AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 41, 18 February 1944, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

SHORTAGE OF POTATOES The city market is under-supplied with potatoes this week. The position is improving. Wet weather held up onions from Pukekohe. plentiful supplies arriving to-day. Both peas and beans are still selling well, provided they are of good quality. The market is under-supplied with carrots, cabbage and cauliflower. Small quantities of good quality celery are coming to hand. Choice and peaches are in pood demand. The market is still heavily supplied with plums. Passion fruit are more' plentiful. Prices are:— F ru it.—Tomatoes, outdoor smoo'n and crinkled. 2 6 to 10 per case. Peaches: Dessert. 15 to -1 o per thrce-tray case; dessert, 11/ to 13 per case. Plums, dessert. 6/ to 10/ per case. Grapes. Hothouse. Black Hamburg, 1 6 to 2 9 per lb. Cape Gcoseberries, 14 to 16 per lb. Passion Fruit. 8/ to 15 6 per *2 case. Nectarines, 12/ to -0 6 per case. Strawberries, Captain Cook, extra choic~, 3/ per chip. Vegetables.—Beet. 2' to 7/ per case Celery, cookinfc 1 to 3/ per bundle: dessert. 4/ to 8 6. Carrots. 21/ per cwt. Cauliflowers. -0/ to 30/ per sack. Cabbages, 13' per cwt. Cucumbers. 6d to 2.6 per doz. Stringless Beans, 7 6 to 20/ per bag Green Peas, 16/ to 35 per bac. Kumaras, Islaiid 27 per cwt. L-ttuce. 5/ to 20/ per case Marrows 2/ to 4/ per sack. Water Melons. 3d to 2 6. Onions. 11/ to 16 3 per cwt. Pot a toes: Ha sll nps, 16 3 uer cwt: local, 13 9. Pumpkins. Red \\arrcn, fi to 13 per cwt: Choice Whangaparoa Crown. -0/ to *6 Parsnips. 22 per cwt. Radish. 3/ to Vpe? case. Rhubarb. 16 to per doz Spinach i' to 9 per «ase. Spring Onions 1 to 4 6 per bundle. Swedes, 3/ to 4/6 per bas. Turnips. 2/ to 4/ per case. Pnuitrv—The supply was heavy and the demand was fair* The prices remain unchanged. Selling rates we're:—Cockerels: Heavy breeds prime 10/ to. 12/6 each not prime 5/Jo light _ breeds^ ES, if to B'6-each > breed.i. 4/ U, 5/. hght* y breeds*' besV.' tf ill Egg V, Duck° ra voun B yOU 7 n / B tS U lo°' each?" old. '2.6 to 3 ! Drakes, old 5/ «ch. Geese. 10/ each. Turkey He r. S ' e Flowers came forward in increased dav Demand was pood and prices were fair to high for best quality lines.