AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 285, 2 December 1938, Page 6

AT THE MARTS.

, NEW SEASON'S FRUIT. FIRST PEACHES APPEAR. t VEGETABLE PRICES LOWER. Strawberries were in good demand at the City Markets to-day and tiuantitics • offering are met easing daily. The market uas heavily supplied with hothouse tomatoes, the demand being lair, with values slightly t-i..-n-i. Outdoor tomatoes I ■tie increasing .11 supply. Gooseberries j were 111 g >o-l '• .uauil. as weie cherries. 1 Apricots mad.- ..1.1 first appearance this week, coming ~ v .m tin* I e.ames district, and tliei soul v. ,-,i. Sinali quantities of ■cooking plums i.u- emu . g to it.iiid. and a 1 j lew peaches weie ,1. atiaoic for the lirst time to-day. Lemons this week showed a slight imi provi-ment in value for the first tune for ; months. New Zealand giapri.uit weie in lair demand, the inai ket being also , supplied with (. a 11.1 ama 11 and Jamaican l gi iipefruit. ( uliforniiin giupc* wet cin tail ! deniiind, and there was a lair inquiry for I oranges. Choice apples ami pears were . now scarce and dear. The Alatua is expected 011 Monday with a large shipment of bananas and other j tropical fruits, including paw paws, pineapples and a good quantity of water melons. Priecs ranged as follow: Apples: Stan titer. 13 to la per ease: 1 a.-uiu. 14, to 17,-; Canadian Jonathan. . Pears: 1 Winter ('dies, 10 to 13 ti. Toinatoex; Outiloor, extta clioi.-e. 6.1 to S,| per li>; others, 3d to 4d; hothouse. Sd to od; others, 4d ; to . 7d. Ora pet 1 mt, New Zealand, extra > choice, 12 to 14 per case; otheis. S, to I 10,0. Lemons: Choice cured, .1 to 6/; i others, 3/ to 4 (i. Bananas, ripe, 12. 610 28, . 1 U'inea: (Juceiisluml. 22, to 30. Grajn-s; 1 Calitoinian, red, 24, pet chest: black. .56 . j Plums; Chi istmas, .j. ti to 6.6 per case; Cooke*, 3.6 to 4,6. Apricots: Thames, 0, to 1-j,. Sti iiwiierries: Captain Cook, extra choice. 1 8 to 2/ per chip; others, 1/4 to 1 6; Marguerite, extra choice, 1,6 to 18; others. 1. 3 to 1,5. Loganberries, 1, j to l. lVfe; gooseberries, 5/6 to 6_6 per case; ' chert ies. extra choice, 16,6 to 17/G; others, j 9/ to 14, . , Vegetables Plentiful. ! Heavy supplies of vegetables were mar- : keted to-day and prices were lower for most lines. (Ween peas and beans have " increased gicatly in wupply and sold to- ' day at-much lowqj- pricets. This affected the sale ot cabbage, which wa» plentiful But in poor demand, and prices were lower than tjiey have been all this year. Cauli- ' tlower was scarce and dear. New potatoes 1 came forward in good supply and value* were fay'lj,"' steady. Lettuce has sold much more readily this week, although there was a fairly laige supply. A, few new eeason's ' onions came 011 the market. Pumpkins ) bi ought good prices, but cucumbers and r marrows were tnuch more plentiful, with prices lower. ® Quotations: Asparagus,- 4d to 1/ per j bundle; beet. 9d to 1.0 per dozen; broad beans, 2/ to 4 per bag; carrots, 3/ to 7/ per bag, "or Od to 1/6 per dozen; c-aull--1 ftnwet\«. 8 to 11' per sack: on benches. ' '2 to 4 per tlozen: cabbage*. 1 to 4 per sack: on bi-ni-hes. 1. to 2 per dozen; encumbers. 2 to .V per dozen: Fiencli beans. 4d to .Id per lb: stringle.-s beans, oil to 7• 1 per lb: given pon«. 4' to 7- per , bag: kumaras. Inland. 13 to 14' jn-r cwt; 5 Taurangn. 4 to 5' per lia-_ r : leeks. 3d to j 6d: lettuce. 3' to 7 per ease; ni tnows, 2 to (i per dozen: onions. Ca nail :a 11. 13/ t to 1-V per cental; local, new seasons. 3 ■ to ,") per bag: potatoes, soiitliern. 2 6 to , .1' per sack: new. No. 1, 4ti to (i ii petit bag; No. 2. 1 6 to 3 6: pumpkins, choice - Triumble. 18 to 22' per cwt: meiliuut. 10/ 8 to IS/; parsnips. 1/3 to 2 per dozen: radish, 4d to 6d per dozen: rhubarb, 2/ to 0/ per dozen; spinach, 1/ to I' 6 per dozen; spring onions. 6d to 1/6 per 5 bundle: swedes, 5/ to 8/ per bag; turnips, 6d to 1/ per dozen. • '■%& ■ Pou,tr > supjpiy. & n \ ' "At auctions thV' gupffly of r poultry was heavy and the demand was e iust fair. The prices paid were a shade t io*er for hens and cockerels. Ducks and othet table birds remained the same, j Selling rates were as follow:—Cockerels r Heavy breeds;. pHme, 4/ to 6/ each; not 1 prime; 2/ to $/; ' light breWs. j)rime, 2/6 I to 4/6; not prime, 1 '3 to 1 '9. .Fat roosters: Heavy greeds, prime. 2/ to 3/; light 1 breeds. 1/ to 2/. Kat lu-ns: Heavy breeds, r 2 1) to 4 : light breeds. 1/6 to 2 6. Laying r. hetii#: Heavy bre(vls. 3/ to 4.'; light breeds, 2 6 to 3/6. Pullets: Heavy bleeds, smaller, 2/ up: light breeds, best. 3'6 to 5,6; smaller. 2/ lip. Drakes: Young, prime, 2. 6 to 3 0; smaller, I 3 to 1 '!); old. 2/ to 3/. Ducks: Yojing. 2/ to 4/; old, 2/ to 2/6. Geese: .4/ to s'. Turkeys: Hens, 6/ to 8/; gobblers. 10/ to 15/. Eggs, Butter, Cut Flowers. Egg prices were unchanged as follows: — Hen: First giiiili-. 1 S 1 « per dozen: 11. 1 6Vi: IP/ad. Duck; First grade, 1/716; B. 1 6%: C. \'V&. Farmers' Butter. — 10d to 1 1 ]>er lb. Cut Flowers.—Supplies were plentiful to-dav and prices generally were 1»w, but > showed an improvement on those ruling 8 early in the week. Christmas lilies are a feature at present.