FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 139, 29 May 1935, Page 11

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are guoted by Laery and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., G. Thomas and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., D. Bowie and do., Ltd. and W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., follow:— Apples. Choice Cox Orange, 7/- to 14/- a bushel; Ballarats, 5/- to 6/-; Jonathans, 5/- to 6/6; Delicious, 2/6 to 6/-; Granny Smith, 6/- to 7/-; Sturiners, 3/- to 5/r; Washington, 5/6 to 6/-; Doughertys, 3/6 to 4/6. Pears; Choice Winter Coles, 7/6 to 9/6 per |-ease; Winter Neiis, 6/6 to 8/6; Vicars, 4/- to 5/-; P. Barry, 4/6 to 5/6; Keiffers, 5/6 to 6/6. Tomatoes; Choice, coloured, 1/- to 2/a half-case; red, 3/- to 4/-; round, 4/to 6/-; hothouse, 10/- to 11/6. Tree tomatoes: Choice, black, 5/- to 6/- a half-case; red, 4/- to 5/-. Lemons: Choice, cured, 8/- to 10/- a bushel; others, 4/- to 6/-. Grapes: Choice, special large hothouse, 1/7 per pound; others, 1/- to 1/3. Poorman oranges: Choice, 6/- to 7/- a bushel. Passions; Choice, 18/- to 31/- per halfcase. Gteen peas; Choice, 20/- to 28/6 per half-sack: others, 10/- to 15/-. French beans ; Cnoice, hothouse, 1/1 to 1/2 per pound; others, 6d to 64d. Leeks: Choice, 4d to lOd per bunch. Marrows; Choice, 1/. to 1/6 per banana case. Pumpkins: Choice, 3/- to 5/- per sack. Cabbage: Choice, 10/- to 14/- per sack. Cauliflowers; Choice, 8/- to 10/- per sack. Lettuce: Choice, 2/- to 3/- per banana case; others, 1/- to 1/6. Spinach: Choice, 1/- to 2/- per banana case Parsnips: Choice, 2/6 to 3/- a banana case. Carrots. Choice, 3/- to 3/6 a banana ease. Beetroot: Choice, 11- to 1/6 a banana case. Swedes: Choice, 2/- to 3/- a banana chse. Celery: Choice, 2/6 to 6/- a dozen heads. Potatoes: Prime Suttonfi, 7/- to 8/6 per cwt.; others, 4/- to 6/-. Onions: Prime, 14/- to 15/- pei cental bag. Kumeras: Choice. 3/- to 3/6 a sugar bag. Eggs; Fresh, hens, 2/7 dozen; preserved, 1/4. Walnuts; 4d to 5d per pound. Honey, in sections, 6/- to 8/per dozen sections.