WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13051, 10 March 1911, Page 4

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, March 3. Messrs Thompson Bros. Ltd., report a;; follows on the Wellington- Fruit and produce market: — Only moderate shipments 0* most fruits'have been available, and in con-BL-qucnce values h.we remained firm. With an increase in cooking apples, (juitp ai large quantity of moderatequality peaches .have come forward, v, it!i only nominal values ruling, with the exception of extra choice lines. l>.nana boats, both from Rarotonga ":id Suva arrived yesterday with heavy shipments. Melbourne pears arc due to-day, and the following values- should rule:' For choice sound. -W.B. Cs £14 los per bushel. New Zealand grown td-day met with a very strong reeepvarieties are recommended. Choice tion, and both dessert and cooking realised as fallows:— W.B.C.'s, fast c'iminishing, 10s Gd to 11:; 6d ; Marie Louise, 10;-; to 11s; Capiainonts, 8s 9d Lrmise Bon Jersey, Gs Gd to 7s Gd ; HuiiFV os to Gs; Clairgeau 5s Gd to Gs; Duch:-?'!; Cs 3d to 5s 7d ; Windsor ss. 3d to 5s Od; Jargonottes 5s to 5s Gd ; Fertility Gs Cd to 7s Gd; Bishop's Thumbs 7s Cd to 8s; others 6s to 7s; Vicars Gs to Gs Gd; Flemish Beauty ;";■; Gd to Cs; Victorias 7s Gd to Bs'; l?rown Beurrie 8s to 9s; Egyptian 5s to 5s Gd ; Gansell Bergamot Cs Gd to 7s ; Beurrie Hose 8s Cd to 9s; Easter Pruirrie 6s Cd to 7s; Conference 7s to 7s Gd; Autumn Bon Cretian Gs Gd to 7s fid ; Beurrie Did 7s to 7s Gd ; Glow Morcean 7s to Bs.

Apple;; :Choice, well coloured desf.TS,' well graded receive good attention. Jonathans (extra choice) Cs to 6s Gd ; others 5s to Cs; Cox's orange pippin Gs Gd to 7s Gd; others 5s Gel to Cs 3d; Graven-stein's 5e Gd to Gs Cd; Astrakahn 5s Cd to Gs; Ribstones (choice) Gs Cd to 7s Gd; others 5s Gd to Gs; Sharp's red 4s 9d to 5s- 7d; Glory South and Afriston (best) 5s 3d to 5s 9d, others 4s 9d to ss; Mobb's Royal 4s Gd to ss; Alexanders 4s Cd to 0s 2d; King's Pippin 4s lOd to 5s 4d ; Arabella 4s 7d to 5s Id; Renette Dc Comada os to 5s Gd; Hoovers 4s 9d to 5.s M ; Ohineimiri 4s 9d to 5s 3d, better known as Munro's Favourite 4s lOd to s>: 6d; Brownlec's russet 4s Gd to ss; Warner's King 4s 9d to 5s 3d ; Summer IVarmain 1 Cd to ss; Siiitzen.burg

5 s Cd to Cs ; Allington (best) 5s to os Cd; others 3s to 4s; Maiden's Blush •Is 9d to 5s 3d ; bushel plums in short supply, best available, 3s 6d to 4s Cd, others 2s Gd to 3s. Blackberries 2<l to 2kl per lb. Peaches: Choice. Gold Dust 5s to 5s Sd, oilier dessert's 3s Cd to 4s 9d; cooking 2s (Jd to 3s 2(1. Tomatoes: Choice Hutt stiK iii heavy supply, Is 8d to 2s 4d, being the best available values. Grapes: Choice Hutt Is to Is Id; others 9d to lid per lb ; choice Nelson 9d to Is; others 7d to 8d per lb; New South Wales White Muscat 6d to 7d; Black Muscat Cd to 8d; White Sherry 5d to Cd per lb. Raspberries: Greytown well filled buckets, 4s 6d to 5s Cd. Strawberries: Greytown Is to Is 3d. Prinnet mushrooms 4s Cd to 5s per half-case. Cape Gooseberries 5d to 5-Jd per lb. Quinces 2s 3d to 2s 9d per half-case. Walnuts GJd to 7d per lb. Cucumbers 2s to 2s 9d per half-case. Vegetables are in good demand. Potatoes arc somewhat easier, best Hutt Gs to Gs Cd ; others 4 s Cd to 5s per cwt; Onmaru and Blenheim grown potatoes, £5 to £5 10s per ton. Onions £5 5s to £5 10s per ton. Poultry in moderate demand. Wellington, March 3. Messrs. George Thomas and Co., 'Wellington, report as follows : — A good demand for prime cooking apples and good dessert peaches and dessert apples. Such as Ripstones and Cox's orange are a.so in strong request.. Tomatoes are still exceedingly cheap, and in heavy supply from local growers. We quote plums 4s to 4k Cd ; best peaches 3s Cd to 4s Cd, second bp S + 2s Cd to 3s ; Cox's orange s;> to 8s ; Ripstones 5s Gd to 7s; Jonathans 5s to 7s; Mini roe's Favourite 4s to 5s ; Alfriston 5s to 5s Gd ; William -pears 8s to 10s; Vicar 5s to Gs; hot-house grapes Bkl to lid; blackberries 2d to 2^d ; Up-to-date potatoes 5s ; quinces 2s to 3s; packer crate eggs Is Bd, eases Is Gd.