FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 59, 25 March 1937, Page 9

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

WeUington Market Prices Messrs Tfiompson Bros. Ltd , Geo. Tlxomas and Co. Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co. Ltd., D. Bowie and Co. Ltd., Townsend and Paul Ltd., and Laery and Co. Ltd., report presont values as follow': — - Apples: New season ts cookers, 2/6 to 7/- tmshel; Cox Grange, 6/- to 11/6; Jonathans, 4/- to 5/-; Delicious 3/6 to 7/3. Passion fruit: 5/- tp 3/- half caso. Peaches: Ckoice dossert, 6/- to 8/9 lialf case; cookers, 4/- to 5/-. Pearvs: Winter Coles, 4/6 to 6/- | case; L.B.J., 10/- to 13/6; cookers, 4/- to 5/-. Quinees: 7/- to 9/- bulsbel. Nectarines: 5/- to 8/- half case, Cucumbers: Outside, 12/- to 19/- banana case. Lemons: Ckoice, 14/- to 18/- buskel; olkcrs, 6/- to 10/"-. Kumeras: 1/- to 6/- sugar bag. Green peas: 3/- to 16/9 sack. Tomatoes: Local coloured, 1/6 to 3/half case; ripe, 2/6 to 4/6 kalf case. Marrows: 1/6 to 2/6 case. Cape gooseberries: 4/- to 5/- half case. Hotkouse grapes: 6^d to 1/8 lb. Beans: 3/- to 16/3 cuso. Pie melons: 5/- to 7/- sack. Potatoes: 4/- to 7/- cwt. Pumpkins: 5/- to 9/- sackCauli'flowers: 3/6 to 9/- sack-

Lettuce: 1/6 to 7/- banana case. Spinach: 1/6 to 4/- banana caso. Swedes: 2/- to 3/6 banana case. Carrots: 6/- to 9/3 banana case. Parsnips: 3/- to 6/- banana case. Beetroot: 1/- to 2/6 banana case. Oelery: 2d to 2/- bunch. Leeks: 6d to 9d buncb. Cabbage': 9d to 2/- banana case. Onions: Pukekohe, 4/- to 4/6 sugar bag. Bhubarb: 3/- to 8/- dozen bunches. Eggs: 1/9 to 1/10 dozen.