PUMPKINS’ RECORD PRICE
Pumpkins disposed of by auction in Napier this week brought up to 4s 9d each, or £2 17s a. dozen. “That must be a record price for this district,” said a leading Napier vendor yesterday, "but the high level which pumpkin prices have reached is not surprising \vhdn it is remembered that rates have ranged from 2s up to nearly 3s (id l each for some time now.” He added that pumpkins, like potatoes, were extremely scarce this year, and this facit accounted for the remarkable prices ruling. The pumpkins which sold at 4s 9d ! each +his week were grown in- the Bay View district.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20025, 25 August 1939, Page 8
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108PUMPKINS’ RECORD PRICE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20025, 25 August 1939, Page 8
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