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Nelson Evening Mail, 26 May 1916, Page 8

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WELLINGTON FRUIT MARKET. (Special to The Mail.) "WELLINGTON, May 25. . ; Laery and Co. Teport:—We recom:niend consignments of choice dessert .apples and cooking apples, also pears, .market having improved, as only moderate shipments are coming forward- We quote as follows: Apples.—Choice "Delicious, Boughertvs Jonathans, 7s 6d to 9s; Five Crowns. Munroes, Cleopatras, 5b to 5s 6d. Pears.—Choice "Winter Nelis, Coles. Josephines, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; Vicars, 4 s to 5s j medium at relative rates. (Passions.—7s to 'Bs. Grapes.—2s 5d to 3s. Cabbage.—6s to 7s. Cauliflowers.—l2s to 13s. :Eggs-—Fresh, 2s 6d per dozen; preserved, Is 8d per dozen. Poultry.—Alilines have good enquiry. ALDINGTON MARKET.

CHRISTGHURCH, May 24. At the Addington Jive stock "market the entries of stock -were "smaller than at the previous two sales. Store sheep ■were firmer at slightly advanced rates. Although the yarding of beef was comparatively a small one, the market was rather weaker, as exporters were unable to- operate. Fat lambs opened easier, but" improved up to" last week's rates. Pat sheep were in - keen demand at an advance of Is to 2s. Store cattle were in strong demand. The quotations were ao follow: Store Sheep.—Forward lambs, 16s 6d to 18s 7d> ; ordinary Jambs. 14s to 16s; cull and inferior lambs, 10s Id ■to 13s 6d; "wether lambs, 13s to 15s 6d; ewe lambs, 17s 7d to 22s Id; two-toofch ewes, 20s 3d; iwo" and four-tooth ewes, 20s; four and six-tooth ewes, 23s 9d; four, six and eight-tooth enves, 20s 6d to 24s Id; *ix and eight-tooth ewes, 21s 2d to 24s' dd?; sound-mouthed ewes, 14s 7d to 17e 3d.; 'failing-mouth- ewes, 10s Id to 12s 6d; x oull ewes. 6s 3d : two-tooth wethers, 19s, 2d to 24s 2d ; tw'o and I oartooth -wethers, 19s 7d to 235; four and six-tooth wethers, 23s Id to 24* 6d; six and eight-tooth - wethers. 24s 6d to 25s 9d; "full-mouthed wethers, 19s 7d._ Fat-Sheep.—Prime wethers, 27s to o3s Id"; -, 'others,' 23s to 26s 6d<; Merino •wethers, 16s lOd to 26s 6d ; prime ewes. 26s to 31s; medium, 22s to 26s 6d; others, 14s 9d .to 21s 6d. \ • Fat" Cattle. —Extra prime steers, to £lB 10s;' ordinary steers. £9 7s 6d to £l2 10s; extra prime heifers, to £l4 135,6 d; ordinary .heifers, £6 Ss to £9 6s; extra prime cowg.-to £l2; ordinary cows', £s2s 6d to £9 10s. Store" Cattle. — to eiorhteenjnbriths,, £3 lfls; two and a-half year steers,' £6 17s 6d; two-year heifer?, £4 16s ; ; -three-vear 29s to £7" 7s; dairy cows, £3 lis to £sl6. .' ' ' .'""-Pigs:—Choppers, 50s to 120 i; extra Keayy * baconers, to . 101s 6d-; heavy •baconers, • 745" to' 85s; light baconers, 58s- to 70s; price per lb, 6Jd; heavy porkers, 46s to .48s;" light -porkers, Price per lb, 7d to 7£d ; medium scores,"24s to-285.; small • stores, 14s to .■