AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1937, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

RIPE BANANAS SCARCE. HEAVIER ONION SUPPLY. APPLES AND PEARS DULL. The auctions to-day were again dull at the City Markets, for apples and pears. (lood quality tomatoes and hothouse grapes were in fair demand. I here was a very weak demand for cooking apples and Only the best dessert were wanted. The inquiry for peaches was much weaker, while oranges were in fair demand.

Ripe bananas were very scarce and the ; few cases available realised high prices. I The Matua is ,expected on Monday with the usual large shipment of bananas from Fiji. Samoa and Tonga. A shipment of California?! oranges arrived to-day by the Monterey. Apples: Cox's Orange, extra choice. 7 6 to 8 6 per case; others, small. 3 to 5 : Delicious. 3/ to .V; Ballarat. 4/6 to 5 : ■ Jonathan. 4 6 to 6/: Munro. 3 to 4 . Pears: L.8.1.. !)/ to 10/ per case: I'ackhanw. 4 6 to 6 ; Bon Chretian. local. 5/ to 7 : Hawke's Bay. 8/ to 10'. Tomatoes: Outdoor, extra choice. 6/ to 7 fi per case: others. '1 fi to 5/. Oranges: Californian. 41 per case; .laniaican. 32 6 to 38/; .Japanese, 27 to 30'. Lemons: Choice cured. !> to 13' per case; others, 4/ to S . Pinps: Queensland. 12/ to 16/ per case. Hothouse grapes: Hamburg. 6d to 1/2 per lb; Coleman. 1 3 to 1/6: Moroc. 1/ In 11. Peaches: (lolden Queen. 3 to 6 6 per case; Late Ked. 3 to 4/. Nectarines: Choice, 10/ to 12/ per case. Strawberries: Captain Cook, extra choice. 1/2 to 14 per chip. Cape gooseberries: Od per lb. Passion fruit: 6 ; to 10/ per case. Mushrooms: 1/6 to 2 per 11).

Vegetables. r lhe market was well supplied to-day' with all classes of vegetable* in season, beans and marrows being a glut. Cauliflowers and kilin a ras were a little lower in price than was the case last week, while cabbage and green peas were firmer. Supplies ot potatoes and onions were heavier, the <|iiality ot some of the onions coming iorward being very poor. <iood celery was a little lower in price and rhubarb was practically unsaleable. \egetables: fleet, 4d to 9d per dozen; celery, cooking. 6d to 10d per bundle; dessert, 1 6 to 2 6; carrots, 6d to 1' per dozen; cauliflowers. 4/ to .5 6 per sack; cabbages, 2/ to 6 6 per sack; cucumbers, 1 to 4/ per dozen; French beans. Hd to 1 per bug; stringless beans. 1/6 to 3 per bag: green peas. 3 6 to 6 6 per bag; kuniaras, new season's. IVad to 2d per lb; leeks, 6<l to !M a dozen; lettuce. 1/ to 4 ! per case: marrows, 6d to 16 per dozen: melons. Citron, 3 6 to 5/ cwt; onions, 3/ to 4/ per bag; potatoes. Ohakune Suttons, 4, fi to ,V per bag: local. 3/ to 4 6; pumpkins, 2 6 to 5 6 per sack: parsnips, fid to I Oil pei dozen; radish, 6d to 1/ per dozen: rhubarb. 1/ to 1 6 per dozen: spinach. Od to 1/6 per dozen: spring onions. 6d to 1/ per bundle; swedes. 1/ to 2/ per bag; turnips, 6d per dozen.

Butter and Eggs. Eggs.---Hen: Firsts. 1 S l /i per dozen: B, l/6'4; C. 1 10%. Duck: Firsts", ! BVs; B. I «V 4: C. 1 OVi. Farmers' Butter.—lid to 1/OV4 per lb. Poultry. , At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was heavy and the demand was fair. The prices paid were slightly lower for most lines. Selling rates were as follow: Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime. 2/9 to 4 6 each; not prime. 1/ up; light breeds, prime. I 6 to 2/3: not prime. 9d up: fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime. 2/ to 2 6; light breeds. 1 6 to 2'; fat hens, heavy breeds, 2 6 to 3/6; light breeds. 1 / to 2 ; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 3 6 to 6 : smaller, 1 /«> up: light breeds, best. 3/6 to -> 6; smaller. 1 6 up: drakes, young prime, 1/6 to 2 3: smaller, J*d up: ducks, young. 2 6 to 3.6; old. 1 to 1/9; drakes, old, 1' to 19.