AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 42, 19 February 1943, Page 5

AT THE MARTS

TOMATOES SLIGHTLY FIRMER

Values ol tomatoes improved slightly at the city markets to-day. A few local grapefruit coming in realised high rates. There was a good demand for dessert peaches and plums. Hothouse grapes remained at about last week's rates. A consignment of southern nectarines made from 10/ to 20/ according to quality. The market was heavily supplied with all vegetables in season. Prices were:— Fruit.—Tomatoes, outdoor, smooth. 4/ to 9/ per case crinkled 3/ to 6/6, others, small. •«. 3/6;' quinces, bush, 18/ to 21/; c 12/ to 17?: peaches.-dessert. 17/o to 3°/ per tray. Paragon. 16/ to 21/ per case. Golden Quwn. 12/ to 15/. late Red, 10/ to 13/; £/ tn 19/'to 16/, cooking, 10/ to 12/. Do.iS. 15/ t<o 19/. grapes, black Hamburg, 1/6 >.o 3/ per lb. Cape gooseberries, 1/114 to ,1/2 P er ., ca ®?;_? tD 7/-' hall cases. 10/ to 12/. small cases. 5/ to 7/, nectarines. 10/ to 23/ (southern):, strawberries. Captain Cook.-ex. choice, 4/7 per chip, raspberries, 16 Vegetablesßee^' 2/ to 6/ per case: celery, dessert, 3/ to 5/ per bundle; carrots. 10/ to -7/ per cwt; cauliflowers, 14/ to 20/ per sack, cab bages, 6/ to 14/; cucumbers. 6d to 1/ per doz apple. 1/6 to 2/6 per case; stringless beans. 7/ to 15/ per bag; green peas. 8/ to 21/; kumaras 6d to 8d per lb; leeks. 1/ to 1/6 per bundle lettuce. 5/. to 10/O per case; marrows, 3/ to 6/ per sac_, melons, water. 2/ to 7/ each; onions 6/6 to.B/9 per bag: potatoes. Rangatiki, 1 7-8 d per lb. kunc, 1 7-8 d; pumpkins, Bed Warren, 9/ to 17, per cwt: choice, ripe, well coloured Crown. 2-/ to 33/ per cwt, unripe and mixed, 6/ to ia . parsnips, 3/ to 4/ per .doz;, radish.. l/_ to- 2/, rhubarb, .3/ to 6/; spinach, 4/ to 8/ .per case, spring onions, 1/ to 2/ per bundle; swedes, 4/ to 6/ per bag; turnips, 2/ to 4/ per case. _ Poultry.—The supply of poultry was heavy ana the demand was medium. The prices remained unchanged. Selling rates were. . . Cockerels, heavy breeds, pnme, 7/ to 9/ each, not prime, 5/ to If. light breeds, prime 6/ to 7/ not prime, 3/6 to 5/6; hens, heavy breeds. 6/ to 7/6; light breeds, 4/ to 5/; laying hens, hea\y breeds, 7/ to 8/; light breeds 5/ to 6/; Pullets, heavy breeds, best, 12/ to Id/; smaller, 5/ up, light breeds, best. 9/ to 11/; smaller. 3/ to 5/, drakes, young, prime, 4/ to 5/; smaller, 2/ up. ducks, young, 6/ to 8/; old. 3/ to 4/; geese. 5_ to 7/; turkey hens, 7/6 to 12/, gobblers, 15/ to 25 Eggs, butter, flowers.—Eggs, standard, hen, 2/4V2: standard, duck. 2/014. Fanners butter 1/ to 1/414 per lb. Cut flowers: There weie fairly large quantities of flowers, mostly asters. Demand and prices were very fair.