AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 10, 12 January 1940, Page 3

AT THE MARTS.

FRUIT PRICES HIGHER.

APPLES MORE PLENTIFUL,

POTATO GLUT: VEGETABLES CHKAP.

Strawberries are rapidly decreasing in quantity and considerably higher rates ruled This also applied to loganberries. Wonderbenies to-day realised increased prices. There was a keen demand for raspberries ami fair for black currants. Good quality apricot* Mold at tairly high rate*. Many lines of Otago apricots were arriving in poor condition. Ihe demand tor cherries was rather slow and ruling value* were lower than a week ago. l'rices for plums were considerably easier, quantities now being much larger. Only really choice dessert lines were selling at fair rates, with no demand for green or small. There was a good sale for choice dessert peaches. Supplies of hothouse grapes were gradually increasing in quantity and values were fair. Tomatoes »ere in very short supply and values were expected to remain high, e«]>ecially for ripe fruit for immediate use. A few choice coloured Gravenstein and Afitrachan apples realised high values, but there wu no demand for small and green line*. Cookers sold at fairly low ratw. Quotations are:—Albany Beautv, extra choice coloured, 14/ to 17/ per cane; others, 6/ to 9/; Gravenstein, extra choice coloured, 14/ to 19/; others, 5/ to 10/; Astrakhan, 8/ to 14/; small, 4/ to 0/; cookers, 4/ to 6/. Tomatoes: Outdoor, extra choice, 8d to lOd per lb; others, 2d to 6d; hothouse, choice, lid to 1/0%; others, 4d to lOd. Bananas: 21/1) to 20/ per cose. Grapes: Hothouse, Coleman, extra choice, 1/6 to 2/6 per lb. I'caches: .Mamie Ross and Wiggins, .V 0 to 6 9 per case; crates, 12/ to 16/6. Plums: Hales, •V to 4/0 per case; Burbaiik, 3/ to 4/6; Sultan, 4/ to 6/; others, dessert, 4/ to 6/. Apricots: Thames, 10/ to 13/0 "per case; South Island, 10/ to 116. Mtr.iwbet Captain Cook, extra choice. 1/9 to 2/014 per chip; others, 1/6 to U8; .Marguerite, extra choice, 1/0 to 1/8; others. 1/4 to !/.». Loganberries: 1/4 to 1/5. Raspberries: 7/7 per tin. Black currants: 9/ to 9/6 per case. Cherries: Extra choice, 11/ to 16/6 per case; otliers, 8/ to 9/. Ve«etabl«. Supplies of potatoes were very heavy, with prices lower than they have been for some year#. Onions were available in large quantities, with prices much reduced. Peum and beans were plentiful, with prices low. Good quantities of Ohakune cabbage I noki to • fftir demand, but local prices j were low. Lettuce supplies were large | and returns low. Both marrows and . cucumbers were in good supply and sold I at reccnt rates. Values for carrots were j a little firmer to-day, supplies being not so heavy. CcHery arrived on the market in small quantities and realised good prices. Kumaras were in heavy supply and sold at very low values. The market all round was very heavily supplied, resulting in a poor demand pnd low prices. Quotations: — Beet, 6d to 1/ per dozen; celery, dessert, 2/ to 3/ per bundle; carrots, 4/ to 6/6 per bag, or 9d to 1/6 per dozen; cabbages, Ohakune, 0/ to 7/6 per sack; on benches, local. 2/ to 4/0 per dozen: cucumbers. \' to 2'6; French beans. 1/ to 1/6 per bag: stringless beans, 2/ to 4/; green peas. 2/ to 6/9; kumaras (Island). 7/ to 8/ per cwt; leeks, 3d to 6d per bundle: lettuce, 1/6 to 4/ per case; marrows, 1/6 to 3/ per dozen: onions, new seasons. 4/6 to 6' per bag: potatoes, new. Xo. 1, 2/6 to 4/; Xo. 2. 1/ to 1/6; pumpkins, new season s. 10/ to 18/ per cwt; ripe, well-coloured bench, 2d to 2%d per lb; parsnips, 4/ to a bag. or 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; radish. Oil to 1 '3; rhubarb, 1/ to 2/6; spinach, M to 1/6; spring onions, 9d to 1/6 per bundle; swee les. 2/ to 4/6 per bag; turnips. (Id to 9d per dozen. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was very heavy and the demand was poor. Prices paid were a shade lower ail round, there being no demand at all for table birds. Selling rates were as fol-

lows:— . Cockerels, heavy breeds, prune, 4/ to fi/ each: not prime. 2/ to 3/; light breeds, prime, I' 6 to 2/6; hens, heavy breeds, •'!/ to 4/; light breeds. 1/9 to 2/6; ducks, voung, prime, 2/6 to 3/3; smaller, 1/6 to 2/. Egos. Butter. a Eggs.—Hen: First .grade. 1/9% per dozen; B grade, 1/7MT; C grade, 1/2/ p. Duck: First grade, 1/6%; B grade, 1 /o%; C grade, ll%d. , ~ Duck eggs are down 2d per dozen all round. , „ KmineiV Butter.—l/ to 1/4 per Ij.