FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 22 December 1938, Page 9

FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

WELLINGTON MARKETS [Special to "The Mail I WELLINGTON, 21st December. Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd.. Thompson Bros., Ltd., D. Bowie and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd.. Geo. Thomas and Co.. Ltd., report present values as follows: Apples. Delicious 10s to 17s 6d bushel, Sturmers, 10s to 16s. Cherries, 5s to 13s 10lb punnet. Raspberries, Is 4d to Is 6d lib punnet. Plums. Bronze 2s to 3s half case, Cherry 2s to 3s. Desert 4s 6d to Bs. Peaches, 5s to 12s Od hall case, 2s 6d to 7s trays. Loganberries 7s to 8s tin. Rod currants 3s 6d to 5s 101 b box. Black currants, 6s to 8s half case. Apricots, 10s to 15s half case. Strawberries. Auckland. Is 3d to 7d Ub punnet. Lemons. 9s to 18s bushel. Gooseberries, 3d to 4d lib punnet. Tomatoes. Nelson hothouse coloured 7d to Bsd per pound, ripe 8d to lOJd; local hothouse 9d Co Is 2d per pound. Beans, 7d to 9Jd per pound. Cucumbers, hothouse 4s to 7s dozen; outside Ills to 12s 6d half case. Peas, 13s to 27s 9d sack. Potatoes, new 8s to 12s sack. Swedes. 4s to 7s 6d case. Marrows, 8s to 11s 3d case. Lettuce. Is to 5s case. Cabbage, Is 6d to 3s fid case. Cauliflowers. 6s to 9s 6d case. Broad beans. 4s to 7s 6d case. Silver Beet, 2s 6d to 4s case. Carrots, 3s to 8s 6d doz. bunches. Parsnips, 3s to 7s fid doz. bunches. Beetroot, 3s to 5s Gd doz. buches Rhubarb 4s to 8s doz. bunches. Eggs. A grade Is 4d dozen. B grade Is 2d dozen.

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