AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

GLUT OF PEACHES. SELLING VERY CHEAPLY. GREEN* VEGETABLES LOWER. There was only a fair demand for dessert apples at the City Markets to-day and values were lower. Cooking apples had a fair demand, also apricot? and tomatoes. The market was glutted with peaches and prices were consequently very low*. Values were also low for plums, for which there was scarcely any' demand, but lemon values showed signs of improvement. Hothouse grapes were m fairly heavy supply, low rates ruling. Nectarines sold at low prices. Prices ranged as follows: —Apples: Albany Beauty, large, 6/6 to 9/ per case; small, 3/ to 5/; Gravenstein, large. 6/ to 8/; small, 2/6 to 4/6; cookers, 3/' to 4/6. Pears: Bon Chretien, local. 6/ to 8/ per case: Hawke's Bay, 9/ to 9/6; cookers. 4/ to 4/6. Tomatoes: Outdoor, extra choice, smooth. 4/6 to 6/ per ease; Xo. 2, smooth, 3/ to 5/; others. 2/ to 4/6. Lemons: Choice cured, 10/ to 13/ per case. Bananas: Ripe Rarbtongan. 10/ to 23/ per case. Pines: Queensland, 18/ to 22/ per case. Grapes: Hothouse. Hamburg, extra | choice, tlo 1/2 per lb: others, 6d to 1/. Peaches: Paragon, 1/3 to 2,/ per case, or 3/ to 7/ per crate.. Plums: Burbank, 1/6 to 2/ per case: Sultan, 1/6 to 2/6: Satsuma, 1 '6 to 2/6; Purple King. 2/ to 4/6; Doris, 2/ to 4/. Nectarines: 4/ to 6/ per ca6e; others, 1/6 to 2/6. Apricots: South Island, 6/ to 6/6 permease. Strawberries: Captain Cook, extra choice. 1/6 to 1/8 per chip, others. 1/3 to 1/4. Blackberries: 3d and 4<l per lb. in chips 5d and 6d. Raspberries, 7/3 per tin. Vegetables. Supplies of cabbages were heavy, with prices lower than laet week, and cauliflowers were also in good supply and slightly cheaper. Good offerings of potatoes came forward, choice lines realising good prices. Fair quantities of onions were marketed at last week's rbtes, while pumpkins were in good supply, with prices a little lower than last week. Celery was offered in fair quantities, realising good prices. Carrots and parsnips were in good supply, prices being high for choice lines. Low values were received fo/ lettuce, supples being heavy. New season's kumaras were in fair supply, realising good prices. Quotations: —Beet, 9d to 1/6 per dozen; celery, dessert. 2'ft to 4/ per bundle; l.arrntc 4/ Ir, 0/ t™t- V.a<r 1/ 9/ n»r

Quotations: —Beet, 9d to 1/6 per dozen; celery, dessert. 2/6 to 4/ per bundle; carrots, 4/ to 9/ per bag, or 1/ to 2/ per dozen; cauliflowers, 6/ to 8/6 per sack; cabbages, 2/ to 6/6 per sack; on benches, 2/ to 4/6 per dozen; cucumbers, 9d to 2/9 per dozen: French beans. 2/ to 4/ per stringless beans, 5/ to 9/ per bag; green peas, 3/ to 8/ per bag; kumaras,

new season's, 3d to 4d per lb; Tauranga, 5/ to 6' per bag; leeks, 6d to 1/ per bundle; lettuce. 1/6 to 5/ per case; marrows, 1/3 to 2'6 per,dozen; onions. 6/ to 7'6 per bag: potatoes. Rangitiki, 10/ to 10'6 per cwt; Ohakune. 5'6 to 6'6 per bag: local. 4/ to 7/ per bag: pumpkins, choice Triumble. 6/6 to B'6 per sack: medium. 3/ to 5/: parsnips. 1 '6 to 2'6 per dozen; radish. 1 / to T'6 per draen; rhubarb. I' 6 to 2/6 per dozen; spinach. 1 to I' 6 per dozen; spring onions, 6d to 1 '3 per bundle; swedes. 4/ to 6/ per bag; turnips, 9d to 1/ per dozen. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was very heavy and the demand was poor for table birds. The prices paid remain about the same. Selling rates were as follow;— Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime. 4/6 to 6/ each; not prime, 2/ up; light breeds, prime, 2/6 to 3 t>: not prime, 1/6 up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 2/6 to 3/; light j breeds, 10 to 3/. Fat hens: Heavy' breeds. 2'6 to 4/; light breeds. 1/6 to 2/6. Laving hens: Heavy breeds, 3/6 to 4/6; light breeds, 3/ to 4/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 6'6 to 7/6; smaller, 3/ to 5/; light breeds, best. 5/6 to 7/; smaller, 2/ to 3A Drakes Young, prime, 2/ to 3/; entailer, :i/6 up.J old," 2/ up. Geese: 4/. Turkeys: Hens. 7/6; gobblers, 10/ to 15/. Guinea fowls: 3/6 to 4/6^ Epgs, Butter, Cut Flowers. Egg prices were unchanged as follow:— Hen: First grade, 1/10% per dozen; B, 1/8%; C, 1/0%. Duck: First grade, 1/8%; B, 1/7%; C, 1/2%. Farmers' Butter. —9d to T/4 per lb. Cut Flowers.—Supplies were moderate to-day and the ieinand fair.