POULTRY IN WELLINGTON.
Prices for live poultry, which are now slightly easier, in the Wellington market this week are quoted by Townsend and Paul, Ltd., as follows: — White Leghorns: Hens, 2s to 3s each; cockerels, lOd to Is lb; pullets, best 3s 6d to 7s each, others 3s to 4s each. Black Orpingtons: Hens (heavy), 3s to 6s each, medium 3s to 4s each; cockerels, heavy lOd to Is lb, medium lOd to Is lb. Rhode Island Reds: Cockerels, heavy lOd to Is lb. Ducks: Indian Runner, young 3s 6d to 6s each, old 2s to 4s each; white, young 4s to 6s each, heavy 4s to 6s each. Geese: 4s to Bs. Turkeys: Is 2d to Is 4d lb. Pressed Poultry: Boilers, heavy 3s to 4s each, light 2s to 3s each; chickens, lOd to Is lb; ducks, 3s 6d to 5s 6d each; geese, 4s to 7s each; turkeys, Is to Is 5d lb.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 10
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156POULTRY IN WELLINGTON. Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 10
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