FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 30 March 1938, Page 2

FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

WELLING TON ,\1 AR K ETS tKy lVlesrauh—Special to •The Mail”] WELLINGTON. 29tti March. Measts lately and Co. Ltd., Tlioiiipaull Bros. Ltd., W. Hurhridge and Co. Ltd.. It. Bon ip and ( o. Ltd., lon nsend and Pant Ltd., and Geo. Thomas and Co. Ltd., report present \alue. as follows: ’ji Apples Claims >nmh os to 6s 9d bushel l J. .Hainan 2s to 3s 6d, cos orange 2s 6d to t ss. delicious 2s 6d to 4s, cookers 3s to Ss : 6d. Pears W.B.C. 3s to 5s three.quatiet , case. L.B.J. 4s to Bs. Winter (ole 3s 6.1 ' lu 8s fid. Quimes 5s to 9s bushel. Passion , fruit bs to 10s half-case, pear Ices 4s to j Bs. cape gooseberries 4s to 6, 6,1. Lemons . iCs lu 15s bushel. Grapes hothouse Bid to t 2s 2d pound. Tomatoes Is to 4s ease, beans 1, 6,| to . ‘ 9e. cuc umbers outside 1, 6,1 9s. potatoes 4t to 7s sack, pie melons 7s to Us sack. ' sunflowers 3s to 12s sac k, kumeras 4s to c 5s sugar hag. onions 4s to ss. peas 4s c l . 18s sack, pumpkins 5s tu 7s 6d sack.,' lelluce 6s to 12s 9,1 sack, cabbage bs to T case, sacov IC. to 13s sac k, spinac h 3s id In 9s case, swedes 2s to 3s case, carrots 2s lo 3s 9,1 case, parsnips 5s to Us >-l 'use. beetroot Is to 3s bd save, marrows - bd to 3s case, celery b,. to 10s case. I leu barb 3s to 6s dozen bunches, leeks 5,1 ’ I 9/,d bunch, eggs A grade Is 10,1 * lozen, medium Is 8,1. b