COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 231, 12 September 1922, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. WELLINGTON REPORT (Special to “Tribune? 5 ) Wellington, Sept. 9. Messrs Laery and Co. report a keen demand for good apples at excellent prices. Consignments are recommended. Present values are :—• Apples: Fancy Delicious, popular sizes 18s 9d to 20s; cnoice 17s 6d to 18s 6d ; Jonathans, fancy 9s 6d to 11; choice 8s to 9s; Sturmers, fancy, popular sizes Ils to 14s; choice 8s 6d to 9s 6d; Washington Ils to 13s; Munroes and Wolseleys 8s to 9s 6d ; Statesman, Rome Beauties and Pioneer 9s to 10s; Ballaratfe 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Doughertys (Hawke’s Bay) Ils to I3s; Nelson 10s to 11s; Rokewoods 7s to 8s per bushel case. Pears: Choice Nelis and Coles, 2jin. to 2sin., 19s to 20s; Barry 15s to 16s; Keiffers 9s to 10s; Vicars 10s Gel to 12s per bushel case. Lemons: Auckland choice cured 9s to Ils. Poorman Oranges: Ils to 12s per bushel case. Kumeras: Ils to 12s per cement baK. Pumpkins: Over-suppliea; no demand. Cauliflowers: Choice 9s to 13s per ’sack; cabbage, choice 13s to 10s per sack. Green Peas 1 . 4s 6d to 5s pct* sack. Cucumbers: Hothouse, largo 12s to 15s; medium 9s to 10s per dozen. Eggs: Fresh Is 2ft to Is 3d. Butter: Farmers’ separator and dairy Is 3d to Is 4d per lb. Walnuts: Choice bright Is 2d to Is 3d per pound. Fowls: 6s to 7s 60; ducks J3s to 15b per pair; turkeys Is to Is Id per pound. Fungus : 8d per pound. New Potatoes; Choice 6d to 7d per pound. Mfessrs Townsend and Paul, Ltd., report as follows: We advise consignments of best grades at first opportunity. The following are quotations for best grades:— Apples: Jonathans 8s to 9s 6d: Delicious 16s to 18s; Munroes 7s to 8s; Lord Wolseleys 9s; Doughertys Ils to 12s; Rome Beauty 10s; Ballarats 9s; Epps’ 7s; Washingtons 10s; Sturmers 8s to Ils per case. Walnuts: Is 2d per lb. Pears: Coles and Neli s 17s to 21s; Vicars 10s; P. Barry 12s; Keiffers 10s. Poorman Oranges: (Large) 8s 6d uer case.

Potatoes: £7 10s 6d to £8 per ton. New Potatoes: 4|d to 7d per lb. Peas: 4s per peck. Cucumbers: 8s to 12s per cozen. Lettuce: 4s per case. Onions: ’Frisco 22s per crate: 20a per cental. Cabbage : Good 9s; extra good 10s per sack: cauliflowers 14s per sank; marrows 6s per sack; parsnips 6s per sa< k ; carrots good 6s Der sack. Spinach : 5s 6d per case. Pumpkins: 5s to Gs per sack. Eggs: Fresh Is 2d. Fungus: Wanted, 8d per lb. Butter: Separator Is 4d per lb. Poultry: Hens 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; cockerels heavy Bs, light 5s 6d to 6s; ducks 9s to 10s; geese 10s: turkevs Is per !b. Skins, hides, fat and tallow at market rates. Dressed Pork : 70’s to 100’s, 6d per lb; prime 7d per lb; choppers 4}d per lb. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Beard. Bullen and Co. report as follows re their Saturday market sale. We again offered full pens of poultry, 131 pigs, and a good yarding of dairy stock on Saturday last and quote the follow ing prices :—Extra heavy table fowls made up to Ils, heavy to 10s Bd, good to 9s. others 7s lOd to Ils, W.L. pullets 12s to 21s for layers; ducks /s 4d to 9s: hens with broods Ils to ‘2ss. Pigs: 10s to 20s 6d ; slips 12s 6d to 24s 3d; Li. porkers 28s 6d to 31s; heavy porkers 33s to 47s 6d. Dairy stock: 1 Jersey cross cow on drop £l5; 1 Jersey cross cow on drop £l3 10s; 1 Jersey cross due end October £7 10s; 1 Holstein cross, springing £8 ss; 1 Shorthorn cross springing £4 ; 1 Shorthorn cross, springing £3 17s 6d; 1 Jersey cross in profit £10; 1 Jersey cow and calf £5; 1 Holstein cow on drop £6 15s: 1 Holstein cow in profit £5 2s 6cl; 1 Shorthorn Jersey cow springing £6; 1 Jersey cow on drop £ll 15s; 1 Jersey Shorthorn cow on drop £l3 ss; heifer calves, 4s to 11s; 1 horse and harness £7. Fruit and produce*: Apples 2s to 6s; table potatoes 10s to 12s 63; pig do 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; pumpkins 2s to 3s ; oats 3s 6d ; maize cobs 6s 9d to 7s 3d ; barley 12s to 14 s per sack. Harness, vehicles and farm sundries sold readily at good prices.

Gill Bros, report good prices and » successful clearing of all live and dead stock at the Central Mart on Saturday and quote as follows: —Poultry : Table birds from 5s 3d for light to 10s 4d for good young birds; laying hens 6s 2d to Rs lOd : cockerels 5s to 8s 2cl; ducks 5s 6d to 7s lOd. all at per pair; dayold chicks 12s to 16s dozen. Pigs: Weaners 15s to 20s all good sorts, no weeds; slips 21s to 275; baconers 60s: wo offered Joey, the pier, who has walked New Zealand, but failed to find a new owner. Dairv stock: P.B. Jersey on drop £l5: Holstein Jersey cow hW, in £ll ; S.H. heifer just in £7 : S.H. cow. springing £7 12s 6d : do £7 2s 6<l; Jersev S.H. do £9 5s ; Holstein Jersey do £8; S.H. heifer, springing Cl 1 ; aged cow £6 10s; Jersev cow £ll : Jersey S.H. cow in profit £lO 5s General: Apples 2s 6d to 4s fid per half case, all second giade. We want good apples and onions; table potatoes Rs to 12s ; pig 2s 6d to 3s ; seed Id to 2d per lb; onions per lb; cob maize «s to 9s : shelled 5s bushel ; oats 14s ; barley Ils; peas 20s; pumpkins 6s dozen; carrots 2s 5.8.. We sold a full body of beef and one pig: also a quantity of carpenter’s tools, harness, row covers, iron and sundries at ruling rates.