FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 16, 3 February 1937, Page 6

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prieet Prices of fruit, vegetables oih* produce in the Wellington "'^rlrtts week are quoted by Thompson BroL Ltd., Laery and Co., LtL, W. Bnrbidge and Co^ Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd, Townsend and Panl, Ltd, and Gov Thomas and Co., as follows^— / Apples: New season's, Gravensteiaa 7/6 to 9/6 bushel; eookers, 6/- to & bushel; Cox's Orange Pippin 7/- to bushel. Pears: WB.&, 8/- to 12/6 > easei LKH., 8/- to 10/6 i-ease, Greengagee, 8/- to 11/6 i-ease^ peaches, choice dessert, 7/8 to 8/3 4caae; eookers, 5/- to 6/- J-ease; apncots, choice, 6/- to 9/- J-case; othen^ 4/- to 5/- J-case; nectarines, 7/- to ll/> i-case; plums, Purple Kiuga, 8/- to 10/» i-case; Burbanks, 6/- to 9/* J-case| Biue Diamonds, 6/- to 7/- 4-caeej DoruL 6/- to 8/- i-case; Monarch, 6/* to 3# i-case. - Easpberries, 10/- to 11/6 tin; eocnw bers, outside, 3/- to 4/-- i-case. Lemons, cured, 10/- to 14/- bmshdl ease; others, 5/- to 8/- bushel ease. Kumeras, H.B., 10/- to 11/- soga» bag; green peas, 5/- to 9/- sack; max* rows, 1/- to 1/6 ease, Tomatoes: Local hothonse, 5d to 6M per pound; Nelson, xed, 7/- to 10/- jr ease; coloured, 5/6 to 8/- i-case. H.H, grapes, 9d to 1/- pound; freneb beans and scarlet runners, 2d to 4d pound, Potatoes, 4/- to 7/- ewf.; -pumpldns, 6/- to 10/- sack; cauliflowers, 5/- to 7/» banana ease; lettuce, 3d to 1/9 banana ease; spinach, 5/- to 9/- banana ease| swedee, 1/6 to 2/6 banana ease; earrots, 6d to 1/- bunch; parsnips, 3d to 6d bunch; beetroot, ld to 2d bunch; oab^ bage, 1/- to 3/- banana ease; Onions: Pukekohe, 5/- to 5/6 banans ease; rhubarb, 2/- to 4/- dozen bunch& ' Eggs, 1/8 to 1/9 dozen; walnuts, choice, 5d to 6d pound. = =51