POULTRY.
i At to-day's auctions the supply of j poultry was medium and the demand was | keen for table birds. The prices paid [ remained practically unaltered. Selling rates were as follow :— Cockerels: Heavy breeds, prime, 4/ to 6/ each; not prime, 2/6 up; light breeds, prime, 3/ to 5/3; not prime, 2/ up. Fat roosters: Heavy breeds, prime, 3/ to 4/; light breeds, 1/6 to 2/. Fat hens: Heavy breeds, 2/9 to 4/; light breeds, 2/ to 3/. Pullets: Heavy breeds, best, 4/ to 5/; smaller, 1/6 up; light breeds, best, 2/6 to 4/6; smaller, 1/6 up. Drakes: Young, prime, 2/6 to 3/6; "smaller, 1/6 up; old, 1/6 to 2/6. Ducks: Young, 2/6 to 3/6; old, 1/6 to 2/6. Cockerel chicks: Heavy breeds, 6d to 1/; light breeds, 2d to 4d. Guinea fowls: 3/6 to 5/.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 233, 1 October 1936, Page 4
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