AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

HEAVY TOMATO SUPPLY. DESSERT APPLES IN DEMAND. GLUT CONDITIONS KOK POTATOES. There was a good demand for wellcolouied dfK.sert n.ppW at to-day'm City Markets, but small and green fruit «old lit low rules*. Very heavy supplies of outdoor tomatoes arrived and »sol(l at low prices, especially for second grade linee. Some lines were practically unsaleable. There was a keen inquiry for peaches, but values fell at to-day's uale. The demand was poor for plums and values fell. The market was heavily supplied with both peaches and plums. Good quality apricots sold well to-<lay. although many linew coming forward were affected with ripe rot. Strawberries were in fair demand. Raspberries were keenly sought after today and values were high. Black currants hlwo sold well. Best quality cherries sold well. The general condition iff the market to-day was very dull. Vegetables. Cabbage was in very heavy supply today, both local and Ohakune. with prices much lower than la«t week. Quantities of green peas and beans were niuoh heavier than la«t week and prices for these were very low. Pumpkins were in g(Hxl supply, choice ripe lines realising high prices. Supplies of lettuce on the market were 'very heavy, with low price* 'being realised. The market was glutted with potatoes, which bronpht very low rates. Carrot* were short to-day, with prices higher than last week. Good supplies of pargnipa eold at recent lates 1 . Cucumbe.ru ware in oversupply, bringing very low price*, and the same applied to carrots. The market all round wae very heavily stocked with vegetables of all descriptions and there was a tendency for lower prices. Apples: Albany Beauty, choice, 12/ to 15/ per case; others, 5/ to 8/; Astrachan, choice, coloured, 10/ to 16/; small, 5/ to 8/; Gravenstein, choice, coloured, 12/ to 15/; others, 5/ to !>,': cookers, 3/ to 4/6; pears, William Bon Chretien, 10/ to 11/; tomatoes, outdoor, 1/ to 3/6; emooth, 4/ to 7/6; hothouse, 2d to 5d per lb; grapefruit, Jamaican, 17/6 to 21/ per case; lemons, 7/ to 18/6 according to grade and count; bananas, Xiue. ex Maui Pomare, 5/ to 20/3; Tongati, 29/; peaches, Wiggins. 3/ to 4/ case, 6/ to 10/ crate; others. 2/6 to 3/6; plume, Sultan, 2/ to 3/; Purple King, choice, 7/ to 9/; others, 4/ to 5/; Burbank 2/ to 3/; Otago apricots, 9/ to 12/; Jamaican oranges, 24/6 to 29/6; strawberries. Captain Cook, 1/4 to 2/; Marguerite. 1/4 to l/»: raspberries, 9/ to 9/4; loganberries, ]/5; cherries, 13/ to 13/6; black currants, 9/ to 9/6. Vegetables. Beet, 8d to 1/6 per dozen; celery, dessert, 2/ to 3/ per bundle; carrots, 4/ to 8/6 a bag, or 1/ to 1/9 per dozen; cabbages, Ohakune, 4/ to 6/ per sack; local. 1/ to 2/6 per sack: cucumbers, 6d to 1/ per dozen; French Beans, 1/ to 2/ per bag; stringiest) beans, 2/ to 3/6; green peas, 2/ to 6/; le.efcs, 3d to 6d per bundle: lettuce, 1/ to 4/ per case; marrows, 1/6 to 2/6 per dozen; onions, new seasons, 5/ to 6/ per bag: potatoes, new. Xo. 1, 2/3 to 4/; Xo. 2. 1/ to 1/9; pumpkins, choice, ripe. Fed Warren, 1%4 to 2%d per lb. parenipe, 3/ tn 5/ per bag, or 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; radish, 6d to 1/; rhubarb, 1/ to 2/6; spinach. 1/3 to 2/; spring onions. Od to 1/9 per bundle; swedes, 2/6 to 4/ per bag; turnips, 6d to 9d per dozen. Poultry. At to-day'e auctions the supply of poultry was heavy and the demand was poor for hens and email cockerels. Heavy cockerele are in good demand. The prices paid remained unaltered. Selling rates were as follow:—Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 5/ to 7/ each; not prime, 2/ to 3/; light breed*, prime. 2/ to 3/3; not prime, 1/ up. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 2/9 to 3/8; light breeds, 1/6 to 2/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, beet, 5/ to 7/; smaller, 2/ iw>. Drakes: Young, prime, 2/6 to 3/6; smaller, 1/6 up. Ebbs, Farmers' Butter, Cut Flowers. Eggs: Hen, first grade, 1/10V4 per dozen; B grade. 1/8H; C grade, 1/3%. Duck, first grade, 1/7% per dozen; B grade, 1/6%; C grade, 1/0%. EgK prices have risen Id per dozen all round. Farmers' Butter.—l/ to 1/2 per Ib. Cut Flowers. —Moderate supplies of flowers wer"e eold to-day" to a greatly improved demand. Price* advanced sharply, especially for carnations, tulips and gladioli.