WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 1314, 10 July 1911, Page 1

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.") Wellington, July 7. Thompson Bros., Ltd., report that on the- Wellington fruit and produce market a considerable amount of business has been done during the week. Another ehipmont of Island .fruits came forward via.Auckland, also the usual Sydney shipment, which wap very .considerable. Apples: Values are perhaps slightleasier, but the best quality" of small samples is coming forward^ and these tend tp depreciate values of the better qualities. Present rates are ruling as follows: Choicest Rokewoods 7s 3d to 8s; others 6s to 7s; Nelsonßeauty

7s to 7s 6d; Washingtons 7s to 7s Od; Romanite 6s 6d to 7s; Frank's Dessert'ss 9d to 6s 6d; Lord Wolseley 6s 6d to 7s; Winter Majetin 6s to 6s sd; Newtown Pippin 6s 6d to 7s;. London Pippin or Fiyo Crown 6s 6d to 7b ; Cambridge Pippin, choicest 6s (3d to 7s, others 4s 9d to 5s 6d: Stone Pippin 6s 6d to 7s; Stunners, graded and well coloured, to Bs, others 6s to 7s (exceptional advance in this variety); Epps' Seedling, best 6s 3d to 69 6d, others according to sample 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Springdale 6s to 7s: Baldwin 6s 3d to 6s 9d; Legal Tender 6s to 7s; Delicious 7s to 7s 9d; Stowah, best 7s 3d to 7s 9d, others 6s to 7s ; Cleopatra 7s to -7s 6d; New York Pippin 7s to 7s 6d; American Horn 7s to 7s 6d; Allsop'? Beauty 6s 6d to 7s; Corn Cluster 6s 6d to 7s; Commerce 6s 6d to 7s; Black Prince 6s to 7s; Auckland Dougherty, best 9s 6d to 10s, others 7s (id to 8s 6d; Motueka grown 8s to 9s for best. Pears: Choice Melbourne de6sert 14s to 15s, local dessert 10s to 12s, cooking 7s 6d to 8s 6d. Tomatoes, best hothouse, 7d to 8d; others 6d to 7d per lb. Cape Gooseberries 2s 6d to 3s per half case. Walnuts. Gkl to U\ per lb. Hazel nuts s|d to 6d "er lb. Best Up-to-date and Deruent potatflon 10!)s to 110s per ion. Melbourne onions 90s to 955, Canterbury 90s to 100s per ton. Marrows 5s 9d to 6s 6d; pumpkins 5s 6d to Gs 6d; pie melons 5s 6d to 6b per sack ; best cabbage 10s to lls, others 6s to 8s; Cauliflowers to-day t<% 295. All vegetables are in strong demand. The egg market is well supplied, fresh being worth Is 3d to Is 4d por dozen. Poultry is wanted.