AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 200, 25 August 1942, Page 5

AT THE MARTS

GOOD VEGETABLE SUPPLIES

Cabbage and cauliflower were plentiful at the city markets to-day. Carrots were in heavy supply, choice lines realising maximum prices with others to 7/ per bag. Parsnips in good supply sold at fixed rates. A few new potatoes Kon'lh? 8 Remand Choice celery was keenly nfririn" ?? i consignment of asparagus was nil. n. y -££ demand existed for Nelis There was a good demand for hothouse and tree tomatoes. Prices were: T^? et l a , 1 f B '~; Asparasus - 1/3 t0 2/ Per bundle. Beet, 5/ to 8/ case, or 1/9 to 2/6 per dozen. ? € i el Z,' « C /°° V 15,10 2 / P er bundle; dessert, 2/6 to 5/ per bundle. Carrots. 7/ per bag to 21/ per cwt. Cauliflowers, 3/ to 6/ per sack. Cabbages, 2/ to 8/ per sack. Green peas, 1/ to 1/0 per lb. Kumaras. Tauranga, 21/ per cwt. Leeks, 9d to 1/4 per bundle. Lettuce, 0/ to 15/ per case. Marrows, 7/ to 10/ per sack. Onions. 16/ to 22/ per bag. Potatoes new, 9d to 1/9 per lb. Pumpkins, 10/ to 24/ per cwt. Parsnips, 18/ to 21/ per cwt, 2/ to 3/ per doen. Radish. 1/6 to 2/6 per dozen. Rhubarb 5/ to 10/ per dozen. Spinach, 6/ to 9/6 per case, spring onions, 1,6 to 2, per bundle. Swedes, 7/ to 12/ per cwt. Turnips. 2/ to 4/ per case, 8/ to 12/ per cwt. Brussels sprouts, 3d to - lOd per lb.

Fruit.—Apples: Granny Smith, 9/ to 13/ per case; Delicious, 10/6 to 15/ per case; Stunner, 8/ to 10/6; Rome Beauty, 10/ to 13/; McLivers, 11/ t0 13'. Pears: Winter Cole, 20/ per case; Winter Nelis, 20/ per case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 2/3 to 4 1 per case. Tree tomatoes: New Black, 18/ to 23/ per case; Yellow, 14/ to 18/ per case. Marmalade oranges, 6/ to 8/ per case. Grapelruit: New Zealand, large choice, 14/ to 19/ per case; small and medium, 6/ to 12/. Poultry.-—The supply of poultry was medium and the demand was fair. The prices paid were the same lor most lines other than W.L. and 8.0. hens, which were down 1/ a head. Selling rates were as follow:—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 7/ to 8/ each; not prime. 4/ to 6/ each; light breeds, prime. 5/ to 6/ each; not prime. 3 6 to 5/ each. Pat hens, heavy breeds, 4 9 to 6/9 each: light breeds. 3/ to 5/ each. Pullets heavy breeds, best, 5/ to 10/; smaller, 4/ to 7/8 each; light breeds, best, 6/ to 8/ each; smaller, 5/ up. Drakes, young, prime, 6/ each; smaller, 5/ each. Ducks, young, 6/ to 7/ each' old 5/ up.

, Butter, Flowers.—Eggs: Hen, standard, i/8',2 per dozen; duck, standard, 1/B',i per dozen Farmers' butter, 1/4 to 1,5 per lb. Cut flowers: A large quantity of flowers sold at particularly low rates, especially Iceland poppies and some varieties of daffodils.