LIMITED QUANTITIES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22198, 7 December 1946, Page 5

LIMITED QUANTITIES

WELLINGTON FRUIT HIGH PRICES PAID Only limited quantities of fruit and vegetables have been available in Wellington during the past week, and all varieties of fruit have been in extremely keen demand, according to a report supplied by Townsend and Paul. Ltd., fruit and produce merchants, Wellington. Cherries, in particular, have sold readily, as have all varieties of early plums. Nelson tomatoes are now coming forward more freely and values are easing somewhat. Gooseberries, loganberries and passion fruit have been placed to advantage. Larger quantities of flowers were offered last week, and the demand for seasonal varieties was met readily. Most varieties of vegetables have been in short supply, particularly new potatoes, pumpkins, cabbage and silverbeet, all of which have been readily placed at ceiling prices. Poultry sales have been well attended. but supplies coming to hand have been far from adequate.

Quotations: —Cherries. 50s to 65s per box; plums, cherry 6s to 20/6, bronze 15s to 2256 d; loquats, 12s to 21s: passionfruit. 50s to 60s; tree tomatoes, 36s 6d to 40s 6cl half-case: tomatoes, red Is scl to 2s, coloured Is 3d to Is 9d; gooseberries, lOcl to Is 2d; loganberries, 3s to 4s; strawberries, 3s 8d to 6s 4d per lb.; all citrus fruits, ceiling: poppies, tangerine Is to 4s 6d. art 2s 6d to 5s 6d per gross; carnations, 6d to 7s; ranunculi, Od to Is 3d: stock, 6d to 2s 6d; sw’eet peas. 3d to lid: roses, 3d to Is 3d per bunch; gladioli, 6s to 13s per doz.; asparagus, Is 5d to 2s: broad beans. 3d to 7d. French beans, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; peas. 5d to Is per lb: cabbage, carrots, kumeras, onions, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, silverbeet, swedes, all ceiling; cauliflowers, 12s to 18s per sack; leeks, 15s to 275; rhubarb. 17s to 265; spinach. 20s to 38s; lettuce, 5s to 18s 6d; turnips, 20s to 30s 6d a case; hens, heavy, 7s to 12s 6d; light 4s to 7s; roosters, 4s to 7s; cockerels, Is 9d to 2s 6d per lb. live weight: ducks, young 7s to 15s; old 4s to 8s; geese 7s to 10s. Turkeys are wanted.