FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 8, 20 December 1933, Page 11

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices (Special to “Tribune.”) WELLINGTON, Dec. 20. Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets are quoted by Laery and Co., Ltd., Geo'ge Thomas and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros. Ltd., Townsend and Paul Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., and W. Burbidge and Co., as follow;— Apples; Fancy grade Delicious, 8/to 10/- a bushel case; fancy grade Stunners, 7/- to 9/-. Cherries: Choice large, 10/- to 11/per 111 b. box; others, 4/- to 7/- per 101 b. box. Strawberries, choice, 7d to 9d per punnet. Gooseberries, choice, 2i<l to 2|d per lb. Passions, choice, short supply, 18,'- to 20/- per box. Plums, choice, Bronze, 3/- per halfcase; Cherry, 2/- to 2/6 per half-case; Wright’s Early, 2/- to 2/6 per halfcase; Sharpes, 4/6 to 5/- per half-case. Peaches, choice, Mayflower, 6/6 to 8/per half-case; Sneed, 4/6 to 6/- per half-case. Black currants, choice, 3/6 to 4/- per 101 b. box. Red currants, choice, 3/6 to 4/- per 101 b. box. Onions, ex cool store, 6/- to 7/- per crate. Cauliflowers, choice, best. 9d to 1/. per case. Cabbage, choice, 1/6 to 2/- per case. Carrots, choice, 3d to 4d per bunch. Parsnips, choice, 4d to 5d per bunch. Tomatoes, choice, Hutt hothouse, 4d to 5d per pound; Nelson red, 6/6 to 7/6 per half-case; wellcoloured, 6/6 to 7/6 per half-case; coloured, 6/- to 6/6 per half-case. Marrows, choice, 5/- to 6/- per case. French beans, choice, 2Jd to 8d per lb. Green peas, choice, 4/- to 6/- cental bag. New potatoes, choice, 5/6 to 6/per cwt. Cucumbers, choice, hothouse, 2/6 to 4/- per dozen. Lettuce, choice, good heart, 3/- to 4/- per case. Rhubarb, choice, 2/- to 5/- dozen bunches. Eggs, fresh, first grade, lid to 1/- a dozen. Walnuts, prime, 7Jd to lOd per lb.