Pigs and Poultry
Tho Dominion Auctioneering Company, Palmerston North, reports a good yarding of pigs at then' weekly pig fair held on Saturday with a fair de mand for all sorts, An increase in prices was shown for heavy pigs and lor first grade weaners. Poorer sorts of slips and stores only met with a medium demand. Realisations were as follows: —Small weaners, 6s to 10s; best weaners, up to I6s Od; slips, los to 16s; stores, to 25s Gd; porkers, 60s.
There was also an increased demand tor poultry, all lines being cleared at prices which showed a lair rise on last week’s clearances. Realisations were as follows:—White hens, 4s 6d to 5s Gd; black hens, 5s to 6s; cockerels, 4s 6d to 7s; ducks, 4s to Gs; pullets, 5s to 6s, all pricos being per pair.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MT19360706.2.9.5
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 157, 6 July 1936, Page 2
Word Count
138Pigs and Poultry Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 157, 6 July 1936, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.