AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 128, 2 June 1939, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

; APPLES IN DEMAND. SUPPLIES A LITTLE SHORT. UNIONS MORK PLKNTIFUL. Theie was i< good demand for all linos ol' yood quality apples at the fity markets • to-day. Hoih dessert and cooking i \in ict wen' a little short this week. ' Although Winter Colo poms had a L-nod demand, cooker* were rather .-!"«■ i>l s.ilc. : Tomatoes, tree tomatoes anil hothouse ' iri.ipes snlil to a fair demand. The s;iie 1 u ,is good fur quality passiimfruit ami also for lemons. Mushrooms were keenly ; sought, hut persimmons sold very slowly. Prices ranged as followe: — Fruit. > Apples: Rallarat. 6/6 to 8' per ease: (.iraimy Smith. 7 <i to 10 : Jonathan. (>/ : J to S/fi: Homo Beauty, 8 to 10 <>: Stunner, ' fi/0 to 8/6: Winesap, 8/ to 10 U Tears: ' Phclvluidis. ti : Keiffers, 5/ to 7, : Winter - Coirs. !>/ to 11 /(i. Tomatoes: Outdoor. 1 extra ehoiee, 10 to 12 : others. 4 to 8'; ' l.othou.-e. l>,l to T'-ail per 11>: Island. S/li t<j it ti per case. Tree tomatoes: New Black. • .") 't" <i/li: yellow. 4/ to <>'. Orange*: Call- ' Ifornian. 31 B to 32 ti: Cook Islands. 17/6 1i to 22/ K. Lemons. 9/0 to 22., according to • grade and size: Island lemons, 15' to 20 > a bushel and half eases; bananas, medium, ) 18/ to 21/; No. 2. 12/ to 1.3/: grapes. Cole--1 num. extra choice, 2/4 to 2,8; others, 1/4 i to 2/. Vegetables. ' Cabbage and cauliflower were in good ■ supply and sold at last week's prices. Pumpkins were more plentiful than last week with a good demand for choice lines. others selling at lower prices. Supplies* of onions were much heavier with a ten- ' dency to lower prices, while kumava-i-ame forward in much larger quantities. choice lines still milking irnnil prices. Swedns were in over supply and ver\ cheap, and carrot* and parsnips wen I plentiful, paisnijis selling' at lower price*. JCo.mI supplies of pofiitoes. both Ohakune , i'nd Southern, realised higher priepw. 1 : Iteajis were also in good supply, choice -'stringless realising high prices, but peas ) ! -.vere short. with prices very hi'jh ' (ncunibers were ill fair supply at recen f rates, mill lettuce very plentiful with [ron.l pricPM for quality lines. Supplies of crleiy were heavy with fair prices for good quality. Quotations: —■ Beet. 6d to 1 per dozen: celery, eoolc--1 ins. Sri to 1 jier bundle: ilessert. 1 :? to |2/(»: carrots. 3,' to R K per bac. or 0d t.> 1/3 pei- do'.en: cauliflowers, (i (> to 10' per jsarU: on benchew. 4/ to 10/ per dozen: j cabbages. 4 to 0/ per sack: on benches. 2 to 4 per do/en: ciicuinbers. (i' to Sli liter dozen: French beans. 4.' to B.' per \hnji: stiinyless beans. S/ to 17 R: sreen 'peas. 0 to 23/: kuniaras. O/ll to 0 »i: Tmi IvaiUra. .Vli to 7': leeks. 3d to fid pr>r bundle: lettnc-. 4' to Wβ per i-ntif. marhows. 3/ to 4.'« jier dozen: niplnn". citrons. 1/ to 2/ each; onion-s. choice. No. 1. . 10' to 11/ per has: medium. 7' to S/fi: potatoes. Southern. 11/ to 11'0: Olinkiinn. [T -H to R/fi: piimiikin*. choice. Crown. 14' t to C ' prr ewt: triumb'e. !)/ to 12 : pi-dinm ) , in 5/8 per hac. or 0d to 1/R per dozen and iiHX"d. 4/ to 8/ sack: parsnips. 3'o radish. 3d to fid: rhubarb. 3' to s': isninacb. 0d to 1/3: spring onions. 8d to I 1 (1 per bundlp; swedes. 2/ to 3/ per bur: .turnips, fid to 9d per dozen; Brussels sprouts, 3d to OV2 per lb. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the eupply of poultry was fairly heavy and the demand r j was keen for all table birds of good qua!- ■ ity. The prices paid remained practically the i-aine all round. Selling ratee were as • follow: — I Cockerel*, heavy breeds, prime. -V to I 1 • each: not prime. 2 (i to 3/(i; l'.jrht breeds. • prime. 3 (i too/: not prime, 2/ to 3/; tut roosters, heavy breeds, prime. 3' to 4 : ! breeds. 2/ to 3 : hens, heavy breeds. ; 3/ to 4/(5: lijjlit breetls. 2 3 to 3'3- layinsr liens, heavy breeds. 3/6 to o.'fi: liir'it h ; breeds. 3/3 to 4/: pulTets, heavy breeds. ■I best. .") ti to (i«i; smaller. 2/ up; Hilit ; j breeds, best. 4/6 to 6/: smaller, 2/ to i': ' drakes, yrwnflt. prime. 3/ to 4/: old. 2/ to , i.V; smaller. 2/ to 2/10; ducks, yornijr. . ;3/fi to 5 6; old. 2/ to 3/; geese. \! to 5/: ■ turkey hens, 5/ to 8/; gobblers, 9/ to • i 15/. \ ! Butter, Eggs, Flowers. '; 1 Ejrjrs were down 2d a dozen all rormd. ■ jas followe: — Hen. first grade. 2/9 Vi per dozen; B M grade, 2/3%; C grade, 1/11%. Duck: First grade, 2/4%; B grade, 2/2%; C grade, ' 1/6%. Farmers' Butter.—l/ 3% to 1/3 per !b. Cut Flowers.—Moderate supplies of flowers came forward to-day and met with a particularly keen demand. There was a further advance in practically all varieties of good flowers with the exception of Iceland poppies, which remained steady at recent values. SYDNEY PRODUCE MARKET. SYDNEY, June 1. Wheat values are steady but the turnover is limited. Silo grain is quoted at 27% and bagged at 2/894. Flour, £12 • 10 . Bran and pollard, £4 10,'. Potatoes, " Tasmanian, £7 to £11. Onions, Victorian 1 blown. Egyptian brown, £22. Maize, yellow, 3. 10; white, 4/.