FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 199, 20 May 1936, Page 14

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by 14. Bowie and Co.. Ltd.. W. Burbidge and Co.. Ltd.. Laery and Co., Ltd'.. Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., and Townsend and Paul. Ltd., as follow: — Apples: Choice, Cox's Orange, 4/- to S/- per bushel case; cookers, 3/- to 4/-; Jonathans. 3/- to 5/6; Ballarats, 4/- to 6/-; Delicious. 3/- to 5/6; Granny Smith, 4/6 to 6/6: Sttirmers. 3/- to 6/6._ Pears: Choice, cookers, 3/6 to ;>/- per 3-casc; W. Coles. 4/- to S/-; W. Nelis, 4/- to 6/(1: Neiffers, 5/- to 7/-; P. Barry, 5/. to 6/-. Cape gooseberries, choice. 3/6 to 4/per box ; passion fruit, choice. 7/6 to 9/3 uer box ; tomatoes, choice, hothouse. Itld. Tii 1/- per pound : others, 10/- to 14/- per half-case; grapes, choice, hothouse. 1/5 to 2/- per pound: tree tomatoes, choice, 6/6 Io S/- tier half-case. Lemons, choice, cured. 1-1/- to 16/- per bushel; others, 6/- to 10/-. Beans, choice, Sd. to ]_/,3 per pound; potatoes, ch.oice, 7/- to 9/- per cwt.; kumeras, choice, 5/- to (>/- per sugarbag; celery, choice,-7/- to 12/- per case; cauliflowers, choice, 7/- to 10/- per sack; cabbage, choice. S/- to 14/6 per sack; sprouts, choice, 5/- to 8/6 per sugar-bag. Let!uce. choice. 3/- to 4/- per case; olliers, ]/- to 2/6 per case; spinach, choice, 4/- to 8/6 per case; others, 2/to 3/- per case: sweeds. choice. 1/- tit 2/- per ease; marrows, choice, (id. to 1/per case; pjimpkius, choice. 3/- to 5/per sack; parsnips, choice. 2/- to 3/- per case: carrots, choice. 1/6 to 2/- per case; beetroot, choice, 2/- to 4/- per case; leeks, choice, 4il. to 7d. per bundle; rhubarb, choice, 3/- to 8/- per_ dozen bunches: onions, choice, 6/6 to 7/6 per cental bag. Eggs, fresh : Hens. 2/5 per dozen : medium. 1/10": pullets. 1/8; preserved, 1/5 to 1/6. tValnuts, choice. 4<l. to 6d. per pound. Overseas Wheat Markets By Telegraph—-Press Assn.—Copyright. London. May IS. Wheat cargoes are unaltered. Parcels are mostly 1 ,ld. to 3d. a bushel down. Futures: Loudon. May. 27/1} a quarter: November. 27/4}; Liverpool. May, 5/llt a cental: July, 5/11 3-Sd.; October. 5/10 1-Sd. Chicago : Mar. 93} cents a bushel; July, Ss} cents; September. 85 1-8 cents. Bradford Tops Market Firm By Telegraph—Press Assn.—rnpy ri zhL London, May 18. The Bradford tops market is firm "'ith little new business.