FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 199, 8 September 1937, Page 3

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices

Prices for fruit, vegetables and other produce in tlie Wellington mni'kots tliis week are quoted by Lacry and Co., Ltd.. 1). Bowie and Co. Ltd, W. Burhidge and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros. Ltd., Townsend and Paul. Ltd., and Geo. Thoinas and Co. Ltd., as I'ollows : — A]>ples; Cranny Smitli Sf- to 10/6 per buslie! case; cookers 6/- to 8/-; Delicious, 5/- to 11/-; Stunners, 5/to 11/-; Ivome Beauty, 7/- %q 9/9. Pa«t

sion fruit, choice, 8/- to 16/- per Jcase. Pears: Winter Coles 9/- to 13/6 per £-case ; AVinter Nelis, 6/- to 9/- ; cookers 4/- to 7/-. Lemons: Choice 9/- to 13/6 per bush. el case; otliers 5/- to 8/-. Poorman orangjos 5/- to 7/- per bushel; trce tomatocs, ?/- to 10/6 per -J-case. Kumeras, 4/- to 5/- per sngar bag ; sprouts 2/- to 5/- per bag; beans hothouse 1/3^-. per Ib ; new potatoes, Nelson 2£d. to.3d- per lb; ireas 7d to 1/- per lb; potatoes 7/- to 12/6 per cwt. ; pumpkins 18/- ,to 30/- per sack. Cauliflowers, 1/3 t0 6/- per sack; cabbage 2/6 to 6/6 per sack; lettuce, choice 4/- to' 8/6 per case ; spinach, 1/6 to 0/6 per case; swcdes 3/6 to 4/-;

per ease ; carrots 5/- to 8/- per case ; parsnips 6/- to 9/- per case; beetroot, 1/6 to 2/6 per case; celery 3/- to 8/per case; leeks 3d to 5d. per bunch; spring cabbage 1/- to 2/- per case; onions 4 /• to- 14/- per cental bag; rhubarb 3/- to 14/- per dozen bunches; walnuts 6d. to 8cl per lb.