AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 236, 6 October 1942, Page 5

AT THE MARTS

FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

Prices lor fruit, produce and poultry at the city markets to-day. were:— Fruit.—Apples: Delicious.. 15/6 to 17/6 Der . Stu l?} eT - 12/6 10 15/6 «* r Dougherty. 14/6 to 16/ per case. Pears: P. Barry. 20/ per case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, No. 1, 3/ to 3/4 small and medium, 1/9 to 2/9. Tree tomatoes: Bla£ fc- 28/ to 32/ per case; Yellow, 25/ to 27/6 per case. Grapefruit: New Zealand choice. J" 7 to „ 2j/ P" c a«e; smaU and medium, 10/ to 16/ per case.

R«f Se i a / bl f^ Asparagus. 8d to 1/6 per bundle. Beet, 4/ to 7/ per bag. Celery, cooking, 1/6 3/ per bundle: dessert, 4/ to 6/6 per bundle. £?fft 5,S t5, up to ,_ 21/ „ P" cwt - Cauliflowers. 8/9 to 17/ per sack. Cabbages. 9/ to 20/ per sack, trench beans and stringless beans, hothouse. 1/6 to 2 9 per lb. Green peas. 1/6 to 2/4 per lb. Kumaras, Tauranga, 36/ per cwt. Leeks 1/ to 2/ per bundle. Marrows. 12/ to 15/ per sack. Onions. 40/ per cwt. Potatoes: New, 5d per lb. Pumpkins. 30/ per cwt. Parsnips. 31/ per cwt. Radish. 2/ to 3/6 per dozen. Rhubarb, 6/ to 12/ per dozen. Spinach, 3/6 to 7/ per case. Spring onions. 1/6 to 2/6 per bundle. Swedes, 3/ to 5/6 per bag. Turnips, 12/ per cwt. Brussels sprouts. 6d to lOd per lb. Poultry.—The supply was medium and the demand was keen. The prices remained the same. Selling rates were: Cockerels, heavy breeds. 7/ to 8/ each; not prime. 4/ to 6/ each; light breeds, prime. 5/ to 6/ each; not prime, 3/6 to 5/ each. Fat hens, heavy breeds. 6/6 to 8/ each; light breeds, 4/6 to 6/ each; laying hens, heavy breeds, 5/ to 10/ each; light breeds. 4/ to 7/6 each. Pullets, heavy breeds, best. 6/ to 8/ each: smaller, 5/ up. Drakes, young, prime, 6/ each; smaller, 5/ each. Ducks, young. 10/ each; old. 5/ each. Eggs, Butter, Cut Flowers.—Eggs, Hen, standard. 1/B'i per dozen; duck, standard. 1/B'.i per dozen. Farmers' butter. 1/2 to 1/3 per lb. Cut flowers: There was a moderate supply of flowers and the demand Increased as the sale progressed. Towards the end some high prices were realised.