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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 115, 21 May 1918, Page 6

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DUNEDIN MARKET REPORT. (Special to "Mail.") Messrs Bray Bros., of Dunedin, Ltd. report as follows for the week ending May 18, 1918 : The following prices were realised during the week : Apples : 'Cox's Orange and Jotnthans 8s 6d per case; cookers. 2d per lb., market firm ; Delicious, lis case : Lord Wolseley, 7s 6d case. Pears: Dessert, Coles, 8s 6d case. Tomatoes: Christchureh firsts 9d lb; local hothouse Is lb. •Crate peaches, to 7d lb. Walnuts. Is. Id lb. Grapes, 2s 4d lb. | f'l'ewi peas, 4d lb. T".iinpkiiis, 7s 6d cwt. \ Onions: Good dry, 8s 6d cwt. . Pickling onions. 12s cwt. Potatoes : Prime local. 10s cwt. Cauliflowers : Firsts, 5s to 7s doz. ; Cabbages, 3s sack. Marrows. 4s to 5s sack. AUCKLAND MARKET REPORT i I\lr J. Jones, auctioneer. New 'City Markets, "On the Corner," reports sales as follows : Poultry (2750 penned) : HetLs, prime 3s to 3s sd', good 2s 6d to 2s lid, ordinary Is 9d to 2s 3d ; roosters, prime 4s 6d to 6s, good 4s to 4s 5d ; cockerels Is 6d to 2s 3d: ducks 3s to 4s lid • ge.ese 4s to 6s 3d : turkey gobblers 7s 6d to 12s 9d. hens 4s 6d to 6s Pig : 8 to 14. Dairy Produce : Butter Is Id to Is 2d; eggs, iresh 2*" 5d to 2s 8d : cheese Hid; hams Is Id to Is 2d; sides Is Id to Is 2£d : honey 4s to 6s. Farm Produce : Southern potatoes. £9 to £lO ss; local £6 to £6 ss; onion* 10s ; swedes £3 ; kumeras 7s to 8s ; pumpkins £3 10 s to £4 15s : seed potatoes. Southern 9s Id. Fruit : Apples, cookers 4s 6d to 6- • dessert 5s 9d to 10s, 4d : pears 4s 6d to J2s 3d; lemons 10s to 12>*; nation lruit 10s 6d : persimmons 3s. Grain : Maize 7s 9d ; wheat 7s 9d - oats 5s 8d ; bran £8 15s ; sharps 10s 3d ■ chaff. Southern £l2, local £lO- rice meal £10; Algerian oats 5 S lOd to 6s 4d.