AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 90, 16 April 1940, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

CABBAGE IS PLENTIFUL GOOD SALE FOR KUMARA. GRAPE SUPPLIES DECLIXE. Cabbage was in very heavy supply at the Auckland auction markets to-dav, and sold at low rates. Cauliflower was in good supply, choice lines selling well. Good qualities of knniara were available, realising late prices. Fair supplies of peas brought high prie&«, while values for the •best lines of beans were also high The market is still fairly heavily supplied with tomatoes, and prices on rhe average were low. There are rwjw no pears on the market. The quantity of To Kauwhaita grapes is declining, and values to-day were firm. Inquiry for the hothouse variety was only fair. Prices were: — Fruit. Apples.—Oox's Orange. 3/ to 5/6 per case; Delicious. 3/ to 5/; Jonathan, 3/ to .*>/; Statesman. 3/ to 5/; Cookers. 2/6 to 3,6. Tomatoes: Outdoor, ex choice. 5/ to 6 6 per case: others. 2/ to 4/6. Tree tomatoes: New Black, 8 to 11/ per case Oranges: Fiji. 16/ to ISO .lmshel case! Grapefruit, Jamaican. 20 ' to 28' per case. Lemons. 60to 15 6 bushel ease according to grade and condition. Mandarins: Fiji, 1 P.: % ■busuiel ease. Bananas: Ripe, 25/3 to 28/ per case. Grapes: Te Kamvhata! 10/ to. 14/ per case; hothouse, hainljurg. !)(] 11,; Coleman, ex choice. 1/6 to I/O: few specials. 2/1 per lb; others. lOd to 1/4%; Golden Queen, fM per lb Strawberries: Captain Cook, I' 6to 1f) per chip. Cape Goosel>errics. 8d to 10*1 per lb. Passion fruit. 7/ to 9/6 per ease. Figtt. 4/ to 7/ per case. Persimmons, 5/ to 6/ iper case. Quinces, 6/ to 10/ per case Chestnuts, 7d lb. Vegetables. Beet, 6d to 1/ per dozen. Celery: Cooking, 1/ to 1/6 per 'bundle; desert, 2/ to 2/9. Carrots, 2/ to 3/ or 6d to 9d per dozen. Cauliflowers, 7/ to 10/ per sack. Cabbages, 1/6 to 4/6 per sack. Cucumbers, 3/ to 4.6 per dozen. French beans, 2/6 to 4/ per bag: stringless beans, 6/ to 12/6; Green peas, 7/ to 12/. Kumaras, ]%d to I/id per lb. Leeks. 3d to 6d per bundle. Lettuce, 1/6 to 4/6 per case. Marrows, 2/ to 3/6 sack. Melons: Citrons, 5/ to 8/ cwt; water, 6d to 1/ each. Onions: Choice, 6/ to 7/ per bag: medium, 5/ to 5/6. Potatoes: Rangitikei, 6/6 to 7/6 per cwt* Ohakune. 3 6 to 4.6; Xew, Pukekohe, 2/6 to 3/3. Pumpkins: Choice Rrpe Crown, 7/ to 11/ per cwt; medium Crown, 3/ to 6/ sack; Red Warren, 2 6 to 3/6. Parsnips, 4/ to 7/ bag, or 1/ to 1/6 per dozen. Rhubarb, 1/6 to 3/ per dozen. Spinach. 9d to 1/ per bundle. Spring onions, 6d to 1/3 per ibundle. Swedes. 3/ to 5/ per ibag. 1 urnips, 6tl to 9d per dozen. Brussels sprouts, 7d to 8M;(l per l'b. Poultry. At to-day s auctions the supply of poultry was medium, and the demand was keen. The prices paid were a shade higher all round. Selling rates were as follow: — Cocikerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 5/ to 7/ each; not prime, 2/ to 3/; light breeds, prime, 2/ to 3/; not prime. 1/6 to 2/6. Fat ihens: Heavy breeds, 2 6 to 3/ each: light .breeds, 2/ to 3/. Drakes: Young! ■prime, 3/ to 3/6 each; smaller, 2/ up Ducks: Yoaing, 5/ to 8/ each; old, 3/ to 5/. Butter, Eggs, Flowers. Eggs.—(Hen: First grade, 29 % per dozen; B grade, 2/7%; C grade, 2/1%. Duck: First grade. 2/7% per dozen; B grade, 2'5%: C grade. 2/1%. Farmers' Butter.—l 3 to 1/4% per lb. Cut I*lowers.—'l 'here was a poor demand to-day for flowers, only a few scarce, special lines realising fair values.