FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Evening Post, Issue 37, 12 August 1936, Page 12

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Market Gardeners, Ltd., Wellington announce values of fruit and vegetables sold at yesterday's sales:— Fruit.—Apples: Delicious, 5s to 7s 6d per case: Statesman, 4s 6d to ss; Stumn? T ers,.2s 6d to 6s;Doherty, 4s to 4s 6dWashington, 4s to ss; Ballarats, 4s to w- *Pea£ s V Winter Coles, 5s to 9s; Winter Nells, 5s to 6s 6d. Lemons, 10s to 13s.

Vegetables.—Swedes,. 2s to 3s per case; carrots, 2s to 3s; spinach, 3s 2d to 6s 6d; cauliflowers, 6s 7d; lettuce 4s to 14s; parsnips, 3s to 4s 6d; beetroot, 2s 9d; marrows, ss; pumpkins, 6s; onions, 4s to 7s per cental bag; potatoes, fee 10s to £8 per ton; cauliflowers, 10s to 15s per sack; carrots, 2s 6d to 4sPumpkins, 8s to 9s; cabbage, 8s to 11s bd; leeks, 2s to 7s per doz bunchesrhubarb, 12s to 18s; turnips, Is to 2scarrots, Is 6d to 2s; beetroot, 4s to 8s Thompson Bros., Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., and Laery and Co Ltd.. report present values as follows:— Apples, Dunns 2s 6d to 4s 6d a bushel, Jonathans 2s 6d to 4s, Ballarats 4s to ss, Delicious 2s 6d to Bs, Granny Smiths 4s 6d to 6s 6d. Stunners 3s to 5s 6d, Washington 3s 6d to 5s 6d; pears, Winter Coles 5s to 7s a threequarter, case, Winter Nelis 4s to ss, cookers 4s to 6s; Poorman oranges, 10s to 14s a bushel: passion fruit, 15s to 23s a box; tomatoes, hothouse Is to Is 3d a pound; tree tomatoes, black 5s to 6s a half-case, red 3s 6d to 4s 6d; lemons, cured 15s to 17s a bushel, others 6s to 12s: green peas, 7d to 9d a pound; beans. French H.H. Is 9d; potatoes, 6s to 7s 6d a cwt; new potatoes, Nelson lid to 2|d a pound; celery, 5s to 11s 6d *a banana, case; cauliflowers. 12s to 15s 'a sack; cabbage, 6s to 10s a sack; sprouts. 6s to 8s a sugar bag: lettuce, Is to 16s a banana case; spinach. 2s to ss; swedes, 2s to 2s 6d; pumpkins, 10s to 16s a sack; parsnips, 2s 6d to 4s a banana case: • carrots, Is 6d to 3s 6d; beetroot, 3s 6d to ss: spring cabbaee, 3s 6d to 6s; leeks. 3d to 9d a bunch; rhubarb. 4s to 16s a dozen bunches; onions, 5s to 10s a cental bag; esus fresh (special) Is 6d a dozen, hens (A grade) Is sd. (B grade) Is 4d; walnuts, choice 4d to 6d pound.