NEW ZEALAND FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
' STATE OF THE MARKET: ' The Wellington-market is well supplied with New Zealand apples. Choice '(desserts aro worth 6s. to Bs., others 4s. jto ss. 6d., and cookers 3s. to 4s. 1 . Christchurch pears aro plentiful. . 'Extra choice realised from as.'to Bs. per . case; others 3s. to 4s. 6d. : , Quinces are selling at 2s. 6d. per 'packed case.' There is a plentiful supply. .■ i Cape gooseberrios are in good request ,at .4Jd. a pound. > Mostly hard varieties of peaches are ,available.' They quit at 2s. to" 3s. Choice dessert are worth from 4s. to 6s. vper half-case. ! Notwithstanding'the heavy shipments of Australian grapes, local grapes have improved in value. Some very choice boxes wero received from Lower Hutt •yesterday morning, and realised Is. 6d. , .to Is. 9d. a pound. Nelson grapes (brought Is. to Is. 6d., and Motueka ,7d. to lOd. ! . All kinds of vegetables are fairly plentiful. Quotations are: —Cucumbers, 2s. -.to 2s. 6d_. a half-case; cauliflowers !(extra choice), Bs. to lis. a sack; cabibages, 3s. to ss. a sack; parsnips, 3s. to 4s. a sack; beans, 2s. 6d. to 4s. a halfsack; marrows, Is. 6d. a sack ; pumpkins, 3s. Gd. a sack;'potatoes, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. a cwt.; onions, 3s. 6d. a cwt. • ■swedes, 2s. .a cwt.; and lottuce, 2s. a : cassJ ■ ■
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1085, 25 March 1911, Page 8
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219NEW ZEALAND FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1085, 25 March 1911, Page 8
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