FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES
WELLINGTON MARKETS (Special to “The Mail"! WELLINGTON. 25th January. 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: Dessert 5s to 14s. cooking 6s to 8s bushel. Pears: W.B.C. 5s to 6s 6d half-case. Raspberries: 10s to 12s 6d tin. Grapes: Hothouse Is to Is 7d lb. Plums: Dessert 2s 6d to 9s, cooking Is 6d to 3s 6d. Blue Diamond 4s to 6s 6d half-case. Peaches: Dessert 3s to 7s, cooking 2s 6d to 4s half-case. Nectarines: 6s to 8s 6d half-case. Greengages: 8s to 12s 6d half-case. Black currants: 11s to 13s half-case. Apricots: 3s to 6s half-case. Lemons: 6s to 11s 9d bushel.
Tomatoes: Nelson, coloured 6s to Bs, ripe 8s to 10s half-case; local 4d to 7d lb. Beans: 9s to 27s Gd case. Cucumbers : Hothouse 3s to 5s dozen, outside 3s to 4s 6d half-case. Peas: 9s to 21s
sack. Potatoes: 7s to 10s sack. Onions: Local 9s to 9s 6d sugar-bag Swedes: 3s to 6s case. Marrows: 2s to 3s case. Lettuce : 2s to 6s 6d case. Cabbage: 2s 6d to 6s case Cauliflowers: 7s to 12s 6d case. Pumpkins: 8s to 12s sack. Silver Beet: Is 6d to 3s 6d case. Carrots: 6s to 11s 3d case. Parsnips: 10s to 13s 6d case Beetroot: 2s to 3s 9d case. Rhubarb : 4s dozen buches Eggs : Special Is 9d, A grade Is 6d, B grade Is 4d dozen.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 26 January 1939, Page 10
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