WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15000, 22 February 1919, Page 2

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

(Special to "The Colonist.")

WeKihgton, Feb. 20. Messrs Thompson Bros!, Ltd., report as follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market: —

Rather heavy quantities of stone fruits have been received since our last report, and values are easier. Choice dessert apples and pears are meeting with better inquiry at improved rates. Cooking apples are more plentiful, kelson tomatoes are coming forward irioro freely, and we anticipate locallygrown lots to be on the market during the next ten days. The following values are obtaining:— • Pears: Choice W.B.C. 8s to 9s, other grades os to 7s, Jargonelle 6s to 7s, 1 ertility 6s 3d to 6s 9d, Bosc and Jersey 6s 6d to 7s 6d, Flemish Beauty 5s i?d to 5s 9d, Vicar of Winkfield 4s 6d to os per bushel. Apples: Worcester Pearmafn 8s to 9s (Xt, Gravenstein 7s to 9s, Bed1 Quarendon 6s 6d to 7s 6d, Cox's Orano-e Propin 7s 6d to 8s 6d, small 4s 6d°to 5s bd other desserts 5s to 6s, Alfriston ■x to 6s, Mobbs Royal 4s 9d to os 6d, Emperor 4s 6d to os 6d, other choice cookers 4s 6d to 5s per Bushel. Apricots: Teviot 7s to 9s per halfcase. Greengages 9s to 10s 6d. Nectarines 4s to ss. Peaches: Dessert 4s 63 to 6s, cookie varieties 4s to 5s ' a Plums: October Purple 4s 9d to 6s, Monarch 6s to 6s U, Blue Diamond 5s 1° oV.^ a a imV l 4s 9d to 5s M > °g°» 3s tc ~s 6d Bin-bank 4s to 5s narge),all at per half-case. ' ' Tomatoes: Choice well-coloured Ncl- : son-grown os 9d to. 7s 6d, others 4s to il>s per halt-ease. Grapes "lid to Is Id per lb. ' LaspbeiTies 8s to 9s 6d per bucket. .Strawberries 9d to 9^d per punnet. Cmnimhers IBs to 18s .per foanana case. Chillies 5s to 6s Egg fruit 8s to 8s 6d per half-case. -Potatoes £5 to £5 10s per ton Onions £11 to £11 10s per ton. 1 cmltry and butter are wanted