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WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKET. (Special to "Mail."). WELLINGTON", Jan. 11. JLaery and Co. report:—A good demand, exists for choice apricots, "black currants, and tomatoes ; all other fruits have good- enquiry. We quote as follows: Choice apricots, 6s to 6s 6d : small, 4s to 4s 3d. Black currants, 8s to 8s 6d. Tomatoes, choice coloured, 9s to 9s 6dj othefs, 6s 9d to 7s 6d. Apples, choice dessert. large, 6s to 7s; cookin«r, 5s to 5s 6d. Peaches, choice dessert. 4s 3d to 4s 6d; stewing, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Plums. Angelinas, 4s to 4s 6d : Satsumas, 3s 6d~tb As : Bnrhanks, 2s 3d to 3s; nectarines, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; others, 3s to 3s 6d per half-case. Poultry: Hens, 3s 6d to 4s ; turkey lid to Is-; hens, 9d to 10 per lb., live weight. WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. Townsend -and Paul Ltd. report:— Brisk demand exists for all good fruit, •and consignments are recommended. Present /alues:— Tomatoes, .Nelson choice, 9s to 9s 6d ; good, 8s -to 9s; medium samples as per quality. Raspberries, good well filled buckets, 6s to 7s 6d per Ibncket. Black currants, choice. 7s to 8s 6d. . Plums,, dark dessert, large choice, 6s to 7s; good. 4s 6d to 5s 6d; blue diamonds, choice, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Burbanks, extra choice large, 5s to 6s 6d ; good, 3s to 4s;. Satsmna, choice, 3s to 4s 6a; October Purple, choice, 3s 6d to ss; other extra choice varieties, 3s to 4s 6d; medium to good, 2s 3d to 3s; inferior arid small, Is 6d to 2s. .Apricots, extra choice, dessert large, ;8s to 9s 6d; cookers, large choice, 5s I to 6s 6d; jnedinm, 3s 9d to 4s 6d: small, 3s to 3s 6d. Peaches, extra choice, 5s 6d to 7s; good, 3s 6d to ss: medium, 2s to 2s 9d. Cucumbers, choice 7s to 8s 6d per bushel case. 3s to 4s oer half-case.
,jGrapes, choice. Is 2d to Is 4d per lb. , Applesj. dessert, choice, 3s to 4s 6d; Tookers, -choice, 3s to 3s 9d per half case; medium samples as per quality. P«»rs, W.8.C.. extra choice, 6s 6d.to 7s 6d; good, 5s 6d to 6s per half-case;. cookers, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per half-case. Nectarines, extra, choice, 5s to 6s; good, 4s to As 6d; medium, 3s to 3s 9d per half-case. . Green <peas, choice, Is to Is 6d per peck. Trench Ibeans, 24d to per lb. .New potatoes, choice, 7s 6d to 8s 6d per cwt. Cabbages, choice, 4s to 7s per sack. - Marrows, choice, 5s to 6s per large case..,. Eggs, fresh, Is 3d per dozen. Lettuce, choice, 5s 6d to 5s 6d per large case. Fowls, 4s to 5s 6d. 'Dncks, 6s to Bs. <seese, 8s 6d to 10s per pair. Tin-keys, lOd to lid lb. Dressed pork, choice, 5d to 6d per lb. Sucking pigs, 7d to per lb. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Mail."}
National Bank of NVZ. 93 6 Bankof'N.Z., 1st 205 0 Equitable ' . 190 0 Investment, s 11 0 Wellington,Gas, r 1st : ; 32 0 {National Insurance, s 45 0 Gear Meat, 2nd 77 6 Wellington Woollen, pref. 67 0 Talisman 15 0
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 12 January 1916, Page 6
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