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The New Zealand Fanners’ Co-op. report ori their fortnightly stock sale at Richmond as follows: —A medium yarding of stock came forward, which met with good competition, fat sheen being in keen demand. Several good young dairy cows wore offered, but met a dull market. The following prices were realised : Extra prime heavy weight wethers £O/0, good heavy fat wethers, 38/5, lighter 30/0 to 34/0. Prime ewes 35/6. light fat ewes and wethers, 29/9 to 3010. store wethers and ewes, 24/3. Good young dairy cow, £6/15/-.
Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., report having received ' the following cable from their London house under date of the 29th August: Tallow.—l2so casks of tallow offered, 850 casks sold. Since our last, wire prices average 3d per cvvt. higher. WELLINGTON MARKETS W. Burl)idge and Co. report:— Prices for vegetables keeping up for both root and green; new potatoes yesterday sold at 7-jd per lb. and green peas 5/2 per peek of 7 lbs. Apples have improved slightly. Eggs' are slow of sale at lower values. Prices are as follows: Delicious dean, 9/- to 11/-, spot 5/- to 7/-; Stunners, dean, 6/- to 7/6, spot, 3/6 to 5/-; Dohertys, 5/- to 7/6; Washingtons, 6/- to 8/-, small, 4/- to 6/-. Pears: Winter Coles, 10/- to .12/-; Conference, 6/- to 8/-; Vickers, 4/6 to 5/6 bushel cases.
En'gs. 1/1 to 1/2 per dozen; walnuts lOd per lb; savoy cabbage good, 15/- to 23/-, spring, 8/- to 15/-; cauliflower, 15/- to 28/6; carrots, 20/- to 25/- ; parsnips, 18/- to 22 '-; pumpkins, 12/- to 15/-; marrows, 8/- to 12/-, all full sacks; beetroot, 4/- to 5/6; artichokes, 4/- to 5/6 per sack; leeks, lOd to 1/- bundle: rhubarb, 1/- to 2/- bunch new potatoes 6d to lb; green peas, 4/6_ to 5/2 peck of 71bs. Gut. flowers easier this week.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 1 September 1923, Page 3
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