AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 200, 24 August 1937, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

ORANGES PLENTIFUL MORE DUE BY MATUA. FIRST NEW POTATOES. [ The demand ior most lines of fruit was fair at the city markets to-day, supplies of apples and oranges being plentiful. Lemons sold at much lower values, with scarcely any demand for poor quality lines. Tree tomatoes and New Zealand grape fruit were slow of "".ale. Small quantities of passions and mushrooms are now coming forward, meeting .with, a fair demand and realising "h'igli priced. The Niagara arrived yesterday with a quantity of Fiji bananas and the Maunganui is due to-morrow Arith a small quantity of Tongan bananas.- A large shipment of Cook Island, oranges is expected next Thursday or Friday/by the Matua. This vessel will also be carrying a considerable quantity of Rarotongan bananas, tomatoes and coconuts. Fruit.—Apples: Delicious, 4/ to 7/6 per case; Ballarat. 5'6 to 7/; Dougherty. 5/0 to 7/; Granny Smith, 6/ to 9/: Munroe. 4 6 to 6/0: TTome Beauty. 6/6 to 10/3; Statesman. 4/ to 6/; Stunner, 6/. to 8/. Pears: P. Barry. 7/ to 8/ per case: Winter Coles and Winter Nelis. 11/ to 14/. Tomatoe-: Hothouse. 9d to 1'4% per lb. Tree tomatoes: New Blark. 6/ to 7/ per case; yellow, 5/ to 6/6. Oranges: Australian, 15/6. to 22/ per case; Cook Island. 18' co 20/6. Bananas: Ripe, 13/ to 21 '9 per case; green 15/ to 16/. Grapefruit: New Zealand. extra choice. 6/ to 7/ per case; others, 4/ to. 5/. Lemons: Choice cured: 11/ to 14/ per case; others. 4/ to '6/6. Mandarins: 25/ per case. Pines: Queensland. 16/ f .o 21/6 per case. Passion fruit: 15/ to 18.' per case. Mushrooms: 2/6 to 2/9 per lb. Coconuts: 14/ per sack. Better Vegetable Supply. Supplies of cabbages and swede turnips were very heavy to-day and pines were lower than last week. Kumaras were also marketed in large quantities, both Tailranga and Island. Tauranga kumaras sold at much lower prices because many samples are not keeping well. Cauliflower supplies are fairly short at present.and prices are consequently high. It is expected, however, that as soon as heavy rain is experienced supplies will be increased. New potatoes were available yesterday and to-day in small quantities, the quality of lines offering being good for this time of the year. A small supply of asparagus was also i vailable to-day. Carrots and Brussels sprouts were very much more plentiful and sold at lower prices. Rhubarb was short and advanced in price. Celery was in keen demand for best quality, but most line? were of poor quality, though supplies were plentiful. ' Vegetables.—Asparagus, 1/3 to 2/ per bundle; beet. 9d to 1/6 per dozen; celery, cooking. 8d to 1/ per bundle; celery, dessert, 1/3 to 3/9 per bundle; carrots, 1(H to 1/6 per dozen: cauliflowers, 5/ to 10/ per sack, cauliflowers on benches, 2/ to 4/3 per dozen; cabbages, 2/ to 6/ per sack; cabbages on benches, 1/ to 2/ per dozen; French beans, hothouse, 9d to 1/6 per lb; kumaras (Island), 16/ to 17/ per cwC kumaras (Tauranga). 3/6 to 5/6 per bag; leeks, 3d to 4d per bundle; lettuce, 2/ to 8/ per case; marrows, 2/ to 3/6 per dozen; onions, Pukekohe, 6/ to 8/3 per bag; onions. Australian, 11/ to 12/ per cental; potatoes, new, 2d to 4%d per lb; potatoes, Ohakune, 5/ to 7/6 per bag; potatoes, southern. 10/ to 12/ per cwt; pumpkins, choice Triamble, 16/ to 21/ per cwt; pumpkins, mixed. 8/ to 12/ per sack; parsnips. 8d to 1/3 per dozen; radish, 9d to 1/3 per dozen: rhubarb, 4/ to 6/ per dozen; spinach. 1/3 to 2/ por dozen; spring onions. 8d to 1/3 per bundle; swedes, 2/ to 3/6 per bag; tnrnips. 3d to M per dozen; Brussels sprouts, 2*ld to 4%d per Poultry.

At "to-day's auctions the supply of' poultry was medium and the demand was fair. The prices paid remained level. SeHiivj rates were as follow:—Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 3/9,t0 5/6 each; not prime, 2/6 to 3/6;, light breeds, prime, 3/ to 4/; not - «*t<v 3/6. Fat roosters: ■fie&yy ibrjeegS* prime. 2/6 to 3/9; light l>reecte-,'2/6 up. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 3/6 to , -4/6;.-light'breeds. 2/6 to 3/6. Puilets: Heavy: breeds, best. 5/6 to 6'6: smaller;'•■B/ np; ljjjht breeds.-best. 3/6 to 6/: smaller. 2/ up: Drakes: Young, prime, 2/6 to 3'6; smaller. 2' up. Ducks: Young. 3' to 4/: old. 2/6 to 3'6. Drakes: Old. 2/6 to 3/6. Oeese: 4'. Turkey hens: 6 to 8/. Cobblers: 8/ to 14/. Cockerel chicks: 2',£d.

Butter and Eggs. • F.gg prices are unchanged, except for B j grade, which dropped Id yesterday. Hen: i First. I'4V6 per dozen: B. 1/2%; C. 1/1%. I Duck: First. I 4% per do/en: B. 1/2%: <". 1/1%. Farmers' butter. 1/ to 1/2 per lb. Cut Flowers Plentiful. Supplies of cut flowers were heavy today and generally speaking prices were low. Iceland poppies and daffodils were very plentiful, most lines being of good quality.