AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 192, 15 August 1941, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

CAULIFLOWER CHEAP

POTATOES STILL FIRM

Cabbage and cauliflower wore in very heavy supply at the City Markets to-day, choice cabbage realising fair price*. Cauliflower was very cheap. Carrots are slightly easier owing to heavy quantities. Parsnips sold at lower values than last week. Potatoes were in heavy supply, but <ne still making high prices. Pair suppiio** or new potatoes u-aliacd very high prices. Green peas were in short supply and rates were very high. The heavy supply of oniona resulted in prices being slightly easie,-. \ cry heavy supplies of kumaras sold at much lower rates than last week. A good demand existed lor hothouse tomatoes and choice lines of tree tomatoes. Sale for New Zealand grapefruit was very slow.

Frui *-—Apples: Granny Smith. 7 6 to 10 6 per case; Delicious. 7,6 to 9-6; S:urmer, 2 6 to 5 6; Dougherty, 2 6 to 5.6. Pears; Winter Cole. 0 to 13 b per case; P. Barry, 9. to 11 . lomatoes; Hotnouse. choice, 2 3 to 2T t , per lb; small 1 to l b. Bananas: Ripe. 25/ to 29 per case. Tree tomatoes. New Black, extra choice. 12 to 14 6 per ease; others, 6 io io ; Yeilow. choice. 8 to lv> ; oihers. 4, to 6 . Marmalade oranges; 4 to 6 per case. Grapefruit: New Zealand. e\t.ra choice 7 io 9 per case; small. 3, to 4 . Lemons: 6 6 to ' -P® 1 " case. Orapcs: Hothouse. Gros Colman. 3, to 5.b per lb. Passion truit: 21.- per case.

Vegetables.—Beet. 9d to 16 per dozen; cclery, cooking, 1, io_l 6 per bunule; desert. i 6 to o, J; canou>, 3, to 5 ti per aag, or l, to I d per aozen: cauliflowers. 2 6 lo 4 6 per sack; on bcnches. 2 to J b per aozen; cabbages. 2 to 9 per* sac*: green peas, 9a to 1,7 per id; kumaras. a to lu o pe* oag; lauianga. o. to 3 ; leeks, 2. to 3 6 per oozen; lettuce. 3. o io 12.6 per case, onions, ciioicc. mm, o, u to "i.ti per bas: meuiuin, 3, to 4 6, pouuoes. southern. i 2 6 io 13 per cwi; Ohakune. b. to b 6 per bag; ncv. No. 1. *a to 6-.|Ci per io; N°- -i. i'.sa io 3u; pumpkins. choice xwumoie. j, to lj.o per sack; lucuium ana mixed. 4 to 7.6; parsnips. &.• to 9. per bag, or 1/ to 19 per dozen; i.uisn. bd per cozen; rnuoarb. J. 6 io a per aozen. spinacn. i,6 to per oozen; spiing onions, l to 2 per bundle; swedes. 2 6 to 4. 6 per bag; turnips 9d to 1/ per dozen; Brussels sprouts, ad to 6u per 10.

Poultry.—The supply ol poultry was medium and the ccmanci was veiy keen. rhe prices were a siiaoe uglier. wnh a, icw lines Oi caoice oircis bringing very nign prices, veiling were as touous. Cociieicii: nea\y brecus. prime. '</ to 8 t> cacn; not prime, J to o ; ngiu L.ce«o. * G to 6,0; no « Prime, J, 10 4, . rai htnsi x-iea\y oreeus o k°„ '• ' i lghL „ brceQS . 4 - to o . Fuileis: Hea»y bieeas, btoc, 6, to 7. ; smaller. 4 10 o ; hunt breeos, best. 5/ to 5,6; smaller. 3 up. Drakes: xouni. prxme. 4- 1.0 o. ; smaucr. 3.- up; old. 3, lo 4.b. Ducks: Young. 4- to ti ; olci. 3/ to 4 d o, . xurkeys: liens, o 10 T ti; gooblers. 10, EGGS. FARMERS* BUTTER. FLOWERS ni^ SS '^ Hen: Stan dard grade. 1. 9« a per dozen. * Stanaara graac. l.j'j per There is no change in the price 01 eggs. Farmers' Butter.—l 3 to 1 7 per lb. nffirL F , l 2 W^ ers -~ A J larße «iu®n«ty ol flowers was to-day and prices tell somewhat, towards Irtinn? 0 I sale; this particularly applied to f "«? P 5 " Jo , lKluUs ilnd Pai'er whites. Good demand anemones were in fairly keen