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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 10 April 1924, Page 3

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WELLINGTON MARKETS

(By Telegraph.—Special to The Mail.)

WELLINGTON, April 9. f The Wellington Fruitbrokers, consisting of Laery and Co., Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., United Growers, Ihoinpson Bros., Ltd., A. G. Wallace and Co., Townsend and Paul, report on Wellington fruit and produce market as follows : .

There is little alteration to report in values obtaining for both apples and pears. Supplies continue plentiful. Apples: C.O.P. 7/6 to 9/6; Delicious, preferred sines, 7/6 to 8/6, others 6/- to 7/-; Jonathans 4/6 to 5/6, others 3/6 to 4/-; other dessert varieties, preferred sizes 4/- to 4/6; cookers 4/- to 5/- bushel. Pears: W. Coles and Nelis, choice 8/6 to 11/-; Vicars 5/- to 5/6; other varieties 4/- to 5/- per bushel. Cape .gooseberries 5/- to 5/6; Unit grapes 2/6 lb; Hutt tomatoes 2/- to 2/6; quinces 8/- to 9/-; chillies 2/6 to 3/6 : potatoes 7(- to 81- cw.t ; onions 9/6 to 10/6 cental, picklers lid lb; cucumbers 4/- 5/- banana case; pie melons 4/- to 5/-’ sack ; pumpkins 6/- to 7/- sack ; marrows 4/- to 5/-; eggs 2/10, preserved 1/9; porkers 7Ad lb; passions 10/- to 12/. half-case; walnuts 6d to 7d lb.

CANTERBURY MARKETS

(United Press Association.)

. CHRISTCHURCH, April 8. The market is firm for most classes o p produeepbut tbe bulk of the )USI “ noss fs disappointingly small. Most merchants arc concerned with co\cr>m r r forward sales, and aro meeting with some difficulty in securing flip goods. As a- result, of the position B Gartens have firmed up and for prompt delivery are now worth 4s 4d on tiucks. Auckland merchants sold forward very heavily ,and the turn of the market l as been very much against them. Chaff for prompt delivery as worth up to £6 per ton on trm-ks. Thy heay uantities reported to ho coming to Auckland from Victoria are not .influencing the market much in Christchurch, "as the offerings are not much more than sufficient for local and West Coast requirements., There is a fair amount of opinion to the effect that the winter feed will be so scarce tnsit. most of the locally-grown chaff will be required within tlie province. On account of the rains of a mouth ago poLa-toes are showing increased growth, and are not yet lit to dig in iinv quantity. Fanners who generally nre enabled to dig in late Din roll do not expect their crops to he sufficiently ripe until after Easter. This is embarrassing merchants who sold forward an<rwho are now required to deliver for “prompt.” Potatoes are worth £5 10s per t-on on trucks. The seed market continues quiet. A good deal of cow grass is being sold to farmers on account of its relatively cheaper value with other seeds, hut the wholesale market is very dull. Quotations to farmfr’-s are up p. 9 1 . d a lb, and cocksfoot showed :1 shade of fuming with no quotable change. Pens show n<> improvement, f.o.b.s.i. values are 6s Bd.