Keen Market For Spring Vegetables

Chronicle (Levin), 11 October 1949, Page 2

Keen Market For Spring Vegetables

Messrs. Townsend and Paul, Ltd., fruit and produce merchants, Wellington, report at last week's sale that there was a particularly keeii enquiry for cauliflower, lettuce, green peas and pumpkins, the latter reaiising up to 51s per sack. Another line bringing attractive values was broad beans. Consignments of new potatoes are strongly recommended with ceiling prices being the order of the day. Heavy consignments of N.Z. grapefruit slightly reduced values; however, at current rates there is still a keen enquiry. Hothouss tomatoes are arriving more easily and very attractive returns have been shown. Yaxdings of poultry, although heavy, continue to show excellent returns. All spring fiowers are in- keen enquiry and consignments are strongly ie-1 commended. Quotations are as follows: — Vegetables: Asparagus, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; broad beans, ls 5-£d to ls 7d; peas, ls 6d to ls 7d per 1b; spring beetroot, 17s to 22s; lettuce, 8:s to 24s 6d; marfpws, 8s to 12s; rhubarb, 12s to 21s; silverbeet, 6s to 18s 6d; spinach, 18s to 20s, all cases; cabbage, 3s to 9s 6d; cauliflowers, 34s. 6d to 35s 6d; pumpkins, 43s to 51s, sacks; carrots, 4s to 6s; parsnips, 5s to 7s 6d, sugar1 bags; hothouse cucumbers, ls 6d to 2s 3d each; kumeras, wanted; leeks, 3s to 8s case; onions, 20s cwt.; parsley, 4d to 6d; radish, 6d • to 9d; Ohinese cabbages, 8d to ls; Auckland celery, 2s to 2s 3d, all bunches; swedes, 3s 6d to 5s bag. Fruit: N.Z. grapefruit, best, 15s to 20s; others, 8s to 14s; sv/eet oranges, 25s to 35s; meyer lemons 8s to 14s ~6d; tree tomatoes, 12s 6d to 21s per i case; passionfruit, 5s to 8s per dozen; hothouse tomatoes, 3s ld to 4s 5d per 1b.; Chinese gooseberries, 21s 6d half case. Poultry: White Leghorn hens, 5s 3d to 7s; Black Orpmgton hens, 10s 6d to 15s; White Leghorn - roosters, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; Black Orpington roosters, 6s to 8s; ducks, coloured, 18s to 18s 8d; white, 24s 6d; turkeys, 2s 3d per lto. live weight; guinea fowl, 20s each. Fiowers: Tulips, ls 6d to 4s 6d per dozen; violets, 5s 6d to- 7s 6d per bunch; carnations, 24s to 30s; poppies, ls 6'd to 7s per gross.