AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 134, 9 June 1942, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

CABBAGES SELL CHEAPLY

Cabbages in heavy supply sold at low rates at the city markets t-o-day. Cauliflowers were also in good supply, with the price« fair ior best quality lines. Good supplies of onions came forward, with the demand firm for good quality Pukekohe lines. Plentiful supplies ol Southern potatoes are available with the demand firm Lettuce is short and the demand keen. Supplies of hothouse tomatoes were short and prices advanced considerably. The demand was good for Quality tree tomatoes. Lines of marmalade oranges realised high rates. Prices were:— Fruit.—Apples: Cookers, various, 4/ to 5/ per case: Washington. 5 per case; Rokewood. 26: Granny Smith. 4 6 to 6 6: Delicious. 6 6 to 8 6: Stunner. 3-6 to 6 ; Ballarat. 4 to 5. ; Golden Delicious. 5 to 76; Dougherty. 3 6 to 5/6; Yates. 3.6 to 5 6: Rome Beauty. 5/ per case. Pears" Winter Cole. 12/ to 16 3. Tomatoes: Hothouse. I* }° ~ peT case ; outdoor, smooth, ex-choice. 16/ to 20 9 per case; others. 5/ to 14/. Bananas: Repacked, ripe. 29 6 per case. Marmalade oranges. 15/ to 26' per case. Grapes: Hothouse, Gros Colman. 2 1 to 4/6 per lb. Chinese gooseberries. 10 9 to 13 9 per case. Passion fruit, 10 to 22' per case. Strawberries: Captain Cook.* extra I choice. 2 3 per chip. Guavas. 9/ to 12/6 per mease. Vegetables.—Beet, 3' to 6/ per case, or 1, to l/G per dozen. Celery, cooking. 1/ to 2 per bundle: dessert. 2/6 to 3 6 per bundle. Carrots. 4 to 8 6 per bag. 1,6 to 2 6 per dozen. Cauliflowers. 5/ to 8 6 per sack. Cabbages. 3 f to 4 ' per sack. Cucumbers, 5, to 8 per dozen. Frencli beans. 3' to 6 per bag. Stringless beans. 15 to 25' per case. . Kumaras. Island. 12/ to 1G per cwt; Tauranga. 7 to 10 per bag. Leeks I' 3to 19 per bundle. Lettuce, 7/ to 15 per case. Marrows. 5/ to 8' sack. Melons, citror.r. 6d to 1.6 each. Onions, choice firm. 10 :o 11 6 per bag. Potatoes: Southern. 13/ to 13 9 per cwt; Ohakune. 9' to 11 per bag. Pumpk:ru choice crown. 18/ to 26 per cwt; Triumble 14 to 21/ per cwt: mediums and mixed. 5/ to 12 per sack. Parsnips. 6 to 10/ bag. 1/6 to 2 o per dozen. Radish, 6d to 9d per dozen. Rhubarb. 3'6 to 6 6 per dozen. Spinach. 3/ to 5, cas::. 1/ to 2, per dozen. Spring onions. 1/3 to 1 9 per bundle. Swedes. 2/ to 3/6 per bag. Turaies. 1/ to 1/6 per dozen. Brussels sprouts, 5d to 8d per lb.

Poultry.—The Supply of poultry was medium and the demand was good. The prices remain unchanged. Selling rates were as follow: Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime. 7 6 to 9/ each: not prune. 5' up; light breeds, prime. 5 6 to 6 6 each; not prime, 4' to 5/ each. Fat hens, heavy breeds. 5/ to 7/ each; light breeds. 5' each. Pullets, heavy breeds, best. 7/ to 8 each: smaller. 3 : .light breeds, best. 6/ to 7 ; smaller, 2' each. Drakes, young, prime. 5' to 6 each: smaller. 4/ up. Ducks, young. 5-' up each: old. 5' up. Drakes, old. 5' each. Geese. 6 6 each. hens. 7/ to 8/ each. Gobblers. 10 to 15/ each.

Ergs, Butter. Flowers. —Eggs: Hen. standard grade, 3 1' 2 per dozen. Duck, standard grade. 2 '11* 2 per dozen. Farmers" butter. 1/1 to 1 3 per lb. Cut Flowers: Flowers were in short. supdlv. and although prices were moderate at the staH of the sale, later high prices were realised.