FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1938, Page 6

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Prices of fruit, vegetables, and. othet produce on the Wellington market? this week are quoted by George Thomas and Co., Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Thompson Bros., Jjtd., and Laery and Co., Ltd., as follows:— Apples, Gravenstein 4s 6d to 8s 6d per bushel case, Red Astrakhan 5s to 8s 6d, cooking 4s to 6s, Irish Peach 5s to 7s 6d per half-case; loganberries, 6s to 7s per tin; raspberries, 6s to 7s 9d per tin; black currants, 6s to 7s 9d per half-case; apricots, 5s to 9s 3d per halfcase; nectarines, 5s to 8s per half-case; plums, dessert 4s to 8s per half-case, cooking 2s to 4s per half-case; peaches, dessert 4s to 6s per half-case, cooking 2s to 4s; lemons, 15s 6d to 26s per bushel; grapes, local hothouse, Is 9d per lb; tomatoes, hothouse local 4Jd. to 8d i per lb, Nelson ripe 9s to 13s per. case, coloured 6s to lls; beans, ,1s 6d to 8s 6d per case; cucumbers, outside, Is to 2s per half-case; potatoes, 8s to 10s jwr [sack; peas, 2s to 15s per sack"; pumjv kins, 13s to 15s per sack; cauliflowers, 3s to 5s 6d per case; cabbage, 9d to Is 6d per case; lettuce, Gd to: 3s per c»*e; spinach, 2s to 4s per case; swedes,-2s to 4s per case; carrots, 2s to 5s per c»»e; parsnips, 5s 6d to 9s per case; beetroot. Is to 3s 6d per case; marrows. Is to 2s 3d per case; celery, Is 6d to ,2s 6d per. case; rhubarb, 4s to 6s per dozen, bunches; walnuts, 6d to 8d per pound; eggs, A grade Is 4d per dozen, medium Is 3d.

Market Gardeners, Ltd., Wellington, announce values of fruit and vegetables gold at yesterday's sales:-— :

Fruit.—Tomatoes, Nelson 7s to Us 6d per case, Bay View 3s to -6s, Hutt 5d to 9d per 3b; peaches, 3? to 0s 3d pe* case; apples, Astrakhan (halves) 2s to 3s 6d, bushels 5s to 7s, Gravenstein 6s to 8s; plums, Santa Rosa 6s 6d to $s 6<J, Burbank 4s to 6s'6d; apricots, 3s M to 8s lOd; cucumbers; 2s to 3s per box; raspberries, 7s to 8s per bucket; pines, 18s to 255; black currants, 9s; grapes, Is 9d to Is lOd per lb; rhubarb, 2s to 4s per dozen bunches.

Vegetables.—Lettuce, Is 6dto 2s. 6d per qase; parsnips, 6s 6d to 8s; marrows, Is 6d; carrots, 4s; cauliflowers, 2s 6d to 7s 9d; swede, 4s 6d; silverbeet, Is 9d; cabbage, Is 6d; cucumbers, 5s to 6s 6d; beans, 3s to 10s lOd; pea*; 3s to 14s per sack; beans, 2s 6d to 4s; cabbage, 2s to 3s; potatoes, 9s to 12s per bag; onions, 12s 6d per cental bag; beetroot, 2s to 4s per dozen bunches; celery, 2s; carrots, 3s. to 4s; turnips, 3s; cucumbers, 2s to 4s per dozen; loose pumpkins, 9s to 18s.