FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 169, 4 August 1937, Page 13

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices PTices of fruit, vegetables and other produce 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., Townsend and Paul Ltd., and George Tliomas and Co. as follows:—

Apples: Granny Smith, 7/- to 9/3 per bushel caso; cookers, 5/- to 7/6; Dohcious, 4/- to 10/9; Sturmers, 4/tp 7/-. Passion fruit: Choice, 14/- to 19/per» half-case. Pears: Winter Coles, 6/6 to 13/6 per three-quarter case; Winter Nelis, 6/ to 9/-; cookers, 6/- to 8/6. > Lemons: Choice, 18/- to 22/- per bushel; others, 7/- to 15/-. Poorman oranges, 8/- to 11/- per bushel. T'omatoes: Hot house, 8d to 1/5 J per lb; tree tomatoes, 5/- to 7/- per half-case. Marrowfi: 6/- to 80/- per case. Kumeras, 4/- to 6/- per sugar-bag. Sprouts, 8/6 to 9/6 per bag. New potatoes, Nelson, 2-Jd to 3!d per lb. Potatoes, 6/- to 9/6 per cwt, Pumpkins, 8/- to 15/- per sack. Oaulifiowers, 6/- to 15/- per sack Cabbage, 4/- to 7/6 per sack. Lettuce, 8/- to 24/6 per case. Spinach, 5/- to 15/3 per case. Swedes, 2/6 to 6/8 per case. .Carrots, 4/- to 8/- per^case. Parsuips, 5/- to 8/- per case.® Beetroot, 1/6 to 3/3 per case. Celery, 8/- to 20/per case. Leeks, 3d to 6d per bunch. Cabbage, spring, 2/- to 6/8 per case. Onions, 12/6 to 18/- per cental bag. Ehubarb, 8/- to 20/- per dozen bunehes. Walnuts, 8d to lOd per lb. Eggs: A grade, 2/2 per dozen; m«diuiu 2/1