FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 84, 8 April 1936, Page 14

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Market Gardeners Ltd., Wellington, announce values of fruit and vegetables sold at yesterday's sales: —Fruit: Apples, Gravensteins 2s 6d to 3s 6d, Jonathan 3s to 4s, Delicious 3s 6d to 4s, Ballarats 4s 6d to 5s 6d, Dunns 3s to 4s, Cox's 5s 6d to 6s 6d, Stunners 3s to 4s 6d; pears, W.B.C. 5s 6d to 6s 3d, L.B.J. 7s 6d to 8s 9d, Buerre Diel 5s to 5s 9d, Winter Cole 3s to 6s, Winter Nelis. 2s 6d to 3s 6d,' Marie Louise 4s 4d to ss, lemons 8s to 12s 6d, tomatoes 3s to 6s 3d, Cape Gooseberries 5s 6d to 6s 3d, grapes lOd to Is 4d per Ib, quinces 7s to 8s 6d, peaches 5s 9d to 7s. Vegetables: • Marrows Is to Is 6d per case, lettuce Is to 2s, swedes Is 6d to 2s, cabbage 3s to 4s lid, carrots 3s to 5s 9d, parsnips 4s sd, spinach 3s 6d to 4s 6d, potatoes 4s 6d, beans 9s 9d to 15s 6d, silverbeet 2s, pumpkins 5s to 7s per sack, peas 3s to 14s 3d, cabbage 7s 6d to 12s, kumeras 9s 5d per sugar bag, beetroot 3s to 4s per doz. bunches, leeks 4s to 7s, rhubarb 4s to 6s, parsnips 4s to 7s 6d, carrots Is 6d to 3s. water melons 6s to 24s per doz.. onions 3s to 3s 6d per sugar bag, centals 7s to Bs, potatoes £7 to £9 per Laery and Co., Ltd.. G. Thomas and Co. Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd.. Townsend and Paul. Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co Ltd., and D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., report present values as follows:— Apples, choice Cox's Orange 3s 6d to 6s bushel case, cookers 2s 6d to 4s, Jonathans 2s 6d to 3s, Ballarats 4s to 5s 6d, delicious 3s to 4s, Granny Smith 5s 6d to 7s; quinces 6s to 8s; pears, WBC 4s 6d to 6s three-quarter case, LB.J.'6s to 8s 6d, cookers 4s ; tpss, Winter Coles 3s 6d to 6s 6d, Keiflers 5s to 6s; peaches, 5s to 6s 6d half-case; cape gooseberries, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; passion fruit, 6s 6d to 8s 3d box; tomatoes, 4s to 7s half-case; grapes, hothouse. Is 2d to Is lid lb: lemons, cured 12s to 15s bushel, others 6s to 10s; cucumbers, 2s to 4s 9d banana case; beans, 5s to Ils6d part sack; potatoes 6s to 9s cwt; peas, green 12s to 19s 6d bag, others 4s to 10s; kumeras. 8s to 10s sugar bag; celery, 12s to 14s banana case; cauliflowers, 6s to 10s sack; cabbage, 3s 6d to 5s banana case; lettuce, 2s to 3s Bd, others Is to Is 6d; spinach, 7s to 9s, others 4s to ss; swedes, Is 6d to 2s 6d; marrows, Is to Is 6d; pumpkins, 4s to 6s sack; parsnips, 2s to 3s 9d banana case; carrots, 2s 6d to 4s 6d; beetroot, 2s 6d to 4s 6d; leeks 4d to 9d bundle; rhubarb, 2s to 4s doz. bunches; onions, 3s to 3s 6d sugar bag; eggs fresh hens 2s 5d dozen, medium 2s Id, pullets, is ™, preserved Is Gd; walnuts, choice, 4Jd to s£d lb.