AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 291, 9 December 1941, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

APRICOTS IN DEMAND FIRST PEACHES AVAILABLE A few medium quality peaches, the first of the season, were otrered at the city markets to-day and met with a keen demand. Strawberries, which were in heavy supply yesterday, were less plentiful to-day and prices rose. Gooseberries were plentiful and were obtained at reduced rates. Supplies of apricots are increasing, and there is a good demand for quality fruit. Hothouse tomatoes were in heavy supply with the market firm. Choice coloured plums made good rates. Heavy quantities of loganberries were forward with prices unchanged. Cabbage and cauliflowers were slightly easier, and green onions, were much cheaper. New potatoes . were in supply with a tendency to lower value. Cucumbers were in good supply. Pumpkins and carrots still realised high rates. Good supplies of peas and bropd beans realised good rates. Prices were:— Fruit.—Apples: Delicious. 6/ to 10/ per case. Stunner. 17/ to 17/6; Tasma, 10/6 to 16/. Pears. Winter Nells. 12/ to 18/ per case; P. Barry. 7/ to »/. Tomatoes: Hothouse, choice. Arm, 1/3 to 1/5 per Hfr others, 8d : ,to 1/1 per lb;, outdoor crinkled, 6d to V. Oranges: Australian. 18/ to 38/6 per ease. Ba»anas;.RlP«. 28/6 per case. Grapefruit: New Zealand. 25/ to 35/ per case. I Lemons; Its? to U/ per ease. Peaches: Dessert, 6/ to 10/ per tray. Plums: Dessert, extra choice, coloured, 12/ to 1»/ per case; others. 4/9 W 9/3; cooking. 4/ to 5/.. Apricots: Thames. 10/ to 19/6 per case. Strawberries: Captain Cook, extra choice, l/lt ; to a/llir.per chip: others. 1/6 to -1/10. Loganberries: *1/6 to 1/9 per chip. Gooseberries: 7/ to 10/ per case. Cherries: 18/ to 23/ per case. Vegetable*.—Asparagus, 6d to . 1/3 pet bundle; beet,: 4/ to;" 6/ per case, or 1/3 to 2/ per dozen; broad beans, 4/6 to fl/6 per bag; carrots 10/ to 18/ per bur, or 3/»,to 4/ per.dozen: cauliflowers. 8/6 to tipper aack; cabbages.- 3/ to 9/ per sack; cucumbers, 5/ to 9/ per dozen; beans, hothouse, 9d to 1/6 per lb; green peas. 10/ to 14/ per case; kunfaras. Tauranga, 12/ to 16/ per bag; lettuce, 4/ to 11/6 per case; marrows, new season's. 4/ to 10/6 per dozen: onions, new season's. 3d to 4V 2 d per lb; potatoes, new. No. 1. 2',id to 3d per lb; No. 2, 3/ to 7/ per bag; pumpkins, choice Triumblj, 45/ to 55/ per cvrt; parsnips. 5/ to 9/ per case, or 2/6 to 3/6 per dozen; radish. 6d to 9d per dozen; rhubarb, 2/6 to 4/6 per dozen; spinach. 1/6 to 3/ per -dozen; spring onions. 1/ to 1/9 per bundle; swedes, new season's, B/t to 13/6 per bag; turnips, 1/3 to 1/9 per down. v. • poultry.—The supply of poultry was medium and the. demand waa fair. ,Th* price; p»ld remain Use same.. Belling ratas w«ra as toUowCockerels: FfeSt» , BU'£«iSfiSMS smaSr. <3/6 to 4/«y»t breeds. 'SSfc.il/i.t* 4/8: smaller. 3/ up. Drain*: Young, print*. 3/« to «/•; «Miwr.-. 3/: rtd. 3/ to 4/. Baete* Tom*, >/; «M. 3/ to 3A Geese: 5/, t/ toT/ermmyt. io/_to i»A - Sggg. Jnumarr Bnttor. Cut yjowara. Eggs: Hen. Standard grade,-t/tliper Mia: duck, standard gr*de, 1/6Ti per doaen-'nSrmara' butter: 1/ per lb. Cut flowers: TMf* waa a plentiful supply ot flowers and tlw demand was poor for all IBM*. Prise* for all wt*U*s war* very tow.