FRUIT SUPPLIES LIMITED

Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1947, Page 2

FRUIT SUPPLIES LIMITED

4KEEN MARKET DEMAND 4 Messrs. Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Wellington, report that during the past week only limited supplies of most lines of fruit have been coming to hand, meeting with a very ketn demand. Cherry plums and bronze plums made their nrst showing and are meeting with a ■keen demand. Gooseberries have been coming to ha'nd during the nast few days and realising excel-

Lent values. In the vegetable section most lines have been receivedmore freely, with values accordingly easier at late rates. There is a particularly strong demand for ihothouse beans, new season's beetroot. pumpkins and cauliflowers, while green peas are slightly easier on last week's quotations. All varieties of flowers are in keen demand. Heavy yardlngs of poul- , try have resulted in an easing in values. Quotations are: Hothouse tomatoes, 2/-, 3/4; gooseberries, 1/.7, 1/11 lb.; passionfruit, 25/-, 48/-; Meyer lemons, 10/2, 12/8; bronze plums, 15/-, 22/9; tree tomatoes, 25/-, 30/-; cherry plums, 12/-, 17/- h~ case; grapefruit, wanted; strawberries, 4/6, 6/- punnett; tulips, 2/6, 5/-; iris, 2/6, 6/- dozen; poppies, 1/-,-- 5/6 gross ; asparagus, 9d, 2/- lb. bunch; beetroot, 18/-, 36/6; leeks, 15/-, 23/-; turnips, 8/-, 12/-; spinach, 5/6, 33/-: rhubarb, 4/-, 23/-; lettuce, 1/-, 12/- case; carrots, 10/-, 25/6; cauliflowers, 15/-, 33/- sack; cucumbers, 12/-, 19/dozen; peas, 4d, 1/-; hothouse j beans, 3/6, 4/-; broad beans, 5d, lOd lb.; onions, potatoes, pumpkins, ceiling price; cabbage, kumeras, swedes, parsnips, silverbeet, wanted. Roosters, 3/6, 7/-; pullets, 8/-, 15/-; geese, 6/-, 8/-; cockerels, 1/6, 3/- lb.; turkeys, 2/-, 2/3 lb. live weight; coloured ducks, young, 7/-, 14/-; old, 4/-, 6/-; Pekin ducks, young, ,9/-, 18/-; old, 4/-, 8/-; W.L. hens, 3/-, 8/-; B.O. hens,! 5/-, 14/-.