FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 105, 30 October 1935, Page 14

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Market Gardeners, Ltd., Wellington, I announce values of fruit and vegetables sold at yesterday's sales:— Fruit.—Apples, Delicious. 7s to 11s 5d per case; Stunners. 6s to 10s; Dougherty, 6s to Bs. Lemons, 6s to 10s; tomatoes. Is to Is Id per lb; passion fruit, 7s to 11s 6d. Vegetables.—Lettuce, 9d to Is Gd per case; cabbage, 2s to 4s; silverbeet, 6d to Is; cauliflowers, 2s to 6s; beetroot, 4s to 4s Id; parsnips, 10s 9d; spinach, 3s to 3s lid; cauliflowers. 4s to 9s 7d per sack; new potatoes, 2Jd per lbradish. 2s to 2s 6d per doz. bunchesrhubarb, 4s to 6s; parsnips, 9s to 11s 6d; beetroot, 2s to 4s; leeks, 9s to llsasparagus, 4s to 6s 6d; cucumbers, 6s to 9s per dozen. W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., and Laery and Co., Ltd., report present values as follows:— Apples, choice, Rome Beauty, 8s to 9s per bushel; Delicious, 6s to 10s 6dStunners, 7s to 10s; Doughertys, 6s to Bs. Pears, Winter Coles, 8s to 10s 9d per U-case; Winter Nelis, 7s to 9s- P Barry, 8s to -10s. Tomatoes, hothouse, Is 3d to Is 4d lb. French beans, hothouse, 2s 3d to 2s 6d lb. Cucumbers, 6s to 9s doz. New potatoes, 2Jd to 2-7 d lb. Asparagus, 4d to 6d bunch. Green peas, 4d to 6d lb. Lemons, cured 8s to 9s bushel: others.'ss to 7s. Grapefruit N.Z., 9s to 13s. Passions, 6s to 11s J-case. Leeks, 9d to Is 6d bunch. Pumpkins, large sacks. 7s to 9s 6d sack. Cabbage, spring, Is 6d to 3s 9d banana case. Cauliflowers, large sacks, 10s to las sack. Lettuce. Is 6d to 2s Gd banana case; others, 6d to Is. Spinach, 2s 6d to 4s. Parsnips. 7s to 9s. Carrots, 3s to 5s doz. bunches. Beetroot, Is 6d to 2s banana case. Swedes, 4s to b3 Rhubarb, new season's, 6s to 8s doz. bunches. Potatoes, prime, 10s to 14s cwt. Onions, 21s cental bag. Eggs, fresh, hen's, Is 2d doz.; medium is id. Honey, in sections, 7s to 8s doz sections. Walnuts. 4d to 6d lb.