FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 5 December 1940, Page 6

FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

WELLINGTON MARKETS [By Telegraph—Special to “The Mail"] WELLINGTON, 4th December i Messrs Laery and Co. Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd.. Geo. Thomas and Co., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., A. Pope and .0., Ltd., and Ti mers and Growers (Wellington) Ltd report Monday’s values as follows: Cherries, 6s to 15s 6 per box; red! currants, 5s tq 5s Gd bucket; strawberries, Auckland, 2s to 2s 5d punnet. Nelson, Is to Is 3d punnet; gooseberries, 3',d to 5d per lb; grapes, h.h., 3s Id to 3s 7d per lb: bronze plums. 4s 6d to 8s A-case: plus, Sharpes Early, 7s 9d to 10s cherry plums, 3s 6d to 6s 6d £-case; peaches, 6s 6d to 13s i-case; grapefruit, 7s to 15s A-case. Tomatoes, local h.h., Is to 1:: 6d per lb, Nelson h.h., red, lOd to Is Id per lb., Nelson, col., scl to lit’ per lb; asparagus. 8d to 10d per lib bunches; cucumbers, h.h., 6s to 11s 6d per dozen, outside. 13s 6d A-case; green peas, 3s to 10s bag: new potatoe local, 6s to 9s 6d per cwt sack; onions, choice, 24s to 29s cental bag; cabbage, 2s to 9s case; lettuce, choice, 14s to 24s 6d case, others, 7s to 13s case: cauliflowers, 2s 16d to 11s 9d sack: silver beet, 2s 6d to 7s case; spinach, 5s 3d to 12s 9d case: marrows, 20s to 22s case; swedes, new season's, 5s to 8s case: parsnips, new season’s 7d to Is Id bunch; beetroot, iiew season’s. 6d to 11c! per bunch; carrots, new season’. 4d to IOAd per I bunch; broad be. 3s 6cl to 7s Gel | banana case; rhubarb, 4s to 10s per dozen bunches.