WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 30 January 1909, Page 4

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

(Special to "Mail"). Wellington frnit and produce markets under date 27th inst :— j Maize, 5s 3d a bushel. , Wfleat—"Whole fowl 5s 3d a bushel. Barley-Cape seed 4s fid 0 bushel; feed 4s a bushel. . Oats, 2s 3d to 2s 6d a bushel; &eed . —Sparowbills 2s 9d a bushel; crushed, j 2s od a bushel. Maize, crushed 2s 8d a bushel. Horse beans, seed, 5s 6d; teed, &s, a bushel. Hay, prime, £4 a ton. Straw, £3 a ton. Bran, £6 a ton. Pollard, £7 10s a ton Prime oaten sheaf chaff, £4 5s to £4 10s. Potatoes, JD3 to JS4 » i-ou. Onion*—New Globe £9 a ton. Butter—Separator pats 9id, dairy pats 8d to Bid a lb. Eggs, Is 5d a dozen; wanted. Honey, 60's 5d a lb. Walnuts, 5d a lb. ! Bacon—Factory, sides 7^<i, rolls Bid, • hams Bd, a lb. I Cabbage, Is a sack. Cauliflower, 3s 6d to 4s a sack. Green peas, 3d a peck. Carrots—Table 2s to fa a sack. Rhubarb, Is 6d a dozen. Peaches, 3s 6d to 4s 6d a i-casc 1. Nectarines, 3s to 4s a £-case. Plums, 2s to 3s 6d a i-case. Apples—Dessert 4s 6d to 6s a case; cookers, 4s 6d to ss. Apricots, 4s 6d to 3a 6d a i-case Raspberries, 6s 6d to 7s 6d a bucket. Tomatoes, 3s 6d to 4s 6d_ a 4-cjse. t Poultry—Table roosters as 6d to 4s, cockerels 4s to ss, table hens 3s 6d to 4s, duclcs 5s to 5s 6d, geese 6s—all at a pair. Turk«y gobblers Is, hens lOd to lid a lb—live weight.