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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 14 July 1928, Page 5

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WEU.INfiTON MARKETS

Thu Wellington F ruitbrokers’ Association report:— The market is again dull for all lines oi apples, and we recommend only inoderate consignments of choice, grades. Winter (Jojo and Nelis pears are realising increased values. Cooking pears are also in good demand.

The following are ruling prices to-day : Apples: Dunns, fancy 4s to ss, others 3s 6d ; .Stunners, fancy, 5s to 6s, others 3s to 4s 6d; Jonathans, fancy 6s to 6s 6d, others 4s 6d to ss; Delicious, tancy, 5s to 5s 6d, others 4s to 4s 6d ; Bullsral.s, fancy 4s 6d to ss, others 4s; Washingtons, fancy 5s to 5s 6d, others 4s Od; Statesman, fancy 4s to 4s 6d, others 3s fid. Fears; Vicars, fancy, 6s to 6s 6d, others 6s; Winter Cole, linn, & to 10:t, others 6s; Winter Nelis, tancy 7s to 9s, others 5s (id; Feter Barry, fancy, 8s to 9s, others 6s, all per bushel. Footman oranges: Us to ,12s case. Lemons: Local lemons, 16s to 17s per case. Walnuts :9d to lOd per lb. Pumpkins: lied, 7s to 8s large sack. Marrows: 3s per banana case. Onions: flood 10s to 11s cwt. Kumeras: 12s to 14s per lianana. case. Potatoes: Dakotas, £8 10s per ton, whites £8 per ton. Cabbages: Choice 6s (o 8s sack, others 3s to 5s sack. Cauliflowers: Choice 14s t o lbs sack,' others 7s to 9s sack. Parsnips: 6s to 7s sack. Carrots : 7s to 8s sack. Fresh eggs: 2s 4d to 2s 6d dozen. Preserved eggs: Is 6d per dozen. Vegetables in fair supply. W. Burbidge and Co., report this week as follows: Apples, Delicious 4s 6s; Jonathons 4s 6d, 7s; Stunners 4s, 5s 6d; Doughertys 4s, ss; cookers, Ballarats and Washingtons ss, 5s 6d; others 4s ss. Pears Coles and Nelis 10s, 15s; other dessert 9s, 12s; cooking Bs, 11s, all bushel cases. Eggs, first grade 2s 4d, seconds 2s 2d dozen. Kumoras 10s sugar bag. Pumpkins, red 4s, ss, grey 5s 6d, 7s sack. Onion 12s, 14s cwt. Walnuts' 9d lb. Potatoes, whites £8 10s, Red Dakotas £9 5s ton.

LONDON WOOL SALES The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram dated 11th instant from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London : “Wool sales opened yesterday with full attendance from all centres and active competition. Selection only moderate. Merino represented lightly and crossbred principally' sTiped. Compared with last series Australian merino unchanged and New Zealand par to 5 per cent, lower; fine crossbred par to 5 per cent, lower; medium and coarse crossbred unchanged; slipe par to 5 per cent, lower. Total offerings 99,800, of which New Zealand 44,000 and Australian 38,250.” Dalgety and Co. repaid, under date London, 10th inst.: “Wool sales opened with good competition and large attendance of buyers. Selection, poor, principally New Zealand slipes. As compared with closing rates of last series—Merino, unchanged; crossbred, unchanged; except combing slipe 5 per cent, to 7J, per cent, lower; clothing slipe, unchanged.” , DAIRY PRODUCE Dalgety and Co. report: Cheese: market firm. Prices are higher by 2s to 4s. Butter, market firm. Prices are higher by 4s to 6s. TALLOW SALES Dalgety and Co. report: Tallow: 807 casks offered, 309 casks sold. Prices unchanged. HIDE MARKET MELBOURNE, 12th July. The hide market is strong. Mediums and lights advanced a farthing to a halfpenny, kips one-eighth to a farthing.