FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 75, 15 April 1937, Page 9

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market, Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington m&rkets yesterday are quoted by Thompson' Bros. Ltd., George 'Thomas and Co,, Ltd., W.' Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie, and Oo., Ltd., Townsend and Paul Ltd., and Laery and oC., td., aa follows: — Apples: New season's, .Granny Smith, 6/- to 8/- a bushel case; co'okers, '3/6 to 6/-; Cox's Orange, 3/6 to 11/6;- Jonathans, 3/6 to 6/-; Delxcious, 4/- to 5/-; Sturmefs, 3/6 to 6/-. Passion fruit, 8/to 11/- per half-case. Peaches: Choice desert, 5/- to 6/- per half-case;; cookers, 4/- to fi/% Pears: Winter Coles, 10/- to 15/9 per chree-quarter case; cookers, 7/- to 10/-, Quinces, 10/- to 15/- a busheL Cucumbers: Outside, 10/- to 15/- per case. Lemons: Choice., 15/- to 21/- a bushel; others, 9/6 to 12/-. Kumeras: 7/- to 9/- per sugar-bag. Green peas, 5/- to 18/- a sack. Tomatoes: Local coloured, 2/6 to 3/3 per half-case; ripe, 2/6 to 3/6; tree tomatoes, 8/- to 9/6. Marrows: 1/- to 2/- per case. Cape gooseberries, 5/- to 6/6 per half-case. Grapea-: Hothouse, 1/7 to 2/1 a lb. Beans: 6/- to 15/9 a case. Piemelons, 6/6 to 7/6 a sack. Potatoes, 4/- to 7/a cwt, Pumpkins, 5/- to 7/6 a sack. Cauliflowers, 2/- to 10/6 a eack. Lettuce: 4/- to 10/3 per case. Spinach,* 9d to 4/- per case. Swedes, 2/- to 4/per case. Carrots, 4/6 to 6/6 per case. Parsnips, 3/- to 6/6 per case. Beetroot, 1/- to 2/- per case. Celery 2d to 1/6 a bunch. Leeks 4d to 6d a' bunch. Cabbage, 6d to 1/6 per case. Onions, 7/6 to 8/- per cental bag. Rhubarb, 2/to 9/- pr dozen bunches. Eggs: A grade, 2/6 per dozen; medium, 2/3; pullets, 1/7. • Average prices realised on the Wellington markets during March were reported by the local fruit inspector to the Department of Agriculture as follows:-— Apples: Cox's, 6/- to 11/- per case; Jonathan, 4/- to 6/- per case; Deli-cious, 4/6 to 6/6 per case; cookers, 3/- to 6/per case. Pears: Vicars, 5/- to 6/- per case; L.B.J.'s, 8/- to 14/- per case; Marie Louise, 6/- to 8/- per case; Winter Coles, 5/- to 9/- per case; Doyenne du Comice, 6/- to 7/6 per standard case.~ Quinces, 8/- to 11/- per case. Tomatoes: 1/6 to 4/- per half-case. Cauliflowers, 2/6 to 3/6 per case. Cabbage, 1/- to 2/- per case. Potatoes, 5/to 6/- per cwt. . Onions, 5/- per sugarbag. Pumpkins, 6/- per sack. Beetroot, 1/- to 1/6 per case. Lettuce, 1/- 1 to 2/- per case.