AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 165, 15 July 1941, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

POTATOES STILL DEAR

HOTHOUSE GRAPES SCARCE

Supplies, of cnbbaew and cauliflowers were heavy, with prices slightly firmer, at the City .Markers to-day. Puinpkine were in heavy supply, with b fair demand for ihniif Triuniblo and Crown. Potatoes wore in short niriply. with priew liijrh. Now potatoes i.'iuu o 'ht I'.iir price.*. With onions bad keepers sold at lower prices, choice firm lines iVt< hiiiu more. Celery was in heavy mipply. choice lines selling at fair price.--. Hothoniso -.-lip.- wcie scarce, with values high. The .l.innihl was only fair for grapefruit and f4ow for hothouse tomatoes. Tree t<-inntu Mippliee were fair and the demand slow. Prices were: — Fruit. —Apples: Delicious. 6 lo 10' rwr case: Statesman. 3: to 66: cookers. 5 to 6'; Sturmers. 4/ to 6/; Granny Smith. 5' to 10 ; Dougherty and Yates. 3.6 to 7/. Pears: Winter Coles. 8 6 to 14 per case; Winter Nelis. 8.6 to 14,': Peter Barn-. 10' to 13'. Tomatoes: Island, 5' to 12.6 per case: hothouse?, extra choice. 1,3 to 14 per lb; other 3. 6d to 1 ; special. 1 5. Tree tomatoes: Black, choice, B■' to 9'' per case; others. 4/ to 7 ', yellow. 4' to 6/8. Grapefruit: 6' to 8/ per case: feuspecial. 9/. Lemons: 6 6 to 16-6 per case. Mandarins: 5/ to 20- per case. Bananas: 28' to 29/ per case. Grapes: 3 1 to 4 3 per case. Island oranges: 13/ to 18/ per case. Vegetables.—Beet. 8d to I' 3 per dozen: celery, cooking. 6d to \i per bundle: dessert. 13 to 3.; carrots. 2 6 to 4-3 per bag. or 9d to 1 3 per dozen: rauliflov.ers. 5' to 7 6 per sack; on benches. 2' to 6/ per dozen: cabbages. 2/6 to 7 6 per sack: on benches. I,'e to 3/ per dor.en: cucumbers. 4' to 7 6 per dozen: beans, hothouse. 1 3 to 2/ per lb: green peas, 1,3 to 1 9 per lb; kumaras. 9/ to 14/ per bag; Tauranga. 6' to U ; teeks. 2 6 to 3/6 per dozen: lettuce, 3/ to 12 6 per case; marrows. 3'6 to 5/9 per sack; melons, citrons. 4' to 8/ per sack: onions, choice, firm. 5 6 to 7/ per bac: medium, 3' to 4 ; potatoes, southern, 14/ to 15/ per cwt: Ohakunc. 8.6 to 9,3 per bag: new. No. 1. 3d to 4 |, .d per lb: No. 2, l':.d to 2'id per lb; pumpkinsT choice Triurnble and Crown. 8' to 14/ p<T sack; medium and mixed. 3/ to 6,6; parsnips, 6/ to 9/ per bag. or 1/ to !.9 per dozen: radish. 6d to 9d per dozen: rhubarb. 3' to 66 per dozen; rpinach, 16 to 2.0 per dozen: sprinK onions. 1' to 1/9 per bundle; swedes. 1.6 to 3/ per bag; turnips. 9d to 1/ per dozen; Brussels sprouts. 7d to 10d per lb. Poultry.—At to-day's auctions the supply of poultry was medium and the demand was fair. The prices paid remain the same. Selling rates were as follow: —Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prune. 6/ to 8' each; not prime, 5/ to 6.; light breeds, prime. 3/ to 5,'; not prime. 3/ to 3,6. Fat hens: Heavy breeds. 4/ to 5 6; light breeds. 3''3 to 4/. Laying hens: Heavy breeds, 4 6 to 6 ; light breeds, 4/ to 5 3. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best. 5/ to 8/: smaller. 2/ up; light breeds, best. 4/ to 8/6; smaller, 2/ up. Drakes: Young, prime. 4/6 to 5-'; smaller, 3' up: old. 36 to s'. Ducks: Young. 4'« to 6 6:; old. 3 6 to s'. Geese: 4.6 to 6 . Turkeys: Hens, 5/ lo 8 ; gobblers, 10/ to 15-'. EGGS, BtTTER, CUT FLOWERS Eggs.—Hen: Standard grade. 2.'4 1 b per dozen. Duck: Standard grade. 2'2U per dozen. There Is I no change in the price of eggs. I Farmers' Butter.—l,6 per lb. I Cut Flowers.—There was a modera*c supply o* j [lowers and prices were fairly high for most lines. i Iceland popples firmed towards the end of the sale. I when high prices were realised. A small quantity of early Ireezias sold well at high rates. The principal varieties were sol d'ors, anemones, paper whites, cream jonquils, daffodils, daphne. Iceland poppies, iris, cyclamen, pladioll. violets, pansies. large quanttiy of pink heather which is selling at reduced rates.