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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1692, 26 June 1929, Page 4

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i.ii .». hot The Otagb Farmers' Co:bp. Association of New' Zealand, Ltd., held to fortnightly sale of rabbitskins °«|( l Tuesday, June 11, before ..the. usual- r bench of buyers. The; market again showed a drop in sympathy with the , Home market and bidding; > was xery slack. Autumn; and low grade afcjns . dropped, from,ld to 2d .per Ib.wMWJjp; spotty skins showed a further drop of from 4d to 5d per lb. Winter skins also declined from 3d to 4d per lb. v At the present time the outlook is not very bright and a further decline iu prices is expected. We quote:—SmaJH 25d, summer broken 3 lid, milky 41 id, summer does 36£ d, summer bucks 33Jd, ! runners 39d, light Tacks 48id, racks 47i.d, dawny autumns 49d, early autumns 56jd, second late autumn oOJd, late autumns 66jd, j.incomings 78id, second- j incomings 56d, ■ second E.W. does 62'jd, seeond E.W. "bucks 58id, first E.W. bucks 86idj first > does 86d, spotty bucks' stijd, spStty does 67|d, second W. bucks 66Jd,.«8cond W. does 87f d, first '% bucks 80J& first W. does llOd, prime bucks 08dj, prime does 116$ d, outgoing bucks 4*|d, outgoing does 51f d, spring buck*. 42d, spring does 45id/Hummer Mack SBd, rack black 44Jd, autumn; blacks i§|sd> late autumn blacks 70$ d, incoming blacks 70id, : early Winter bracks ,79Jd, first W. Blacks 108 d, summer fawn 60$, autumn fawn 83$ d, winter faWn ilB9, j first • hareskins 50Jd, hareakins -373 d, hair; 19Jd-. " v -\ ', . ''.:,.' ':■. ■ ■; ' !" - ; ' .;:•' ■ .•':.., . '.!.- Fraser aid Co., selling agents— lot the Ofcago and Qamaru Egg;' Circles, report as under :>—. Eggs 2s Id to 2s 28, preserved... .eggs; Is .63 -io i Is, .74. Butterrrfleparator pats Is .Id to. 1» 2d; bulk 2d,. Is 3d. Tallew—Market steady ifat'lSs to 26s for best-quality. -bacon weights 7d to 7Jd'; i ov,erweightg 3d to 4d; porkers 6Jd, 7|d. Po.tatqesr—£s -Wis to £6 per tohi Chaff— ;',.." \ Prime|iQaten sheaf £5 10s, £6, per ..ttojjn, sa .kfyexira. Whole 9d ; per bushel; Bulk per,,rfpeunii;.;. 10 poundv tins' 4&4sa. are- Migliter. ■■'.- 70xto . leghorn ■ 6m.Qnthsj, to is/&p©r ' pair].: White ?s w.lo; As ' W»l I cqckifels 3s to to' .4s; •• [ du4|?i:;4sj ; per;gair. j 'We . stock;. Star P. Chick Eond, Croaskejf,^, Meat Meal, poultry. metw, oats, maf^ u wheat, bran, arid t p.ql]£td« Tfc Champion egg , 18s 6dj; leg r|ug& \* is pet' dozen (special quotes for quan- . tities.)'/;., ; t .* ' , ; V ■< '' i please note 1 that psga * and arrive "bt later than Wednesday morning of each week. Wo I have a stock of pbuliry crates' on hand for the use of our client;. • ■ . » 1, ... ■.. '■. ; .■_:" ~ !■-:",! '::■';•"' ''V'.i',. ■ ■.•■:.' ..-,',:■■> '■;f~h ' I THE CO-OPEBATIVE '-), yBtJIT'6BOWEBB ©F OTA€K>, l?ttf ediri, report that the following prteea were realised during the weejt:r— • Apples.—Jonatlum 5s to 7s''6d; Cleopatra Cs to 8s; Statesman.;.si t» 6s 6d; Delicious 7s to -lis; Sturmers 7s"tO 10s; cookers 4s to 6s; Pears.—Winter Neliß, v 'halfcases 2s id to 3s. 71 Oranges;—-Australian; Navels 19s 1 to , 225.6 d; Island 20s. ' ( ■ • , Lemons.—-Australian 20si>Califoraiail 48s; Italian 238. half ease; '•: •' - ■.-'■• Bananas.'-r-Piji 355,;; 1 ' y*3 . Pineapples, 245." \ ■'.;''' ; -V;. ,'J:i"? Grapes.—Australian 265. ' „ ,: Poorman Orangfs,\M>s;i2s. Lettuce, 6d to Is 6d dozen. "''■"'.', '' Cabbagey 2s to \&ajjnski%'. i Cauliflower.—3s tqf 6s;per saek. ;: ''j ! Potatoes, 7'a 6d ° *-, _-*' , Swedes, 3s cwt. > ' '"' : ■-\- '■ Marrows, 7s ,cwt. \ ' •?:.■■; ' ■;! ■• Pumpkins, 6s CWt«- ; ~ 1',.. ''\ Melons.—Australia* 15» cm, ' ':,'., I Grapefruit, 32s per ealf. ; "•;. '£ %- Carrots, 3b per Case. •; Parsnips, 8s per case. * •"■ !^ Oni»ns, 8s per cwt.