WELLINGTON MARKETS

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 67, 21 March 1911, Page 6

WELLINGTON MARKETS

LOW PRICES FOR FRUIT.

(Evening Post, Saturday.)

There has been a general dullness in the local market this week, and many lines of choice fruit have sold at low rates. Apples are - plentiful and cheap. Cox Orange Pippins,sold ; to-day from 6s; to Bs, Jonathans I (choice) 4s 6d to 55,, cookers 3s 6d to 4s. Ti/a^ peaches from Nelson and Motueka are coming forward, in large consignments, some choice lines selling to-day from 3s to 3s 6d per half-case, •but the bulk only realised 2s to 2s 6d., The next few days will probably see .the last of Motueka peaches, as the season is almost over. Plums, are sellving from 3s to 4s per half-case. Cape gooseberries realised 5d per lb; .Winter Cole pears^ 4s to 5s per halfcase, iahd: cookers 4s to 5s per case. Christchurch Marie Louise and Beurre de Capiamonts sold to-diay from 6s to 7s 6d per case. Blackberries were quitted - at 2d to 3d per lb. Localgrown grapes sold at 9d to lid per_lb. ; Nelson 7^d to lid. Quinces were in poor demand at 2s 6d to 3s per case. Tomatoes'' are still very plentiful at Is 3d to Is 6d per half-case, and some extra choice sold from Is 7d to 2s 2d..

About 300 cases of Cook Island oranges were landed on Tuesday, ,the .bulk selling from 4s 6d ta-6s6d pe£ ;ca®e. The Warrimoo's shipment <pf fruit came to a fair market on Thursday. Choice pines realised from 7s 6d >Sp 10s, grapes 4s to 10s per box, according to condition. Passion fruit -sold at. 5s 6d to 6s 6d per half-case. Lemons: Messima 16s 6d to 17s per half-case, and water melons Is to 2s each; ... , >

Local passions are selling from 3s to 4s peiv half-case. Grapes from South Australia1, ex Ulimaroa, sold at lls to 13s per hogx. Autumn Bon Chretian pears reaJ|sed up to 15s per case; an «xceUerit , sample. Messina lemons from- Melbourne are quoted at 27s 6d .to 30s per large case. '' ■ yegeta,bles are ' plentiful. Caulifiowers^chbice) are selling from'Bs to "'i.2s 6d per sack, cabbages 2s 6d to ss, parsnips/ 3s to 4s, carrdts 2s to 3s. i'rench beans 4s to-'7s per half-sack, green peas 8s to 13s per half-sack, beetroot ,2s ; to 2s 6d per sack, cucumber :?s 6d to 3s per half-case; lettuce Ts;6d to 2s 9d, spinach 2s to 3s per case, potatoes 3s to 5s 6d per cwt., pumpkins 2s 6d to 4s per sack, marrows Is 6d to 2s per sack, pie melons 4s 6d to 5s 6d per sack, onions 3s to 3s 6d per cwt., celery Is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen.