FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 129, 17 June 1937, Page 7

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this woek are quotod by Laery and Co., Ltd„ Thompson Bros., Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., and Towneond and Paul, Ltd., as follOws: — - Apples: Grauuy 8niith. 8/- to 1.0/- a busbel; cookers, 3/6 to 7/-; Jonatbans, 3/6 to 6/-; Delicious, 2/6 to 6/-; Stprmers, S/6 to 7/-. PassiOn fruit, 6/- to 8/- per half-casd. Pears; Winter Coles. 8/- to 12/- per three-quarter ease; cookor'S, 4/6 to 0/6; Keiffers, 5/- tp 7/-. Lenions: Choice, 20/- to 3Q/- per bushel; others, 8/- to 16/-. Poorman oranges, 7/- to 10/- per bushel. Tomatoep: Local coloured, 2/- to 3/per half-case; local ripe, 5/- to 9/-; t,ree tomatoes, 6/- to 7/6. Majrows, 3/6 to 5/6 per half-caso. [vumeras, '3/- to 4/- per sugar-bag. HotUouse beaus, lOd to 1/2 per lb. Sprouts, 6/- to 9/6 per bag, Potatoes, 6/- to 9/per CAvt. Pumpkins, 7/- to 12/0 per 'sacV CauHflowers. 10/- to 23/9 per saek. Cabbage. 1/6 to 4/- per saclt. Lettuee, 8/- to 15/- per ease. Spinach, 2/- to 7/6. Swedes, 4/- to 6/-. Carrots, 6/6 to 10/9. Parsnips, 6/- to 9/6. Beetroot, 1/6 to 3/-. Celery, 5/- to 10/-. Leeh>s, 4d to 7d per bunch. Cabbage, 6d to 1/- per ease. Onions, 7/6 to 9/- per eental bag Bhubarb, 5/- to 8/- per doz. bunches. Wai nuts, 7u to 10d per lb. Eggs: A grade, 2/5 por clozen; inodium 2/3.