FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 194, 2 September 1937, Page 13

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and otlier produce in the Wellington markets this weck are quoted by Laery and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., and Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., as follows:— Apples: Granity Sniitb, S/- to 11/- per bushel case; cookers, 5/- to 7/6; Delicious, 5/- to 9/6; Sturmers, 5/- to 9/0.' Passion fruit, clioice, 12/- to 16/- per half-case. Pears: Winter Coles, 8/- to 12/- per three-quarter-case; Winter Nelis, 6/- to 8/6; cookers, 6/- to 9/-. Lemons: Choice, 10/- to 15/- per bushel; others, 5/- to 8/-; Poorman organes, 5/- to 7/- per bushel. Tree tomatoes, 5/- to 7/- per half-case. Kumeras, 4/- to 5/- per sugar bag; sprouts, 6/- to 8/- per bag; hothouso beans, 2/- per pound; new potatoes, Nelson, 24d to 3d per pound; peas, 8}d per lb.; potatoes, 9/- to 13/- per cwt.; pumpkins, 14/- to 22/- per sack. Cauliflowcrs, 2/6 to 6/- per sack; cabbage, 2/- to 6/- per sack; lettuce, choice, 5/- to 11/- per case; spinach, 3/- to 5/- per case; seweds, 3/- to 4/- per case; carrots, 6/- to 10/- per case; parsnips, 6/- to 11/- per case; beetroot, 2/- to 4/per case; celerv, 8/- to 12/- per case; leeks 3d to 6d" per buncli; spring eabbage, 1/- to 8/- per case; onions, 4/- to 12/- per cental bag; rhubarb, 4/- te 12/per doz. bunches; walnuts, 8d to lOd per pound. Eggs, A grade, 1/3 per doz.; medium, . 1/2.