LOCAL, FRUIT & VEGETABLES
JLAEKET CONDITIONS; . The;:Fruii'lnspector of the Horticul--,Wo Division of ;the'' Department "of ''Agriculture reports as follows on the [■condition of locally-grown fruit' and i .vegetables in Wellington chops' and ''auction rooms, and the market condition of these for the month of July The .market Uhrorigbo'ut this montli ;ias bean fairly . busy, although the .•supply of fruitfi has- beon small. Prices !in general are good, arid those who aro [anticipating to hold their late keepers iTvortilcfdo weTTbjf shipping now, as oversea growers might take advantage of the prices, regardless of duty ana war \tax. Price ranging for the month are .'as follow: —Apples: Choice dessert,,Bs. jto 10s. : 6d. ; cooking, quality ; poor, jprice low. Pears: Choice dessert, 7s. j'6d. to. 1 9s. Lemons, about 14s. per 'case, , 'Prloes for. vegetables are good. 1 .Choicei'cabbage, 10s. 6d.'to 12s'. per leack; ch'oioe cauliflowers, 14s. to 16s. others,' Bs. to 9s. per sack. Lettuce,,Ba. to 10s. permease. Swedes, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per owt.,: Potatoes, £8 per ton. Onions, £T jon.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2847, 11 August 1916, Page 8
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168LOCAL, FRUIT & VEGETABLES Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2847, 11 August 1916, Page 8
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