PALMERSTON MARKETS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 10

PALMERSTON MARKETS

! The Dominion Auctioneering Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, reports receiving a capacity yarding of pigs at its | weekly sale held on Thursday. A total clearance was made to a good attendance of buyers. Heavy porkers and bacoaws were in demand. Poultry also was in heavy) supply, forward pullets realising from 8s 6d to 10s each. Large quantities of fruit came forward, and in all cases the prices were considerably lower than last week's rates. Vegetables, however, showed a decided improvement, especially cauliflowers, which realised up to 16s per case. We quote as follows:—-Pigs: Best weaners, 10s 6d to 12s 6d each; small to backward, 6s to 8s; slips, 13s to 16s 6d; heavy stores, 29s to 355; light stores, 19s to 235; light porkers, 30s to 395; heavy porkers, £2.6s to £2 15s; baconers, £2 18s to £3. Poultry: Best W.L. hens, 3s to 4s per pair; heavy, hens, 5s to 6s per pair; young ducks, 7s to 9s per pair; old ducks, 4s to 6s; forward pullets, 8s to 10s each; medium pullets, 5s to 6s 6d each; cockerels, heavy, 8s to ?s per pair; medium, 6s to 7s per pair. Produce: Peaches, 5s to 6s per case; quinces, 3s 3d to 4s per half-case; tomatoes, 2s to 4s per case; grapes, h.h., Is 3d to Is 8d per lb; plums, 4s to 5s 6d per case; cabbages, Savoy 5s to 7s 9d, Drumhead 4s to 5s 6d per case; cauliflowers, 16s per case; lettuce, 4s to 7s 9d per case; cucumbers, 4s to 8s per case; beans, French, 3£d to s£d per lb; kumeras, 11s to 12s per sugar bag; carrots, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per sugar bag; swedes. Is to 2s 9d per sugar bag; leeks, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per case; pickling onions. Id to 13d; pumpkins, 7s to 8s 9d per bag; marrows, 2s to 3s 6d per case; spinach, 5s to 6s 3d per caser* rhubarb, 2s to 5s per dozen; potatoes, 4s to 5s per cwt; onions, 7s to 8s per bag.