FRUIT AND PRODUCE
WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT FROM BROKERS Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., Geo. Thomas and Co., Ltd., and Paul and Bowie and Co. report as follows: Apples: Choice Cox’s, Ss, 3 0s; Delicious, 6s, 7s; Jonathans, 6s, Ss; Alfristons, ss, 6s; .Duns, 4s 6d, 5s 6d; others, 4s, 5s bushel case. Pears: Choice Williams, firm, 9s, 13s; ripe, 6s, Ss; Jerseys, 7s, 8s; Vicars, ss, 6s bushel case. Plums: Choice, dark, 6s, 7s 6d; others, ss, 5s 6d half case. Peaches: Choice, Gold Dust. 10s, 13s: Golden Queen, Ss, 9s: Solway, ss, 6s, 6s 6d half case. Grapes: Choice, Is Id, Is 3d a lb.; outdoor grown, 6d to Sd lb. Passions: Choice, 4s, ss; others, 3s, 3s 6d a box. Cucumbers: Choice, 3s, 4s banana case. Quinces: Choice, Bs, 10s: others. 6s, 7s bushel case. Tomatoes: Choice, Hutt Red, 2s 3d, 2s 9d; coloured, 2s, 2s 6d half case: Hawke’s Bay, Is 6d, 2s 101 b. box. Lemons: Choice, New Zealand cured, 16s. 3 9s; others, 10s, 14s bushel case. Potatoes: Choice, graded, Bs, 10s; others, 6s, 7s a cwt. Onions: Choice, graded, Bs. 9s per cental. Green peas: Choice, 14s, 16s; otliers, Bs, 10s half sack. French beans: Choice, 7s, 9s; others, ss, 5s 6d half sack. Cauliflowers: Choice, 12s, 15s; others, Ss, 10s a sack. Pumpkins: Red, choice. Ss, 9s a sack. Eggs: Fresh, Is 10d, 2s a dozen. Fowls: White Leghorns, 4s 6(1, ss; heavy table breeds, 6s, Ss pair. Ducks: Young Indian Runners, Ss. 9s; heavy breed?* 9s, 12s: old ducks, 6s to 7s a pair. Turkeys: Prime, Is 2d, Is 4d a lb. Di'essed porkers: 6d to 6*d a lb. Butter: Farmers’ separator and milled, good. Is 2d, Is 3d a lb. —5
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 612, 14 March 1929, Page 12
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293FRUIT AND PRODUCE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 612, 14 March 1929, Page 12
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