COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 73, 10 March 1913, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

HASTINGS WEEKLY MARKET. London, Stewart A- Co., Ltd., report as follows on their regular weekly sale on Saturday : —We offered another la-g? consignnie.pt of live and dead stock, produce, fruit and furniture to a large attendance of the public. Quotations: Dairy cow £7 10 -. Pigs: Wenner lii -. 2 at 13'-, 3 at. 12'-. one at 11 9. 2 at id -. 2 at 1 one at 13/9,2 at 12. t>, 2 at 12'-. 2 light porkers 13/6, one at 22 (>. Pou’fry: Hens 28 to 6/-. cockerels 2'-to 4 young roosters 2,6 to 3/6, ducks 2 -1 to 5.6, nil per pair. Fruit and produce: Poaches I—, 13, 1 'd, 2 '-, 23, tomatoes 1/-, 1/6, 2-, 2 .3 -, apples 1 -, 1 I, 1 1,2 -. 2 3 pears 1 ’-. 1/6, I'9, 2'-, potatoes 1 6 wig-ir Lag lots, 8 -, 9 -, 10 -. 11/-, 12 «’ ■nek lots, pumpkins I - io 3 6 per d:i’., ru- u-.nbets 3/10 pur doz., marrows 3 - to o.'- ps." doz.. water melons 9.'- pel viie#t lo G, poilard 15 -. bran i 1 -(>, second barley 7 - per sack. A U other p.edm-e sold v.ell. David Whjto and Co.. Ltd., report tin- following re their Saturday market sale:—We offered to a large attendance I of the public- a small entry of live stock | and largo consignments of poultry, fruit i a'id produce. Poultry was in good Id.-ma nd, prices being slightly easier than lat our previous market sale. Fruit and | produce of ail kinds, especially prime j lot-,, sold readily at good prices. PotaI toes are coining forward in larger qunnI titles non , and on a limited market I prices in consequence are slightly lower. We anticipate a good demand for all kind!) of poultry the next few months, especially for good table birds. We quote:—Hens 3.'>,4/6, 4/10, 4'-, 5 -, •• d. 6 2. i '2. 3'lo. 3. 6, I •_ co.-kn'eN 1 • . 5 2, 4/6 for forward sorts, 1/10 t:> J. 0 G- --mall and i.e.tlv Lied-, diu-l: S 3 -to -5 -, all at per pair. Apples 1 -. 2 •'<. 1 7, I 9. 1 6,2, 1. 29, ] ]n 1 2'6, pears 3.3, 2/3, 1/-. 1,3, 19, (peaches I,'- to 4/6. tomatoes 1/- to 11 ifm- quarter-cases. 1/-, I’/L 2/-, 1/9, 1/G •’for half-cases; prime Up-to-date talik* potatoes 10/- to 12 G per sack, red H-.innks 7/- to 10/6, sugnr-hag lots 1 - to 26, pig potatoes 1/-, 1/3, 19, I i(> to 2/6 per .sack; onions 1/- to 1.9 per •string of about lOlbs. bag lots Id to lid par lb, sack lots for prime sample Id i I to Ijd per lb; pumpkins 4/- to 8/6 per doz., marrows 2/- to 3/10 per doz. : I ivatermelons, large 5-- to 12/- per doz., | pie melons 6/- per doz.; o.s. chaff (new) !/- per sack, equal to £5 per ton. Vehicles, harness, furniture and sundries sold well at very satisfactory prices. HORSE SALE. Limdon. Stewart A- Co., Ltd., reuo-t having he'd a special horse sale at their K. road yards, Hastings, on Saturday last, when they offered, in the estate of .1. J. Boyd and others, about 60 horses. The horses from Patea were low in condition, but being without re- | serve fon rd a market. Quotations :- - I 37 unbroken and broken hacks in the ’ estate of J. J. Boyd £l/10 - to £7/7 u. i unbroken light spring-carters (on (wint of Mr. G. Ehbc-tt) £l3 5, - to £;.ji 15.'-, (on account of other clients) brol-- - e.u light spiir.g-c.u-t-j---s £l3'ls'- to £’s , broken hacks and harness horre-i £7 1-5,- io £l3.