AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 200, 24 August 1945, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

GOOD VEGETABLE SUPPLIES Good supplies of cabbage, cauliflower and celery came forward to the city markets to-day. The demand for cauliflower has Improved over the last few days. A keen demand existed for local hothouse tomatoes and choice sweet oranges. Grapefruit, tree tomatoes and passion fruit sold at about last week's rates. Flowers were in better supply; demand was fair and prices were moderate. Quotations: — Vegetables.—Asparagus, 1/6 to 3/ bundle; beet. 4/ to 8/ case; celery, cooking, 1/ to 2/ bundle; des.sert, 2/6 to 5/; carrots. 3/ to II bag; cauliflowers, 6/ to 20/ sack; cabbages, 3/ to 10/ sack: kumaras. 32/3 cwt; leeks, 1/ to 1/6 bundle; lettuce, 4/ to 20/ case; marrows, 4/ to 8/ sack; onions, 3/ to 11/ bag; potatoes .southern), 12,S to 15/6 cwt; pumpkins, choice Trlumble, 23/6 cwt, mixed lines, 10/ to 18/ sack; parsnips. 21/3 cwt: radish. 1/ to 2/ dozen; rhubarb, 4/ to II dozen: spinach, 5/ to 10 case; spring onions, 1/6 to 4/6 bundle; swedes, 3/6 to 4/3 bag; turnips, II to 10/ case; Brussels sprouts, 7d to l/2',i lb. Fruit. —Tomatoes, hothouse, 2/11 to 5/ lb: oranges, local, sweet, 27/ case; tree tomatoes, new black, 10/ to 20/6 case, yellow, 10/ to 15/, N.Z.. 6/ to 9/; lemons, Meyer, 9/2 half case; passion fruit, 10/ to 31/ case. Poultry.—The supply was fair and the demand was keen. The prices paid remain unchanged. Selling rates were:—Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 11/ to 13/ each; not prime, 5/ to II; light breeds, prime, 6/ to 7/6; not prime, 3/6 to 5/. Hens: Heavy breeds, 7/ to 8/ each; light breeds. 5/ to 6/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 8/ to 10 I each; smaller, 5/ to 7/; light breeds, best, 6/ to II; smaller, 3/ up. Drakes: Young, prime, 5/ to 6/ each: smaller, 3/. Ducks: Young, 5/ to 6/ each; old, 2/6 to 3/. Geese: 4/ to 5/ each.. Turkey I hens: 10/ to 14/ each. Gobblers: 15/ to 30/ each.