FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 98, 12 May 1937, Page 6

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Priees of fruit, vegetables, and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Laery and Co. Ltd., Thompson Bros. Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co. Ltd., W. Burbridge and Co. Ltd., D. Bowie and Co. Ltd., and Townsend and Paul, Ltd., as follows: — Appies : New season's, Granny Smith, 6/- to 9/- per bushel case; cookers,4/to 7/-; Cox's Qrange, 4/- to 8/-; Jonathans 4/- to 5/6; Delicious 4/- to 6/-; Sturmers 4/- to 7/3; passion fruit 9/to 13/- per half case. Pears: Winter Coles 9/- to 14/6 per three-quarter case; cookers, 6/- to 8/- ; Keiffers 7/- to 9/-. Lemons. Cboice 14/- to 20/- a bushel ; others 8/- to 12/-. Tomatoes: Local coloured 3/6 to 4/6 per half-case; local ripe 4/- to 6/6; tree tomatoes 6/6 to 9/-. Cape gooseberries 6/- to /7- per balf case. Grapes: liothouse 1/10 to 2/4 a 1b. Grcen Peas: 7/- to 21/- a sack. Marrows 1/6 to 3/- a case. Kumeras, 5/6 to 8/- per sugar pag. Beans Sd to 1/4 a lb. Pie inelotiy 9/- to 12/- per sack. Sprouts 4/- to to 9/- per bag. Potatoes 5/- to 8/6 per evvt. Pumpkins 7/6 to 12/- per saek. . Caulitlowers: 6/- to 11/6 per sack. Cabbages 2/- to 5/-. Lettucc 2/- to 11/6 per case. Spiuacb 3/6 to 6/-. Sweeds 3/- to 4/6. Carrots 4/- to 6/6. Parsnips 3/- to 6/- Beetroot 1/- to 1/6. Celery 4/to 10/-. Leeks 6d to 8d per bunch. Cabbage 9cl to 2f- per case. Onions 7'G t-o 8/6 per cental bag. llhubarb 4/- to 8/- per dozeti buuebes. Wnluuts -7d to 8d a 11). • Eggs: A graile 2 '10 per dozeti; medimn 2/7 ; pullets 2, "2.