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! (By Telegraph.—Special to Mail.)
DUNEjDIN, May 2, Xhc Fruit World, Reilly’s Central Produce Mart, a keener demand haA been experienced for choice tomatomatoes. Unfortunately, some consignments forward from Nelson arrived fronted, and for these 3s to 3s 6d per case had to be accepted. Other lines realised 7s, Bs,, 8s 6d, 8s 9d. Chillies.,4s 6d, 5s 6d, 6s 6d, Egg fruit ■ 9s 1 , 12s 6d, 14s) 1.55, and. 16s. .'Apples, Delicious 10s 6d,. : 11s, 11s 3d, U 6d, Jonathans. 7« to 10s 1 6d;' Scarlets 8s to 9s 6d, Premier* 6s 6d.'King Davids 6s to 7s per.bushel case; cooking apples, Munrqeg 6s‘6d to 7s. No Nelson pear g or quiiices forward.
WELLINGTON MARKET. WELLINGTON, May % Griffiths and Co. report the ,Wdl|ington market, firm demand exists for choice line K and selected varieties pear* acd j apjiles. To-day’s values as .foUqw Cox Orange, firm, ‘ choice, in short : supply, worth 11s to 12s; Jonathans, extra choice, 10s 6d to 11s 6d, others 6-s | .to 9s, according sample ;■ Delicious, extra j choice 13s to 13.-. 6d. others 10s to 12s, according ample; Shepherd’s Perfection, 6< Id to 7s 6d; Rhymers Ss 9d‘to 6s 9d, i according size ; Stunners, limited s. p--1 plies, &s to 9s. best cooking varieties 5s 9d to 6s 9d, according sample and. variety. ' _ 1 * Pears, choice Nebs, .<Joles, t5» -o *7fc,; ' Marie- Lonise 13« to 14s; other dessert. • varieties Bs to lls; Keitfer*. 6s 6 1 yC Js : 6d.; ; Vicar*. 6s to 75,; Beurro Do.d s to Bs • Bcuvre Backhouse Ys 6d to .Bs; Dovonne Ducomicc 7s to 8s; Chargeau Bs-to ,9s; all at per bushel. 1 Capo well coloured, '*< - ! cordnig Weights, 6s 6d tp'7s 6d ball case, j Quinces 6s 6d to 7s 6d bushel. , _ (Rapes, extra, cho’co, Is 9d to 2s: I others Is 3d to Is 6d lb. Vegetables, fair supply. . , Tomatoes, Hult grown, homo round 7s to 8$; others 5s 6d to 6s M- IQ / I Potatoes. Southern' table, 17Q 0 to 190. • Onions 180s to 200s ton. j ■. I Eggs, poultry, butter, m j-ood - VjJ; ‘ Regular shipment of apples and pears strongly recommended. Holders o) vmles and Nebs strongly advised to. shin onl> ir, Uhn condition, and not o bold unW fruit ripens as transit handling will .be detrimental to ™^ koTol ,, May 2 Burbidge and Son report a good demand for pears, both dessert and cooking, also dessert apples. Eggs, arc very scarce, butter also. Tnces. DebCous As 6d to lls; Jonathans 7. 6d to 9s; Spitzenberg« 6s 6d to 8s 6d; Golden Russet 8s .to 10s; , Munroes 6s t0'5.4 6d; Alfrigtons ss. • t . Pears Winter Coles, large ,10s to IN, mefJbm 9s. to. TAs; Nebs,, same value; Glorimosa 7s to 10s; others 7s to 9s, ( °Gane gooseberries 5s to 6s, IQJb boxes. Quinces, 6s to 7s 6d hxM. Eggs, fresh 3s; to 3s 2d; preserved 2s dozen. , ■ Butte.i- l s 4d to Is sd. Pork 9d to lOd. Peas 18s sack. LONDON WOOL SALES. GOVERNMENT WOOL. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Go.. Ltd., have received the following cablegrams from their London . Office under dates 3rd and 12th Anril: - ■ srf ] „Sale by auction. Government wool, I opened yesterday with ' good .demand• rn-ehsv crossbred. fine average 2s. 4d. to 2s lOd ■ 1 inedittm ?« Id -to 2s; 5d : .yoarsp U IQd to 2a 3d. ,12th sales , Imve dosed ’witli .market active ; Greasy, cross-, bred fine 2s 3d to W 6d ; medium Ip Ipd to 2s 10d; eoarpe ls 6d to 2s 4d. Note—’rhe above messages were unduly de-ira-iisifev ■ 1 v , 1 , >*i . ,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 104, 3 May 1919, Page 7
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