FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 December 1927, Page 11

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

(By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail") WELLINGTON, 2nd Dec. Messrs W. Burbidge and Co. report a good demand for fancy apples and pears, particularly Delicious, cherries, green peas, red tomatoes and eating plums. Eggs easier. Walnuts wanted. There is a better demand for tomatoes .'to-day and wo expect a keen demand next'week. Current prices: Stunners 10s,* 15s; Delicious 12s 6d, 16s 6d; cherries Is lb; French beans Is Id. Is 3d lb; Nelson green peas, 16s 6d, 26s bag; cherry plums 4s 6d, 5s 6d; gooseberries 5s 6d, 6s 6d; peaches 10s 6d, 13s 6d; all half cases. Tomatoes, coloured Bd, lOd; red 10(1, Is Id; green. 7£d, 8d Hi. New laid eggs Is lOd; new potatoes 9s 6d sugar bag; strawberries, Nelson 6d, lid punnet; walnuts 10£d, lid lb. WELLINGTON, Ist Dec. Market Gardeners Limited beg to submit to you values of fruit and vegetables sold at our sales during the past week. ( Supplies heavy with values only medium. Fruit.—Apples (local) 14s to 14s 9d case; cherries 9s to 14s box (101 b); tomatoes, hothouse, lOd to Is 5d lb; tomatoes, Nelson, 8d to Is Id lb; plums, 5s 6d to 7s ca.se; gooseberries, 5s to 7s 6d case; strawberries, ls-5d to 2s 2d chip; grape fruit, 35s case; bananas (Fiji), 22s ease; reel currants, 6s to 7s 6d case. Vegetables: New potatoes, 14s to 21s ewt.; onions, 16s to 18s crate; peas (Nelson), 16s to, 22s bag; peas, local, 6s to 19s 6d sack; lettuce, Is 6d to 5s 6cl case; spinach, 3s 6d to 7s 3d case; cabbage. Is to 2s 9d case; cauliflower, 3s to 10s 6d sack; carrots, 9d to Is 3d bunch; parsnips lOd to Is Id bunch; kutneras, J6s case.