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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 21 March 1910, Page 8

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THE LONDON MARKETS. ' ; J£ks9 AsSCiCIATiON—GOPYEIGHT.] ;.&'■'■' LONDON, Saturday. Jfep:'North Island best brands 1 : MbS, Canterbury 5 9-16d;'North selected s§d; beef, fores .iAlisfttiianfilieep:. Heavy 3Jd; light • 3||pSißs, best brands 4|d. fair quality Mifcibr quality 4|d; fores 3|d; i Slye* Plate sheep: Heavy 3 11-16 d; bW, fores U{; hinds 4£d; / litiM FACTORY, AT ASHJr ; .BURTON. ~'■ fe: ' i : iASHBURTON, Saturday. ;;A|i;Weli-SlJßnded meeting to-day, as a meeting held three a vigorous canvas since miiMbi the/county, it was unanimously rewipi)* J Tn&t a co-operative limited iiiWilyiC(}ipany be formed with the . ohpi 61 'erecting a central butter facto)r|'kt , Aihburtoii, and creameries '' tfratWer' Efficient inducement offers. •Tpfea'pital of the company was fixed at £sow. Mr Bttigo Friedlahder was elect: : the provisional direpwi'atfl.; Between 1300 and 1400 cows < ar&iuajarjteed for the first year, with a SPstanlial increase for the second and ihirly&rs. ■' *_ |i SHIPPING SYNDICATE. t'/ieceivei March 21, 10.40 a.m.) |', ",.'.:. LONDON, Sunday. 'Lord Pirrie is forming a company, wllia-capital of £2,000,000, to acquire thajate Sir Alfred Jones' shipping busineii. ft ikitooft FRUIT and rao- };)'■ DTJCE MARKETS. ;•'; (Special to "Mail.") ;jfclie Farmers' Distributing Company rejiifts As follows on the Wellington im\ and produce markets, under date ; ; ptfgeijcjliantities of pears and apples arriving, and prices have declined slightly. Peaches are still in ftill' lupply, ibut prime lines are realising jjliehtly better values. Tomatoes eMihue in heavy supply at slightly bfettfr prices for all lines. Th e egg market is very weak. Walnuts are being freely inquired for, and we ,ad- ' viis ; shipments < immediately. Marrows 'aifcibeiifc. are in very heavy suppl?, ai&the market is practically glutted. Oiiier Vegetables are in good supply. P'rlfee lines of chaff are keenly in,squ{ie'd for, and the supply is not equai tp.the 1 present demand. We have tb-s / year lately extended our fruit trado, Ml still, have the capacity for agreater;iscrease, and we hope present suppliers #ho- are satisfied with out efforts oh their behalf will show , appreciation by advocating neighbours tqiijiiji our way, to the benefit of themselves, the company, and the genferal protection of the industry. .Potatoes —Best Hutt, special 'brand, £7|.|bs; medium, £4 10s to £5 Ms; others, ill a ton. t .Cabbage—Choice, 2s Gd; ordinarv, ls ; to Is (id a sack. peas, 3d peck. C&rrots—Hutt,. 8d dozen. furnips— White, 4d dozen. Swedes, Is 9d sack. Vegetable marrows, Is sack; ma. - : ke| glutted. Pumpkins. 2s 6d to 3s s/ick. lettuce,'choice, Is 6d; fdr, 6d to igicise. Spinach, best, 2s 6d case. French ibeans, Is per half sack. (Jiicumbers, outside grown, 3s per banana case. JJroad beans, Id lb. \ Spring onions, 8d to 9d dozen bandies. , Tomatoes.—Bound, 2s 6d to 3s; Hutt, Is 6d to 2s; Nelson, Is 6d per hajf-eaae. Ehubarb, 9d dozen bundles. Apples—Cookers, large, 3s 6d to 4s; small, 08 case. .Apples— <Jox's orange, 7s 6d; dosBeß, well coloured 5s 6d; others,-4s case. fears.—Desert, 7s; cookers, larg?, 4ssd. small, $s 6d case. Peaches—Choice dessert, 3s; medium 1 , 2s; others, Is 6d half case. Grapes.—Best Hutt, 10d'; Nelson. Sdilbi tpe Gooseberries, 3d lb. dish. 4d dbzen ibundles. , iter. Best separator, printed wf|pper«, 9d; separator, ibulk„By 2 d to 9%: dairy pats, B%d to 9d. jCheese. Best factory mediums, 5m to 5%d lb; loaf, 6%d lb. ipressed pork.—7o's "to 90 's, 3Ms 3; 90$-tQ.JOO's, 3d; baconers, 3d; chapped (heavy), 2d. Ajggs—ls 4d to Is 5d dozen. Sacon—Factory sides, 6%d; rolls, Wi; hams,. 7d per lb. ' Honevr-eO's, 4d per lb. BeesWax, Is 4d to Is tfd.lb, JiihgUß, keen demand at sV'd lb. . Wainuts,s^d. tins,. 22s cwt. €jhions.—Globes, £4 10s ton. * Pbultry—Cockerels, 5s 6d for goo J bifcds; imall, 3s 6d; table roosters. Is; table hfehs, 3s 6d to 4s; small, 2s 6d to • 3*puCka, 6s; small, 3s 6d to 4h pairj,turkey gobblers, 9d lb;' hens, 8d livfefoight. Maize, 4s busheL Mkej (feed), 3s 'bushel. Barley (Cape), 3 S to 3s 6d bushel. Btdrse 'beahs, 4s bushel. £iirtridge peas, 4s 6d to 5s .bushel. . 'Prussian bllie peas, 5s 6d bushel. Sflrley'meal, special quality, £5 10s :ioi&} v ] ■ ■ \ Sharps, £5 iss ton. Pbilard,£sloston. • Bran, £4 to'£4 10 s ton. Chaff,, prime 'oaten sheaf, £4) to £4 10s;per ion. Hay, prime, £3 15s to £4 ton. StiCrosine, £6 10 s ton. : , strkwi wheaten, £2 5s ton. , ' Straw, oqten, £2 2s 6d ton. Liriseed oil'cake, genuine. £l3 ton. osts, feed, 2s 3d to. 2s 7d bushel. OSts, seed, Gartons and Duns, 2s :)d bushel. 2s 7d bushel. ( Machihe'-dresse.d Cocksfoot, 6V»d to • WW* l ■ ■■ •■"': '^|i Farmers'dressed cocksfoot, 6d I-b.' Per. 4s'6d to 5s bushel. Italian ryegrass, 4s 3d to 4s Sd tdihe!. , ■.-;. • ~