FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 100, 8 April 1936, Page 3

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Laery and Co., Ltd., G. Thomas and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., W. Burbidge and Co., Ltd., and 1). Bowie and Co., Ltd., as fellows:-— Apples: Choice, Cox's Orange, 3/6 to 6/- per bushel case; cookers, 2/6 to 4/-; Jonathans, 2/d to 3/-; Ballarats, 4/- to 5/6; Delicious, 3/- to 4/-; Granny Smith. 5,6 to ’/-. Quinces, choice, 6/- to 8/-. Pears. Choice, W.8.C., 4/6 to 6/jier J-case; L.8.J., 6/- to 8/6; cookers, 4/- to 5/-; Winter Coles, 3/6 to 6/6; Keiffers, 5/- to 6/-. Peaches, choice, 5/- to 6/6 a halfcase; cape gooseberries, choice, 4/6 to 5/6 a hall-case; passion fruit, choice, 6/6 to 8/3 a box. Tomatoes, choice, 4/- to 7/- a halfcase; grapes choice, hothouse, 1/2 to 1/11 a pound. Lemons, choice, cured. 12/- to 15/- a bushel; others, 6/- to 10/-. Cucumbers, choice, 2/- to 4/- a case; beans, choice, 5/- to 11/6 per part sack ; potatoes, choice, 6/- to 9/- a cwt.; peas, choice, green, 12/- to 19/6 a bag; others, 1;- to 10/-; kumeras, choice, 8/- to 10/- a stigar-bag; celery, choice, 12/- to 11/- a case; cauliflowers, choice, 6/- to 10/- a sack; cabbage, choice, 3/6 to 5/- a case. Lettuce, choice, 2/- to 3/8 a case; others. 1/- to 1/6 a case; spinach, choice, 7/- to '•)!- a ease; swedes, choice, 1/6 to 2,6 » ease; marrows, choice, lite 1,6 a case; pumpkins, choice, 4/to 6/- a sail. , pat snips, choice, 2/- to 3/9 a ease; carrots, choice, 2/6 to 4/6 a ease; beetroot, choice, 2/6 to. 4/6 a '■ase; leeks choice, Id to 9d a bundle; rhubarb, choice, 2/ io 4/-. per dozen bunches; onions, choice, 3/- to 3/6 a sugar bag Uggs, fresh, hens, 2/5 a dozen; medium, 21; pullets, 1/7; preserved, 1/6; walnuts, choice, 4.)d to s.jd a pound.