AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 302, 21 December 1943, Page 5

AT THE MARTS

TODAY'S RANGE OF TRICES Prices for fruit and produce at the city markets to-day were:— Fruit.—Tomatoes: Hothouse, 9d to 2'i'' 2 per lb: outdoor, 6d to 2/ per lb. Grapes. 13' lb. Figs, 20/ case. Cherries, 10/6 to 34/ case. Blackcurrants, 22 6 to 236 case. Red currants. 17.6 berries. 2/ to 2/9' per chip. Wondcrberrles.' 1/6 to 2/ chip. Strawberries, 2 3 to 3S, few special to 4/ chip. Plums, X choice. 20/ to 22/ case; others, 5/ to 14/ case. Apricots, 21/ to 42 6 case. Peaches, 15 6 to 22. case; 20/ to 37/ per 3-tray ct. Gooseberries. 12,3 to 13/ case. Vegetables.—Asparagus, 8d bundle. Beet, 6; to 10/ dozen. Broad beans, 2/ to 4/ lb. Carrots. 31/ cwt. Cauliflowers, 5/ to 12/ iack. Cabbages. 1/ to 5/ sack. Cucumbers, 3/ to 11/ dozen. French brans. 3d to 5d bag. Stringless bean. , :. 4d to 8d bag. Green peas. 5/ to 12/ bag. Kumaras, 33/ cwt. Leeks. 4d to Sd bundle. Lettuce, 1/ to 7/ case. Marrows, 2/ to II dozen. Potatoes—New. No. 1, 16,9 cwt; No. 2, 1/ to 3/ lb. Pumpkins, choice Triumble, 13/ to 28.' cwt; medium and mixed. 4/ to 13' sack. Parsnips, 6/ to 10/ bag. Radish, 1/6 to 2 6 dozen. Rhubarb. 3* to 10/ dozen. Spinach, 6/ to 9' case. Sprinc onions, 9d to 3/ bundle. Swedes, 4/ to a/6 bag. Turnips, 3/ to 4,6 case. Foultry.—At to-day's auctions the supply was heavy and the demand was fair. The prices paid remain unchanged for most lines. Selling 10/ each: not prime. 5/6 to'*6. 6 each; lirrht breeds, prime, 3.6 to G, 6, not prime, 3/ to 4, . Fat roosters light breeds, 6/ to 8/ each. Fat hens, heavy breeds. 7/ to 10/ each; light oreetfs, 4,6 to 5/ each. Pullets, heavy breeds, best. 7/ to 10/ each; smaller, 5/ to 7/ each: lircht. breeds, best, 6 to 7/ each; smaller. 3/ up. Drakes, yountr. prime, 3/ to 4/ each. Ducks, young, 5/ to 7,6 each; old, 3/ each.