FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 9

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

WELLINGTON MARKET PRICES. |By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Prices of fruit and vegetables in the 1 Wellington markets are quoted as fol- ■ lows:— I Raspberries, 12s. 6d. a tin. Grapes. I hothouse, Ud. to Is. 3d. a lb. Tomatoes. I Hutt coloured, 3s. 6d. to ss. half case: J Hutt ripe. ss. to 75.; Nelson red, 2s. 6d. I to 7s. Gd.; Nelson coloured, 2s. to 3s. Gd. Plums, ss. to Bs. a half case. Apricots. Bs. to 15s. half case. Peaches. ss. to 9s. half case; 2s. 9d. to 3s. lOd. a tray. Nectarines, 4s. to 10s. half case. Greengages. 7s. to 10s. half case. Beans, Is. to 10s. banana case:. Cucumbers. outside, 2s. to 4s. banana case. Pumpkins. ss. to Bs. a sack. Green peas. 15s. Gd. to 295. 3d. a sack. New potatoes, local. 3s. 6d. to 6s. 6a. a cwt. sack. Onions, ss. to 6s. 6d. sugar bag. Kumeras, 18s. to 20s. sugar bag. Cabbage, 2s. to 4s. 6d. case. Lettuce. Is. to 6s. case. Cauliflowers. ss. to Ils. Gd. sack. Silver beet. 2s. to 4s. 3d. qase. Spinach, 4s. to Bs. 9d. case. Marrows. Is. 6d. to 3s. 9d. case. Swedes, 3s. to ss. case. Parsnips. 6s. to 7s. 9d. case. Beetroot. 2s. to 4s. 6d. case. Carrots, Bs. to 13s. 6d. case. Celery. 9d. to 2s. 6d. a bunch. Rhubarb. 3s. to Bs. dozen bunches.