HAWKE'S BAY FRUIT

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 89, 17 May 1929, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY FRUIT

WELLINGTON PRICES. The Wellington fruitbrokers, Messrs Leary and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros, Ltd., Geo. Thoinas and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul Ltd., and Bowie and Co., report as follows : — Excellent demand coiitinues for all well-graded and clioice lines of apples. Pears continue coming forward in iarge quantities with tlie exception of Winter Coles and Keiffers, and only tliese varieties are recommended at present. Recent values for fancy grade and popular sizes fruit are as follows : — Apples. — Fancy Sturmers 6/6 to 7/6; Delicious 7/- to S /-; Jonathans 7/- to 8/-; Clgopatra 6/- to 6/6; Lord AYolseley, 5/6 to 6/6 ; Mnnroes 51- to 6/- ; Washingtons 6/- to 7/- ; Ballarats 6/- to 7/- ; otliers 4/- to 5/ per busliel. Pears. — Fancy Coles 6/- to 8/-; Nelis 51- to 6/-; Vicars 4/6 to 5/6; Glou Merceau 4/- to 5/- ; Keiffers 6/- to 8/- ; otliers 3/- to 4/- per busliel. Grapes. — Clioice 1/9 to 2/-; otliers 1/4 to 1/S per pound. Passions. — Clioice 10/- to 14/-; others 7/- to 9/- per box. Cape Gooseberries. — Clioice, 3/- to 4/-; otlicrs',2/- to 2/6 per half case. Quinees. — Clioice 10/- to 12/- ; otliers 7/- to 9 1- per busliel. Lemons. — Clioice N.Z. cured, 16/- to 18/- ; others 10/- to 12/-, per busliel case. Cucumbers. — Clioice, 9/- to 10/- per banana case. Persimmons. — Clioice, 51- to 6/6 per half case. Tomatoes. — Clioice Hutt red, 6/- to 7/- ; coloured 4/- to 51- per half case. Tree Tomatoes. — Clioice, 4/- to 5/per half case. Kumeras. — Clioice. 51- to 6/- per sngar bag 10/- to 12/- bnnana case Green Peas. — Clioice. 18/- to 20/-'; others 10/- to 12/- per half sack. Cauliflowers. — Clioice white, 12/- to 14/- per sack. Cabbnee. — Clioice 41- to 5/-; others 2/6 to 3'6 per sack. Pumpkins. — Red, Choice. 3 1- to 4/per sack. Eggs. — Fresb. 2/6 to 2/9; preserved 1/6 to 1/7 per dozen. Fowls. — White Lediorns 0/6 to 6/6 ; heavy tablo breeds. 7' to 9/- per pair. Ducks. — Youn? Tndian Runners, 9/fo 1 2 • lieavy breeds 11'- to 14/-: old di"~ks 7'6 to 9'- per nair. Tin'keys. — Prime, 1/3 to 1/4 per pomid. Tlresserl Porkers. — 60's to 70's. 6^d to "d per pound. Butter — Farmers 8pnnrator or milled good. 1/2 to 13 per pound.