WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2326, 7 December 1914, Page 8

WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKET

Since last reporting supplies pf local fruit have inoreased. especially tomatoes, wliicharo novc coming to hand in very fair quantities. l Grapes, plums, and cherries are now to hand, and realism" -well. Australian consignments are still very small, cherries now l>eing the main supSly. .The Mamma, from San Franci6<so,' rought a good shipment 'of . apples, oranges, and bananas, together, with a. V few lemons, all of which are being eagerly taken up in anticipation of the Christmas trade. The first of the, Italian lemons are also on iand.- Vegetables generally are in. heavier - supply, prices easing accordingly. Fresh eggs are very firm. ; Botli new and old potatoes havo advanced during the last few days. Onions are vary scarce at advanced prices. The approximate values are:—American oranges, 275. per case; American, apples, • 155.; American lemons, 305., 855.; Messina' lemons, 20s. per half-case; Island pines, s ss. to- Bs. per case; Sydney oranges, lis. .to. 23a.; passionyfruit, 14s. to 165.-.. per' quarWr-case; mandarins, 15s. 6d. '"to 20s. per case; cherries, Australian, 20s. to 80s', per crate and 10s. to 14s'.; per box; local-- ■ cherries, 7s. to 9s. .per; half-case'; toma-. toes,' 9d. to Is'. Id. .per lb;-; grapes,". 2a. ; 6d. to"; Ss.; -gooseberries',. 2d.; 10s'.' to 12s.'per case; local apples, 13s. to lis.- : 6d. ' Vegetables.—Cabbage, ■ 2s.' 6d. to Ss. per sack; cauliflower, 4s. ;to Bs.; carrots', 55." to 6s.;': parsnips, 65." (to' 7s.;'turnips,• te. to' ss.\ 6d.; peas, Bd. to . Is. per peck; beans, Is. per lb.; swedes, 4s. to-ss. per. cwt.; mushrooms. Is. per lb.;-beet,;7s. to Bs. 6d. per sack; lettuce, Is. to 2s. 6d. per case; spinach, 2s. to'3s. ; \spring-on-ions, 6d. to Bd. per <Ioz.; radisn, 9d, ; to Is.; herbs, Is. to 2s. doz.; rhubarb, 4s. to 7s. Od. doz.; asparagus,. sd. to Bd.j • cucumbers, 3s. to Bsl 6d. per doz.; marrow>, 9s. to 12s. per case; new potatoes, Its. to 18s. per cwt.; old potatoes, £S per ton; onions, Hl7 to '.£2O; fresli eggs, is. 2d. to Is. 3d. per doz.