THE CITY MARKETS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24141, 6 December 1941, Page 7

THE CITY MARKETS

DESSERT APRICQTS ON SALE Supplies or vegetables at the City Markets yesterday were not as heavy as last week and prices were very firm for most of the lines offered. New season's green onions, broad beans and beetroot wore in good supply and prices in each case were lower than last weeic. After advancing in value the previous day, hothouse tomatoes came forward in large Quantities and eased in price. The main crop of New Zealand grapefruit is now almost exhausted. Consignments of dessert apricots are arriving from Thames and the best varieties mot a ready demand yesterday Prices were Fruit.—Apples, Delicious, 6s 6d to 9s 9d a case; Sturmer, 13s 3d to 16s 3d; Dougherty 4s to 7s 3d; pears, Winter Nelis, 10s to 14s Od; Peter Barry, 6s to 9s; tomatoes, hothouse, clioice, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb; others, Od to Is Id; outdoor, crinkled, (Id to i lOd; oranges, Australian. 18s to 28s 6d a case; bananas, ripe, 28s Gd ; grapefruit. New ! Zealand, 24s to 325; lemons, lis to 19s; plums, cooking, 4s to Gs Gd; cherry, 5s to 7s; apricots, Thames, extra choice, 18s to 20s; others, 12s to 14s; strawberries. Captain Cook, extra choice. 2s 5d to 2s 6d a chip; special. 2s 8d; others, 2s to 2s 4d; loganberries, Is 6d to Is lid; gooseberries, 8s to 10s; cherries, 12s to 235. Field Produce.—Asparagus, Od to Is s bundle; beet, 3s to 5s a case, or la 3d to 2s a dozen; broad beans, 3s to 5s Gd a bag; carrots, 12s to 21 s a bag, or new season's, 3s to 4s a dozen; cauliflowers Os to 10s 6d a sack; cabbages, 6s to 12s; cucumbers, 4s to 9s 6d a dozen; j beans, hothouse, Is to Is 9d per lb; green peas, 10s to 15s a bag or case; kuinaras, Tauranga, 13s to 18s a bag; lettuce, 5s to 15s a case; marrows, 5s to 12s Gd a dozen; onions, new season's, green, 4d to 5%d per lb; potatoes new, No. 1, 3d to 'iYA per lb; No. 2, Id to 2%d : pumpkins, choice Triumble, 40s to 50s per cwt; parsnips, 6s to 10s a case, or Hs to 3s 6d a dozen; radish, Gd to Is; rhubarb, 2s Gd to ss; spinach. Is Gd to 3s; spring onions, Is to 2s a bundle; swedes, new season's. Os to 15s a bag; turnips, Is 6d to 2s a dozen. Poultry.—Cockerels, heavy breeds, prime, 4s Od to Gs 9d each; not primo, 3s to 4s; lieht breeds, prime, 3s 9d to 4s Od; not prime, 2s to 3s; fat hens, heavy, 4s to ss; light. 2s Od to 3s; pullets, heavy, best, 5s to 6s; smaller, 3s Od to 4s 6d; light, best, 4s to 4s 9d; smaller. 3s up; drakes, young, prime, 3s Gd to 4s Gd; smaller, 3s; old, 3s 4c ducks, youag, fis; old, 2s to 3s; geese ss: turkey hens, 6s to 7s Gd; gobblers. 10s to 15s. Errs and Butter.—Egtrs, hen, standard grade, Is B%d a dozen; <JJ;ck, standard, Is GVid, Farmers* 1 butter, Is to Is 2d per lb.