BRADFORD TOPS MARKET

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 225, 21 June 1939, Page 12

BRADFORD TOPS MARKET

Crossbreds Still Firming By Teiegrapli.-l’ress Assu.-Copyrlght. LO'XDOX, June 19. On the Bradford tops market merinos are a shade dearer, mid crossbreds ate still hardening .in price. bubstuutia* business is passing. RABBITSKIN MARKET Improved Prices At Dimedin Dominion Special Service. DUXEDIN, June 20. , The offering of rabbitskins . at to ( lay s sale was a large one of approximately <0 tons There was good general .competition 'and practically a made Bucks were 111 particular demand at prices averaging 4d. to 8(1. better than late quotations. Does also improved ami at times were Id. to 2d. dearer. Hatters ■"t-ades fully maintained late rates. 1 rime and first winter bucks sold to S-d., prime winter does to 50d„ first "inter docs o 4Sid., second winter bucks_to <-£d., ana first early winter bucks to 72}. , 'rhe official range of prices is as 10.-low.<:-Snmll. Sid. to lOd.j runners.. 14d to 15}d.: light racks, 181<1. to IJd., prime racks. 17d. to 17}d.; summer bucks., l-'ld to l td.: summer does, 14d. Io Hsu. ■ dawny autumns. ISj'd. '0,19.i< .; first early autumns, 24d. to lo.ld.; fii»t lal<autumns, 33d. to 37d.;. first jucotmngs, •lUd. to 42[d.; second incomings, otju. First early winter bucks. 1 Id. to '-'d-" first early winter does. <>b|d. to 40d.: spotted winter bucks. 40d. to .il Jd.; spotted winter does, 29:]d. to 31 lid.; second winter does, 36d. Io 3Sd.; first winter bucks, 804(1, to 82d.; first winter does, 41d. to 48,(1.; prime winter does dSI. to 50d.; outgoing winter bucks, 3.>tl. to 39Jd.; outgoing winter does, 2-ld. Ho 33d.; furrier docs, to 34]d. Spring bucks, 21d. to 26(1.; spring does, ISJd. to 23-ld.; first milky, to 16d.; milky, 12d. to 15jd.; summer broken. 12Jd. to 13Jd.; autumn broken, ISJd. to 21-jd.; second winter broken, 19Jd. to 21 Jd.; first winter broken, 22}d. to 25(1.; summer fawns. ICd. to ISd.; autumn fawns, 20d. to 28d.: first winter blacks, 36d. to 40d.; summer black, lOild. to 114(1.; autumn black. 21(1. to 23d.: finst winter black, 36,|d. to 43d.; first hareskins, 16(1. to 16d.: bareskins, to 9d. Horsehair, to ISd. First ferrets. 3/8 to -.1/1. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Wellington Market Prices Prices of fruit and vegetables in the Wellington markets this week are quoted by Laery and Co., Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Geo. Thomas mid Co., Ltd., Thompson Bros., Ltd., 1). Bowie and Co., Ltd., as follows: — Apples: Sturmers, 3/6 to S/G a bushel case; Delicious, 5/- to 11/-; cooking, 5/- to 8/-; Jonathans, 5/- to 9/6 ; Granny Smith, 5/- Io 1.0/-. Pears: Cooking, (!/- to 9/- a pease; Winter Coles, 8/- to 12/6; Kciffer. 7/to 10/-: ll’inler Xelis, 6/- to 9/6. Grapes, hothouse, 1/6 to 2/3 a lb.; passion fruit, 10/- to 21/- a 4-case ; New Zealand grapefruit, 7/- to 10/- a bushel C ' Tomatoes, local outside. 3/- to 8/- a ease: round. 5/- to 11/6; tree tomatoes-, 4/6 to 6/G a Imlf-case. Beans, hothouse, Hid. to 1/3 a lb.; potatoes. 12/- to 10/- a cwt.: onions, 18/to 22/- a een lal bag. Celery, 3/- to 5/- a case; swedei-, 4/to 6/6 a ease; leeks. 3/6 to 5/- a case: marrows, 6/- to 8/- a case. Lettuce. S/- Io 10/6 a case; sprouts, 4/- to I<>/'- ” siigm’-lmg: cabbage. 4/6 to t‘>/- a sack: eatilillowcrs, .>/9 to 11/J n”saek; ktinierns. S/- toll/- a s”garba”; pmiipkiiis. <>/- to !•»/(» a sack: suver I 1/- I" 2T. a case. Cai-i-ots. U>/- Io H '- a case: a; h. Io 1(1/6 a case; pai-sjups. 4/- Io ()/l> ■1 case; beetroot, 3/- Io ti/9 a ease; rhubarb. 6/- ta 12/- a bun<.:ln»«