WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13413, 10 May 1912, Page 8

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wsliifigton, May-9

Messrs Town send and Paul, Ltd., report that the demand for all varieties of choice fruit continues to improve considerably. Good dessert pears still continue scarce, and all good supplies com-, ing forward command oxoellent values. Tho present values are as follows : Pears Mario Louis, choice 9s Cd to 12s; Winter Nelis and Winter Colo 10s to 12s; Glou Morceau 9s to lls; Beurre Clairegean (medium sale) firm at 7a to 8s; Easter Beurre, medium size 7s to 7s Od ; Gansel's Bergaimot 7s 5d to 8s 6d; Keiffer's Hybrid 7s to 8s 6d; Linconnivo 10s to 12s ; autumn Bergamot 6s 6d to 7s 6d; other good dessert sorts 7s to 12s ; medium at comparative l'ates : Vicar of Wakefield or Napoleon 5s 6d to 6s 6d per bushel case. Apples, dessert, choice Ooic's 7s to 9s; Jonathans 6s 6d to Bs, good 5,i to 6s ; Adam's Pearmain 5b 6d to 6s 6d; Rups«ts 6s to 6b 6d, small to medium 5s to 5s 6d; Spitzenberg 5s to 5s 6d; Delicious 5s 6d to 7s ; Scarlet Pormains 6s to 7s ; other goqd dessert sorts 5s to 6s 6d; Epps Seealings, choice 4s 6d to ss; Munro's Favourite 43 to 6s ; Lord Wolßely 5s to 6b ; Five Crown Pippins 58 to 5a 6d; choice cookers, large ereen 5s to 6s, medium 4s 6d to os per bushel case.

Tomatoes, Nelson 3s to 4s, Hutt 4s 6d to 6s; grapes, extra choice lOd to Is per lb, good 8d to 9d ; quinces 4s 6d to as; Cape Gooesberries 4d to 6d per lb.; passion fruit 6s 6d to 7s 6d. Table potatoes 7s; onions 10a 6d; pickling onions 9s to 14s per cwt. "Walnuts 6d to G£u per lb; pie melons 7s to 8s 6d; marrows 3s to 3s 8d; pumpkins 4s 6d to 6s; table carrots 4s to ss; parsnips 5s to 6s; Cauliflowers 9s to 12s; cabbages Is to 2s per sack; cucumbers 4s to ss.

Eggs, fresh 2s, preserved Is 3d to Is 4d per dozen; young roosters 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; hens 3s to 3a od ; ducks 3s tid to 5s 6d per pair. Good table swedes 60s to 553 per ton.