AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 28, 3 February 1939, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

PEACHES VERY CHEAP. HEA VY'FRUIT SUPBLIES. GR'EEis-'PEAS PLENTIFUL. of fruiticamc oiuto the "City Markets and peaches were particularly'plentiful, selling at very low- prices, k Plums, apricots and blackberries had only [1 a fair demand, but choice coloured dessert t apples sold well. Large cooking apples e were in fair demand. There was a keen inquiry for raspberries, which were in s short supply, while hothouse grapes had k a fair inquiry. ■1 Prices ranged as follows:—Apoles: r Albany Beauty, <i/ to 11/ per case; Gravent stein, 5/ to 12/; cookers, 3/ to 4/6. Pears: s Bon Chretien, local, 5/ to 8/ per case; :- Hawke's Bay, 8 /to 10/. Tomatoes: Outr door, extra choice, 5/ to 6/ per case; t others, 1/0 to 4/. Lemons: Choice cured, 7/0 to 14/ per case; others, 5/ to 0/. n Bananas: Pipe, 12/ to 26/ per case. Pines: r Queensland, 23/ to 24/9 per case. Grapes: e Hothouse, Hamburg, extra choice, 1/2 to s 1/4 per lb; others, 6d to 1/. Peaches: Paragon, 1/0 to 2/6 per case; 3/6 to 7/0 per crate. Plums: Burbank, 1/6 to 2/6 per _ case; Sultan, 2/ to 3/; Satsuina, 2/ to 3/0; Purple King, 3/ to 6/; Doris, 2/6 to 4/: Xectarines: 4/ to 6/ per case; 4/0 to 8/ per Q crate; others, 2/6 to 3/6. Strawberries:' Captain Cook, extra choice, 1/8 to 10/ per 0 chip. Baspberries: 1/ per tin. Black currants: 11/ per case. ■2 Vegetables Cheaper. 1 Cabbage supplies were very heavy toD day, with prices lower than last week, and - the same applies to pumpkins and mar--2 rows. There was a fair supply of cauliflower and carrots, with prices good for best quality, while potatoes sold at recent rates. Onion supplies wore heavy, resulting in slightly lower prices, and lettucc 0 was in over-supply, with demand only for best quality. A fair quantity of new season's kumaras are now arriving on the 3 market and selling at good values. Very heavy, supplies of peas and beans were to hand to-day, prices being much lower. Supplies of celery were fair aud the quality very good for this time of the year. Prices were high. Quotations:—Beet, Dd to 1/3 per dozen; celery, dessert, 3/ to 5/ per bundle; carrots, 5/ to 0/ per bag, or ]/ to 2/ per dozen; cauliflowers, 8/ to 11/ per sack; j cabbages, 2/ to 8/ per sack; on benches, e 1/ to 2/0 per dozen; cucumbers, 1/ to 2/0 f per dozen; French beans, 1/6 to 2/6 per •bag; stringless beans, 3/ to 0/ per bag; kumaras, new season's, 3d to 3Mil per lb; . Tauranga, 4/. to 0/ per bag; leeks, 6d to. 1/ pel- bundle; lettuce, 1/0 to 5/ per'case; 3 marrows, 1/ to 2/ per dozen; onions, 5/0 B to 7/' per bag; potatoes, Southern, 10/ per cwt; Ohakune, a/6 to 6/ per bag; new," No. - L 4/6 to 6/6 per lb; No. 2, 2/ to 3/; > pumpkins, choice Red Warren, 7/ to 8/0 1 per sack; medium, 3/ to 6/; parsnips, 1/6 5 to 2/6 per dozen; radish, 9d to 1/3 per ' dozen; rhubarb, 1/0 to 2/6 per dozen; spinach. 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; spring onions, Od to 1/0 per bundle: swedes, 3/6 to 5/ per bag; turnips, Dd to 1/ per dozen. 2 Poultry Prices Lower. ;i At to-day's auctions the supply of j poultry was heavy and the demand' was poor. The prices paid were a shade lower all round. 3 Quotations arc:—Cockerels: Heavv J breeds, prime. 4/0 to 6/ each; not prime. i 2/ up; light breeds, prime, 2/0 to 3/G: not . prime, I/O up. Fat roosters: Heavv 3 breeds, prime, 2/6 to 3/; light breeds, 1/0 to 3,/. Fat liens: Heavy breeds, 2/G to 4/: light breeds, 1/G to 2/6. Laying lien's: Heavy breeds, 3/0 to 4/6; .light breeds. 3/ to 4/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 6/6 to 7/0; smaller, 3/ to 5/; light breeds, best, 5/0 to 7/: smaller, 2/ to 3/. Drakes: ; Young, prime. 2/ to 3/; smaller, 1/6 up; 1 old. 2/ up. Geese: 4/. Turkeys: Hens, ) 7/6; gobblers, 10/ to 15/. Cockerel chicks: r Out of season. Guinea fowls: 3/6 to 4/6. [j Eggs, Butter, Cut Flowers./ t Egg prices were unchanged as follows:— , Hen: First grade. 1/1014: per dozen; B, 3 1/8%: C, 1/0%. Duck: First grade, 1/8% per dozen: B, 1/7%; C, 1/2%. Farmers' Butter.—l/ to 1/8 per lb. f Cut Flowers.—The supply was moderate . and the demand good to-day for practicl ally all varieties of good flowers.