WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13793, 14 June 1915, Page 8

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, Juno 11,

Messrs. Griffiths and Co., Ltd., reporo a solid, buoyant market for all varieties of first-class apples and pears of either dessert or cooking varieties. Considerable quantities of small inferior fruit of indifferent condition still readies the market. Of course, results lor such consignments are a long way below die ruling price for very best. The vegetable supply ia _ very heavy, with a shortage <>f pumpkins and marrows. Potatoes have advanced rapidly j during the i>ast few days, and are now i .selling at £7 per ton. _ ] in dessert i.;*; u-s Stunners are easily I the mcist popular at 10s to 10s 6d for ] ehuiLv -■; ..j i-.)iiw gnidett, 8s to 9s tki j for 3iu. Doughertys are well up, and | makiiig 8s to t;s (id, with a fairly keen demand for Delicious at 7s to 7s 6d for medium grades, and 6s for 2m. King David have been sent forward in large quantity, but in very -bad condition, being sold as low as 2s 6d to 3s per jjase. As a keeper this apple appears to be a failure altogether. A few American Horn are to hand and realise 4s to 6s, according to size and quality. Lord Wolseley ancl Munroe's Favourite are the loading varieties for cookers, and K:ake 0s to Us 6d, Epps' Seedling of a fair size realise ss, smaller 4s to 4s 6d. Rhymer and others are worth 4S \:j OS (JU. Winter Cole, Winter Nelis and Josephine pears are now very keenly coin pet ed for at 10s tc 12s per bushel lor really good quality, second grades 2s Ocl to" 4s 6d per half caise. Other well known varieties at relative rates. Cooking pears are somewhat dull lately, best value us to 5s 6d per case. Cape gooseberries 5s to 6s per half case. Best hothouse grapes Is to Is 6d per Ib. Mildura lemons 15s per case, Sydney 9s to 10s. Mandarins 10s to 11s. Oranges 5s 6d to 6s, Island oranges 6-f to 7s. Pension friuit 8s to 9s. Pineapples Ms to -15s. Walnuts 8d per lb, demaivd excellent. Pie melons:"New South Wales grown fid to Is each. 1 Locally grown pumpkins about 0s to 7s per cwt. Onions 5s to 5s 5d per cwt; Tomatoes 9.s to 10s per half case. Cabbage 2s to 3s. • Cauliflower 8s to 10s.Carrots 3s 6d to 45.. Parsnips Cs to 7s per sack. Swedes 3s per cwt. Lettuce 3s to 4s per case. Large celery Is 6d dozen. Iveeks 6d per bundle. Fresh pork 5s to 6d per lb.