AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 33, 9 February 1937, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

FRUIT PLENTIFUL. GRAVENSTEINS IN SEASON. DEMAND FOR POTATOES. Fruit supplies were plentiful to-day at the City Market?, with some lines sellins well and others in pour demand. H"ihon<o jrrupes are still dull of sale, and penchw are not soiling very keeniy. Good cured lemons and plums sold well to-day, and quantities of O'.hiio apricots were available at fairly low rates. Apples, pears and tomatoes all sold to a fair demand, while showed some improvement in s.ilcn. Although supplies (>f strawberries are nearly finished, raspberries are still coming to hand. Gravenstein apples ale now in full .-eason. also Paraxon pcacki*. which are a coon preserving variety. Tculay's Quotations were: — Appies: Alitnny Beauty, 4.' to 7/ i>cr case; Gi .tvenstem. 4 to tt C; LVx's Orange. B.' t<. 0 «: cookers. 3/ to 4 6. Pears: Bon Chretien, S to 1" 3 per case; cookei.s. 4/ to 4 6. Tomatoes: Outdoor. ex. choice smooth 5.6 to 6 !) per case; other*, 2,' to 46. Oranges: Cahfornian. 40/ per case; .Jamaican. 27, i> ti> 32/6; Japanese. 27 6. Lemons: Choice cured, 9 r to 13-' per case: other.*. 4' to S'. Bananas: Kii>e. 12.' to 2t). per <_d.-e. Pines: Queensland. IS' to 21.' per case. Giaiiw: Hothouse. H.imbui.' extia choice. Od t.) 1 2 per ;b: others, fI oni 6d per 11). Peaches: Paraxon and AI. 3/ to 3 0 per case, crates 5' to' 6 6: others. 3/ to 3'6. Plums: Purple Kins, 6/ to 0' per case; Doris, 6' to SO; jrre?nj:as<v 7 6 to 8'; others. .=>' to 66. Xectaiiniw: Choice, 67 to 8/ per cane: others. 4' to .">'6. Apricots: Otaso. 6' to 7' per ease. Strawberries: Captain Cook. 1 ' to 1 '3 per chip. Raspberries: 9' per tin. Mushrooms: 1.3 to 1/9 per lb. Vegetables. To-day the vegetable section found cauliflowers and carrots in heavy quantities and Bellini: at lr.wer prices tli.in Wt week. Pumpkins, kumaras ,::id b< et were ako lower in price. Inferior lines of potatoes were hard to quit, rmt sood quality met with a consequent keen demand. Current rates arc: — Beet. 4d to 8d per dozen: celery, co'ikiiiß 1' to 1 0 per bund].', dessert 2' to 3'; carrots. Sd to I' 6 per ii«»zen; rauliflnwrrs. 4/ to .5 0 per sack: cabbauec. 2' to 7' per sank, on benches 1' to 1' per dozen: cucumber*, l< , to 3' per dozen: French beans. 10 to 2.'6 per has: *trinj:less bean«. 3/ to ."/ per zreen peas. 3' to 7 ti; kumaras. new season. I , id to 2'id per ]b: leeks. 1/ per dozen: lettuce. 16 to 4' per case: marrow*. 0d to 1 6 per dozen: onions. 3'6 to 4/6 per hae: notatoef. Xn. 1. 3/ to 4/6 per Imjj: nimipkins. 6' to 10' per cwt: parsnips, 9d to 1/ per dozen: radish. 1/ per dozen: rhubarb. \' to 1' per dozen: spinach. (VI to ]/ per dozen: sprins onions. 6d to lf>d per bundle; swedes. 1' to 3/6 per bag; turnips. 6d to 9d per dozen. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was very heavy and the demand was fair, except for cockerels. The prices paid were similar to last week, with the exception of cockerels. which were cheaper. Selling rates were as follow: —

Cockerels: Heavy bipods, prime 2/ to 4'6 each, not prime I' u\>: li::ht breeds. prime 1/ t-> 19. n<it prime <M up. Fat roosters: Heavy breed*, prime 1/9 to 2'9. lisht breeds 1/ to ]9. Fat heiie: Heavy Ineeds. 2fi to 39; light breeds 1.3 to 1 !). Laying liens: Heavy breeds. 39 Wo 46: light breeds. 2 9 tii 39. Pullets: Heavy breed.*, best 3 9 to 6/. smaller 1 '9 to 23: liclit breeds, best 3 9 to 4/6. smaller 1 3 up. Drakes: Young, prime 1 6 to 2': smaller. 9d up. Ducks: Yoim; 2 6 to 36; old, 1/ to l.'O. Drake-: Old. 1/ to I' 9. Geese: 36t0 56. Turkey hens, 6,6 to 8/6. Gobblers: 12,6 to 15,'.' Butter and Egos. The following rates «how no change on last week's quotations:—Hea eggs: A prade 1/10*4 per dozen. B grade 1/BV£. C grade 1/0%. Duck eggs: A grade 1/BH, B grade 1'7%, C grade 1/0%. Farmers' butter: 10d to 1/ per lb.