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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 30 May 1914, Page 8

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HIGH PRICES AT HOMEBUSH. (Press Association. —Copyright.) SYDNEY. May £9.= The shortage of fat stock at Horacliush caused a farther strong advance in sheep. Crossbred wethers sold to 355, and higher figures are anticipated. WEST AUSTRALIAN WHEAT YIELD. (Received 9.25 a.m.) PERTH. This Day. The official Parliamentary estimate cf the wheat vie'.d is 13.495,242 bushels, an average cf 12.2 bushels per acre. WELLINGTON MARKETS. "Messrs Burbidgson and Co. l-pport on the Wellington fruit and produce markets at follows: —A pleasant change in the weather and a brisker market all round. Dessert apples are higher, but cooking apples slightly weaker. Dessert pears are scarce at high prices. V\ alliuts and Cap? gooseberries excite keen competition. Potatoes, onions and e s^ s are steadv . Cabbages and white cauliflowers are bringing high prices. Current prices: Apples, Orange to lis 6d, Jonathans 6s to 7s 9d, Eing David 5s to 6s 6d, Spitzenberg 6s to 7s, CJolden Russets 7s 6d to 9s 6d, Brownlee Russets 5s to 6s 6d. Dougherty's 8s to 10s. Northern Spys 4s to London Pippin 4s to 4s 9d. Sturnurs 5s 6d to 7s, Munroes and Alfriste'ns 4s to 5s 3d, Epps's Seedlings 3s £d to 4s per dump Pears. Joseph in as lis 6d to -tos, winter Coles 10s td to 12s 9d, Eastern Burr 6s 6d to Bs. Beurre Clairgeou /s to 9s ed. Vicars 4s (green), to 4s 9d peldump case; -walnuts 6£d ; Cape gooseberries 6id : grapes- Is to Is id; mushrooms 4d, all at per lb; eggs, fresh Is lOd preserved Is 5d per dozen ; flower 9s 6d to 13s 6d ; cabbage 6s to 7s 6d per sack: poultry, hens 3s to 4s, roosters 4s to ss. du. ks 5s to 6s 6d per pair; potatoes £5; onions £5 _los pei ton. '

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The New Zealand Fanners" Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd., reports Potatoes. —The nrarket is still quiet, and business passing is on a lower basis. Onions, good quality, are in slightly better demand, but any others meet with slight enquiry. Eggs, fresh. Ihe demand. continues good, at tup va.es 101 - ers a r e in keen demand- at full rates, and baconers meet with excellent enquiry. at market rates Suckers.—J he supply is falling off, but the demand for prime quality is still good. tow wheat is in fair demand, at late rate?, and the -market south keeps very firm. "Walnuts. —Consignments are vyantec Honey.—For prime quality there is good enquiry, 'but dark coloured brings a lower price. Fungus-1 he enquiry i* keen at top rates, and consignments au. wanted. - Beeswax is selling freely, an consignments are advised. - Potatoes. —Choice, £5; others, £4 15s Pe buions.—Local, £5 10s per ton. Cabbage.—Choice, 5s to 7s; others, 3s

to 4s per sack. fi . Cauliflowers. —Choice, 9s to 10 3 6d, others. 4s to 5s sack. Beetroot. —Choice, 3s per sack. Carrots.—Choice, ss; others, 3s to per sack. 1 ■ . Parsnips.—6s to 6s 6d j*r sack. , Pumpkins.—lronbark, is; others, 3s to 3s Sd per sack. > " Swedes.—2s per cwt Marrows.—2s to 2s 6d per sa,k Turnips.—White, 2s per sack. . Lettuce.—Choice,- 2s per case Pie Melons.—7s to 8s per,, sack • Pears.—Dessert, choice, 5s to os od, others, 3s per half-case. Apples.—Large cookers, 4s 6d to 5s 6d: others. 3s to 4s ; .dessert, choice, 7» 6d to 10s; others, 4s to 6s per case. Poultrv—Hans. 3s to 3s 6d ; good table hens. 3s 6d to 5s • heavy cockre.s ss; o-ood heavy young ducks, 4* 6d to 6s; Indian Runners 5s , per pair; - gobblers, Is per lb ; hens, lOd to lid \per lb live weight. _ • Dressed pork.-70's to 90., fed to - 90's to 100 s, 5-id. to M. sucKeis, ■%tto» teconfii, sd; choppers 3id per lb. . 4d to per lb. Cheese.'—Best factory mediums, —Fresh. 2s, preserved. Is 4d per I dozen. : ; lb for bsst Beeswax. —1= 4<t pei quality. Fungus.—6d. P er p« r lb -