WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14650, 2 March 1918, Page 3

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "Tne Colonist!")

Wellington, March 1. Messrs Burhidge and bon report an follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market:—

.Our market is fairly good for Williams' Bon Chretien pears,? peaches and plunks. Apples, both cooking and dessert, are fairly plertiful; Current

prices:—

Apples: Cox's Orange Pippin 6s to 7s 6d, Hibstone os to 6s, Worcester Pearmain 5s to Os 6d, Munroe's Favourite and Alfriston 4s 6d to os 6d, Reinette dv Canada 4s to ss. '

Pears: Williams's Bon Chretien"ss to 7s j Louise Bonne Jersey 5s to 6s 6d, Marie Louise 5s 6d to 6s 6d, Clairgeau 4s 6d to 5s 6d, Vicar of Winkfield ss, bushel cases. . •

Peaches1: Cooking 3s, dessert 4s to ss.

Plums 4s to 5s 6d

Tomatoes * Coloured 4s to 5s 6d, green 3s to 3s 6d per half-case. Eggs 2s 2d to 2s 3d per dozen. Fowls 3s 6d to os 6d, ducks 7s to 8s per pair. ;P6tatoes 6s to 7s per cwt.

Messrs Griffiths and Co., Ltd (incorporating Braid and Wallace), report as follows on the "Wellington fruit and produce market:—

Fair supplies of nearly all fruit have ■come to land this, week from various areas, ard valuesJiave been fairly good under the circumstances. At the time of writing we advise moderate regular shipments' as the best means to secure payable averages. To-day's values are as follows :—

Pears: Fair demand; supplies increased diring the week. Williams's Bon Chretien, extra choice Hawke's Bay machine graded 7s 6d to 8s 6d, Motueka, Nelson and Southern 5s to 7s, ripe or approaching. ripe at lower values, Vicar of Winkfiekl 4s 9d to. Os 6d, Marie Louise and Capiaumont wanted,. Clairgeai; 4s 6d to 6s 6d, Louise Bor.ne Jersey extra ctoice 6s to 7s, all at per bushel. .Apples: Choice Cox's Orange Pippin 6s 6d to 7s 6d, others os 6d to 6s, best cookers 4* 8d to-/ss, others 3s 6d to 4s 6d, Jonathan choice well coloured 6s to' 7s.

>Plums: Canterbury 5s to 5s 6d. .Nectarines: Teviot 7& 6d to 8s 6d per half-case.

Peaches: Teviot extra choice Bs, others 6s to 7s, Hawke's Bay best 4s Gd to os 6d, others 3s to 4s, Nelson and Motueka 4s to 6s.

Tomatoes: Choice round ripe 4s 6d, others 3s to 3s 6d per half-ease. Grapes: Choice Hutt Is to Is 4d per Ib, others 9d to lid, Nelson large Is to Is 3d, small 7d to 9d.

Cape gooseberries are in excellent demand. - •■•' - . :

Vegetables are in fair supply. Eggs, poultry and butter are wanted