MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18410, 17 May 1920, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

leeston. There were smaller entries of stock m all departments at the Leeston sale. Ln r -. included a few small lines of Uecp. U> iige. 59 store pigs and 14 head of catUe. Prices for fat stock wero.firm at recent wtes The demand for store pigs waßllo ®° brisk, and while tho larger sorts sol,d satisfactory rates, weanera vks» JM* e5V9y to Boil. Composition ’Wf » vx lin weaker than usual. Fat wethers to SO* 10d, two-tooth ewe* ISs M.. ewes 10a. Bacon 6*. choppers made up to -Uy POTKer large stores from *i 109 >, ,1* m fat Springers brought £lO 103 to Ar _ 5 cows £9 to £ll ss, heifer and calf £B

NORTH OTAGO. t*«“ °““ C0 if. changed hands was 700 sacks of Yolvet. Onto —gmal’ transactions were recor . The storage difficulty i; ’ ian ' pe ! l "ctcd b>' little business remains to be transacted l district linos. A Gartens. rsmgi g n/X> .to 400 snrika, changed hands at 5 f os' Id. and B’s 4s lid to ss. all on trucks No business is passing m grass 0T ' cUncr utoe- —Tliere is little demand.

CLEARING SALE. Tho New Zealand Farmers 00-operative Association, Ltd., held a clearing *a'o“t Moth von on Friday on behalf oi Mr C.J esse p, when the following were the principal sales mado:-Sheep-689 mixod-Bex lambs.. 20» XOd, 401 two and four-tooth wothers 29s Id, jju» s two, foul end six-tooth wethers bus .u. 100 sound-mouth ewes 27b 2d 109 do 20s Gd, 089 do 27s Id, 680 full and failmg-mouth ewes 14s 2d. 681 wether lambs 20s Bd, 41 fat cweis ,25s 4d, 140 fat wethers 33a 6d, M 9 fat lambs 27s sd, 4 E.L. rams 3£gs. Ca tie Two fat steers £l3, 3 empty cows £6 2s 6d each S yearlings £5 2s Gd, storo springing heifer £lO. Horses— Gelding (<yrs) £l9, do (2yrs) £24,, do (7yrs) £35, do f6j r «) £4t. mare (Byrs) £46, do (Gyrs) £/!/. do (Byrs) £37, pony (4yrs) £l6 10s. LAND SALES. At Ashburton on Saturday the Now Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Ltd., acting under instructions from. tu° Public Trustee, offered at nuotion. in tne estate of tho late James Brown, of AA akanui, 3 aores 6 perches, together with a six-room-ed house, stables and oilier buildings, situated s.t IVakanui. The property was sold to Mr G. Brown *t £IOBO. Tho same firm also sold one aero, situated at Lnuriston. also on behalf ot the Public Trustee, to Mr D. Smith at £63.

THE FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD. REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. LTD., report:—Exceptionally heavy consignments of POULTRY forward, and consequently prices were easier than those ruling previously. EGGS—Owing to the abnormally high prices ruling, sales have teen restricted, in our opinion prices must pome bocii, and we are taking tho advantage of tho market and selling, our eggs at 3s 6d to 3s Sid i«ex dozen rather than face a lower market. Next week, our POULTRY SALE (owing) to tlio Prince’s visit to Dunedin) is postponed until THURSDAY, the 20th, when we shall sell ,a largo number of purebred poultry and a new “SAXON” six-cylinder fiveres ter MOTOR-CAR, IV E SECURED THE FOLLOWINGPRICES FOR CONSIGNORS: VIOLETS—Is to 3s per hundred blooms. WALNUTS—Is 2ld to Is 6id. ALMONDS —2« 2d. HAZEL NUTS—Is 6d to Is B*d. PASSION FRUIT—4b 6d to 7s Gd quarterCclßCß* CAPE GOOSEBERRIES—6s to 7s. ISLAND ORANGES—To 22s 6d. American 565. BANANAS—ISs to 335. LEMONS—Adelnido 255; fresh American “ Mission ” Brand 50s. APPLES—Choice Desserts. CON’S to Bid. DELTCTOUS to fid. JONATHANS to Bd. LORD WOLSELEVS to 2Vd. MUNROES to 2td; COOKING to 2d. Inferior, soft, bruised. second l grade, have to lie sold at the he=t price offering. APPLE. PLUM. CHERRY. QUINCE (twoyp-.--"'.' *rees) —ISs per dozen, £S per hundred. PEARS--Prime desserts to 3Jd; cooking to I’d. OUTNGES—2Id. PLUMS—Coe's Late Red to iS. PEACHEcs—Cookinsr to 3d: desserts fid. TOMATOES—Out-ido choice to std: locals to In QAd: frosted and crcen lid. GRAPES—OninsTiin to Is 9d; Otob Coinin'. 2s kd : locals to 2s IOAd. CRPEN PEAS—To 4*d. VECETAPT.Tr IT ARROWS—To 15s saok. prirDirrcg —t4s. CUCUMBERS—Outside grown to 6s fid; hothouse to 17s dozen. u 1(J jj, POTATOES—Oamarus to 8s Cd; locals 9s Pd cwt.. BACON PIGS—IB9-I7nlh 10*d; 160-lßOlb 101 cl: henvv.weiohta to 10d. EGGS— 3* Gd to 3s Del ■ pre<flerved 2s <M to o« 9d dozen. wwwctvax-To Gd lb EGGS—Guaranteed 3s Gd to 3s 9d; preBUTTER—Prim© Sennrator Is Pd. HONEY—Primo sections 10s; bulk to BJd; 101 b tins 7s Pd FOi” '“ T ’V—Chicken* realised from % 2d to Ss 10d; cockerels renlised from 4b t«v I7s 4d: hons realised from 4s to IDif millets real I *od from 7s fid to' 225; ducks realised from 4s to 8b 2d: geese realised fr-m 7s Gd to ifis—all at per pair; Turkovs realised from Is fid to 1" Gd r,er lb. E." OSWALD REIT.LY. Managing Director. Moray Place, Dunedin. fl