FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 111, 27 May 1937, Page 12

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

— *■ ■ w "4— >9 »«- Wellington Market Friees Prices of fruit, vegetables and bther produce in th© Wellington markets thiS week are quoted by Laery and Co., Ltd., Thoihpson Bros., Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Go., Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd./ ahd Towhsend and Baul, Ltd./ as folldws:— Apples (new see-on'S): Granny Smith, 6/- to. 9/6 per bufehel Caie; cookei'S/ .6/- to 7/6; JbnathahB, 4/- to 7/-; DeiicidtiS, 4/- to 8/6; SturmefS, 6/to. 9/-. Passioh fruit, 10/- to 14/- per J-case. . * Pears: Winter Coles, 9/- toi 13/- per f-case; cookers, 6/- to 5/6; KeicOrs/ 7/i to 9/-. Lemons: Choice, 16/- to 23/- per bushel; others, 8/- to 14/-. Tomatoes: Local, coloured, 2/- td 4/per 4-case; local, ripe, 3/6 to 8/-; tree tomatoes, 7/- to 12/-. Grapes, hothouse, 2/- to 2/5 per lb# Marrows, 1/6 to 2/6 per Case; kumeras, 4/-> to 5/- per sttgaf bhg; hothouse beans, lOd tp 1/1J jffir lba; pie melong; 7/- to 16/- per sack; sproute, 6/- to 9/6 ^er bag; potatoes, 6/- td 8/6 per cWt.; pumpkmB, 5/- td 13/- per sack. Cauliflowers, 4/- to 16/" per Rack; cabhage, 1/6 tO 4/- per sack; letthce, 4/- to 9/- per case; spinach, 2/6 to 6/9 per casej swedes, 2/- to 4/- per case; CatfOts, 4/- tO 8/" per 5&se; p&rsnips, 3/-s td 6/4 per Case; beetroOt, 1/6 to 3/6 per case; cclety/ 6/- to 9/3 per case.; leeks, §d to 9d per buhch; dmions, 7/6 to 9/- per Cental bhg| Thttbarb, 6/to 10/- per dozen buttches; walnnts, 7d td 8d pCr lb# Eggs: A grade, 2/7 per dossenj m«* dium, 1/10,