AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 46, 24 February 1942, Page 2

AT THE MARTS

APPLE-PEAR DEMAND

VEQETABLKS AGAIN DEAR

There was a good demand for good coloured dessert apples, but cookers met with poorer demand. Good demand 10.- pears existed, especially Louise Bonne. Jersey End Wil'.iam Bon Chretien. The demand was no; ?o k?sii !or tomatoes. Coloured peaches were In good demand, while plums in good quarrine* "Acre slower of sale, I Thp demand was gcorl (or BUci Hamburg ho'.I house grapes, values lj;c:c. :.'.:- = . Passion iruit ln good quantities reahrcd ivfri ra'cs. while the J lew cases of strav.bcrr.es , .:; syllable realised i good prices. There «C 3 : demand for I blackberries. j Cabbagre and cauliflower v::c 1.1 cood supply. peas, in short supply, sold :. I-.-.'i prices. Pair supplies of beans with hrsV r« lor Quality lines. Potatoes in good in; ..::.r.s at high prices. Fair supplies of rr.j • l.h prices firm. Kumaras ln short supply, r :.; nt very high rates. Good supplies n! r ■•' *•'*'.'■• realising high prices. Swedes In good •-:,- "■• srlling at high prices for best lines. Fa'r :... \...t: c'. celery vith prices high. Good supplies j- i :.-:c.s with high prices for quality lines. Pric-. were;— Fruit.—Apples, W. Sharp. S to 9 per case; Albany Beauty. 12 in 11 : ra--!.«irs. various, 5/ to 7,; Gravenstein 8 3 ::> li ii: Sen. Permaln, 7/8 to 11/. Pears: !Vm Chretien. 13/ to 20/ per case; Louise iJc.inc Jersey. 17/ to 20/9; Ruby, 12 to 15 : Cjnrc:cnce, 10/ to 14/; B. Hardy. 11/ to 13 : Fertility. 8,6 to »/». Tomatoes: Outdoor, smooth, 5 to 8/ per case; outdoor, crinkled. 2/ to 5 6. Bananas: Original, ripe, 21 ' to 29 6 per case. Lemons. 9/8 to 19/6 per case. Peaches: Dessert, 11/ to 20/ per crate; dessert. 8 to 13 per case; others, 5/ to 6/6. Plums: Burbank. 5/6 to II per case: Doris. 6/6 to 9 ; English damsons, 6' to 8/. Grapes: Hothou c -Black Hamburg. l/3' 2 to 2'2',2 per lb. Cape gooseberries. 9d per lb. Passion fruit. 12/ to 20 per case. Strawberries: Captain Cook, ' extra choice. 2 3 to 2 6 per chip. Blackberries, 8d to 1' per lb. Raspberries, 9 3 to 10/ jwr tin. ; Quinces, 11/ to 14.6; half-cases, 5/ to 6/6. Vegetables.—Beet. 4' to II ca«e or 1/ to 2/ per doz. Celery, cooking. 1/6 to 2/6 per bundle: dessert., 3/3 to 43. Carrou, 8/ to 14/ bag, or 2- to 3/ per doz. Cauliflowers, 5/ to 8/ per sack. Cabbages, 3/ to 7/ per sack. Cucumber*. 1/6 to 5/6 per doz. French beans, 3/ to 6/ per bag; strlngless beans. II to 13/. Green peas, 10/ to 20/ per bag. Kumaras, New Seasons, 6d to 7d lb. Lettuce, 2,6 to 6/ per case. Marram, 2/ to 4/6 per doz. Onions, 6/6 to 7/9 per bag. Potatoes: Rangatlkl. 12/6 to 13/ cwt.; Ohakone, 8.6 to 10/ bag; Pukekohe, 6/ to 8/. Pumpkins. 12/ to 18/ cwu Parsnips. 8/ to 13/ bag or 3/6 to 3 6 per doz. Rhubarb, 3/ to 4/6 per doz Spinach. 2/ to 3/ per doz. Spring onions, 2/e to 3 6 per bundle. Swedes, 7/ to 11/ per bag. Turnips, 6d to 9d per doz. Poultry.—The supply of poultry was medium and the demand was fair. The prices paid remain unchanged. Selling rates were as followsCockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 6/ to 7/6 eachnot prime. 3 6; light breeds, prime. 3/ to 4/; not prime, 1/6: fat hens, heavy breeds. 3/6 to 4.6: light breeds, 2/ to 2/6. Pullets, heavy breeds, best, 5/ to 7/6 each; smaller, 3/ up: light breeds best, 2,6 to 3/6: smaller, 1/6 up. Drakes (young) prime. 3/ to 4/ each: smaller. 2/6 up. Ducks (young). 4/ to 6/ each; old. 1/8 to 2/; drakea (old). 1/6 to 2/. Geese. 9/ each. Turkey lien* II each. Gobblers, 15/ each. Eggs. Butter. Flowers.—Eggs: 800, standard grade. 2/4'.j per doz: duck, standard grade. 2/O'A per doz. Farmers' butter, MM I to 1/3 lb. Cut flowers: There was only s> moderate quantity of flowers to hand consisting chiefly of aster*, which sold at low rates. Tiger lilies - were In keen demand and sold well, while dadloU sold at moderate rates.