COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 177, 12 July 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKET.

(Special to “Tribune.”, Wellington. July 10. Messrs Townsend and Paul Ltd., report that during the past fortnight Wellington haa been over supplied with large quantities of apples which have had the effect of lowering prie.es for the better grades of fruit. They would recommend only consignments of "A” grade apples, as apples of inferior quantity are unsaleable on the Wellington market at the present time. Prices were:— , * r , ~ Apples. —Cookers 4s. to 4a 6d.. Munroes 4s. 6d. to 5a.. London Pippins 3a 6d to 4s. Jonathans ss. to 6e., Delicious 9a. to 12a. Golden Russets sa„ Doufhertys (Hawkes Bay) 9a. to 125.. Sturmera 7a. to 9a., inferior grades at relative rates; Cape Gooseberries 6/6 per half case. Pears.—Winter Coles 125., Winter Nelis 125., Cookers 65., P. Barry Ba. Walnuts.—ls. to Is. 3d. per lb. Passions (local,. —12s. to Lettuce 4s. per case. Onions. —£11. Poorman Oranges.—l9s. Lemons Hocali.—l2a. to 14s. per case. Potatoes.—. 67 to £7 10, - per ton. Parsnips 7/6 per sack. Carrots.—ss. sack. Kumeraa. —15a. to 18s. case. Cauliflowers.—l4s. Cabbages.—sa. to 6e. per sack. Pumpkins.—loa 6d. to Ila. per sack. ’ Egga.—Fresh 2/-. preserved 1/6 per doz. Fungus wanted 9d. to lOd. per lb. .Butter.—Farmers’ separator I’s per lb. Poultry — Hens ss. 6d. to 65., Cockerels (heavy! 10s. to 125., (light) 6s. 6d. Ducks.—los. to 14a.. geese 13s. to 14a. Turkeys—la. 2d. to la. 6d per lb. Dressed Pork.—7os. to 100 s.. 9d. to lOd. per lb., choppers 7d. to Bd. per lb. WOOL SALES. London, July 9. I Merinos, unchanged; fine crossbreds, alightlv harder: faultier and lower sorts withdrawn. SALES ON 'CHANGE. Wellington. July 10. Sales on ’Change.—Bank of New South Wales. £35 ss. £35 2s 6d; Huddart, Parker, £2 15s 9d. HASTINGS SATURDAY MARKET. Beard. Bullen and Co. report the following re their Saturday market sale. We offered a good yarding of dairy atocs. effecting the following sales:—! Jersey heifer at. drop £lO 2s 6d. 1 Jersey cow (springing) £l9, 1 at £lO ss. 1 Holstein heifer £9, 18 months heifer £3 6d. 1 Jersey cow in profit £9 ss. Holstein-Jersey cow (springing) £ll 2s 6d. Pigs were in fair demand and sold, as follows: 2 weanera at 21s. 2 at 20a, 2 stores at 42s 6d. 2 light porkers at- 57s 6d, 1 at 435. 1 slip at 345, 2 at 30s, 2 weaners at 20s, 1 at 13s 6d. t light porker at 535. Poultry: Good large table fowls made up to 9s 6d, others 5a 8d to Bs. ducks 6s lOd to 22s 6d. turkeys 30s. all at per uair. We report good sales for all outside sundries. Fruit and produce: Apples 2s to 4s. pears 3s. table potatoes Co to 15s for prime red. others 7s 6d to 12s. pie do averaged 4s, all ner sack: pumpkins 6s doz., loose sack lots 6s to 7s 6d.