MARKET REPORT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 307, 26 November 1937, Page 12

MARKET REPORT.

PIGS, POULTRY AND PRODUCE. The Dominion Auctioneering Co., Palmerston North, report receiving large entries of both pigs and poultry at their weekly fair, held on Thursday: —Weanor pigs are still in demand, best sorts realising from 20s to 25s 6d. Some nice lines of poultry were keenly sought after, with prime young cockerels m particular commanding keon competition. Vegetables again wore in heavy supply. We quote .as follows: — Pigs.—Small weaners,. I6s to 20s; best weaners, to 25s 6d; slips, to 28s; stores, to 355; porkers, from 40s to 50s; baconers, up to 695; pedigree sow, sgns. Poultry.—Best young cockerels, from 5s 2d to 6s 2d per pair; younger cockerels, from 2s to 5s per pair; roosters, from 5s to 7s per pair; 8.0. hens, from 6s to 7s per pair; light hens, from 5s to 6s per pair; ducks, heavy, 8s per pair; light ducks, from 3s 2d to 5s 6d per pair; duck with ducklings, from 10s 6cl to 12s each. Fruit.—Hothouse tomatoes, from Is to Is 4d por lb. Pears: Winter Coles, from 11s to 12s 6d por 3 bushel, Winter Nelis, from 8s 6d to 10s 3d per 5 bushel; cook ing pears, from 5s to 9s 6d per 3 bushel. Apples: Delicious, from 8s 6d to 10s per bushel; Tasma’s, from 9s 6d to 10s 6d per bushel. Grapefruit, from 4s to 8s por bushel; lemons, from 5s to 9s per bushel; strawberries, from Is 5d to 2s 2d per punnet; cherries, 12s to 13s per s. case; carrots, from 2s to 6s per dor.cn bunches; cabbage, from 2s to 2s 6d per case; cauliflowers, from Is to 7s 6d per 6ack; new potatoes, from 20s to 21s per cwt; rhubarb, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d por dozen; asparagus, from 8s to Is per bundle; spring onions, from 9d to Is 2d per bunch; hothouse beans, from Is 2d per lb; gooseberries, from 6s to 6s 6d per case; turnips, from 2s to 6s per do2en; green peas, from l|d to 3d per lb.