FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 134, 23 June 1937, Page 2

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables, and other pi'oduee in the Wellington markets this ,week are quoted by Thompson Bros., Ltd., Laery and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd.. W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., TownseMd attd PaUl, Ltd., and George Thomas and Co., Ltd., as foiiows:— Apples: Granny Smith, 8/- to l0/bushel; cookers, 3/6 to 7/6 bushel; Jqnathans, 3/6 to 6/6 bushel; DelicdOUs, 5/- to 8/- busiielj Sturmers, 3/6 to 6/bushel. Passion friiit: 10/- to 12/6 half-ease. Pears: Wiiitef "Cdles, 5/- to 10/- three-quartex-cas'e; cdokers, 6/- to 8/- tKree-quarter-case; Kei'ffexs, 4/- to 6/6 three-quarter-Case. Lemons: Choice^ 20/; to 30/- bushel; others, 8/- to 16/- bushel. Poorman oranges: 8/- to 11/- bushel. Tomatoes: Hothouso, 13/- to 17/8 half-case; loeal round ripe, 5/- to 9/6 half-ease;' tfCe' tolnatoes, 7/- to 8/1 halfease. ' MarrowS: 4/6 to 6/6 haif-clise. Kuineras: 5/-.to 6/- sugar-bag. liothouse beahs: 1^6 to 2/6 lb, Sproats; 4/- to 9/6 bag. Potatoes: 6/- to 9/- eWt.» pumpkins. 10/- to 18/6. sack; caulifldwexs, 10/- to 18/6 sack; eabbage, 4/6 tO 8/- sack; ldttUce, 6A to 13/5 feanaila Casej splnkeb, 3/6 to 9/9 banaiia ca3e Swedes, 2/6 to 6/- btluana Case; carrots, 6/- to 9/6 banana case;' parSliipS, S/- to 7/6 banfina case; beetroot, 1/6 to 2/- banana. case; celery, 7/- to ll/bauana case.;, lCeks, 4d to 7d bunch; labbage, 1/6 to 3/- banana case. Onions, 7/6 to 9/- cental bag, rhubarb, 7/- to 12/- dozon bunches; waliuts, Sd to lOd'lb.; eggs, A grade, 2/5 lozen; medium, 2/3 dozen