FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 64, 8 December 1937, Page 3

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington -Market Priceg Prices for fruit, vegetables and other^ produce in the ' W ellington markets this week are quoted by Geo.- Thomas and Oo., Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and- Co. Ltd., Towns.-enl and Paul, Ltd., Thompson Brol, Ltd. and Laery and -Co., Ltd., as follows: — Apples: Delieious, 6s to 12s. 9d. per bushel case.; Sturmere, 6s. to 11s 6d. Pears: .. Winter, Coles, ,6s to ,14s per S-case; Winter Nelis 6s to 12s; cookers, 7s to 9a. ' ! , Red currauts, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per bucket; apricots ,7s to 8s 6d per.i-case; plums: Bronze 5s to 6s 6d per 4-case; cherry, 4s 6d to^Gs 6d; Sharp's Early 6's 6d to 11s. . Lemons: 10s. to.. lSs. busbel ca«e. Strawberries, Nelson, 7d to 1/6 per punnet; cherries 6s to 13s per £-case; grapef ruit, New" Zealand 6s i to 7s per, bushel case. Tomatoes, hothouse, 8d to Is 14d pei pound; Nelson, ripe, 9d to lld; coloured Sd to lOd. Beans, hothouse, Sd to Is lb; gooseberries, 3d to 35d per lb; cucumbers, hothouse, 4s to 8s per dozen; outside 8s to 11s 9d per 4-case. - • ■ - New potatoes, 10s 'to 14s per sack; peas, '6s to 9s 6d. per . sack. Asparqgus, 6d to 9d per bunch; caullflowers, 2s to 4s per sack; eabbagc, 6d to ls. 6d. per case; lettnce ls 6d to 5s 6d per case;, spinach ls to 6s 9d. per case. . Swedes, '2d to 3d per bunch; icarirots, 2d to 5d per bunch; .parsnips, 6d to lOd. per bunch; bcetroot 2d to 4d per bunch; rhubarb 3s to Ss per dozen bunches; walnuts, to lOd. per lb. Eggs; A grade, 1/6 "per dozen; medium 2«. Sd.