others, 1/6 to 2/6. Pears: Keiffers. 3/6 to 6/; P. Barry, 4/ to 5/; Winter Coles, 6 /to 7/6; Winter Nelis, 4,/ to 7/. Tomatoes: Outdoor, extra choice, 8/ to 10/; others, 3/ to 7/; hothouse. (id to B%d per lb. Tree tomatoes: New Black, 4/6 to 6/ per case; Yellow, 3/ to 5/. Oranges: Californian, 34/ to 36/; Jamaican, 30/ to 33/. Grapefruit: Jamaican, 23/ to 30/. Lemons: Choice cured. 9/ to 11/; others. 3/ to 7/6. Bananas: Ripe. 12/6 to 19/. Pines: Queensland, 15/ to 18/. Grapes: Hothouse, Coleman, extra choice, 1/6 to 1/9 per lb; others, 1/ to 1/5. Cape gooseberries: 4%d to sd. Passion fruit: 0/ to 10/3 per case. Figs: 2/ to 2/6. Guavas: 4/ to 5/. Persimmons : 2/G to 4/6. Vegetables. Cauliflowers were in short supply to-day and the prices realised were very high. Sprouts came forward in heavy quantities and carrots and pumpkins were a glut 011 the market, it being almost impossible to -quit supplies: - Swedes and kumaras were also hard-to quit. Onions met with a slow sale, owing to the- heavy quantities available. Quotations are:— Beet, 3d to 9d per dozen; celery, cooking, 4d to 9d per bundle; dessert, 1/ to 2/3; carrots, 4d to 9d per dozen; cauliflowers, 7/ to 10/6 per sack; on benches, 1/ to 5/6 per dozen; cabbages, 4/ to 9/6 per sack; 011 benches, 1/6 to 3/6 per dozen; French beans, 4/ to 10/ per bag; green peas, 5/ to 16,/; kumaras, 2/ to 5/; leeks. Id to 2(1 per bundle; lettuce, 1/6 to 5/9 per ease; marrows. Od to 1/6 per dozen; citron melons, 4d to 9d each; onions. 2/ to 3/6 pel- bag; potatoes, Southern, 8/6 to 9/6 per cwt; Ohakune, 4/6 to 0/ per bag; Sutton's Supreme, 0/ to 6/6; pumpkins, 2/ to 7/ per sack; Brussels sprouts, 3d to 3%(1 per lb; parsnips, 6d to 9d per dozen; radish, 6d to 9d: rhubarb, 3/ to 3/6; spinach, 6d to 1/; spring onions, 4d to 9d per bundle; swedes, 1/6 to 2/3 per bag; turnips, 3d per dozen. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand was very fair. The prices paid remain unaltered. Poor demand for laying birds and good demand for young drakes. Selling rates were as follow:-— Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 2/9 to 4/6 each; not prime, 1/6 up; light breeds, prime, 1/9 to 3/; not prime, 1/3 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 2/ to 3/; light breeds, 1/6 to 2/. Fat liens: Heavy breeds, 2/ to 2/6; light breeds, 1/3 to 1/9. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best. 3/ to 5/; smaller, 1/6 up; light breeds, best, 3/ to 5/; smaller, 1/6 up. Drakes: Young, prime, 2/6 to 3/6; smaller, 1/6 up; old, 1/6 to 2/6. Ducks: Young, 2/0 to 3/6; old, 1/0 to 2/6. Turkeys: Hens, 3/ to 5/; gobblers, 5/ to 12/. Eggs and Butter. Prices for lien and duck .CRgs show 110 difference 011 last week's quotations. Prices were:—Hen eggs: A grade, 2/4% per dozen; B grade, I/IOV2: C grade, 1/7%. Duck eggs: A grade, 1/10% per dozen; B grade, 1/7%; G grade, 1/5%. Farmers' butter, 10% d to ll%d per lb.