FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Market Gardeners, Ltd., Wellington, reports average values of fruit and vegetables sold during the past week. Heavy supplies and values fair. Prices:—Fruit: Apples, bushels, 5s to 10s 6d; apples, half cases, 2s; plums, 2d to 10s 6d; peaches, 2s 6tl to 6s 3d; apricots, 5s to 9s 9d; tomatoes (Hutt), 7d to lOd; tomatoes (Nelson), 5s to 13a 6d;
black currants, 8s 6d to 10s 9(1 box; gooseberries, 2s to 4s* 3d box; oranges (Californian), 34s to 355; lemons (Californiun), 66s to 70s; cherries, 16s to 32s Cd box. Vegetables: Potatoes, £8 to £10 per ton; onions, 4s to 6s augar bags; cauliflower; 3s to 6s 6d sack; cabbage, Is to 2s 6d case; carrots, 5s to 9s 9d bag; parsnips, 6s 6d to 10s 3d bag; beetroot, 2s to 4s bag; lettuce, la to Ss 6d case; beans, 3d to 3%d per lb; peas, 3s to 6s 6d s.ack; rhubarb, 4s to 8-, dozen; cucumber,, Is 6d to 5j dozen.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 16, 20 January 1928, Page 10
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164FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 16, 20 January 1928, Page 10
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