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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 16, 19 January 1918, Page 8

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WELLINGTON MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Special to Mail.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 18. Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd., report as follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market: — Tomatoes: Nelson extra choice showing signs of colour 5s 6d to 6s 6d, good 5s to 5s 3d, medium 4s to 4s 6d, Auckland firm coloured choice 3s to 4s. Plums: Extra choice dessert 6s to 7s, Blue Diamond 4s to ss, Satsuma 4s to 53, Burhank large 5e to 6s 6d, medium 2s to 3s. Peaches: Choice dessert 6s to 7s 6d, good 4s 6d to 5s 6d, medium 3s to 3s 9d, ' crates extra choice 9s to 13s. Apricots: Extra choice 8a to 9s, good 7s 6d, medium 6s to 6s 6d per. halfcase. . Greengages: Extra choice large 8s to 9s, good 7s -to 7s 6d. Nectarines: Choice 5s 6d to 7s, good 4s to ss. Grapes: Choice Is 6d to Is 8d per lh. Apples: Dessert choice 5s to 7s 6d, cokers, choice green, 6s to 7s, medium 4s 6d to 5s 6d per bushel case. Pears; Hawke's Bay choice W.B.C. 6s 6d to 7s 6d, good 5s 6d to 6s, Nelson choice 5s to 6s, good 4s to 4s 6d per halfcase. - Raspberries : Choice 7e 6d to 9s 6d per bncket. , Passion fruit: Choice -6s 6dto 7s 6d per half-case. Cucumbers: Outside-grown choice 10s to'.l4s per bushel case, 5s to 7s per halfcase. Onions: Auckland choice 10s to lis per cental bag. Fowls 4s 6d to 6s, ducks 5s 6d to 7s 6d per pair, turkeys choice Is Id to Is 4d per lb. .Butter: Dairy and farmers' separator Is" to Is Id per lb. Eggs: Eresh crates Is 6d to Is 7d, cases Is 6d per dozen. Messrs Burbidge and Son report as follows on the Wellington fruit and ' produce market: — W© reDort a good demand for all kinds of fruit. Cooking apples, dessert peaches, apricots, greengages, black plums, and raspberries are selling well. Small dessert apples and ripe tomatoes are rather low. Prices : Tomatoes: Coloured 4s to 5s 3d, ripe 3s 6d to 4a 3d, green 3s to 4s. Peaches: Dessert 6s to 7s, cooking 4s to 5s 6d. Apricots: Dessert 7s to Bs, cooking 5s to 6s 6d. Greengages 5s to 6s 6d. Plums: Blue Diamond 4s to ss, Victoria 3s 9d to 4s 6d, Wixon 2s 6d to 3&6 d. Pears: W.B.C. 4s to 6s. Apples: Dessert 2s 9d to 3s 9d, cooking 3s to 3s 6d. Nectarines 4s 6d to 5s 9d per halfcase. Raspberries 7s to 8s 6d per bucket. Fowls 3s 9d to 5s per pair, ducks Bs. Eggs Is 6d per dozen.

Messrs Griffiths and Co., Ltd. (incorporating Braid and Wallace), report as. follows on the Wellington fruit and produce market: — Stone fruit from Nelson and iMotueka is in very keen demand, owing<to affected fruit arriving from the 'Hawkes Bay district, and we strongly advise shippers to continue consigning regularly. Tomatoes are in very heavy supply to-day, and values are easier. Teyiot apricots are coming forward in fairly, large quantities, and are meeting with a good demand. Locally-grown apples, both booking and dessert, are now meeting with a hetter recention, as'the bulk qI thfl Califotnian apples have b(*en die

posed of. Black currants are in fair supply from Christchurch. Values todav .ire as follows : Peaches : Extra choice desserts 6s 6u to 7s 6d, others 4s to ss. Plums : Choice large Bur'iank 4s to 5s 6d, others 2s 6d to 3s 6d, Blue Diamond 3.s 9d to 4s 3d. Wixon 3s 6d to 4> 6d. October Purple 4s 6d to 5s 6d per half-case. Grenegages : Choice 6s to 7s, others 4s to ss. ( Apricots: Teviot 5s 6d to 6s 6il. others 4s to 5s per half-case. Pears: Choice Hawke's Bay 6s to T,s 6d per half-case. Nelson 3s 6d to s>. ri.ccording to sample. Apples; Choice dessert (now commanding better attention) 6s to 8s ] er bushel, according to variety, cooker., 5s to 6s. I Tomatoes : Extra choice Hutt 5s t-i 6s per half-case. Nelson extra choiie 4s 6d Ito ss, choice 3s 6d to 4s 6d. .others 2a 6d to 3s per half-case. I Potatoes and vegetables are in heavy supply.