WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13979, 8 January 1916, Page 2

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "Tbe Colonist.")

Wellington, Jan. 7. i Bray Bros. (Wellington), Ltd., report as follows on the Wellington fruit. and_ produce market— ! We report an improved market today for peaches, apricots, and raspbe-r-i ries, especially the last-nanv?d. ; Peaches Hale 3s. to 4s, Wiggins 2s Gd to 3s. ~ ; Apricots: Large 4s to 5s 6d, small'3s 6d to 4s. Plums: Dark eating 3, 5 to ss, <;reeu' Is to Is 6d, Bm-bank coloured '^s to 3s. ;

Apples: Cooking 2s to 2s 6d, dessert 3s to 3s 9d. ! Tomatoes: Well coloured 8s to 0s Gd. green 6s Jo 7s 9d. Nectarines 3s to 5s per half-caec\ Kaspberries. 7s per bucket. Eggs Is 3d to Is 4d per dor.en. Ere-iich beans 3d to 4d per. ib. Potatoes 9s per cwt. : -Onions 6s 6d per cwt. Fowls 4s 6d, ducks 6s 6d per paiil.

Laery and Co., Ltd., report on the Wellington fruit and produce market an ft Hows.—

! Consignments of choice largo apricots, and of l)lack currants and raspbcrj-ic*s, are recommended, as these lines have advanced v, value. Tomatoes, choice, still have good inquiry. Wo quote as . follows:— j Choice apricots 5s to 6s, small 3s t<, 3s 6d. , ' Black currants 8s to 8s 6d. Tomatoes: Coloured 9s 6d to 10s Gd,; I green 6s 6d to Bs, small 3s to 4s. | Apples: Choice large dessert. 6s to ,7s, cooking os 6d to 6s. i j Peaches: Choice dessert 4s to 4s 6d. -stewing 2s to 2s 6d. i Plums: Angelina 4s 6d to ss. Jlasnberrics 7s 6d to 8s per bucket. Loganberries Gd to 7d per Fo. Grapes Is to Is 3(1 per IK Eggs• Fresh Is 4d per dozen. Poultry: Hens 3s 6d to 4s, cockerels 5s to 6s, Aylcsbury and Pokin thicks 7s !to &s, Indian Runner ducks 5s to os Gd ! per pair, turkeys, gobblers lid to Is, I \Jxens 9(J. to lOd per Ib, live-weight.

Thompson Bros., Ltd., report as follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market:— Since our last report, phenomenal supplies of fruit Itavo teen directed to our market, more especially peaches and plums, with the result that 'values are I easier all round. We are of the opinion that the glut is practically over, and an improvement is imminent. Shipments of tomatoes ex the last Bai'otoijgaii boat reached here in mdifTeront condition, sales takiiio- plueo at i;rom 3s to. 5s per box of about 201b. Values for local tomatoes have in consequence- eased, to-day's sales beui<4 for well-coloured fruit to 9s 6d, green samples 5s to 7s ; Tomatoes are no-.v roqiurod approaching; n'pe. ftlack enrvaiits are in shorter supply to-day, and 7s to 8s hivs ; ruled. _ J Eaj'-pberrics lra-vo a good inquiry nt 6s fi<i u>< 7s (3d per bucket, punne'-.s Hk! to 7d: . - ' , ■ ■~ . ; ! ' St-r'-iwlxM-j ies : Very few "choice samples jre-offffi;^ at Is 4cl tc Is Hd per pimnet. . _ Cherries : Local none oficriiicr, Sydney 10s to 12s per box of 121b, Alelboviriro 25s tc 30s per crate. IVarhes have every indication., of an early improvement. Choice ilawke s Bay" dessert to 6s, others or to Is, cooking varieties 2s to 3s per ha!r-c:».:;e. Grcen^m-'s 6s. IMums 6s Gd. . ■ A|.ri«.;ots: Choice to 5s Gd_ other* :>s Gd to 4s 6m, choice dessert to 4s 9d, other samples'2s 1«v 3s per half-case. Apples: Quality dessert are wanted, conkers choice 4s'6d to 5s 6d per dump. Pear.-:: Tht> first of the Hawke's Bay Williams' Bon Chretien came to hand to. day, realising' up to 7s Od per Jialicase. , .. >,■<' -tsrincs 4s to os. Gooseberries are practically finished, •a. rew vrero- aii from 3s to 4s per hnlt'-casii. Vi-«'in-l> beans 33"t0 3-^d per In. with moucr.U"' wili:-1. ■ i •• Mii.js ( - Od i > b'- p.r :'.vi<, I j Kiiurs Js Llcl to Js od per do/en. • J 1 PcuilLry raid bultcr aio wanted.