CHRISTMAS MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 74, 20 December 1929, Page 10

CHRISTMAS MARKETS

FRUIT AND VEGETABLES WELLINGTON VALUES A keen demand for apples and all new season’s fruits, particularly dessert peaches, is repotted by W. Burbidge and Co., Wellington, who state that vegetables are plentiful, und new-laid eggs are selling well, with a tendency for the price to rise. They quote the following prices current lor the week ended yesterday:— Apples.—Stunners, 11/- to 18/-; Dohertys, 10/- to 15/6; cookers, 10/6 to 13/-; American Jonathans, 22/-; Wiuesaps and Delicious, 23/- per case. Pears.—P. Bary, 10/- to 12/-; Winter Nells, 14/- to 16/-. Lemons.—Local, 18/- to 21/- per bushel ease; Californian, 60/-; Italian, 150’s, 25/-. Oranges.—Califonfan, 37/- per case; grapes, 21/- per barrel. Gooseberries, 3/- to 4/- per half case. Peaches.—Le Vanquier, 5/6 to 6/6; Sneedsd, 6/- to 7/6; Mayflower, 8/- to 12/6 per half case. Plums.— Cherry. 2/6 to 3/-; Bronze,, 3/to 4/-; Wright’s Early, 6/- to 8/- per half Ca ßed Currants. —5/6 to 6/6 per half case. Tomatoes.—Nelson, coloured, 7i to 9d.; red, 7d. to IOJd. per lb.; firm green, 12/3 to 14/6 case. French beaus, fid. lb.; butter beans, 1/4 lb.; lettuce, 4/- to 6/- case. ~ . Green Peas. —Nelson, lOd. to l/~, Hastings, 1/3 to 1/6 per peck. Sew Potatoes.—Loeai, 6/- to 8/- cwt.; Pukekohe, 3/6 to 4/- per 101 b. bag. New-laid eggs, 1/5; storekeepers lines, 1/4 per dozen. Separator butter, 1/1 lb. Golueu Bay walnuts, SJd. to fid. lb. Onions, Victonau Glooe, 16/- per gunny. Chalf, G.b.o.’s, £lO per ton. The following values of fruit and vegetables, and etc., sold at their market yesterday are quoted by Market Gardeners, Ltd., of Wellington:— Fruit. —Californian oranges, 30/- case; Californian lemons, 63/- case; Californian grapes 26/- barrel; Californian grape fruit, 35/-; Greytown cherries, 4/6 to 7/3 box* Stunner apples, 10/- to 18/3 case; Doherty apples, 12/6 case; Hutt tomatoes, lOd. to 1/- per lb.; Nelson tomatoes, 7}d. to lOd per lb.; plums, 5/6 to 6/6 box; peaches, 6/6 to 10/9 box; raspberries, 1/3 to 1/10 per chip; gooseberries, 2/6 to 3/b °Vegetables.—Southern potatoes, 2/- sack; Auckland potatoes, 3/- per bag; cabbage 1/- to 3/6 case; lettuce 6d. to 4/case* swedes, 4/6 to 5/6 case; cauliflowers, 1/10 to 4/6 case; peas, 8/- to 14/6 sack; beans, 61d. to 7jd. per lb.; spinach 4/6 case; cauliflower, 2/6 to 3/- sack; Otaki potatoes, 5/- sack; spring onions, Bd. to 1/4 bunch; cucumbers, 6/- to 7/9 dozen; beetroot, 4d. per bunch; rhubarb, 6/- to 8/- dozen. Poultry.—Ducks, 5/6 to 8/- per pair; young ducks, 10/- to 12/- pair; fowls, 3/- to 16/3 pair, according to age. LIVE STOCK MARKET WANGANUI PRICES Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, December 19. At the Wanganui sale, Freeman R. Jackson aud Co., Wanganui, bad a better yarding of cattle than of late, with a good sale under- strong competition. The sheep and pig section were of light proportions, aud sold well at late rates. Practically a total clearance was effected at prices quite satisfactory to vendors. Sheep.—Prime b.f. hoggets, 25/-; fat lambs, 22/- to 22/6; light fat 24/-; heavy ewes, 20/-; fat ewes, 17/-; two-tooth "(Jattle’.—Prime cows, £9 to £lO/12/6; fat cows, £8 to £9/5/-; forward cows (ex dairy), £5/15/- to £7; paddock S.H. heifers. £6/4/-; yearling P.A. heifers, £6/u/-; yearling’ S.H. heifers, £5; S.H. cows, 100 per cent, calves at foot, £9/14/-; threevear P.A. and Hereford steers, £B/1.,/- to £9; two-year steers, £6/10/- to £7/5/-; 15-montli Jersey cross heifers, fcJ/J/- to £5; springing dairy heifers, £7/15/-. Pigs.—Porkers, 36/-, 37/-, to 45/-; light porkers, 31/- to 35/-:’ stores, 20/6 to 28/- , good weaners, 21/- to 22/6; weaners, 12/to 15/-; light vealers, 20/- to 36/-. EKETAHUNA SALE Dominion Special Service. , Masterton, December 19. At the Eketahuna sale, the New Zealaud Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., offered a fairly good entry of all classes of cattle and one line of sheep. The bulk of the cattle entry failed to reach vendors ideas of values, but the remainder of stock was disposed of as follows: —SO wethers. 20/9; live 3-year steers, £9/13/-; seven 15-month P.A. steers. £6/10/-; six small do.. £5/11/-: six Shorthorn yearling heifers, £4/18/-; six 2-year-old Jersev cross heifers, r.w.b., £6/17/6; ~o lomonth Jersey cross heifers, r.w.b., £4 to £4/5/-. TAIHAPE VALUES At the Talhape sale on Wednesday, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle, which met with good competition, and sold at prices in favour of the vendors, as follows: — Fat woolly'hoggets, 34/3; woolly ewe hog™ets 35/-; woolly wether hoggets, 25/9; four-tooth wethers, 24/1 to 25/-; ewes and lambs, 28/7, 30/6, to 37/7; fat cows, £9/10/-, £9/18/- to £11; yearling P.A. steers, £6 10/-’ 2-vear mixed steers. £7 to £7/7/6; store cows, £l/10/-. £2/15/-. to £3; bulls, £6/10/-; cows in milk, to £B. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE (Rec. December 19, 9.5 p.m.) Sydney, December 19. Wheat. Country stations, 4/7; ex trucks, Svdnev, 5/2 per bushel. Flour. £l3 per ton; pollard, £9 per ton; bran, £7/10/-. • Potatoes. —Tasmanian, £l6 per ton; local, £l2 per ton. Onions.—Globes, £B/10/- per ton. Oats.—White, 5/-; Algerian, 4/3. Maize, 6/9 per bushel. . ’ Adelaide, December 19. Wheat, to 5/1 per bushel. Flour, £l2/2/6 per ton. Pollard, £B/5/-. Bran, £6/10/per ton. Oats, 3/3 per bushel. MELBOURNE HIDES (Rec. December 19, 11.20 p.m.) Melbourne, December 19. The hides market was irregular. Mediums declined one-fartliing. Others were unaltered. AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. 27 Panama Street, 2.30 p.m.—Sale of freehold land, Orleans Street. Ngaio (Gordon Harcourt). Dominion Farmers’ Institute, 2.30 p.m.— Sale of land and dwelling, Wallaceville Road (H. Baker, Ltd.) Johnsonville. —Fat stock sale. Main Road, Lower Hutt, 10.30 a.m.—Sale of wallpapers, oils, etc. (E. Johnston and Co.) „ , 8 Williston Street. 7 p.m.—Sale of Xmas Presents (E. Johnston & Co.). 8 Williston Street. l<).3<t a.m.—Sale of Furniture (E. Johnston & Co.), 98 Manners Street, 2 p.m.—Sale of Furniture (Ramsey Wilson & Co.). 91 Dixon Street, 1.30 p.m.—Sale of Furniture (C. W. Price & Co ). 15 Manners Street.—Sale of antiques, etc., account Rowe and Co. (J. H. Bethune and Co.). MONDAY. Quin Street, Palmerston North. 2 p.m.— Sale of Education Leases (Dalgety & Co., Ltd.).