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WELLINGTON FUUIT AND PRODUCE MABKET. (Special to "The Tribune. ’) Wellington. February 5. llesera. Thompson Bros.. Ltd., report on the Wellington fruit and produce market as follows Considerable quantities of both stone and pip fruit have been placed on our market since last report, and in consequence prices are easier. Tomatoes are also plentiful. Hutts are now coming forward. Choice W.B.C. pears have finned slightly. The following prices are ruling: Apples, Quarrendons from 7s to 9s. Beauty of Bath 8s to 9s, Gravensteins 6s 6d to 8a 6d. Cox’s Orange 10s to 12s, Alfristons 4a 6d to 5s 6d, Mobbs Boyal 4a 9d to 5s 3d, other cookers from 4s to 6s per bushel. Pears, choice W.B.C. from 4e to 4a 9d, sugar pears 2s 6d to 3s per half-case. Nectarines, choice 4s 6d to ss. other grades from 2a to 3s. Peaches, choice Hawke’s Bay dessert from 7s 6d to 8s 6d, Motueka 5a 9d to 6s 6d, cooking varieties 4s to ss. Apricots, choice Teviots from 6a 6d to 8s 6d. Motueka grown, from 5s 6d to 6a per half-case. Plums. Burbanks 2s 9d to 4s 3d, Blue Diamond 2s 6d to 3s 6d. Greengages 7a to 9s, Monarchs 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Satsuma 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Ogons 2s 3d to 3e. Blackberries 3s 6d to 4s 6d per half-case. Raspberries 9s 6d to 10s per well filled bucket. Grapes Is 3d to Is 4d per lb. Tomatoes. Nelson 7s to 10a, Hutta 8a to 12a. Green Peas 5s Cd to 6s 6d. French Beans 7s to 8s per cental bag. Cucumbers 17a to iCs per banana case. Potatoes 7a to Bs. Onions 14a to 14a 6d. LIVE STOCK SALES. LONGLANDS. Messrs. Hoadley. Son and Stev.art, Ltd., report having held their fortnightly sale at Longlanda yesterday, when they offered a big yarding of both sheep and cattle to a good attendance of the public. Prices were as follow:—! fat cow £l9, 1 at £l4, 1 ■ at £l3 Is, 5 at £ll 2s. .1 at £3 18s. 1 at £6 17s 6d. 6 fat bullocks £l5 17s 6d, 3 forward cows £6 17s 6d, 1 at £7 17s 6d, 1 at £8 6a; 2 cows with calves £l3 12s 6d, 1 at £5 15s; 8 IS-ni mtha steera £B. 1 at £6 Is, 5 at £5 ss, 10 at £4 2s, 3 at £6 4a, 4 at £6 2a, 7 at £8 4a; 3 yearling steers £3 12a 6d. 8 at £4 7s. 9 at £3 7s 6d; 21 3-year steers £8 12s 6d, 8 a leers £2 19e. 7 at £5 6s, 1 at £3 19a, 5 at £5 10s; 3 weaner steers £1 Is, 2 S.H. heifers €4 19a, 5 P.A. heifers £4 17s 6d. 1 heifer in calf £7 Ss, 1 "t £4 19s: 1 Holstein heifer £5 12s Cd. 1 heifer with calf £3 12s 6d, 1 empty heifer £2. 1 at £2 le 64. 1 at £3 13s, 5 at £5 12s, 2 at £3; 1 cow in calf £4. 1 at £7 8s; 1 springing cow £6. 1 at £3; 1 cow iu profit £5 7s 6d, 1 at .€4 7s 6d; 107 f. and f. ewes 275. 4<l. 90 fat ewes 2fis. 5 at 225, 1 at 15s, 6 at 27s 6d; 10 ewes 9s, 43 lambs Ils 64. 57 at 13« 6d: 64 2-tooth weds 17s Cd. 30 at 21s 9d; J 52 2-tcoth weds 22s Cd. 43 2- too th weds 14s. 28 2-tooth ew«s 21s Id, 188 4 ?,nd 6-tooth weds 27s 4d, 27' et 20s Cd, 39 at 17e: 65 f. and f. ewes 245. 60 2-tooth ewes 26b. 420 2-tooth weds 295. STORTrORD I£»DGE. 1 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A gency Co.. Ltd., report: 1 dairy cow £5 ss. 104 fat wethers, 32s 104. IJ7 fat ewes 28s, 34 fat and forward, ewes 20s 9d, 101 woolly lambs 15s lOd. , ON GA ONrt t. Hoadley, Son and Stewart, Ltd., report having held their fortnightly «:>.!e at Onga Onga yesttxday. and effected the following sales: —175 maiden 4-tooth ewes 28s. 194 la.s. lambs 17s 104, 243 C-year owes 235. "7 wether lambs 17s Bd, 33 store ewes 16s, 36 t and f. ewes 24s 7d. 30 2-tooths 25s 3d, 43 wether lambs : 8c sd, 77 f. and f. ewes 22s 3d. 1 .fat cow £l2 ss. 1 cow iu profit £l3 15e. 1 springing heifer £3 15s. 1 cow in profit £ll. CLEARING SALE. Messrs. Gill Bros, report, conducting Mr. Edson’s great oak sale on Wednesday. A feature of tbe sale were 13 oak-framed pictures which realised £l6 15s. The following prices were obtained in each case, the line being oak: Sideboard £39. extension table £l3. 6 Sheraton chairs £l4 ss, Morris chairs £4 155.,. do £6 12s 6d. palmstand £4. overmantle £lO 15s. hall stand £7 10s, duchess pair £l4. do do £l4, do ; chest £5 10“, gent's hike £lO 15s. ladies’ • pillows 7s 6d each. A.B. Chaims 13s each. I lawn mower 50s, D.H. Singer £ll 10s. rimu extension table £6 10s. carpet £l2. do £il 10s, H. rugs £2 14s each, lino £5 10s. 6 yds. £2 15s. timber posts and gal. iron and all sundries at corresponding prices. A similar sale will take place next Wednesday, on account Mr, Johnston—watch the papers.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 46, 6 February 1920, Page 7
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