AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 152, 28 June 1940, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

; LARGE VEGETABLE SUPPLY. . CARROTS MUCH CHEAPER. ' SALE FOR TOMATOES. ;1 Large stocks of all vegetables in season were available at the city auction markets to-day. Supplies of cauliflower, cabbage la and carrot's were particularly heavy, and n prices receded in consequence. Carrots j were very mudh cheaper than last week. Heavy quantities of pumpkin came to hand, with mixed lines hard to quit. Adequat? supplies of kumaras were available, but good quality lines brought firm prices. | In the fruit section there is still a faildemand for dessert winner pears, though values were easier to-day. The inquiry i 1 still remains good for hothouse grapes ® and for hothouse tomatoes. t Fruit Prices were:—Apples: Golden Delicious, 7/8 to 8/ per ease; Delicious, 4/ to (i/6; Ballarat, 6/; Granny Smith, 0/6 to 7/; Jonathan, 6/ to 7/6. Pears: Keifl'ers, 7/ to 8/6 per ease; Winter Nelis, 8/ to 13/. Tomatoes: Outdoor, extra choice, 8/ to 10/ I'ei' case; others, 3/ to 6/; hothouse, 9d to 1/1 per lb. Tree tomatoes: New black, 0/6 to 9/ per case; yellow, 6/ to 8/; others, New Zealand, 5/ to 5/6. Oranges: Marmalade—Choice, 5/ to 7/0 per case; others, small, 3/ to 4/. Grapefruit: New Zealand, extra. choice, 8/ to 9/ per case; others, small, 5/ to 6/; Australian, 20/9 to 23/9. Lemons: 0/6 to 15/6 per three-quarter bushel ease, according to grade and count. Bananas: Bipe, 15/ to 26/ per case. Grapes: Hothouse—Coleman, extra choice, 2/9 to 3/3 per lb; few specials, 3/4; others, 1/6 to 2/6. Cape gooseberries: 7(1 per lb. l'assion fruit: Choice, 9/ to 11/ per case; , others, 4/ to 7/. Guavas: 4/ to 5/6 per case. Vegetables. Prices were:—Beet, 6d to 1/ per dozen; celery, cooking, 6d to 1/ per bundle; * dessert, 1/3 to 2/9; carrots, 2/ to 4/9 per > bag, 6d.to lOd per dozen; cauliflowers, 2/6 > to 4/3 per sack; on benches, 1/ to 2/9 per 1 dozen; cabbages, 1/ to 3/ per sack; on * benches, 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; cucumbers, ' 6/ to 9/ per dozen; hothouse beans, 9d to 1/0 per lb; kumaras, 2%d to 3V4d per lb; Tauranga, 4/ to 8/0 per bag; leeks, 3d to 4d per bundle; lettuce, 2/ to 5/6 per case; marrows, 2/ to 3/ per sack; melons, Citrons, 2d to 3d per lb; onions, choice, 5/6 to 6/9 per bag; medium, 3/ to 4/9; potatoes, southern, 6/9 to 7/6 per ewt; Ohakune, 4/ to 4/9; Pukekohe, 3/ to 3/9; pumpkins, choicc Crown, 6/ to 10/ per cwt; Triumble, 5/ to 7/ per sack; medium and mixed, 2/ to 4/ per sack; parsnips, 4/ to 7/ per bag, or 1/ to 1/6 per dozen; , radish, 6d to 9d per dozen; rhubarb, 3/6 to j 6/ per dozen; spinach, 1/ to 1/0 per dozen; )! spring onions, 1/ to 2/ per bundle; swedes, 2/ to 3/ per bag; turnips, 6d to 9d per ■ dozen; Brussels sprouts, 6d to 8d per lb. Poultry. At to-day's mictions the supply of poultry was just medium, and the demand ; .was fairly keen. The prices paid remain unaltered. 1 Selling rates were as follow:—Cockerels: I Heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 0/ each; not prune, 3/ to i/i light breeds, prime, 3/ to 5/; hot prime, 2/ to 3/. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 4/ to 5/; light breeds, 2/6 to 4/. Drakes: Young, prime, 3/ to 3/6; smaller, 2/ to 3/; old, 2/ to 3/. Ducks: Young, 3/ to 4/; old, 2j to 3/. Geese: 3/ to a/. Eggs,, Butter, Cut Flowers. Eggs.—Hen: ' First grade, 2/7% per ] dozen; B, 2/3%; C, 1/11%. Duck: First grade, 2/3%; B, 2/1%; C, 1/11%. 1 Farmers' Butter.—l/ 3to 1/8 per lb. ( Cut Flowers.—A large quantity of \ flowers were sbld to-day and prices for the ; first part were ijnly moderate. Later in the sale nio6t lines of good quality flowers "showed a firming tendency. There was an i especially good demand for freesias and good anemones. I