WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13494, 13 June 1914, Page 8

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, June 12. Messrs. Townsend and Paul, Ltd./re-port-as follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market .-—There is a good demand for all good fruit. Steady and regular consignments are strongly recommended. Present values:—Pears, Winter Nelis, Winter Coles, Josephines and other favourite dessert varieties, extra choice, 14s to 16s 6d, good 10s to ].9s; Keiffer's. extra choice, about 8s to 10s 6d; Vicars, choice, about 5s to fis • Easter Beurre, medium size, choice ss'to 6s 6d, large 4s 6<i jto 5s 6d per case Passions, Australian 12s 6d to 14s 6d per half case; tree tomatoes, choice, 6s to 6s 6d.per half case; walnuts, choice. 7d to 7£d per lb; apples, Jonathans, extra 7s to 9s, good 5s 6d to 6s 6d, medium 48^0 os; Golden Russet, extra 7s 6d to 9s, other russets 5s to /s 6d; Stunners, extra 7s to Bs, good 5s to 6s; Delicious, extra, 7s to Bs, good 6s to '6s 6d, medium 5s to 5s 6d; other choice dessert varieties 4s 6d to 7s 6a; medium at relative rates; Alfristons, Washington, Lord Wolseleys, Mimroe s and other similar varieties, choice, 6s 6d to 7s 6d, good 5s to 6s; Sharp's Late "Red, Rymers, Hoovers, good 4s 6d to 5s 6d; London Pippins, extra 5s 6d to §6s 6d; Dougherty, extra choice 8s to 10s, good 6s to 7s' 6d; Cleopatra, extra 5s to 6s 6d; Epps's, extra 4s to ss, medium quality at relative rates. Chestnuts, choice, 2*d to 3d per lb; grapes, choice, Is 3d to Is 8d; potatoes, choice table varieties 4s 6d to 5s per cwt., medium samples as per quality; onions, choice 5s to 6s per cwt., medium samples at relative rates; pickling onions, choice 4s 6d to 5s per cwt; marrows 2s 6d; pumpkins, extra choice 5s to 5s 6d, medium 3s to 4s; cauliflowers choice 9s to 14s, medium 6s to 8s; cabbages, choice 5s 6d to 7s 6d, medium 4s to ss; carrots 2s to 3s; parsnips 5s to 6s; beetroot 3s 6d to 4s 6d per sack; lettuces 2s 6d to 4s per case; pie melons 5s to 6s per sack; eggs, fresh Is lOd to 2s, preserved Is 4d to Is sd; poultry, fowls 3s.to 4s 6d, ducks 4s 6d to 5s *6d, geese 6s 6d to 7s per pair, turkeys Is to Is 2d per lb (dead weight); dressed pork 70's to 90's, 5-J-d to SJ--1 per lb, 90's to 100's 4fd to s*d per lb; suckers 74d; baconers 4£d to 4\d per lb.

Messrs. Burbidge and Son report as folW-s on tne Wellington fruit and produce market:—We report values for dessert pears and dessert apples about the same as last week, with slightly

better prices for cooking apples and 'pears. The demand for all.kinds of good fruit is excellent. Choice white i cauliflowers are realising very high prices, and good cabbages.are still selling readily at payable prices .to the grower. Potatoes are very dull wrth a falling tendency. Eggs, fresh and preserved, meet with a ready sale. Walnuts are still wanted. Current prices: Apples: Doughertys 9s to 10s 9d; Jonathans 7s to 8s 6d, King David 6s 6d to 7s 6d, Spitzenberg 6s Od to 8s 6d, Stunners 6s 6d to Bs, Golden Russets 7s to 9s, Brown Russets 6s to 7s^ London Pipnin 5s to 6h, Munroo's Favourite 6s to "7s. Alfriston 5s 3d to 6s 6d, Epps's Seedling 4s to 5a per dump cases; pears (very scarce), Josephines 12s to 15s, Winter Coles and Nelis 11s to 14s, Easter .Beurre 6s to 7s 9d, Beixrre Diel 7s 6cl to Ss 6d, Glou Morceaii 10s to 12s 6d Vicars 6s to 7s 6d per dump cases • walnuts 7d to 7*d; Cape gooseberries 6*d ; grapes Is 2d to Is 6d per lb ; eggs, fresh 2s, preserved Is sd; cabbage 6s to 7s ; cauliflower 10s to 16s per sack; potatoes £4 10s; poultry, hens 3s to 4s, ducks 5s 6d to 6s 6d per pair.