AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 158, 5 July 1940, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

HEAVY CABBAGE SUPPLY. LARGE STOCKS OF ONIONS. FAIR SALE FOR TOMATOES. Cabbage wae in heavy eupply at the city markets to-day, and prices were low. Good ■tocke of cauliflowers aleo came forward, with value* elightly eaeier. For a heavy market of onions prices were about the eame aa laet week. Kumarae were short: with realisations consequently high. In the ftuit section there was a fansale for good quality hothouse tomatoes and for good dessert peare. Stocks of hothouse grapes are falling off uow, and price* for the fruit were Li«h. Prices were:— Fruit.—Apples: Delicious, 4/6 Co 5/6 case; Ballarat, 5/6; Granny Smith, 7/; Red Statesman, 5/« to d/; Wiuwwp, 3/9 to e/e. Peare: P. Barry, 7/ to 9/6 caae; Winter Nelk, 8/ to 13/. Tomatoe: Hothouee, 0d to 1/2H lb. Tree tomatoee: New Black, 7/ to 9/6 caae; yellow, 6/ to 8/. Or&ngea: Marmalade, choice, 7/ to 8/: other*, 3/ to 6/. Grapefruit: New Zealand, extra choke, 8/ to 10/ ca*e. Lemon*: 6/6 to 15/0 three-quarter buahel case, according to grade and count. Bananas: Ripe, 17/ to 27/ case. Graoes: Coleman, extra choice, 2/9 to 3/, few specials 3/3 to 3/0; others, 2/ to 2/6 lb. Cape gooseberries: 7d lb. Passion fruit: Choice, 10/ to 14/ case; others, 4/ to 8/ case. Guavas: 6/ caee Vegetables.—Beet, 6d to 9d dozen; cooking celery, B<l to 1/ bundle; dessert celery, 1/3 to 3/ bundle; carrot*, 2/ to 4/6 bi>a, or 6d to 10d dozen; cauliflowers, 3/6 to 5/6 eack, on benches 1/6 to 3/ dozen; cabbages, 1/6 to 4/ eack, on benches 1/ to 2/ dozsn; cucumbers, 5/ to 9/ dozen; hothouse beans, 9d to 1/6 lb; kumaras, 3d to; i%d lb, Tauranga 6/ to 12/6 bag; leeks,' 2d to 3d bundle; lettuce, 2/ to 8/ case; marrows, 2/6 to 4/ sack; citron melons, 2d to 3%d lb; onions, choice, 5/6 to 6/6 bag, medium 4/ to 5/ bag; potatoes, Southern 7/3 to 7/6 cwt, Ohakune 4/9 to 5/6 bag, new 2%d to 6d lb; pumpkins, choice Crown, 7/ to 10/ cwt, Triumtoe 5/6 to 3/6 eack; parsnips, 3/ to 6/6 bag, or 1/ to 1/3 dozen: radish. 6d to 9d dozen: rhubarb, 4/ to 7/6 dozen: spinach. 9d to 1/3 dozen; spring onions, 9d to 1/3 bundle: swedes, 2/6 to 3/6 bag; turnips, 6d to 10d dozen; Brussels sprouts, 5d to 7%d. Poultry. The eimply of poultry was medium and the demand fair. Pricea remain the sam". Selling races:—©ockerals: Heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 6/ each; not prime, 3/ to 4/; light breeds, prime, 3/ to 5/; not nrinie. 2/ to 3/. Fat hene: Heavy breerla.. 4/ to 5/; light breeds, 2/6 to 4/. Drakes: Youre. prime, 3/ to 3/6: smaller. 2/ to 3/j old, 2/ to 3/. Ducks: Young, 3/ to 4/; old, 2/ to 3/. Geese: 3/ to 5/. Eggs, Butter, Cut Flowers.

Eggs.—Hen: First «?rade. 2/5% dozen: B grade, 2/3%; C grade, 1/11%. Duck: First grade, 2/3% dozen; B grade, 2/1%C otrade, 1/11%. Farmers' Butter.—l/ sto 1/8% lb. Cut Flowens.—There was a moderate quantity of flowers at fo-day'e sale, and prices realised were good for moefc lines. There was an improvement in the price of pawer whites. all other varieties eold at fairly high prices throughout the sale.