THE WELLINGTON FRUITBROKERS
Messrs. Laery and Co., T>td., Thompson Bros, Ltd., Townsend and Paul, George Thomas and Co., and Bowie and Co. report as follows: — Good demand and satisfactory values are ruling for all choice lines of fruit and vegetables. Well-coloured dessert apples continue to meet with a keen inquiry, also cooking varieties are readily disposed of. Stone fruits are in excellent demand, and high rates are ruling for all choice varieties. French beans, green peas and potatoes continue to realise satisfactory values and consignments are recommended. Recent values are as follow; Apples: Choice Gravensteins, 7s, 8s; others, 6s, 6s 6d; Choice Quarrendens, Ss 9s; others 6s, 7s; Cox’s Orange, 7s, Ss a bushel case. Choice cookers, ss, 6s a bushel case. Pears: W.8.C., choice, 7s, 8s; others, 6s, 6s 6d bushel case. L.8.J., choice, 6s, 7s; others, ss, 5s 6d bushel case. Peaches: Paragon, Bs, 9s; Mary’s Choice, 7s 6d, 8s 6d; Wiggins, 6s 6d, 7s 6d. American Pound, 6s, 7s half case. Plums: Burbanks, choice, large, ss, 5s 6d; medium, 2s 6d, 3s 6d. Diamonds, 4s, ss; Ponds Seedling, 3s 6d, 4s; October Purple, 4s 6d, 5s 6d; Satsuma, 7s to 8s half case. Nectarines: Choice, large, 7s 6d, Ss 6d; others, 6s, 7s half case. Green Gages: Choice, large,, 7s 6d, 9s; others, 6s, 7s half case. Apricots: Choice, red, 5s 6d, 6s 6d; others, 3s, 4s 6d half case; Raspberries: Choice, dry, Bs, 9s; others, 6s 6d, 7s 6d 101 b. bucket. Lemons; Choice, New Zealand cured, 16s, 18s; others, 12s, 14s bushel case. Cucumbers: Choice, 4s 6d, 5s 6d; others, 3s, 4s banana case. Tomatoes: Choice, firm, red, 3s 6d; coloured, 4s, 5s half case. Potatoes: Choice graded, Bs, 10s; othei-s, 6s, 7s a cwt. Onions: Choice, graded, 10s, 11s cental bag. Green peas: Choice, 19s, 225; others, 12s, 14s half sack. French beans: Choice. Bs, 10s; others, 6s, 7s half sack. Marrows: Choice, 4s, 5s a sack. Cabbage: Choice, 7s, 8s; others, ss, 6s a sack. Lettuce: Choice, 6s; others, 3s, 4s banana case. Pumpkins: Red, 9s, 10s 6d; others Bs, 9s a sack. Eggs: Fresh, Is 5d to Is 7d a doz. Fows: White Leghorns, 4s 6d to ss; heavy table breeds, 7s to 9s a pair. Ducks: Young Indian Runners, 8s to 9s; heavy breeds, 9s to 11s; old ducks, 6s to 7s a pair. Turkeys: Is Id to Is 3d a lb. Dressed porkers: 61? dto 7d a lb. Butter: Farmers’ separator and milled, good, Is to Is Id a lb. 4
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 582, 7 February 1929, Page 14
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