THE RIALTO

Southland Times, Issue 23183, 26 April 1937, Page 3

THE RIALTO

Messrs William Todd and Co., Ltd., report as follows for the week ending Saturday, April 24:— Pigs.—One hundred and twenty-five entered and sold. Weaners small, 5/9 to 7/9, medium 8/- to 10/-, large 11/- to 14/-; small stores 15/- to 20/-, stores 32/6; sows 20/-, 35/-, 38/-, 40/-, 57/6; sow and litter £3 10/-; P.B. large white boars (six months old), 3 at £3, 1 at £3 5/-. Poultry.—A large entry. Light hens 1/1 to 1/7, heavy hens 1/11 to 2/5, heavy cockerels 1/11 to 2/6, pullets 3/6 to 9/6, ducks 1/5 to 3/3. Bacon Pigs: We are cash buyers of bacon weights, 120 to 1501 b at 6d a lb, delivered to factory. Produce.—Table potatoes, steady demand for prime King Edwards £6 10/to £7 a ton; onions 8/6, cental bags; picklers 5/-; chaff £4 10/- to £4 15/-; straw £3 5/-; oats 12/- to 15/-; wheat 21/- to 23/-; black barley 8/- bushel; oatdust 5/-; bran 7/-; pollard 9/-; farra food, 200’s 16/6; Moose meal 16/-; Moose nuts 15/-; meat meal 11/-; boneflour 14/-; oyster shell grit 6/- a cwt. Miscellaneous.—Barb wire 29/6 No. 8 galvanized 23/6; fowl netting 14/6; rabbit netting 23/6; sheep netting 23/6; Cyclone 57/6: tanks 50/-; concrete pig troughs 20/-; pumice boilers £5 15/to £7 10/-; kauri washtubs 52/6; sashes 12/-; wheelbarrows 26/-; pickling barrels 7/6 to 10/-; stakes 30/-; droppers 13/- a 100; military saddles £3 10/-; bridles 10/-; headstalls 12/-; horse covers 27/6; cow covers 9/6; Ceylon tea s’s 13/6, 40’s 2/3 lb; binder twine (Donaghey’s) 6?d lb; rabbit traps (Lane’s Ace) 18/6 a dozen; Downee rabbit traps 22/6, nets 6/- to 7/- dozen. Vegetables.—Cabbage 2/- to 2/6; cauliflower 2/6 to 3/6; lettuce 1/9 a dozen; carrots, parsnips, beetroot l 2 d a lb. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 25. The Bank of New South Wales has declared a quarterly dividend of 6/- a share in Australian currency, payable m May 28.