AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 6

AT THE MARTS.

FRESH ORANGE SUPPLIES. LAST ISLAND SHIPMENT. CARROTS SELLING CHEAPLY. Choice quality dessert apples, Granny Smith in particular, were in demand at the City Markets to-day, but there was no inquiry for poor lines. Demand wae fair for good quality deseert peare. The sale of hothouse tomatoes was slow, white tree tomatoes and grapes had a fair inquiry, '/'lie market is improving for good quality New Zealand grapefruit, but the lemon market i.s still dull.

'Die Matna arrived this morning with Cook Island oranges, lemone, tomatoee and coconut*. The Niagara yesterday brought the usual quantity of Fiji bananas and also Fiji kmnaras, tomatoes, cucumbers and pawpaw*.

Fruit. -Apples: Delkiou«, local, 4/ to 5/ per <une; Dougherty, 6/ to 7/6; Granny Smith. 7/0 to 9/6: Miinio, 3/ to 3/6; Rome Ilouuty, 0/ to 9/; Statesman, 6/ to 7/6; Sturmer, 4/ to 6/6. Pears: P. Barry, 5/6 to 6/6 per case; Winter Coles, 6/ to 9/; Winter Nelis, 5/ to 7/6. Tomatoes: Hothoueo, 1/6 to 1/11 per lb. Tre« tomatoes: New black, 8/ to 11/6 per case; yellow, 5/6 to 7/6; others, New Zealand, 3/6 to 4/. Grapefruit: New Zealand, extra choice. 6/ to 7/ per case: others, 4/6 to ">/6; Californian, 32/6. Leinonts: Choice cured, 4/0 to 7/0 per case, picked counts; others, 3/ to 4/. Bananas: Kipe, 10/ to 18/ per rase. Pinea: Queensland, 12/ to 14/ per rase. Grapes: Californian—White. 24/ to 26/ per ease; black, 35/ to 3.V6. I'iissinn fruit: 0' to 8/ per case. Mushroom*: About 2/6 to 2/9 per lb. Vegetables. TT<\ivy supplier of ciiilitlowers were sold tii-ilii.r. pliiflitly Iwvcr values brinjr lealised. Uiiui] prices ruled for quality i-abba:ie and r>ll)ll J > i<ill. Xfvy JaifTe (|nantitifs of r-ar-riit« wen- sold at low prices, lint jiai-sniiw wen- in short .«nf>ply and nrk-ew liiirh. Tlieri' was a irooil supply of now potatoes. I'iii. Ilics<- «iold to a poor deniand* on ncvnimt. of Oh.ikuiie potatoes selling no '•hcaply. \ heavy supply of lettuce came forwanl. fjnod quality selling at fair prices. Kumaiaa were pltMitiful. with prices low. Celery was in fair supply, with good prices for best quality.

Vegetables-.- Aspnrayus. fld to "I '6 ver bundle: beet. Oil to I' 3 per dozen; celery, cooking. 1' to 10 per bundle: dessert 2/ fo 4': carrots. 2' to 4 0 per bn<r. or 6fl to 1 ' T'er dozen: cniilirlowers, 2'6 to o'6 per sack: on benches. 1/ to \l per do/en: cabbages. 2' to 110 per sack: on benches. 2-' to per ilozen: cucumlxTP. hothouse, 7' tn f< , i>ei- dozen: Krencb beans. 1/6 to '- 1 li jier Hi: crern ]>eas. (h! to 1/3 per lb; kumaias. Tsland. 0/ to 10/ per cwt: Taurnnjra. 3/ to 4 6 per bag: leeks, 2d to 4d lier bundle: lettuce, i> to 7' jier ease; onions, Australian. 12/ to 13/ per rental; potatoes, southern, 5/6 to 6/ per cwt; Ohakune. 2'6 to 4'fi per bajr: new. Id to nep lb; pumpkins, choice Triiimble. 8/ fro 13 per sack; medium and mixed. 3/ to l> '; parsnips. 8/ to 12/ per liajr. or T/3 to 2/ per dozen: radish. 0d to 1 '3 per dozen; rliub.ub. 2/0 to 5/ per dozen: spinach. 1/0 to 2'o pe:- dozen: spri.iij onions.' 0d to 1/3 per bundle; swedf>«, 3/ o 5' per baprtiiniips, Sd to 1/3 per dozen; Brussels sprouts. 4d to 8d per lb. Poultry. At to-day'e auctions the svpply of was medium and the demand was keen. The prices paid remained about the same all round.

Selling rates were as follow: — CockercTs: Heavy breeds, prime. 5/ to 6/ each; not prime. 2'o up: light breeds, prime. 2/6 to 3': not prime. I' 6 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime. 2/6 to 3/6: li"ht breodu. 2/ to 3/. Fat hens: Heavy breeds. 3/ to 5 : lijiht breeds. 2/6 to 3/6. ' PulletsHeavy breeds, best, 4/6 to 6/; smaller II np; licht breeds, best, 4/ to 7/: smaller, 2/ to 3/. Drakes: Younjr, prime, 3/ to 4/; smaller. 2' to 3/. Ducks: Younjr. 3/ to 4/; old. 2/ to 2/G. Drakes: Old. 2/ to 2/6 Geese: 3/ to 5/. Turke.ve: H«ns, 5/6 to 7/6; gobblers. 7/ t<* 10/. Eggs, Butter and Flowers. K-Ks.—Hen: Firet grade, 1/4% per dozen; B 1/3%; C, HVid. Duck: Fiwt grade, 1/4% per dozen; B, 1/3%- C 1/1% Farnjens' Butter.—l/ to 1/2 per lb. Cut Flowers.—A large supply of flowers CRine forward for to-tlay'e sale, most lines sellinjr at low- rates. Anemones were in particularly heavy supply. There was a fair demand for best quality daffodils