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FRUIT AND PRODUCE. THE ASHBURTON MARKET. There has been a glut of gooseberries and green peas on the Ashburton fruit and produce market. New potatoes are cheaper, while cabbages have also fallen. Red and black currants are now coming in, while raspberries have made an appearance. , Values are as follow: — Potatoes —New, 2d a lb. Bacon—9d to lOd a lb. Wheat —Seconds, 14s and 16s a sack. Honey—6Jd to 7d a lb. Onions—4d a lb. Spring Cabbages—2d and 3d each. Chaff —2s 3d and 2s 6d a sack. Walnuts —5d and 6d a lb. Cauliflowers—3s and 4s a dozen. Lettuce—ld to l|d each. Rhubarb —4d to 6d a bunch. Gooseberries—ld and 11 d a lb. Strawberries —8d and 9d a pottle. Cherries —5d and 6d a lb. Green Peas—ls peck. Tomatoes—Bd to 9d a lb. Red and Black Currants—3d and 4d lb. ' Raspberries—Bd and 9d lb (local).
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 65, 28 December 1935, Page 7
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