FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 145, 15 March 1939, Page 12

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Messrs. Lacry and Co. Ltd., Townsend and Paul Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co. Ltd., D. Bowie and Co. Ltd., Thompson Bros. Ltd., as follows: — Apples: Coxes, 6/- to 13/3 bushel; Gravensteins, 5/- to 11/- bushel; cooking, 3/- to 5/- bushel; Jonathans, 3/6 to 7/- bushel. Pears: W.8.C., 8/- to 12/6 threequarter case; L.8.J., 10/-to 13/6 threequarter case; cooking, 3/6 to_4/6 threequarter case; winter Coles, 5/- to 7/6 three-quarter case. Grapes: Hothouse, 7d. to 1/34 lb. Plums: Dessert, 4/- to 6/(5 half-ease; G. Duke, 4/- to 5/- halfcase. Passion fruit: 6/- to 8/- quarter ease. Cape gooseberries; 6/- half case. Peaches: 2/- to 5/- half case. Nectarines: 3/- to 5/- half case. Apricots: -1/to 8/9 half ease. Quinces: 6/- to 7/bushei ease. Tomatoes: Local oulsidc, 5/- to 6/6 case; round, 8/- to 11/6 case. Beans: 3/- to 12/- ease. Cucumbers: Outside, 4/- to 6/- case. Lemons: Chois--12- to 20/- bushel; others, G/- to 10/bushel. Peas: 6/- to 13/6 sack. Potatoes: 10/- to 14/- cwt. Onions: Local, 9/- to 10/- sugar bag. Swedes: 3/- to 4/- case. Marrows: 2/6 to 4/- case. Lettuce: 4d. to 2/- case. Cabbage: 1/6 to 3/- case. Cauliflowers: 4/- to 4/6 case. Pumpkin*: 6/- to 10/- sack. _oilver beet: 1/- to 2/9 case. Carrots: 7/6 to 12/- ease. Spinach: 2/- to 6/- banana case. Parsnips: 5/- Io 10/- ease. Beetroot : 1/(5 Io 3/6 ease. Eggs: Special, 1/11 dozen; A grade, 1/10 dozen; B grade. 1/8 dozen. Victoria Nyanza Sugar The Victoria Nyanza Sugar Company Ltd report on the season to February 18 as follows:—Tons cane crushed, 68,498. 395; tons sugar bagged, 6535.2; tons sugar in process, 118.87.

The committee of the Sydney Stock Exchange decided to restrict the Easter vacation to the four actual holidays. It has been the practice in previous years for tlie exchange Io close for ten days. The exchange will close al 5.30 p.m. wi the Thursday preceding Good Friday, and reopen at 9 a.m. on the Tuesday.