AT THE MARTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 245, 15 October 1940, Page 4

AT THE MARTS.

NEW SEASON'S FRUIT DEAR.

HIGH PRICES FOR ONIONS. The city markets were fairly well suf plied with apples to-day. Larger quanti ties of Granny Smiths have been 6old thi week and values have eased slightly There is a good demand for Winter Col pears. A few P. Barry pears sold thi week realised high values. Strawberrie are slowly increasing in quantity am prices to-day rangeu lrom 2/1 to 2/10 . chip. A few small packages of cultivate! mushrooms realised good values. Quanti ties of hothouse tomatoes were slowl; increasing and the demand was very good resulting in high prices. Local Xew Zea land grapefruit were rather dull of sale The demand was good for tree tomatoes o quality. Cabbage and cauliflower were in gooc supply, realising fair prices. Low value: were being paid for new potatoes, thi supply now being heavy. Green peas atu beans were in fair supply and realise* high prices. Large quantities of asparagus were coming forward, selling at recent rates. Hothouse cucumbers were in gooc supply and making high values. Hcavj supplies of rhubarb were being sold at low prices. Good supplies of pumpkins realiset high prices. Carrots were in larger sup ply this week, quality lines being dearer There was a shortage of parsnips and were high. Ohakune potatoes wert plentiful and realised Tair prices. Onions were short and very high prices were bein; paid. FECIT. Prices were:—Apples: Granny Smith. 8/ to 9 per case: Delicious, 7/6 to 10/; Stunner. 8 6 to 9 3 Pears: Winter Cole. 18/ to 18/6 per case- P. Barry, 16/ to 17/: lew small. 13/. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 2/ to 2/6Va per lb. Bananas: 16/ to 26/ per case. Tree tomatoes: New Black, choice. 13/ tc cas ?. : 8/ to 10/; Yellow, choice. 9/ to 12/. small. 6/ to 8/. Marmalade oranges: 6/ to 7/ per case. Grapefruit: New Zealand. 8/ to 9/ 551 Schemes: Captain Cook, extra choice. 3/4 to 2/10 per chip; others. 2/ to 2/3. VEGETABLES. iih' r k?, <^,were^^ sp f r ? B H S ' ' i,b bundles. 5d to 8d: "i. 1 ? bect - 8(1 to 1/3 <*r dozen: Sd P« lb; celery, cooking. 6d to 1/ per bundle: carrots. 4/ to 10/ per bag. or Jfr.v* 0 J/V.dozen; cauliflowers. 5/ to 8/ per benches 3/6 to 4/6 per dozen: cabbages. l/B to 6/ per sack; on benches. 2/ to 3/ per dozenh"SSS™ rS -,^ 0t ? o< if- 8/ 10 14/ P« doze" bSS; hothouse,,l/6 to 2/ per id: green peas. 6d to 8d 5d to s'id per cwt. "> 5d per bag; leeks. 2d to 4d per ta in/ to V IXI case; onions - choice. £»• JS? 12/6 per bag; potatoes, southern'. 7/ ff-rt S?? 11110, »! /3 to 5/3 per ***• new - N °- l > a to 2»«d per lb; No. 2. 2/6 to 5/ per bagpumpkins. choice Triumbie. 22/ to 32/ per cwt' parsnips, 5/ to 10/ per bag. or 1/6 to 2/ w ZPkJ* to . l/6 .P« r dozen: rhubarb. 2/ to 3/8 per dozen; spinach. 1/6 to 2/ per dozenM , to M per bundle, swedes, 3,6 to 3/8 per bag; turnips. 1/ to 1/3 per dozen. POULTRY. fair' and* the supply of poultry was olih t , he demand was medium. The prices paid remain unchanged. ' . Selling rates were as follow:—Cockerels: l'ar-y lo «ach: not prime, 3 6 l sps? h b /n^ dS H. prUne ., 4/ ,'° not pTtaef !/ to 3/1 SLffT 'prime. ST Sihf 4/ " D ' y *° ld chlcks: BO - 2<i EGGS. FAKMEKS' BITTER, CUT FLOWERS 'gradef I/Wi «« d °" n ' Farmers' Butter.—l/ to l l per lb to-day were ln mo <lerate supply demand cenerally was onlv tair "kh g<^^ UaUty tullps 31111 modeV: