WELLINGTON PRICES

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 72, 27 April 1929, Page 11

WELLINGTON PRICES

H.B. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. Messr.s Laerv and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros Ltd., George Thomas and Co., Ltd., Townseml and Paul, and Bowie and Co., report as i'ollows: — All choico lines of fruit are in good domand, but inferior and black 'spot is hard to quit. Only iaucy grade fruit is reconimendcd. Pears of all varieties continue in heavy supply, consequentiy values remain low. Recent priees for fancy grade lines are as follows : — Apples. — Fancy Cox's Grange, 10/lo 1*2/-; Delicious 5/- to (3;-; Jonathans, 0,6 to 6,6; Wolseley, 6/- to 6,6; C'leopatra, 0/- to 6/-; Muuro's 0/6 to 6.'-; Washingtons, 6,'- to 7/-; Ballurats, 6/- to 7/-; Sturiuers 6/- to 71- ; otliers -1/- to 0,'-, at per bushel. Pears. — Fancy Coles 0, 6 to 6 6 ; Nclis, -16 to 0/6; Yicars_ 4/- to 0,'-; Harringtons. 4/- to 0/-; Keitfer, 0/- to 6/-; others 3'- to 4/'-, at per busliel. Grapes. — Choiee, 1,8 to 1/10; outdoor 1/- to 1 4 per pound. Passions. — Choiee, 8,- to 9/-; others oi- to 6;- per box. Cape Gooseberries — Choiee dry, 4/6 to 0,6; others 3/- to 4/-, at per half. case. Quinees. — Clioice, S;- to 10/-; otliers 6/- to 7/-, at per bushel. Lemons. — Choiee, New Zcaland cured, 1*/- fo 20'-; others 12/- to 14.'-, at per bushel. Cueumbers. — Choiee, 7/- to S /- per hairana, case Persiinmons. — Clioice, 51- to 6/- per j hnlf case. Tomatoes. — Hutt red. 3/- to 3/6; col- | oured 3'- per half case. j Kumera*. — Choiee, oi- to 6'- per sugar hag; 10/- to 12/- per banana case. I'otatoes. — Wcll * graded, 6/- to 7/per cwt. Onions. — Clioice. Well graded, 6, '6 to 71- per cwt. Grcen Peas. — Choiee 12/- to 14/-; otliers, 8,- to 10'- per half sack. Caulillowers. — Clioice. white, 12/- to 15 - per sack. Cahhage. — 3,'- to 4/-; others - 1- to 2/6 per sack. Pumpkius. — Clioice red, 5/- to 6/per sack. PiemeJons. — Choiee, oi- to 6/- per sack. Watermeluns. — 1'G to 2'- eacb. Fresli Eggs. — 2 0 to 3'-; preserved 1 0 to '21- per dozcn. Fowls. — White Legliorns. 5'- to 5 '6 ; lieavy table hreeds, 6'6 to 8 6 per pair. Docks. — Young Tndian Runncr, 8'to 10'-: heavy breeds. 0,'- to 12/-; old docks 7'- to 8'- per pair. Tiirkcy*. — Prime 1,2 to 1/3 per pound. Dressed Porkers. — 60'.* to 70's, 7d per lb. Butter. — Farmers' separator or milled good. 1 2 to 1 '3 per pound.