COMMERCIAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14892, 15 October 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, Oct. 12 l'ownsend and Tad. Ltd., report'as follows en the Wellington fruit «md produce market:—

Prices for all choice- lines of apples have been firm during the past few days. Limited consignments are coming forward, and we anticipate prices remaining firm-. Choice Stunner ap-ples-are wanted ; prices for cookers- have, weakened, as rhubarb is more plentiful. Wo recorimiend good consignments promptly. Pears are in good demand, and for choice samples good prices are being realised. The following are the ruling prices to-day:— Apples: Jonathan 9s to 10s1, Stunner cuoico 10s to 11s, rejects 6s to 7s, Catshead 7s to Bs, Dougherty 9s to 12s, .kokewood 7s to 8s 6d, Washington 9s to 10s, lord Wolseley'9s to 11s, Black .boil 6s Gd to 7s, .Delicious 12s to 15s per case. j Pears:- Winter Cole 14s to 15s, Winter Nells 14s to 15s, cookei-s 10s, P Barry 12s to 14s per case. Green peas 4s 6d to 5s per peck. Cucumbers' 7a to 10s per dozen. Tomatoes: Choice hothouse 2s per lb. Parsnips 8s per sack. Rhubarb 4s -to'6s per dozen bundles Potatoes £13 to £13 10s per ton Uiggs: Fresh crates Is 6d, cases Is 5d per dozen. Whitebait 60s to 70s per tin. Butter: Farmers' separator Is 3d to Is 4d per lb. Poultry -.Hens 7s to Bs, cockerels 7s to 9s, dncks 8s to 70s, geese- 9s to ]os per pair, tm-keys .9^ */> Is 2d per lh^ {