FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 15 August 1932, Page 8

FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

(By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail”) WELLINGTON, 13th August, The Wellington Fruit Markets Limited report the following Wellington fruit and produce values during the past week. Enquiry improving for all fancy and good lines of fruit. Green vegetables scarcer and values advanced. Prompt consignments recommended. Apples, Dominion Mark has very good enquiry. Delicious fancy 5s 6d, 6s 6d. Others 3s 6d, ss; Jonathans fancy 5s 6d, 6s 6d; others 3s, ss. Stunners, fancy 5s 6d, 6s; others 3s 6d, 4s 6d. Granny Smith, fancy 5s 6d, 6s; others 4s, ss. Ballarals, Washingtons 4s 6d, ss. Cleopatra, Premier, Statesman, T’asma, Romo Beauty, Baldwins 4s to 5s for good clean fruit of favourable sizes. All at per bushel. Pears, Winter Coles 7s to 7s 6d. Nelis 6s to 7s. P. Barry 5s to 6s. B. Bose 4s 6d, 5s 6d. Keiffer and Vicars 4s 6d, 5s 6d bushel. Lemons, choice cure, preferred sizes 12s 6d to 15s; others 8s to 12s bushel. Oranges, Poorman 4s 6d to 5s 6d bushel Grapes, hothouse Is 6d to 2s per üb. Passions, choice 10s to 12s; others 7s 6d to 9s half case. Tomatoes, choice hothouse wanted. Tree tomatoes, wanted, 5s 6d to 6s 6d half case. French beans,' Is 5d to Is 7d per lb. Walnuts, choice 4j,d to lb. Chestnuts, 3d lb. Cauliflower, choice 12s to 14s; others 7s 6cl to 10s sack. Cabbage, Savoys 6s to 9s sack. Celery, 9d to Is bunch. Pumpkins, demand ' improving; red ss-6d to 6s large sacks; grey 5s to 5s 6d. Green pens, Nelson Is 2d to Is 3d per lb. Rhubarb, 5s 6d to 6s 6d dozen bunches. Kumeras, 5s to 6s sugar bag. Potatoes, new, Nelson grown 3d to 4d lb. 'Potatoes, prime Dakotas £B. Sutton’s Supreme £8 to £8 5s ton. Other varieties and

samples £7 to £7 10s according quality. Onions, demand improving, supplies fair 12s to 14s cental.