COMMERCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 76, 31 March 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

1 WELLINGTON ; MARKET

(By Teldgraph.—Special to Mail.)

WELLINGTON.,; March 29. 'Townsend and Paul, report '.—During the -past week’ moderate consignments of fruit have, been landed to a firmer mar;tetl Smaller quantities of stone fruit have come' to hand* and the market foi , these Tinea shows an upward tendency. Tomatoes are now more plen’iiul, and S rices have been easier. Cope gocsesrries are to good demand. Wo strongto advise -regular consignment? of ;all lines. The following are the ruling prices:— . Apples: Cookers, large 6* to 6a; desalt Worcesters and Pearmams, 7s to Jonathans, 6s to Ss, according to - colour; Scarlets, 6s to Bs, Go* ft Orange, 7a I Ribstone, 7s to Bs.' Choice. & 6d to 6a 3d; others, & 6d to 4s 6d per,half case. Pears.: W.8.C., 9s to 10s case; Marie Louise, 9s to 10s; Fertility,; 10s; Clairgeau, 8s; Yicars, 6s 6d; Louise Bonne, 8s to 10s; Capjamonts, Bs. Nectarines, 7s to Bs. Hums, 7a ( Cape Gooseberries, 6s 6d to 7e half : case. Quinces, 6s per case. Potatoes, 9s to 10» per cwt. Cucumbers. ; €b -peh cafe. , Lettuce, 4s to 5? per case. Onions,, 9s cwt.; pickling onions, lid lb. Tomatoes: choice Nel.ftoh; 3s to 4s; seconds, 2s 6d. Lemons " locator to ' 10s case ; American 36s per half case. Straw- ' berries,’ 1« 9d punnet. Egg fruit, 7s to 8a per hall case. Parsnips, Ss sack. Pumpkins, ta to Bs. Carrot® 7s to Be. Cauliflowers, 10s. Cabbage, 7s. Eggr fresh crates 2* 4d; cases, 2s 2d per dos. Limed, Is 10d to 2ft doaeu. . Butter: separator, Is od to _la to* Poultry, 4s to ss; cockerels, 6s; ducks, 7e; geese, 9a to 10s; turkeys. Is to Is 2d per lb. Dressed pork, 70s to 100s, 9£d to lOd per lb. ■ , ADDINGTON iMAHK^IB. GHKIBTCHUKt’E, March 26. ‘At Addington market there were snndv smaller yardmgs of t>t stock, and prices of everything recovered to almost the rate* ruling beiore tn© previous ■ week’s drop. , The rjse m tat lambs was about 3s P er head, that Ui - fit sheep 2s to 4s per - head,, and prime cattle, 2Us to 265, per head. The store sheep market wa* a little firmer withou** an actual improvement in prices, except. for ewes; ’ and store cattle also met witli a better sale. Had' the _ sou - •wester that set in the day before brought more ram no doubt the store stock market*. would.. have been firmer. Dairy °® w ft were in good demand, but Digs were fattier doll of said. , Store 1 two-tooth 26b to 29s 3d; others 29» 8d to MW '■ lour, six,; and eight-tooth ewejj, 22« tod to 25 3d ; s.m. ewes lbs to 2fas 7daged ewesl7s lid; two-tooth wethers 17* "3gd to 06s Id; mixed sex lambs UsJ id to 17a Id; wether lambs, 15s fd to i/s, awe lambs 2Us. . Fat sheep.—Prune wethers, p»8 to 29a 9d; medium wether a 27 s 6d to 31s td" Bgh'er wethers 26s to 275; prime ewes 60s to 36s bd; medium 4*es m t0;29» 6d; lighter ewe« 20* to 25s bd. • jb’at lambs.—Extra prime, 550: P r^e 2Tfa to Slfe bd ; medium 24s to 26s bd: lighter * 19s 4d to 23a bd. Fa*- cattle.—Extra prime steere, to ‘ iJ23 ,10b;. prime steers £ls to ss; ordinary steers £9 6s to £l4 10s > prime heifers £l9 to £).4 10s; ordinary hetfers, £6 7. bd to £9 Ute; prime cows, £ll to ‘ £l3 16s; ordinary cows. m 7s bd to £l9 ss. . Store catTe—Calves 20s to £? 65! eighteen months, £3 10s to £4 10s; extra to £8 2s bd; two-and-a-half-ycar eteers £9l2s 6d; dry cows, $4 to JSB;. bulls, £5 10s to £ls; dairy cows £7 to £l7. Pigs-—Choppers. £4 17s 6d to £9 8«: baconers £4 17s 6d to £«. equal to 9|d per lb V porkers £2 17s bd to £4 2s bit equal to MWd per lb; best stores, £3 10s to £3 16«: medium, £2 2s to £s’ smaller, 383 9d to 40s; weavers, 8a 6d to :18s.