FRUIT MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20215, 18 April 1931, Page 12

FRUIT MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH. The outstanding feature ■ tb J market this week has bw» &• fin* .I"* I** 1 ** *t the celery coming forward- The P»<sw ro " wived ton bwa': MtWwtvify to the pro. end 0 0l °pext week. The consignment will &*ss Apples 18 nS. Delicious,v per CM", BP to P 6d ' B p P local, Cox's Orange, par UB to lie! apples, Delicious, per cese. up to 8s 6d; iipples, cooking,'per case, 4s to 6a . gr6pes, *firßta, per lb, extra choice, up to J«p d elrX P p e er I'*™, 'Frisco^ =°°s»S"£■ ass up to 8s 6d;'peaches, dessert, per lb, up to B|d j plums, dessert, per half-cM®, up to is , per punnet leßd_ to *W! blackberries, per lb, 4d to tomatoes, dessert, per case, up to 3s 9d, beans, flench, up to *» 6d per 16lb case; beet, per dozen bundles, up'to Is; cabbages, per dozen, up to ss; cauliflowers per dozen, up to fla 6d; carrots, per dozen, 4d to 9d, cucumbers; hothouse, per lb, up to sd, cueumbers, outdoor, per 'case, up to 4s; celery, per bundle, up to. M; green peas, pet peck, ls6d to 2a6d; leeks, Is to 2s 6d; lettuce, per doeen, 44 to W, narrows, per dozen, Is to 2e; potatoes, per sugar bag, 3a to 2s 6d; onions, local, per sugar bag, 2s Gd to Ss; pumpkins, per lb, id; spring onions, per dozen, w 8a; turnips, ;per dozen, 4d<to 6d; spinach, per dozen, Is «d to 2s; swedes, per sugar bag, Is fid to 2s.

t NEW ZEALAND BREWERIES. [SHE PKBBB SpeclSi S#rrie«.] DUNEDIN, April 17. There was a sharp fall in New. Zea!;in!d Breweries' shares on 'Change this morning; sellers asking £1 14s fid without attracting buyers. This is possibly owing to ® reduction in the dividend or in j anticipation of an increase in taxation. FEILDING STOCK SALE. (FSBSS ABiOOIATXOJT TELEOBAM.) FEILDING, April 17. ■ At tie jttoek sale large yarding* of Ist shsep Mid well, but store sheep were net 111 iucl| food demand.' Dairy and store Cattle found'« good market, but fat cattle •were no* In request. Prices were: —Fat lambs to 15s 84. ewes to lis, wether; to 14s, twotooth ewes r.w. S.D. rwps. to 17s, two ; tooth wethers lis, ewe lambs Ids, wether lambs IDs Od. Store Cattle—Dairy heifers r.w. bull to tX 2S Od, dairy weaner heifers to £3 12s M. .Dairy Cattle—Springing cows to £0 7s Bd, springing heifers to £8 10*. ~ . f - Fat Cattle —Cows to 45 10s. fat heifers to £6. " . METHVEN STOCK* SALE. . The fortnightly sto«k sale was held i* the Methven gsleyards on Thursday, when there *il a large attendance of farmers tad buyers. Yarding* of sheep in both fats, and stores were fairly large. Prices for fats were well 'up to the recent advance in schedule rates, «ad in many Instances were event* better for choice lines of lambs. Freeiing works representatives were present la Jorc^, and .£«#* competition prevailed throughout.'' the ink The store section, of the sale showed a remarkably different J«t* to that aMhs Ml* of two weeks aso. The market was boorm throughout, .there teibg * keen enquiry fn all classes of.sheep. , > r<. <* The were:—- 1 * j V Vit Bhjßp—7J»3«. a tfjm 8 at» 14s, 6? at. 14s Id, 78 at lis»» Mttslfid/jiioat is*; 4$ fst'sww at S* 4d; 182 fat lambs tf vl2s,7dj>«.V ai ids 7d, 69 at ids 10d, 71 at 14s Bd,tßlat 14SW, 179-(Mrl6s Sd; 199 fat ewes at 7s 64. 8«-.at 7s e&r,86.-fat lambs >at 18a JLQt, 69 et 14* Bft, 115 «t Jss 2d/ 81 *t-««~W,*t Ml, Id, 60 at Us Sd, 15' at 7a 104, 24# at 155,/ 88 at 14s Od, 92 at 14* 3d: « fat owes at 5a od,. .]' J i . nj 1 store steep—6s .two-tooth Wf end thm*. ®uartarbred ewes-at ,18s 7d,248 mixed.*** crossbred UnibratOs. lld.&Stwo and w» tooth halfbred. wethers jrt ll* 4d. 87; JolU and fftiling-montiii halfbred ewes at. l{Mt, 50 full and failing-mouth crossbred etrs» St 5a Od, 40 threa-nuarterbred ewe lambs at 7a 10d, 54 mixed sex ffcree-quMrterbred liunbs at os, SO four, six, and eight'tooth- Bomnny cross ewes at 17s 2d, 3 one-shea* Sib >XMa» ds, 480 81,8. three-aaarterbred lambs at,lts Qd, 00 halfbred owes at 7s 7d; 25 lour,"'Six;, and eight-tooth wethers at 9s*-Od, 44 icL*. lambs at 7S -Id-. 50' four and six-tooth wethers rt lIS 8.. aged K.Xi. rams at lis 6d, 178 thres-Quart«rbred ewe lambs at 3,4s 2d,, 115 •m.s. -lambs at £s,se aged halfbred ewes at--4s Id, 182 jJD. Ju|Ubred ewes at'Bs Od, 104 halfbred latnW'.lt /s v #d. 264 four-year-old halfbred e#»«> .at,,7» : ildp'? ; KJ>. xams at dens* 102 four £§& «ix-toota -wethers at 18c «3d, 74 halfbred (Wft-l&bs.tSt "107 throe-, srs2a.sa.isK 2£V& swt lßls.m.crortbred ewes tt 9* 84. 8 OnMMtr; Southdown ims Sgui f , 10 2 \ fair, ir ,.-.tiJC, Id, 131 four-year-old crojsbj-ed ewes *t:6* 08, " 147. fonr, six, aid eighl'tootli halfbred «#ts < at 8s 6d, 115 &ro4*<ittarterbted...l*q>bs at 8s Od, 188 at 7s oa, 50° fsiliag-month ewes st ds Id, 52 two4ooHi halfby»d'<kwe*,at ■ 19s Sd, 140 two-tooui Corrledale ewes at m od, 7 , cull lambs at *t ld, 48 ostf wis at 2s Od. < -S oattle-r4 yearlings fet 15s. - ' r < Pigl—4 we»a«xa at l 6» to 17% Sd, 1 jorlcor at 83s, 1 at 275, 2 stores at, 21s. 2, wsaners a* 8s Od, l-'at 7S «d,l it di,'S at 1 Bs, 4 at 10*. * V' • S OXFORD MABKfiTi; , i r • * .<..• j-'j ■■■ r.Whejre was a total entry of 44&0 sheep at the Oxford fortnightly; sale on Thursday. was on#.of tittJiuvsH oatrto «mslts4, there .this'season.'. The bulk of % the entry, were fat lambs.4 ,There was also anite ■% good entry; of |®t ufovwis « exceptionally good one, fat lambs .telling rery well,- and jpriees w«r* slightly in advanoe of previoust sales,itMre tMit'. seaun.. The top price was 164 0d, 7 The prfeet ranged from 14s 10d» t to 15s '6d t6* best ■ lambs, medium fats iSs 0d to- Ids, tighter | weights from: 10s' 7d -to 12s' 2d, -"Tat»W6#' ..also sold well. A line, of> extra, prime 1 10s sd, and other prlees were; Good fat'. 1 ewes ,7s to 8s Id, r&edlum 'fats. 54 &4fte Os 4d. ■- There was a small entry of wether<, which" made from 18s to 13s od< s in the Oxford district has benefited considerably with' recent rains, «ad the . do* mand for store sheep was better than •at other sales lately, -and consequently prices advanced slightly. Storo lambs . made froin,: 8s to 104* 2d, soond-uoOth 'hitlfbred< ewes 10s Id, good Bomney halfbred ewo* 10s jo 10s 6d, aged ewes 4s .lid to 5s 2d. r Sales of fats wore made as follow*: ."' Lambs —Two at 18s lOd, 21 at 10s 6d, 14 at 14s Id, 820 at 14* ?2a> 96 at-aSs _sd, 79 at ISs lOd, 88 at lis Od,. 40 at 18s lOd, 65. at 14s 6d; ,56 «t 12s 9d, 81 at 12s lid, 20 at 15a 6d, ,44 at 18» 4d, 8i at 12s 2d,-65-at 12h Bd. -57. at i2s 6d, -110 at 14s, 183 at 12s 2d, 75 at. 12S Sd, 51 at 13s 10d, 128 4t 155,, 108 at 18s, 196 at" 18s' <4d; L '95, at, 18s Bdi 182 at:". 14slOd, 74 at 18s 7d, 75 at 14s 4d, 89 at 18s lOd, 52 at 18s' 7d, 38 at ,15s M, 91 at lis 2d, 19 - at. -145,8 at 12»-103,* 8«t 15s 4d, 58 St 10s 7d, 20 at 12s Bd, 31 at Ids, 38 at /14s Id,' 18 at lis sd, 58 at' 18s Od, 68 at 14s, 40 ,at .12s. lid. 85: at,-14a-3d, 5 at 10a sd, 92 at 12s lilt, 55 at 18s fid, 71 at 18s id, 154. at 12s Id. 6ft'*t l?s 4d. - . ' " . „ Fat Ewes— .6e «d, 8 at Ys ld, 14 at 6s 10d.fi si Vi 3d, 8 «t 8s 4d, 12 .at «• lid, 0 at>fsa,<Bd, 54 at 5s lOd, 40 «t 6s 4d, 89 st Os Sd; 42 at «s 4d, 86-at 7s, 8 at Os 7d, t!2 at 6s 4d, 18 it. 9s Id, 86 at 6« 4d, 14,.5t 7s, 5 at 10s 54, 20 at Os Id. 28 at 8s Id. • . TOere was an.entry of about 10-head of cattle. A.tforwai'd springer made £l9 15s, empty cows £B, 5 head mixed- jronng sattle «3 10s. , - • v In weaners made ■ from 8s .to 10s, 'small stores 14s to ,15s. , > >, A vflve-year-old thoroughbred, hack made £lO. > PROjPERTY SALES., , , ' V. \ • Pyne, Gould. Guiwesi, Xftdi,. report ilwjollowing reoent sales:— ' ; i-.',*, »' 1480 Jloms. account, Wr, Alex'. KowaV' wat'' karl, to Ml L. B. tofc' , ! 856 Acres, aaootmt estate Uwvoii«.Stew«r t >, Bakaia, to',r Tl-i'tiw "wrf* Fleming, Waitvr-tto.tt* 0. R. 3oMtltuji., i'' r 263 Acres,' aoeount Mr T?..-JJv s 6(IJT,r-?o*f Levy, to Mr Baxtpn- - "■ w . j 887 Awes, account l£rs;Pa"in t 'Mr 9. 9om«rvills. —6 ** * |i i ' i " f - {* * n