Pigs, Poultry and Produce

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 230, 28 September 1940, Page 2

Pigs, Poultry and Produce

The Dominion Auctioneering Coy., Ltd., report receiving large entries of both pigs and poultry at their usual weekly sale. Weaners sold to 30s each and porkers to £3 3s. Poultry is still selling particularly well, hens again realising to 6s each and ducks to 5s fid. Fair supplies of .fruit and vegetables came forward, all classes showing a decided improvement on last week's rates. Pigs: Best weaners to 30s, medium 24s to 295, small 15s to 20s; slips, 32s fid to 375; heavy stores 40s to 495, light stores 35s to 395; porkers, £2 4s to £3 3s. Poultry: Heavy hens, 5s to 6s each; best W.L. hens, 4s to 4s fid each; light hens, 2s 10d to 3s 3d each; ducks, young, to 6s 3d each; old ducks, to 3s 6d each; cockerels, heavy, to 4s fid each; roosters, to 4s fid; Turkey gobblers, to lls; Turkey hens, to 8s; hens and chicks, to 22s 9d; pullets, to 6s each.

Produce: Asparagus, lOd to Is 4d bundle; rhubarb, 5s to 8s dozen; cauliflowers 12s to 15s bag, cases 7s to 9s; lettuce, prime 8s to 9s fid case, others 3s to 7s; cabbages, 3s to 5s case; celery, 14s to 21s case; swedes, 6s to 9s bag; carrots, 3s to 5s sugar bag; parsnips, 2s to 4s bag; leeks, 3s to 4s case; silver beet, 4s to 7s case; spinach, 7s to lls case; beetroot, 4s to 6s Gd case; radishes, Is 6d to 2s dozen bunches; turnips, Is 6d to 2s dozen; potatoes 4s 5s cwt., Ohakuno 3s to 5s sugar bag; onions, 12s to 13s bag. MARKET REPORT Produce Distributors, Ltd., fruit and produce auctioneers, Palmerston North, report the following prJces for this week according to quality and grade:— Chinese gooseberries, 4s 6d to lls box;

grapefruit, 6s to 12s case; rhubarb, 6s to lls; asparagus, lOd to Is 4d; leeks, fid to 9d; spring onions, lOd to Is per bunch; lettuce, 3s to 9s; celery, 4s to 14s; spinach, 5s fid to 9s; spring cabbage, 3s 6d to 5s fid; silverbeet, 2s 3d to 4s 9d per case; cauliflower, lls 9d to 14s; swedes, 5s to 7s super bags; carrots, Is 6d to 2s 6d; parsnips, 2s to 3s sugar bags; pumpkins, 2Jd per lb.; onions (prime;, 14s cental bag, others 5s to 12s; potatoes (prime Sutton’s) 4s to 5s cwt., Dakotas 4s to 5s fid cwt. We anticipate good values next week for rhubarb, good lettuce, asparagus, cauliflowers and spinach.