WELLINGTON MARKETS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 210, 18 August 1933, Page 11

WELLINGTON MARKETS

' FRUIT AND PRODUCE. (Special to “Tribune.”) WELLINGTON, Aug. 18. Messrs Laery and Co. - Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co. Ltd., Thompson Bros. Ltd., Townsend and Paul Ltd., and Bowie and Co., W. Burbidge and Co. report present values-as follows:— Apples: Fancy grade Delicious (wanted), 6s 6d to 7s 6d bushel; fam v grade Sturmers, 7s to 8s; fancy grade Granny Smith, 8s to 9s 6d; Washington and Ballarat cookers, 6s to 7s; other varieties, 3s to 4s. Pears: Choice Winter Coles (wanted), 10s to 13s bushel; choice Winter Nelis,

8s to 10s; choice Beurre Bose, 6s 6d to 8s; choice P. Barrys, 8s to 9s. Lemons: N.Z. choice cured, 10s to I2s; others, 6s to Bs. Celey: Choice, Us to 14s banana case. Passions: Choice, short supply, 18s to 22s per box. Potatoes: South Island Dakotas, £7 to £7 10s ton; Sutton Supreme, £6 to £6 10s ton; local, 3s to 4s per cwt. Tomatoes: Choice hothouse, Is to Is 6d per lb. Cauliflowers: Best, 5s to 7s per sack. Cabbage: Choice Savoy, 10s to 14s per sack; Drumhead, 7s 6d to 8s 6d per sack. Carrots: Choice, 4s to 5s per sack. Parnsips: Choice, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sack. Swedes: Choice 2s 6d to 3s per cwt. Sprouts: Choice 12s to 16s banana case. French Choice hothouse, Is 3d to Is 9d per b. Green peas: Choice, 9d to Is Id per lb. New potatoes: Choice, 2Jd to 2|d per lb. Rhubarb: Choice 10s to 18s bundles. Kumeras: Choice, 4s per sugar-bag. Poorman oranges: Choice 6s to 7s bushel. Cucumbers: Choice hothouse, 8s to 12s dozen, Pumpkins: Choice Red Squash, 6s to 7s per sack; Grey, 5s to 6s per sack. Lettuce: Best, 10s to 18s banana case. Eggs: Fresh first grade, Is per dozen. Honey: Bulk, 4d per lb; comb, 7s Gd to 8s Gd dozen sections. Walnuts: Prime, 5d to Gd per lb.