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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 January 1915, Page 3

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-* WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKETS. ■,; Apples, choice coloured dessert 7s '3d to 8s 6d-case, prime 6s to 7s, cookers choice greon 4s to 4s 6d, others 2s 6d to 3s (kl, tomatoes, choice 5s to 6s 3d, prime 3s 6d to 4s Cd half case, plums Is Od to 3s 6d half case; prime Is 6d to 2s 6tl; peaches choice dessert 4s 6d to os half case, prime 3s to 4s, small 2s to 2s 6d; pears, choice dessert, 6s to 7s case, prime 3s 6d to 4s <>d; raspberries 6e to 7s bucket; Cape gooseberries 5d to 6d ll>; greengages choice 4b 3d to 4s 9d half case; prime 3s 6tl to 4s; noc- * tarines choice 4s to 5s half case, prime 3s to as 6d. Potatoes.—Choice £6 10s to £7. Onions.— £10 per ton. \ Cauliflowers, choice 0s to 7s sack; prime 4s to 5s Od; swedes 50s ton ; cabbages, choice 2s 6d to 3s (id sack, prime Is; lettwee, cLoiecTSs to 3s 6d, prime Is to 2s; carroty choice 5s to 6s sack, others 4s to 4s 9d ; beetroot 4s to 5s sack marrows 2s to 3s; cucumbers 3s to os 6d dozen; French beans 2jd to 3d per lb; parsnips 4s to 5s sack ; turnips 2s to 2e 6d sack; rhubarb 2s to 3s dozon r bundles. Eggs!— There is a distinct scarcity in th<e local markets for both fn-sTi and preserved eggs, and valu-es are at high levels, viz., fresh Is. 7d to Is 8d per dozen, and preserved at Is sd. Poultry —No doubt the very h'uzh prices of feed is the cause of heavy marketing of, poultry and t<on.«ef|uentt ly the market is weak' at the present time. Roosters, prime young. 3s :>d tot 4e pair; hens, good 3s to 3s fid. fnir 2s 6d to 5s 9di; diiokst 4s to 6s, according to condition; turkey gobblers 17s <o pair; hens 7s to 9s.