THE MARKETS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6269, 24 July 1907, Page 3

THE MARKETS

j STOOK. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on ■ their Johnsonrille sale yesterday there ■was a poor entry of cattle, including seme , extra prime heavy bullocks, some Lsht I prime bullocks, and medium duality light ; heifers. The market was fairly keen. Beef ; made 22s to 23a per 1001 b. Extra heavy bul- ! locks £lO 2s fid to £lO 17b fid. others . £9 to j £lO. light £7 5s to £B. heifers £6 12a ed. ire had a heavy yarding of sheep, mostly ! wethers. The quality was mostly prime. I Beat wethers 23s to 23s Bd, others z2s Id to 22s 4d. light 20s 5d to 21s 6d, merino 20s Id. Down owes 22a Id. wethers 23s lOd, prim© owes 20s, light 16s 3d. CLEARING SALE AT LINTON. (Special to the "N.Z. Times.") PALMERSTON NORTH. July 23. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on Mr S. Green's clearing sale at Linton:—The stock offered was of superior quality. There was a largo attendance. Pour-tooth Lincoln Romney ewes in lamb to Lincoln rams made 28s Id. 2-tooth do. 26s 6d, 6-tooth do. ■6a 3d. f.f.m. do. 22a 6d. 2-tooth wethers 19a 4d, ewe lambs 16s 7d to 16a lOd. medium do. 14s. wether lambs 14s 7d. hogget rams 375. 2-tooth do. £3. 4-tooth do. 4gns. fXm. do. 47s cows and calves 38a 6d each, 18-month steers £2 16s. yearling heifers 26s to 31s. 31-year bullocks £6 13a. fat cows £6 17s 6d, ► h’orsca (various ages) £9 10a to £25 10s. | WAIPITKURAU. : (Special to the "N.Z. Times.") i NAPIER, July 23. i Dalgety and Co., Ltd-, report:—At our fortnightly sale at Waipukurau we offered* a small yarding o£ sheep and cattle to the ’ usual attendance of buyers. Light fat ewes -15 s, f.m. ewes in lamb 15s 6d to 15s 7d. \ FRUIT AND PRODUCE. | WELLINGTON QUOTATIONS. t The fruit markets have been in a healthy i state since Friday, all fruit forward have ing met a good demand. Dessert apples at Tuesday’s sales showed a slight decline on f values previously ruling, no doubt due to the shipments which arrived on Saturday I from Tasmania. At the same time the m- ® qulry remains good. Cooking varieties are s maintaining an excellent level, and there ® is every prospect of the same continuing e until Tasmanian apples come to band in - much larger quantities. Best coloured New i Zealand dessert apples are ruling at 108 p, to 10s 6d per case, good and prime rs 6d ? to 9a. others 5s to 6a; cooking. 6s to 7s 6d for best, and 4s fid to 5s _6d for good, in- ? ferior 3a to 4s. ~ . . .... .. t Tasmanian dessert sold at 10s to lls od r case The demand for dessbrt pears is - strong, local being worth 10s to 13s for - choicest varieties available, stewing 5a fid i to 6s 6d, Tasmanian 12s to 15b 6d case for i. first-class. , . , ft Island oranges are in short supply, and any available would command high rates. [ Sidney fruits are due to-day, aud the t monthly shipment of Fijian bananas is l expected on Thursday. 5 * POTATOES AND ONIONS. ' A sluggishness in the potato market is 9 still perceptible, though the inquiry is as- \ suming an easier tendency. Attention is 1 being paid more freely to Southern tubers, 2 where the markets are slightly easier, e The Maheno discharged about 1150 sacks 3 on Saturday, being about half the quantity . brought over the previous week. The crop in Tasmania this season is particularly * heavy, and there is no reason to change * our forecast of some weeks back, when it 6 was predicted that the extreme prices some 3 local growers were looking for would not i prevail. New Zealand Dcrwenta £5 to £5 r 10a, others £4 10s to £4 15s, Tasmanians £4 t lOe to £5 ss. . Al _ i In regard to onions, the demand has » again changed for the better, and sales * are not now so sluggish. Three hundred 1 and forty gunnies were landed on Satnr- » day ex Maheno, and the condition was l again generally satisfactory. Sound onions * are worth £6 to £7 V .inferior £4 10s to £5.

VEGETABLES. Most lines are in excellent demand and prospects continue satisfactory. Parsnips, 4s to 5a per sack; lettuce, 4g to 6« according: to condition; cauliflowers, best 17a 6d l to 20b per sack, prime 12s 6d to 15s, good and medium 6s to 10a; cabbages, 9a to 11s for choice, good and prime 6s to Ba, inferior 3a 6d to ss; celery, demand fair at 3s to 4a dozen bundles; marrows, in overaupply, 2a to 2a 6d sack; beetroot, 2s 6d to 3a 6d sack: tnrnipa, 3a to 4a per sack; tree tomatoes, 6a to 7s v hall-caae; pumpkins. 3a to 3a 6d sack; asparagus. Is to la 6d bundle; swedes. 35s to 50a ton; Brussels sprouts, 5s to 7s 6d half-sack. A shipment of cabbages from Melbourne arrived on Saturday, and were sold at practically on a par with rates ruling for local grown. Green peae and other spring products may he expected any time now from Sydney.

EGGS. Supplies during the past few days have been slightly heavier, but there is not the volume apparent at this time last year. Best brands are ruling at Is Bd, others Is 7d dozen; preserved have been somewhat steady at la 3d to Js 4d dozen.

POULTET. Last week’s, values are unchanged. Hens 3s to 3e 6d pair, roosters 3s 6d to 4a, ducks 4s 6d to 5s 6d; turkeys, gobblers 14s to 15a 6d, hens-9s to 10s pair.