FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 221, 18 August 1937, Page 4

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

WELLINGTON MARKET PRICES. Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoled as follow: Applca.—Granny Smith, 7s to 9s per bushel case; cookers, 5s to 7s 6d; Delicious. 6s-to Us fid: Stunners, 4s to 9s. Passion fruit, choice, 3s to 12s per half-case. Pears: Winter Coles. 6s 6d lo 13s per threc-qiiar-tcr case: Winter Nelis. 6s to 9s: cockers, 6s to 9s 9d. Lemons: Choice, 103 to 15s per bushel case: others, 4s (o Bs. Poormnn oranges. 5s to Bs-per case. Tomatoes: Hothouse, 3d to Is 3d per lb; treo tomatoes, 5s to 7s per half-case. Kumeras. 2? to 3s per sugar-hag. Sprouts, 6s 6d to'Bs per bag. New potatoes. Nelson, 2sd to 3d per lb. Potatoes, 9s to 13s per cwt. Pumpkins,. Us to 16s per sack. Cauliflowers. 6s to 13s per sack. Cabbage. 3s to 6« 6d per sac-k. Lettuce, choice, 5s to 13s per case; Spinach, 3s fid to Us 3d per case. Swedes, Is to 2s 6d per case. Carrots. 5s to 9s 6d per case. Pammps, 4s to 8s 6d per case. Beetroot. Is fid to 3s fid per case. Celery, 11s to 20s 6d per case. Leeks. 3d to 6d'per hunch. Spring cabbage, 2s to s't per case. Onions, 10s to 15s per rental hast Rhubarb, 8s to lfis per dozen bunches. Walnuts, 8d to lOd per lb. ]j;gg S _A, grade. Is 7cl per dozen; medium, Is 6d per dozes.

Although there have been quite a number of losses of ewes from various causes, chiefly from a form of sleeping sickness, the season for spring lambs in the Waikato has so far been very good. Although the lambs have been coming forward rather later than last year, they are generally of a very fine and strong type. This is probably due to the fact that there has been a plentiful supply of feed for the ewes right throughout the autumn months. A large increase in the number of lambs is expected owing to the fact that many dairy farmers have been cutting down tho size of their herds and putting on more sheep.