Strawberries And Plums On Market

Chronicle (Levin), 22 October 1949, Page 2

Strawberries And Plums On Market

Messrs. Townsend and Pa'ul, Ltd., fruit and produce auctioneers, Wellington, report that at last Thursday's sale there was a particuiany keen demand for hot-house tomatoes and strawberries, the firsc of the new season. Bronze plums were oft'ered and realisations were most attractive. New Zealana grapefruit are slow to sell, owing to heavy consignments of Australian oranges. • There was a particularly keen demaird for choice lettuce, green peas, pumpkins, new season's beetroot and oroad beans. All other lines were in fair demand. Hothouse cucumbers brought up to 26s per dozen. Consignments of new potatoes are strongly recommended.. xardmgs of poultry were heavy at this sale, but values still remained flrm at current rates. There is a particularly keen inquiry for all choice blooms in the flower auction. Quotations are as •foilows: — Vegetables: Asparagus, ls to ls 6d; broad beans, 4d to ls; peas, 8a to ls 2d. all per lb.; new season s beetroot, 29s; cabbage, 4s to 16s; cauliflowers, 8s to 17s 6d; lettuce, 5s to 19s; leeks, 4s to 10s; silver beet. 4s to 11s; spinach, 7s to lfs 6d; white turnips, 5s to 8s, all cases; carrots, 8s per sugar bag; hothouse cucumbers, ls 4d to 2s 2d each; kumeras, wanted; spring onions, 8s to 12s; mint, 2d to 5d; parsley, 3d to 9d; radish, 2d to 6d; Chinese cabbage, 2d. all bunches; new potatoes, ceiiing price; pumpkins, 60s to 80s per sack; rhubarb, 2s 6d per heap. Fruit: New Zealand grapefruit, 6s to 15s; New Zealand oranges, 15s to 22s; N.Z. mandarins, 60s to 75s, ?)l bushels; tree tomatoes, choice, i4s to 18s ;others, 8s to 13s; meygr lemons, 10s to 19s 6d, all half-cases; hothouse tomatoes, 3s to 3s 8d; 'bronze -plums, ls 3d per lb.; strawberries, 7s to 8s chip. Poultry: White Leghorn hens, 4s 6d to 7s; roosters, 4s 6d to 4s 9d; Black Orpington hens, 6s6dtol2s; roosters, 6s to 6s 9d; Rhode Island Red hens, 7s to 11s; chickens, 3s per ib; ducks, 9s 6d to 19s 6d; turkeys, 2s 3d per lb. live weight. Flowers: Poppies, ls to 4s 6d per gross; lily-of-the-valley, 5s 6d to 10s; carnations, 10s to 20s; tulips, 2s 6d to 2s lld; 1 gladioli, 10s per dozen blooms. :