FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
WELLINGTON MARKET PRICES. Prices of fruit, vegetables and other produce in the Wellington markets this week are quoted as follow: Apples.—Granny Smith, 6s 6d to 7s 4d a .bushel ; Delicious, 4s to 7s; cookers, 3s to 4s 9d; Stunners, 3s 6d to 6s. o' Pears:- Winter Coles,, 6s to 8s a three-quarter case: Winter Nelis, 4s to 6s. Lemons, 5s to 10s a bushel. Tree tomatoes, 7s to 9s 6d a case. Poorman oranges, 4s to 5s a bushel. -s Peas, 9d to lid a lb. Potatoes, Nelson, lid to 2d a lb; others, 4s to 6s a cwt. Kumeras, 4s to 5s a sugar-bag. Onions, local, 12s to 14s a cental bag. Pumpkins, red, 8s to 12s a sack; lnumble, 6s to 14s 1 ; Grey, 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Lettuce 3s to 14s 6d a- case. Leeks, 8s to 135..6d a. case. Cabbage, .spring,. 5s to Os a case; savoy, 5s to 15s 6d= a sack. Cauliflowers. 8s to 11s 6d a sack. Spinach, 12s to 19s 6d a case. Swedes, 4s to 9s 6d a case. Silver beet, 5s to 12s a case. Carrots. 2s to 3s a case. Parsnips, 5s to 10s 9d a ease. Beetroot, Is 3d to 2s 6d a case. Marrows, Is 6d to 3s a case. Celery, 15s to 24s 9d a case. Rhubarb, 6s to 12s a case. Eggs, A grade, Is 7d a dozen ; medium, Is 6d.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 227, 24 August 1938, Page 5
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240FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 227, 24 August 1938, Page 5
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