WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKETS.
Messrs George Thomas and Co. report:— Tomatoes, cucumbers and apples are exceedingly low in values, owing tv the too ','arge arrivals, tho supply greatly exceed- [_ ig the demand. Damsons are unsaleable | e _ cepting to the local jam factory, and j tin n only at Lid per lb. Peaches, nee- j tart nes- the better description of black and I yello vv Plums, grapes, best dessert pears, | and i 'rime cooking apples are all in ex-1 cellent request. Apples, prime dessert and cooking "> are saleable at 1/ii per bushel case, an (1 V t0 3/ iov i-cases, but for cotnmon' var. 'eties there is i.bsoltUely no payable derm nd- Pears, Sydney Williams, in prime ord. -r (not too ripe), command 9/ ; to 10/. Pluv ns< Eurbanks, 6/6; Botan, 5/ to | 5/6; Pondlsi fc. -eedlings, Aucklands, 3/ to 3/6; Hawke's B'aj '. Wto 5/B Per i-hushel case. Damsons, fcai 'd to sell at 2/ per i-easo. Grapes, hotho use, 9d to lid: open - air grown, 4d to 5v 1 lb. Tomatoes, at 2/ per A-c'ase for Nelsoi is. ancl V t0 V 6 for Auekfands. Eggs: Supplies are large and values 1/1 per dozen for Auckland and Christchurch, and 1/2 for Nelsons. Butter, dairy, 6Jd to 7d per lb. Poultry: Fowls, 2/9; ducks, 3/6; geese. 5/ Per pair.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 50, 28 February 1901, Page 3
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