Flowers Sell At Attractive Values

Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1948, Page 2

Flowers Sell At Attractive Values

MesSrs. Townse^^hd|I%ufc fruit and prcdu^'iflef Chants', 'Wellington, report that during the pas% week increased supplies of j|awii-^ flowers have been coming >to hdnd; values still being very good. Peas, 'beans and -spinach are also realising excellent values, while carrots, par^nips and swedes are selling at ceiling price. With heavy supplies ; of apples arriving, the demand for j rhubarb has eased, choice varieties! of fruit realising most dttractive values. Flowers of all varieties are selling at very favourable prices. Large yardings of poultry have been offered, with values firm at current rates. Quotations are as follows: — Grapes, 1/9,- 2/3;, chegtnuts, 6d, 10id lb.; mushroo'ms, good demand.;, tree tomatoes, black, 13/-, 18?/- ; red, 12/6, 15/-; yellow, 10/-, 14/-; Chinese gooseberries, -18/"-; 27/6; passionfruit, "12/6, ;28/6; cape gooseberries, 5/6, 8/6; persimmons, 5/-, 8/-; chokos, 5/-, 7/6; tomatoes, red, 6/-, 11/-; coloured, 7/-, 12/- box; Meyer lemons, grapefruit, ceiling price; •beetroot," 5/-, 10/-; celefy, 5/-, 12/-;' cucumbers, . €/-, 14/-; leeks, 18/-, 25/-; spinach, 20/-, 30/-; silverbeet, 3/-f. 9/-;"- lettuce, 10/-, 20/-; marrows, 5/-, 8/- case; cauliflowers, 20/-, 33/-; pumpkins, market oversupplied; sweet corn, 8/-, 12/-; kumeras, 8/-, 14/- (56 lb. bag) ; rhubarb, 4/-, 12/-; beans, butter, 8d, 1/2;- stringless, 6-d, 1/6; scarlet runner, 6d, lOd; peas, .8d, 1/6; watermelons, 9d, 2/6 each; chrysanthemums, 3/-, 10/-; violets, 2/6, 6/-; carnations, Otaki pinks, 10/-, 18/-; others, 6/-, 8/- per dozen bunches; poppies, 2/6, 8/6 gross. W.L. hens, 2/9, 5/6; * B.O. hens, 5/-, 10/6; cockerels, 2/-, 2/3; turkeys, 2/-, 2/2 per lb, live weight; Pekin . ducks, young, • 10/-, 13/.6; old, 5/-, 6/6; coloured ducks, young, 8/-, 10/-; old, 2/6y'-5/-r geese, 6/6, 7/6. v :• •• ■