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Mataura Ensign, 22 March 1909, Page 4

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THE HI ALTO UIvFORT. Thomus Green and Co. report Hie following sales on Saturday;— Pigs.—Uood suckers ;l3s ,to ita, weaners to 17s Gd. Poultry.—Hens f>d to Is, roosters Is to Is 3d, cockerels «d, ducka Is Gd to Is l>d, geese 2s Gd.. l'roducc—Potatoes 6s sack, onions 6a 6d, oats 5s to 6s (id sack. Fruit.—Jam poaches ljd to 2d IT), dessert peaches 3d lb, jam plums ljd to 2d 111, apples Id to lid It), tomatoes (hothouse) 3d to 3j<l ITj, Held 2d to 2Jd lb, sauce tomatoes 3s to 5s aiso, pears (sound) 2d to 2Jd. LNVEKCAUUILL MAKKETS. .Messrs .McKay Hros.' weekly report nl Invercargill hales on Saturday is as billows:Poultry.—There was a lair e-iitrv. young cockerels selling at fld to Is; liens. Is- 2d to Is fid; ducks, to 2s; geese, 2s Id to 2s 6d. Pigs.—Suckers, lis to 12s; weauers, los to ]7s Gd. Produce—Potatoes, odd lots 2s Gd to Is per bag, prime I' 3 per ton ; onions, (is per cwt: outs, 7s to 8s; wheat, 18s; bran, 4s 9d. Kruit.—Tomatoos, ljd to 3Jd ; peaches, 2d to 3d; plums, Id to 3d; apples, local cookers 2s to 2s Cd, Canterbury dessert 6s to 7s Gd, Hobart 10s to lis fid; pears, local 6s to '.ld, imported, 10s Gd to 12s; grnpos, 5d to <)! d ; pines, lis; oranges, 12s Gd ; lemons, Ills. THE' TALLOW MAJtKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcannl" Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cable from their London ofliec. dated .March 20:—"Tal-low.-We quote present spot values for the following descriptions of (allow. Good imitlon, 31s 3d; good beef, 31 Is lid; mixed. 2Hs ild. The market is (|uiet."