FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 305, 24 November 1937, Page 4

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

WELLINGTON MARKET PRICES. WELLINGTON, Nov. 24. Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted as follow: Apples.—Delicious, 4s to 10s per bushel case; Stunners, 5s to 10s. Passion fruit, choice, 20s. to 33s 6d per i-case. Poars-r Winter Coles, 7s to 15s per Lease; Winter Nelis, 6s to 13s; cookers, 6s to 9s. Plums. Bronze, 6s 6d to 7s 6d per j-case. Lemons : 4« to 8s per bushel. Strawberries: Nelson, 6d to Is 4d per punnet. Cherries, 8s to 15s per i-case. Grapefruit, New Zealand, 4s to 6s per bushel case. Tomatoes.—Hothouse, 8d to Is lgd per pound; Nelson, 14s 6d to 20s per case. Beans: Hothouse, Is to Is 4d per pound. Gooseberries, 3d to 5d per lb. Kumeras, 4s per sugar bag. Cucumbers: Hothouse, 6s to 14s per dozen; outside, 14s to 15s per i-ense. New potatoes, 2d to 2£d per lb. Peas, 6s to 13s per sack. Asparagus, 4d to 8d per bunch. Cauliflowers, Is to 3s per sack. ’Cabbage, 6d to 2s 6d per case. Lettuce, 6d to 2s 6d per case. Spinach, 6d to 3s 6d per case. Swedes, . spring, 2Jd to 6d per bunch. Carrots, spring, 3d to 8d per bunch. Parsnips, spring 5d to Is per bunch. Beetroot, 2d to 6d per bunch. Rhubarb, 4s to 8s per dozen bunches. Walnuts, 8d to lOd per lb. • Eggs—A grade, Is 6 per dozen; medium, Is sd. AUCKLAND MARKETS. DEMAND FOR POTATOES. AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. Contrary to the usual experience at this time of the year, potato prices remain at high levels. Pukekohe is, at propent the chief source of supply, ’and is finding it difficult to meet the extraordinary demand which comes from all quarters. This difficulty .has been emphasised by a temporary shortage of Maori diggers. The quotation for Pukekohe potatoes is 8s to 8s 6d per sugar bag. The market is still supplied with Canadian onions which \sell freely at 20s per 1031 b bag. x_ Horso feed is dull of sale, and there 13 no change in the price of either oats or chaff. Australian wheat is soiling freely at 7s 3d per bushel, and anothor shipment is due about December 6. Stocks of South African maize are being depleted, but so far dealers have not had to call upon the Bay of Plenty for supplies, except for direct railing to other parts of the province and to Taranaki. Clipped barley ’still hells at 6s Id to 6s 3d per bushel, but feeders expect to buy better early next month, when tile first of the Australian new; season’s crop becomes available. This is being* offered at; 5s 3d to 5s 6d per bushel for clipped, and from 4s lid to 5s 2d undipped, quotations being ex wharf. Moro pollard is available from the local mills, hut tlio position in Australia is firmer. Bran is also coming to hand moro freely, but there is still a difficulty in filling all orders.