AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 206, 30 August 1940, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

LARGE VEGETABLE SUPPLY. GREEN PEAS DEMANDED. Nearly all vegetables were i& heavy supply at tihe City Markets to-day. An early spring .and warm raine have brought vegetables on more quickly than is ueual for fhis time of the year. Good supplies or new potatoes fetched 'high prices, ae aLso did a email consignment of usparague. A small delivery of green peas ulso met with a keen sale. Hothouse cucumbers were in fair supply, bringing fair rates. For most other linee t/he average of prices was lower. Pears were again in fair demand in the fruit section, and there was also a slightly better demand lor hothouse tomatoes. Prices were:—• Vegetables.—Asparagus, 1/ to 2/3 bundle; beet, 6d to 1/3 dozen; cooking celery, 6d to 1/ bundle; dessert celery, 1/3 to 3/ bundle; carrots, 2/ to 4/6 bag, or 6d to 1/ dozen; cauliflowers, 5/ tto 8/ sack, on benches 2/ to 4/ dozen; cabbages, 1/6 to 3/(j sack, on benches 1/ to 1/6 dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 6/ to 9/ dozen; green !>ea*i, 1/3 to 2/3 lb; kumaras, Island, 2d to 3d lb, Tauranga 6/ to 7/6 bag; leeks, 3d to 4d bundle; lettuce, 1/6 to 7/6 case; marrows, 2/6 to 3/6 dozen; onions, choice, Him, 7/ to 8/ bag; potatoes, Southern 5/ to 6/ cwt, Ohakune 3/ to 4/ bag, new 2d to 4%d lb; pumpkins, choice Triumble, 12/ to 17/6 sack, medium 6/ to 10/; parsnips, 2/6 to 6/ bap, or 9d to 1/3 dozen; radish, 0d to 9d dozen; rhubarb, 3/6 to 7/ dozen; spinach. 9d to 1/3 dozen; spring onions, 9d to 1/3 bundle; swedes, 2/ to 3/ bag; turnips, 6d to 9d dozen; Brussels sprouts 5d to lOVfcd lb. Fruit.—Apples: Granny Smith, 6/ to 7/ case; Delicious, 4/6 to 6/; Sturmer, 6/; Red Delicious, II to 8/. Pears: Winter Nelis, 11/ to 4/6; P. Barry, 9/ to 10/6. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 9d to 1/6 lb. Oranges: Kerikeri, 14/ to 18/ case. Bananas: Repacked, ripe, 25/ to 27/. Tree tomatoes: New Black, 8/ to 11/; yellow, 6/ to 9/6. Mannalade oranges: 4/ to 6/. Grapefruit: New Zealand, 6/ to 9/; small, 4/ to 5/. Lemons: 6/6 to 15/6 three-quarter 'bushel, according to grade and count. Passion fruit--10/ to 18/. Poultry. At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and tho demand keen ail round, with prices about the same afi at tho previous sale. Sellins rates were: — Cockerels: Heavy l>l ceils, prime. 7/ to 8/ caoh; not prime, 5/ to 6/; light breeds. ■prime. .->/ to 0/; not prime. 2'6 to 4'. Fat hems: Heavy breads, 5/ to 7/; light breeds. 4/ to 5/0. Drakes: Young, prime, 4/ tn n/. Dutik«: Youujz. 4/ to 5/. Geese- 4/6 Vo ,$\ T "'" kevs: Hens - ?/ to 8/; gobblers. .0/ to 18/. CockereJ chicks: Heavy breeds, Id eacfli; light breeds, Id each. Butter and Eggs. Kg«B—Hen, standard grade, 1/6% dozen• duck, standard grade, 1/6%. Farmers' Butter.—l/ 2to 1/7% per lt>