COMMERCIAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14614, 19 January 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND FKODUGE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, Jan. 18. Laery and Co., Ltd., report as follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market:— We recommend supplies- of all good fruit. Present values: — Tomatoes: Nelson extra choice showing signs of colour 5s 6d to 6s 6d, good 5s to 5s 3d, medium 4s to 4s 6d, Auckland firm coloured choice 3s to 4s. Plums: Extra choice dessert 8s to 7s, Blue Diamond 4s to ss, Satsuma 4s to ss, Burbank large 5s to 6s 6d, medium 2s to 3s. Peaches: Choice dessert 6s to 7s 6d, good 4s 6d to 5s 6d, medium 3s to 3s yd, crates extra choice 9s to 13s. ■^ Apricots: Extra choice 8s to 9s, good 7s to 7s 6d, medium 6s to 6s 6d " per half-case. Greengages: Extra choice large 8s to 9s, good 7s to 7s 6d. Nectarines: Choice 5s 6d to 7s, good 4s to ss.

Gvapes: Choice Is 6d to Is 8d per ib. Apples: Dessert choice 5s to 7s 6d, cookers choice green 6s to 7s, medium, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per bushel case. Pears: Hawke's Bay choice Williams' Bon Chretien 6s 6d to 7s 6d,. good 5s 6d to 6s, Nelson choice 5s to 6s, good 4s to 4s 6d per half-case. Raspberries: Choice 7s 6d to 9s 6d per bucket. .Passionfruit: Choice 6s 6d to 7s 6d per half-case. Cucumbers: Outside-grown choice 10s to 14s per bushel case, 5s to 7s per half-case. Onions: Auckland choice 10s to 11s per cental bag. , Fowls 4s 6d to 6s, ducks 5s 6d to 7s 6d per pair, turkeys choice Is Id to Is 4d per ib. Butter: Dairy and farmers' separator Is to Is Id per Ib. Eggs: Fresh crates Is 6d to Is 7d, cases Is 6d per dozen. Messrs Burbidge and Son report ao follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market:—

- We report a good demand for all] kinds of fruit. Cooking apples, dessert] peaches, apricots, ' greengages, black; plums, and raspberries are selling well. Small dessert apples anci ripe tomatoes are^ rather low. Prices: — Tomatoes: Coloured 4s to 5s 3d lipe 3s 6d to 4s 3d, green 3s to 4s. Peaches: Dessert 6s to 7s, cooking 4s to 5s 6d. Apricots: Dessert 7s to Bs, cookina 5s to 6s 6d. 'Greengages 5s to 6s 6d. Plums: Blue Diamond 4s to ss, Victoria 3s 9d to 4s 6d, Wixon 2s Cd to 3s 6d. j Pears: Williams 1 Bon Chretien -as to 6s. Apples: Dessert 2s 9d to 3s 9d, cooking 3s to 3s 6d. Nectarines 4s 6d to 5s 9d per Jialfcase. .. Raspberries 7s to 8s Gd per bucket. Fowls 3s 9d to 5s per pair, ducks Bs. Eggs Is Sd per dozen.

Messrs Griffiths and Co., Ltd. (incorporating Braid and Wallace), report aa follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market: — Stone fruit from Nelson and Motueka is in very keen demand, owing to atfected fruit arriving from the Hawke's Bay district, and wo strongly advise shippers to continue consigning regularly. Tomatoes are in very heavy supply to-day, and values are easier Teviot apricots are coming forward in fairly large quantities, and are meeting with a good demand. Locally-grown apples,' both' cooking and dessert^ are now meeting with a better reception, ias the bulk of the Calirorniau apples I naive been disposed o*f. Jiiack currants I are in fair supply'from Christchureh. Values to-day are .as follows :— Peaches :■ Extra choice dessert 6s fid to 7s 6d, others 4s to ss. Plums: Choice-large Burbank 4s to 5s 6d, others 2s 6d to 3s 6d, Blue Diamond 3s 9d to 4s 3d,' Wixon 3s Gd to 4s 6d, October Purple 4s 6d to 5s 6d per half-case. Greengages: Choice 6s to 7s, others 4s to ss. Apricots: Teviot 5s 6d to Cs 6d,' others 4s to 5s per half-case. Pears: Choice Hawke's Bay 6s to (5s 6d per half-case, Nelson 3s "6d to ss, j according to sample. Apples: Choice dessert (now commanding better attention) 6s to 8s per bushel, according to variety, cookers 5s to 6s. j Tomatoes: Extra choice Hutt 5s to 6s per half-case, Nelson extra choice 4s 6d to ss, choice 3s 6d to 4s 6d, others 2s 6d to 3s per halt-case. Potato^ and vegetables aro in heavy supply. •