FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 81, 22 April 1937, Page 12

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables, an.d other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Bowie and Co., Ltd., Burbidge and Co, Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., and Laery and Co.„ Ltd., as iollows; — Apples.— New season's Granny Smith, 6/- to 8/3 per bushel base; cookers, 2/6 to 5/-; Cox Orangtj, 5/- to 9/-; Janathans, 3/6 to 7/-; Delicious, 3/- to 5/-; Qturmers, 3/6 to 6/-. Passion fruit, 9/- to 15/- per half case. Pears.— Winter Coles, 8/- to 13/3 per three-quarter case; cookers, 6/6 to 9/-; Keiffers, 7/- to 10/6. Quinces, 10/- to 18/6 per bushel. Cucumbers. — Outeide, 4/- to 22/- per case. Lemqns. — Choice, 15/- to 21/- per bushel case; others, 6/- to 12/-. Eumeras, — 1/- to 5/- per sugar-bag. Green peas, 5/- to 18/- per sack. Tomatoes.— Local, coloured, 3/- to 4/per half case* jlocal, xipe, 3/- to 3/9; tree tomatoes, 8/- to 10/-. Marrows. — 1/- to 1/6 per case. Cape Gooseberries. — 6/- to 7/- per half case. Grapes, hothouse, 178 to 2/2 per pound. Beans. — 6/- to 14/6 per case. Pie melons, 8/- to 10/- per sack. Potatoes, 4/- to 7/6 per cwt. Pumpkins, 4/6 to 7/- per sack. Cauliflowers. — 2/- to 6/- per sack. Lettuces 3/- to 14/9 per case. Spinach, 1/to 4/9 per case. Swedes, 2/6 to 5/- per case. Carrots, 4/- to 6/6 per case. Parsnips, 3/- to 9/- per case. Beetroot, tjd to 1/6 per case. Celery, 7d. to 2/3 per bunch. • Leeks, 4d to 8d per bunch. Cabbage, 6d to 2/- per case. Onions, 7/6 tQ 8/6 per cental' bag. Rhubarb, 6/- to 8/- per dozen bunches. Walnuts 7d to 8d per lb, ' Eggs— A grade, 2/8 per dozen; medium, 2/6 per dozen; pullets, l/lo per do?:en.