AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1937, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

BANANAS SLUMP. MATUA SHIPMENT RIPE. VEGETABLE SUPPLY JBEAVY. * —p • i Owing to several thousand cases of Samoan bananas being unloaded from the Matua in lipe condition, there was a complete collapse in the banana market to-day, ripe bananas .being sqld prices ranging from 8/ to 15/ per I|bx.' f. Prices for plums, peaches, anil most lines of Iruit were lower, jthe" demand for these lines being disappointing. Apples: Delicious, ex cooler 3/ to 7/ per case; Red Astrachan, 4/ to 6/6;, Green cookers, 5/6 to 7/; windfalls and others,. 2/ to 3/. Pears: Beacon, 5/ to 6/ per ease- Tomatoes: Outdoor, ex: choice 2*& d to 3%d per lb, others 1/9 to 3/6 per case; hothouse, 2Vfed. to 6d per-lb. • Lemons: Choice cured 12/ to 16/ per case, others 5/ tp 8/. Mandarins: Japan 10/6 per. case. Bananas: Originals,"'B/ to 15/ per case. Grapes: Hothouse, Hamburg 1/3 to 1/6 per lb. Peaches: Mamie Ross, 3/ to 6/ per crate; others, 1/6 to 3/. Plums: Burbank, 2/6 to 3/9 per case; Sultan. 3/ to 5/6; Santa Bosa, 5/ to 7/. Strawberries: Captain Cook, ex. choice 1/ to 1/3 per chip, others lOd to lid; Marguerite, ex. choice 10c! to 1/, others 7Vkl to 9d. Loganberries: B%d to lid per chip. Black currants: 7/3 per case. Mushrooms: 1/3 to 1/9 per lb. Cheap Vegetables. Cucumbers and marrows were in heavy supply to-day, selling at cheap rates, but carrots realised higher prices than have been know n for years. Green peas and beani Still ,:gell at much cheaper rates than before ■, I Christmas. -- New season onions are in keen demand, while rhubarb price.. Selling rates:— Beet, 9(1 rto 1/6 per dozen; celery, 1/9 to 2/4 pet: bundle; carrots, 1/6 to 2/D per dozen; crfulitlowerS, 3/ to 5/ per sack; cabbages, 8/ to 5/6 per sack, on benches. 1/6 to 3/3 per 'dozen; cucumbers, 6d'to 2/ per dozen-; French beans, 1/6 to 2/.I per bag; etfingless, beans, 2/ to 4/. per bag; green peas; 3/ to 5/ per bag; kumaras (Island)i' 14/ to 15/ per cwt; lettuce, 9d to 2/6 per case; marrows, 1/ :to 3/6 par dozen; onions,' new season's 6/ to 8/ per bag; potatoes. No. I 2/6 to j4/ per bag; pumpkins, new season's 12/ to 15/ per cwt, on benches 1/ to 3/6 each: parsnips, 9d to 1/6 per dozen; radish. 3d to 6d per dozen; rhubarb, 2/ to 3/6 per dozen; spinach, Gd to 1/10: spring onions, 8d to 1/1 per bundle; swedes, 4/ to. 6/ per bag; turnips, (kl to 1/ per dozen. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand was poor. The prices paid show falling lvalues. Selling rates were as follow: — j Cockercis: Heavy breeds, prime 2/ to 5/ [each, not prime 1/3 up; light breeds, prime 1/6 to 3/ each, not prime !)d up. rat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime 2/ to 3/ each; light breeds, 1/6 to 2/. Fat hens: Heavy breeds. 2/6 to 3/6 each; light breeds, 1/6 to 1/9. Dc tikes: Young, prime 1/9 to 2/6 each; smaller, 1/3 up. Ducks: Old. 1/3 to 1/9 each Drakes: Old, 1/3 to 1, i) each. Cockerel chicks: Heavy breeds. 6d each; light breeds, 2d up. Guinea fowls: 3/ to 5/ each. Butter and Eggs. Egg prices are unchanged as follow:— Hen: A grade. I'4'/4 per-dozen; B grade, 1/3 V&; (J grade, 1/OVfc. Duck: A grade, 1/2% per dozen; B grade, 1/1%; C grade, llVid. Farmers' Butter.—9d to 10'4d per lb.