AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 191, 15 August 1939, Page 6

AT THE MARTS.

APPLES STILL DEARER.

BETTER VEGETABLE SUPPLY.

CABBAGES AND PARSNIPS DOWN

Demand was keen for good dessert apples at the City Market* To-day, and several lines showed an increase in value. Cookers were in short supply, Ballarate and Munroes being almost finished. Good quality Cole pears sold at improved rates. Values were fair for hothouse tomatoes, bat the quality of some lines "was not particularly good. Both varieties of tree tomatoes met a good demand, but Xew Zealand grapefruit sold slowly. Only one line of hothouse grapes came to hand, and values to-day were up to 4/ per Ifo. There was a good inquiry quality passion fruit and also for the few cultivated mushrooms offered. Prices ranged as follows: — Fruit Apples: Red Delicious, 12/ to 14/ per case; Golden Delicious, 13/ to 15/6; Delicious, local, 8/ to 11/: Dougherty, 7/ to lo ; Granny Smith, 9/6 to 11/; Some Beauty. 9/ to 13/ ; Statesman, 9/ to 9/6; Sturmer, 0/ to 10 6; Winesap, 11/ to 14/. Pears: Winter Coles. 10/ to 13/: Winter Xeiis. 7/6 to 9/1. Tomatoes, hothouse, (id to ] t> per lb.. Tree tomatoes: Xew black, 8/ to 10/ per case; yellow. $.' to 9, : othov. small. Xo. 2. 4/ to 6 6. Or.inges, Australian, IS/ to 22.. Grapefruit, New Zealand, r-x.ua. choice, S to 0/; others, 3/ to 7/; bananas, ripe. No. 2, 11/ to 12,6; medium. 18/ to 22 6; grapes, Colman, extra choice, up to 4,' per lb; passion iruit. 8/ to 14/ per case; mushrooms, about 3/ per lb. Vegetables. Owing to very heavy supplies coming forward, cabbages and parsnip* sold at. much lower rates than last week. Carrots were plentiful, and cabbages, which were offered in good quantities, were slightly cheaper. Swedes were selling at low prices owing to an over-supply, but kumaras were scarce and dear. Small consignments of new potatoes came on tr> tlie market and sold readily at High rates. Good supplies of lettuce came to hand, ami prices were a little lower. Quality lines of celery, which was in heavy supply, sold at fair values-. Sprouts were in good supply and realised recent rates. The market was well supplied with potatoes from Ohakune and South Island. Quotations: — Beet, 1/ to 2/ per dozen; celery, cooking, tid to 1/ per bundle, dessert, "1/3 to 3 ; carrots, 5/ to 11/ per bag, or 1/ to 1/9 per dozen; cauliflowers, 7/ to 10/ per sack; on benches, 4/ to 6/ per dozen; cabbages, 3/ to 8/ per sack, on benches 2/ to 4/ per dozen; cucumbers, 5/ to 8/ per dozen: kumaras. Island, 30/ to 33/ per cwt, Tauranga, 12/6 to 16/ per bag; leeks, 3d to 6d per bundle; lettuce, 4/ to 10/ per case; marrows. 4/ tn 7/ per dozen; melons, citrons, 2d to 2V4d per lb; onions, choice No. 1, 9/6 to 10,3 per bag: medium, 4/6 to "/; potatoes, Southern, 19/ to 20/ per cwt, Ohakune, 10/ to 12/6 per bag. new, 3d to 7'£d per lb; pumpkins, choice No. 1. Triumble. 17/ to 24/ per cwt. medium and mixed. 7/ to 12'; parenip«, 5/ to 7/ per bag. or 1/ to 16 per dozen; radish. 6d to 1, : rhubarb, 4/ to 8/: spinach. 9d to 1/6; spring onions, 6d to 1/3 per bundle; swedes, 2/ to 3/ per bag: turnips, 9d to 1/ per dozen; Brussels sprouts, 4d to 7%d per lb. Keen Demand for Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium, and the demand was keen. The prices paid remained about the same all round. Selling rates were a≤ follow: — Cockerels, heavy breed*, prime, 5/ to 7/ each; not prime. 3-' to 4'; light breeds, prime, 4/ to •"/: not prime, 2/6 to 3,3; fat roosters, heavy breeds, prime, 3/ to 4/6; light breeds. 2/ to 3/; hens, hea-*-breeds. 4/ to 5'6; light breeds, 3/ to 4/;| layinc hens, heavy breeds, it to 5/6: light breeds. 3/ to 4/; pullets, heavy breeds, best, 5/ to 6 : smaller. 3/ up; light breeds, best, 5/ to 6/: smaller. 3/ up; drakes, young, prime. 5/ to 6/; smaller. 3/ up; old, 2/ to 3 6: ducks, young. 4/ to 5 : old, 2' to 3 6; geese. 4/ to 7/: turkey hens, 5/ to 7/; gobblers, 8/ to 13/. Butter, Ebbs, Flowers. Egg prices were unchanged as follows:— Hen: Fiivt crrade. 2'OVs: B grade, llOVi: C grade, ]/.T a 4. Duck: First grade, B grade, 1/11%; C grade. 1/5%. Butter. 1/2 to 1/4 per lb. Cut Flowers.—Flowers were plentiful, and prices fair. There was still a good demand for iiret-class freesias, daffodils, cyclamen, anemones, carnations and sol d'ors.