FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1934, Page 12

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Market Gardeners, Ltd., Wellington, announce values of fruit and vegetables sold at yesterday's sales:—' ■ ' . Fruit: Apples—Stunners. 2s .6d to Gs per case, Jonathans ss. to 6s per case, Washingtons 2s Gd to ss, Dougherty 2s Gd to 3s, Statesman 3s to 4s, Delicious 3s to 6s. Pears—Winter Cole. 7s to 8s Gd per case, Claigau ia to 5s 6d per case. Poorman oranges 6s to 9s per case, lemons 8s to 17s 6cl per case. Vegetables: Swedes Is 6d to Is 9d per case, cabbage Is 6d to 3s 3d per case, silverbeet Is to Is 7d per case, carrots 3s to 6s 8d per case, lettuce 'is ]0d to 9s per ease, parsnips 2s 3d to 3s 3d per case, ■ beetroot 3s 3d to 4s 6d per case,, sprouts 6s per case, spinach 2s Gd to 5s per case, turnips 2s per ease, pumpkins ,4s to 4s 9d per case, onions 4s to 4s 6d per case;.cauliflowers 4s to 4s 8d per case, cabbage Is to 2s Gd per _saelc. parsnips us per sack, carrots 4s to 5s 3d ■per sack, swedes 4s per sack, cauliflowers 4s 3d to 8s Gd per sack, leeks 2s to 4s per dozen bunches, parsnips 4s per dozen bunches, rhubarb 4s, to 13s per dozen bundles, beetroot 2s .to 3s per dozen bunches, carrots 2s to 3s per dozen bunches. ' "Laery and Co., Ltd.. Geo. Ihomas and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Townsend and Paul. Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., and W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., report present values as follows:—Apples, Fancy Stunners 3s to 6s per bushel, Jonathans 4s to 5s 6d, Delicious 4s to 6s; Granny Smith 'ex cool store 10s to 12s, cooking apples 3s to ss; pears, choice Winter Coles 7s to 9s, Winter Nelis 4s to ss, cookers 4s to ss, Keiffers 6s to 7s; passions. 20s to 25s per half-ease; lemonds, cured 12s to- 16s per bushel, others 7s to 9s; grapefruit, New Zealand* 9s to 10s; poorman oranges,. 6s to 7s; cucumbers, 12s to 18s per' dozen; potatoes, Dakotas £4 5s to £4 15s per ton, Suttpns £5 to £5 10s; onions. Brown Spanish Ss to 10s per cental ba<- Silverskins 4s-to 7s; cabbage, 5s to 6s per sack; lettuce;- 4s 6d to 9s Gd per banana case; cauliflowers. .7s to 10s pelsack;' sprouts,. 5s 6d to 7s Gd per sugar bag; marrows, 4s' to 5s per banana case; pumpkins, grey, 10s to .12s. per sack; spinach. 4s to 7s Gd per banana case; carrots,'2d' to 3d per bunch; parsnips, 4s to 5s per banana case; swedes, 2s Gd to 3s; kumaras. 9s per sugar bag; white turnips Is to Is 6d per' banana case; spring onions, Is to Is 6d per bundle; beetroot, 4d to 3d per bunch; celery. Is to 2s; leeks, 4clto sd: eggs, fresh, first grade, lid to Is per dozen: honey, 7s to 8s per dozen ■sections; wnlnuts, 4d to 6d per lb.