AT THE MARTS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 173, 24 July 1942, Page 3

AT THE MARTS

VEGETABLES PLENTIFUL There was still a fairly good demand for dessert pears at tile city markets to-day. Hotiiouse tomatoes were easier. A very keen demand existsa lor tree tomatoes. Choice, large quality grape fruit sold at good rates. Island oranges the market somewhat. There were plentiful supplies of cabbages and cauliflowers, best lines selling at good prices, inferior only at low rates. Potatoes sold at control rates. There was a good rjpm sinrj lor onions. Fair supplies of kumaras realised good prices. Carrots, in heavy supply, made fair rates. The market was heavily supplied with celery and all vegetables in season. Prices were;— Fruit.—Apples: Cookers, various. 3/ to 4/ per case; Granny Smith. 5/ to 8/; Delicious. 7/6 to 15/; Stunner, 4,6 to 9Ballarat. 3/ to 4/; Golden Del., 6/ to 9/. Pears: Winter Cole. 16/ to 20/ per case; Winter Nelis. 16/6 to 20/ per case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 1.6 to 2/3 per lb. Tree tomatoes: New Black. 14' to 20/ per case: Yellow. 12/ to 15/ per case. Marmalade oranges. 8/ to 12/ per case. Grapefruit: New Zealand, choice large. 18 to 23/ per case; others, small. 5/ to 14/ per case. Lemons: Meyer, cases. 20/ to 27/6. Cape gooseberries. 8/ to 12/ per case. Passion fruit. 22/ per case. Vegetables.—Beet, 4 to 8/ per case, or 1/6 to 2 9 per dozen. Celery, cooking. 16 to 2/ per bundle; dessert, 2/6 to 6 6 per bundle. Carrots. 4/ to 8/6 per case, or 1 6 to 2 6 per dozen. Cauliflowers. 3/ to 6/ per sack. Cabbages. 2' to 6/ per sack. French beans and stringless beans, hothouse. 9d to 1/9 per lb. Green peas. 9d to 16 per lb. Kumaras. 14/ to 22/ per cwt; Tauranga. 12' to 17/ per bag. Leeks. 1/ to 1 6 per bundle. Lettuce. 5' to 12' per case. Marrows. 5' to 8 6 per sack. Onions. 12, to 15 per bag. Potatoes: Southern. 13' to 14.3 per bag. New. to 7d per lb. Pumpkins, choice Crown. 20/ to 26 ' per cw;; Triumblc, 12/ to 17/ per cwt; medium and mixed. 3/ to 8/ per sack. Parsnips. 5 / to 9/ per bae. or 1/6 to 2 6 per dozen. Radish. 1/ to 16 per dozen. Rhubarb. 4 to 7/ per dozen. Spinach. 3/ to 6/ per case. Spring onions. 1/ to 2 6 per bundle. Swedes. 16 to 3' per bag. Turnips. 6d to 1/ per dozen. Brussels sprouts. 6d to 7 1 -d per lb.