FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 151, 22 March 1939, Page 14

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices • Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd.. Thompson Bros., Ltd., who report present values as follows: — Apples: Coxes, 5/- to 13/- a bushel; Delicious, 4/- to 8/-; cooking, 3/- to 7/6; Jonathans, 4/- to 7/-. Pears, L.8.J., 9/to 16/- three-quarter case; cooking, 3/to 5/-; Winter Coles, 4/- to 8/6. Grapes, hothouse, Bd. to 1/4 a lb. Passion fruit, 5/- to 5/6 half case. Cape gooseberries, 6/- half ease. Peaches, 3/to 7/6. Nectarines, 4/6 to 8/6 L Apricots, 4/- to </-. Quinces. 6/- to 7/6 bushel case. Tomatoes, local outside, 5/- to 6/6 a ease.; round, 6/- to 8/6. Beans, 6/- to 15/- a case. Cucumbers, outside, 8/- to 14/- a case. Lemons, choice, 16/- to 20/u bushel; others. 9/- to 14/-. Peas, 11/to 18/- a sack. Potatoes, 10/- to 13/- a cwt. Onions, local, 8/- to 9/6 a sugar bag. Swedes, 2/6 to 5/- a case. Marrows, 2/- to 4/6 a case. Lettuce, 6d. to 2/- a case. Cabbage. 3/6 to 6/3 a case. Cauliflowers, 7/to 11/- a sack. Pumpkins, 6/- to 10/- a sack. Silver beet, 1/6 to 3/6 a case. Carrots. 6/- to 0/- a case. Spinach, 3/- to 6/- a banana case. Parsnips, 7/- to 11/- a case. Beetroot, 1/3 to 5/3 a case. Eggs, special, 1/11 dozen; A grade, 1/10; B grade. 1/8. Wall Street Turnover By Telegraph. — Press Assn. Copyright. NEW YORK, March 20. 'The turnover on the New York Stock Exchange today totalled 950.000 stocks and shares.